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Open Lunar Foundation is a San Francisco based non-profit that had the goal of creating settlements on the moon. Steve Jurvetson and executives from Planet Labs are among those involved. There is $5 million invested in the organization. They were founded in 2018 and recently have appeared in Bloomberg. Their analysis is that will be …
Chinese media indicates that Phase 1 of the Tesla Shanghai will start production by the end of September. This would mean that production should get ramped to 3000 Model 3 cars per week by the end of this year. It took about 8 months for Tesla’s first factory to reach about 3000 cars per week. …
Richard Browning flew almost one mile to an island using a winged jet suit.
There are reports that a third batch of China’s WS-15 turbofans has been delivered with performance better than US F135. This would mean that China has achieved the goal of about 197 kilonewtons (44,000 lbf) of thrust with an afterburner.
Tesla now provides insurance for owners in California. If they are able to deliver on 20% lower insurance then this would save about $400/year cheaper for a model 3. Tesla already repairs its cars and has the means to provide roadside service. Tesla has the data on damage to vehicles and accidents. This will enable …
A new Very-Small, Long-LIfe, and Modular (VSLLIM) reactor design has been developed at the University of New Mexico’s Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies. It offers passive operation and decay heat removal and redundant control to make it walk-away safe. During nominal operation and after shutdown, the VSLLIM reactor is cooled by natural circulation …
In the old days, it used to be a big deal for listening devices or bugs to be placed into your home. Here is a clip from the movie Charlie Wilson’s War where a CIA agent placed a bug onto a bottle of scotch given to Senator Charlie Wilson. Charlie Wilson gets all offended that …
Billionaire Ron Baron owns more than 1.6 million shares (via Baron Capital) of Tesla valued at $358 million. Ron believes that Tesla will have $35-40 billion in revenue in 2020 and $100 billion by about 2022-2023. Last year, Ron predicted that Tesla would be worth $1 trillion in 2030. He describes how the range of …
Max Shulaker and a group of researchers he leads has developed a working 16-bit microprocessor built from over 14,000 carbon nanotube transistors that is the most complex ever demonstrated. The techniques they have come up with can be implemented with equipment used for making conventional silicon chips, which means chipmakers won’t have to invest in …
