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Space DOTS Interview: A startup building modular devices for companies to test materials in space
Posted in Interviews, Science on 26th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
Bianca Cefalo is the co-founder and CEO of Space DOTS, a startup building modular devices for companies to test materials in space.
PTN exclusive interview with "Nano-Diamond Battery" One of the most amazing and transformative energy startups we have ever seen.
Posted in Breakthrough Stories, Hardware, Interviews, Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
By taking Radioisotopes, locking them into a sealed nanostructure, and transforming the radioactive decay into electrical energy, this amazing start-up is building an abundant power source for a very wide range of use cases.
Rolls-Royce To Build Nuclear Reactor For Future Moon Base By 2029
Posted in Hardware, Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
The goal now is to build an actual reactor that could one day provide a Moon base with the power needed for communications, life-support, and science experiments, among other applications.
College Students Built A Satellite Powered By AA Batteries
Posted in Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
Since tracking began in late May 2022, the students' satellite has already lowered down to 470 kilometers-well below its fellow rocketmates aboard the Falcon 9, which remain around 500 kilometers high.
An AI Learned To Play Atari 6,000 Times Faster By Reading The Instructions
Posted in Science, Software on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
Reinforcement learning has long struggled to make the leap from video games, where the computer has access to a complete model of the world, to the messy uncertainty of physical reality.