SpaceX software engineers answered questions on Reddit. Each launch of 60 satellites contains more than 4,000 Linux computers. The Starlink constellation has more than 30,000 Linux nodes (and more than 6,000 microcontrollers) in space right now. Starlink shares its Linux platform infrastructure with Falcon and Dragon. Starlink get the benefit of our more than 180 …
1. A memristor has been proposed as an artificial synapse for emerging neuromorphic computing applications. (Nature Nanotechnology) To train a neural network in memristor arrays, changes in weight values in the form of device conductance should be distinct and uniform. An electrochemical metallization (ECM) memory typically based on silicon (Si), has demonstrated a good analogue …
Carbon nanotube field-effect transistors or CNFETs can now be made 1100 times faster so significant commercialization will finally happen. CNFETs are more energy-efficient than silicon field-effect transistors and could be used to build new types of three-dimensional microprocessors. They found that dry cycling, a method of intermittently drying out the submerged wafer, could dramatically reduce …
Sandy Munro tears apart Tesla EVs to understand exactly how they are made. Sandy says that Tesla is able to control power output to 2-3 millivolts for every group of 46 batteries. Tesla made the right choice to use cylindrical batteries. Everyone in the car and electric car game thought that thousands of cylindrical batteries …
Tesla has 80-90% of the electric vehicle market share in the USA. The traditional carmakers have failed to make good electric cars. This seems likely to continue for another three years. The cars that have been announced will not get ahead of the vehicles that Tesla will be making. All of the new electric vehicles …
A personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light to disinfect areas by killing the novel coronavirus is now feasible, according to researchers at Penn State, the University of Minnesota and two Japanese universities. Finding a new material with the right composition is key to advancing UV LED performance. The Penn State team, in collaboration with …
Elon Musk now places the top priority for SpaceX as accelerating the progress of the Starship. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many disruptive technology and trends including Space, Robotics, Artificial …
George Church believes that enhancing human intelligence will stay ahead of artificial synthetic intelligence. George Church thinks that combining natural and artificial systems could result in hybrid biological organisms with advanced capabilities. These organisms are likely to improve as rapidly, or more rapidly, than silicon-based A.I., and could result in enhanced natural intelligence: An A.G.I. …
The US Department of Energy is working on advanced nuclear reactors that have lower manufacturing and operating costs. The Generating Electricity Managed by Intelligent Nuclear Assets (GEMINA) program as $27 million in funding. GEMINA is accelerating research, discovery, and development of new digital technologies that would produce effective and sustainable reductions in O&M costs. MIT-led …
A San Bernardino County transportation agency voted Wednesday, June 3, for a Elon Musk’s The Boring Co. proposal for a high-speed tunnel linking Rancho Cucamonga with Ontario International Airport. The Boring Company proposal would build a 2.8-mile tunnel, 14 feet in diameter and about 35 feet underground. It would take passengers in electric vehicles with …
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, member of the boards of Pfizer and biotech company Illumina and former FDA commissioner expects that any coronavirus vaccine that proves to be safe and effective will still probably only provide immunity for a limited amount of time, maybe “up to a year,” former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb …