engineering

Why 3D printing will be such a key technology for space

Posted in Hardware on 9th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Using 3D printing, it takes less time to get from initial design to final part than using traditional casting and the quality is often better.

Dont Compare Blue Origins Success to SpaceXs Failures

Posted in Science on 29th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

Currently, there are no working reusable rockets on the market. When you launch something into space on a rocket its a one and done mission.

Google's Open-Sourcing Of TensorFlow Shows AIs Future Is Data

Posted in Business on 25th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

We finally have the enormous amounts of computing power and data needed to make deep learning AI viable.

Israeli Google Lunar X Prize team books rocket

Posted in Science on 7th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

SpaceIL intends to go to the lunar surface with a hopping probe in the second half of 2017, using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to send it on its way.

Electricity from the air? Drayson's big idea

Posted in Hardware on 30th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

'Freevolt' can be the power source for the internet of things, allowing low energy devices from wearables to sensors to operate without being plugged in.