Hardware
Ispace’s Private Lander Might Be The First To Touch Down On The Moon
Posted in Hardware, Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
Google’s Lunar X Prize competition, which ran from 2007 to 2018 and was designed to spur affordable access to the moon, in part kicked off ispace’s interest in getting there. Although the competition ended without a team securing the $30 million dollar prize, it succeeded in inspiring many new spacecraft concepts.
The Solar Panels On Artemis I Could Power Space Travel
Posted in Hardware, Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
For a spacecraft, the sun is a particularly vital supplier of energy, and the recent Artemis I mission proved just how powerful it can be to harness solar energy in space.
NASA Gives ICON $57 Million To Build A 3D Printer For Structures On The Moon
Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 18th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
The contract runs through 2028 and includes a demonstration on the moon's surface in 2026.
A Radical Project: Video Game Design Meets Cancer Research
Posted in Games, Hardware, Medicine, Science, Software on 12th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
The worlds of cancer research and virtual reality (VR) have collided. The result is unlike anything that has ever been seen in either field. Incredibly, the same techniques that make video games so popular are now advancing our understanding of cancer.
Global CO2 Emissions Grew By Less Than A Percent This Year Thanks To Renewables
Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 27th Oct, 2022
by Alex Muller
"Even though the energy crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine has propped up global coal demand in 2022 by making natural gas far more expensive, the relatively small increase in coal emissions has been considerably outweighed by the expansion of renewables."