hardware

Space DOTS Interview: A startup building modular devices for companies to test materials in space

Posted in Interviews, Science on 26th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

Bianca Cefalo is the co-founder and CEO of Space DOTS, a startup building modular devices for companies to test materials in space.

PTN exclusive interview with "Nano-Diamond Battery" One of the most amazing and transformative energy startups we have ever seen.

Posted in Breakthrough Stories, Hardware, Interviews, Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

By taking Radioisotopes, locking them into a sealed nanostructure, and transforming the radioactive decay into electrical energy, this amazing start-up is building an abundant power source for a very wide range of use cases.

Rolls-Royce To Build Nuclear Reactor For Future Moon Base By 2029

Posted in Hardware, Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

The goal now is to build an actual reactor that could one day provide a Moon base with the power needed for communications, life-support, and science experiments, among other applications.

College Students Built A Satellite Powered By AA Batteries

Posted in Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

Since tracking began in late May 2022, the students' satellite has already lowered down to 470 kilometers-well below its fellow rocketmates aboard the Falcon 9, which remain around 500 kilometers high.

A Small Patch Can Turn Quiet Or Silent Words Of A Stroke Patient Into Dialogue

Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 26th Feb, 2023
by Alex Muller

Previously there haven't been many practical technological solutions to issues faced by stoke patients, but a new device developed in China could soon alleviate the literal and figurative pains of shouting to be heard.