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SpaceX will call global internet satellite network Starlink

Posted in Science on 21st Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

Low-latency, gigabit network inches closer to commercialisation.

Google signs $1.1bn HTC smartphone deal

Posted in Business on 21st Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

Alphabet's Google has struck a $1.1bn (22m) deal with Taiwan's HTC to expand its smartphone business.

LinkSpace is a Chinese startup that will try to make reusable rockets like Spacex

Posted in Hardware on 19th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

The Linkspace New Line 1 rocket will be a Small Launch Vehicle (SLV) designed for microsatellite and nanosatellite launches.

Light to purge defects from solar cells

Posted in Science on 17th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

Researchers discovered that shining a light on perovskites caused positively charged iodine atoms to disperse, and those atoms carried away defects in the process.

Solar installations are growing faster than people realise

Posted in Science on 16th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

Solar power is expected to grow exponentially as an important source to meet the world's energy needs, according to the CEO of panel maker RE