hardware

Nobel economist: 'I don't think globalisation is anywhere near the threat that robots are'

Posted in Software on 24th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Obama's White House warned on Thursday that advances in artificial intelligence and robotics have the potential to wipe out millions of job.

Laser-Based Propulsion System Could Get Us to Mars in Record Time; Just Three Days

Posted in Hardware on 23rd Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

With conventional rocketry, we can make it to the red planet in five months time, at its closest point to Earth.

Emdrive: China claims success with this 'reactionless' engine for space travel

Posted in Science on 22nd Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

It's a piece of space tech that sounds almost too good to be true.

Boron has been detected on Mars for the first time

Posted in Science on 20th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

The Curiosity rover has found boron on the surface of Mars, indicating that, at some point, the Red Planet had long-term habitable groundwater.

Lumus raises $45 million to make wearable augmented reality displays

Posted in Business on 20th Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

Lumus has completed a $45 million funding round for its augmented reality displays for smartglasses.