hardware
The First SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 should launch in April and each could be reused 10 to 100 times
Posted in Science on 27th Mar, 2018
by Alex Muller
SpaceX is counting on Block 5 to succeed with increased reusability and for faster relaunching.
NASA's plan to bat away Earth-bound asteroids
Posted in Science on 18th Mar, 2018
by Alex Muller
The odds of the Earth being hit by a large asteroid are extremely slim, but the potential damage is extremely large.
A simple artificial heart could permanently replace a failing human one
Posted in Medicine on 17th Mar, 2018
by Alex Muller
Researchers have been trying for decades to make an artificial heart that can be permanently implanted.
Big harpoon is 'solution to space junk'
Posted in Hardware on 16th Mar, 2018
by Alex Muller
Airbus is testing a big harpoon to snare rogue or redundant satellites and pull them out of the sky.
X Prize announces $10 million competition to spur development of robot avatars
Posted in Business on 14th Mar, 2018
by Alex Muller
There will be two milestone prizes in 2020 and 2021 worth $1 million each, and one grand prize worth $8 million.