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.

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.

Infrared Solar Cells Will Boost Solar Power by Up to 25% and Eventually Double

Posted in Hardware on 3rd Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller

Invisible infrared light accounts for half of all solar radiation on the Earth’s surface, yet ordinary solar energy systems have limited ability in converting it to power.

Race to be the Fourth Country to Successfully Land on the Moon

Posted in Science on 3rd Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller

The USA, Russia and China have successfully landed people or robotic missions on the moon and India and Israel have recently tried and failed.

UK to send 'walking' spider robot to the moon in its first lunar rover mission

Posted in Hardware, Science on 13th Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller

The UK's first ever moon rover will launch into space in 2021 in a bid to unlock the secrets of the lunar surface.