Hardware
Concentrated Solar Viable For Industrial Uses After Exceeding 1,000°C
Posted in Hardware, Science on 22nd Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
Advanced computer vision software that allows a large array of computer-controlled mirrors (known as heliostats) to focus their reflected sunlight onto a target with ultra-high accuracy, resulting in ultra-high temperatures.
Tech Investment Surges Across Europe As AI Ecosystem Expands
Posted in Business, Hardware, Software on 21st Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
Within Europe, the U.K. continues to lead the deep tech push, attracting $2.9 billion of this year’s investments and bringing its total in this category to $10 billion since 2015.
An Apple-Valve AR Headset Deal Makes Sense Given IOS 13’s StarBoard
Posted in Business, Hardware on 19th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
If you follow the rumors, augmented reality hardware has been Apple’s next big thing for at least a couple of years.
SpaceX Launches 60 More Internet Satellites
Posted in Business, Hardware, Online on 12th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
SpaceX sent another 60 satellites into orbit on Monday, one of many such launches the company hopes to conduct over the next year as it works to build a massive broadband-from-space business.
Germany Solar And Wind Is Triple The Cost Of France’s Nuclear And Will Last Half As Long
Posted in Business, Hardware on 12th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
From 2006 to 2017, Germany increased the cost of electricity for households by 50%. (per an OECD report) French electricity costs are just 59% of German electricity prices. France produces one-tenth the carbon pollution from electricity compared to Germany.