Hardware
How SpaceX Will Launch Starship Again
Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 25th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
On September 8, the FAA closed its inquiry, citing 63 corrective actions SpaceX would need to take before its second attempt to send Starship to orbit.
AI System Does Better Than Humans At Identifying Odors
Posted in Hardware, Science, Software on 31st Aug, 2023
by Alex Muller
The researchers used the system to map 500,000 odor molecules that have never actually been synthesized – a task, says the team, that would take a human 70 years of sniffing to complete.
IBM’s Brain-Inspired Analog Chip Aims To Make AI More Sustainable
Posted in Hardware on 31st Aug, 2023
by Alex Muller
IBM has been at the forefront of designing analog chips that mimic brain computation. A breakthrough came in 2016, when they introduced a chip based on a fascinating material usually found in rewritable CDs.
The Dream Of Harvesting Solar Power From Space Is Gaining Momentum
Posted in Hardware, Science on 28th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
There is growing momentum in the US, with NASA revealing last year that it had launched a study into space-based solar that is expected to be published in the coming months.
Solar Power Investment Will Overtake Oil For The First Time Ever This Year
Posted in Hardware on 27th Jun, 2023
by Alex Muller
The International Energy Agency released some good news in its recent World Energy Investment report.