gadgetKymeta’s flat antenna will enable the broadband connected cars

September 21, 2017 | brian wang |

Kymeta’s mTenna® technology and KĀLO services will enable a realm of brand new experiences from anywhere in the world that characterize what the truly connected car should be capable of. The Kymeta system gives consumers the ability to receive up …

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dronesDrone startup Flytrex

September 21, 2017 | brian wang |

Flytrex is 13 person Israeli startup that has implemented a food delivery drone service in Iceland. Flytrex will setup drone services for client companies. They use commercial drones $2000-8000. These drones currently fly at 65 kph (40 miles per hour). …

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laserUS Air Force will ground demo a 50-120kw laser for a gunship in 2018 then airborne in 2020

September 21, 2017 | brian wang |

The US Air force Special ops command will ground demo a combat laser intended for a AC130 gunship in 2018 and then go airborne with shooting the laser a couple of years after that. Webb’s predecessor, then-Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, …

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spaceSpacex will call global internet satellite network Starlink

September 21, 2017 | brian wang |

Spacex has trademarked the name Starlink for its planned 4000 satellite global internet delivery network. The system will also provide earth imaging.

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asiaFuture Hyperloop and High Speed rail networks

September 20, 2017 | brian wang |

When finished sometime in the first half of the 2020s, tens of billions of dollars would have been spent and passengers will be able to travel between Kunming and Singapore in just 10 hours. A more ambitious, although still prospective, …

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computerFloating Point 16 bit will be at 2-3 exaflop supercomputers in 2018

September 20, 2017 | brian wang |

Double precision exaflop/second has been the traditional definition of general purpose exaflop supercomputer. There are domain-specific machines and even the American DoE Summit and Sierra supercomputers where it can be different. These two machines, because of the NVIDIA Volta, will …

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computerTechnical pictures and info on 95 petaflop supercomputer

September 20, 2017 | brian wang |

Satoshi Matsuoka‏ tweeted out details of a technical presentation on upgrades to the second most powerful supercomputer in the world, Tianhe-2A (improved from 56 petaflops to 95 petaflops).

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computerWorld number two supercomputer will have doubled power to 95 petaflops

September 20, 2017 | brian wang |

China is upgrading its number two supercomputer with new Chinese-made Matrix-2000 GPDSP accelerators. They will replace the existing Intel Knights Corner Xeon Phi coprocessors that were installed in the Tianhe-2 back in 2013. The upgraded supercomputer will be called the …

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computersClaim of molecular bot that can build other molecules

September 20, 2017 | brian wang |

Scientists at The University of Manchester have created the world’s first ‘molecular robot’ that is capable of performing basic tasks including building other molecules. The tiny robots, which are a millionth of a millimetre in size, can be programmed to …

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aircraft carrierNimitz aircraft carriers undergo planned $2.8 billion midlife upgrades

September 20, 2017 | brian wang |

The US Navy is performing planned midlife refueling and technology upgrades to the Nimitz aircraft carriers. Carriers are planned to operate for 50 years and halfway they get nuclear refueling and new technology. The cost is currently about $2.8 billion …

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