Hardware
Europe's PLATO Will Hunt For Habitable Earth-like Planets
Posted in Hardware on 22nd Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
Unlike Kepler, the European astronomers are looking for something very specific and more exciting: Earth-like rocky planets in their Sun-like stars habitable zones.
Personal Cellphone Signal That's 1,000x Faster Than What You Have Now
Posted in Hardware on 21st Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
The technology to give us a personal cellphone signal that is 1,000 times faster than what we normally get today.
Kepler Demonstrates That It Can Still Detect Planets
Posted in Hardware on 20th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
Last year, it looked as though the Kepler space probe had nothing to look forward to but the scrap heap.
Report: Apple Is Working On Medical Devices And Mulling Cars
Posted in Hardware on 18th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
A report from the San Francisco Chronicle suggests that Apple is working to develop new product lines, including medical devices and cars.
Solar Goes Big Time With The Worlds Largest Solar Thermal Plant
Posted in Featured, Hardware on 16th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
The largest solar thermal project of its kind in the world, formally opened Thursday in the Mojave Desert.