Hardware
Space-junk Sail To Help Deorbit Its Own Launch Vehicle
Posted in Hardware, Science on 6th Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
This sail is large enough to help deorbit not only a satellite, but also a booster rocket upper stage from an altitude of up to 400 miles.
Reusable Spaceplane Demonstrator Completes 5 Test Flights In 3 Days
Posted in Hardware, Science on 5th Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
"Dawn is focused on sustainable and scalable access to space and our Mk-II vehicle is entirely reusable"
Cerebras Upgrades Trillion-Transistor Chip To Train ‘Brain-Scale’ AI
Posted in Business, Hardware, Software on 5th Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
There’s a major debate in AI circles today over whether we can achieve general artificial intelligence by simply building larger neural networks, or this will require new theoretical breakthroughs. So far, increasing parameter counts has led to pretty consistent jumps in performance.
The New Space Race; SpaceX, Rocket Lab And Relativity
Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 5th Sep, 2021
by Alex Muller
SpaceX isnt the only Commercial Space company making reusable rockets, Rocket Lab and Relativity are also making incredible progress with their launch vehicles.
Next-Generation Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted Into First US Patient
Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 4th Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
Embedded sensors automatically adapt blood flow to a person’s needs in any given moment; if, for example, they’re exercising, blood flow will increase. It's this aspect that has earned the Carmat heart the designation of 'next-generation'