Researchers from Sweden, Finland and Japan have now constructed a semiconductor component in which information can be efficiently exchanged between electron spin and light – at room temperature and above. Semiconductor spintronics have potential for opto-spintronics, which will allow integration of spin-based information processing/storage with photon-based information transfer/communications. Unfortunately, progress has so far been severely …
Marvel has released a phase IV trailer. It shows new movie titles like Wakanda Forever for Black Panther 2. They used the voice of Stan Lee for first half of the trailer to celebrate the moments and feelings in the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The new release dates for movies are …
Tesla has 25% global market share for unit sales of battery electric vehicles, followed by SAIC Motor with 17%, Volkswagen with 8%, Stellantis with 5% and BYD with 5%. Hyundai-Kia and Renault-Nissan had large drops in their battery-electric and plug-in electric sales. Renault-Nissan had 13% share in 2020 but has dropped to 4%. Street Legal …
ISAR Aerospace is a 3-year-old German rocket startup. They are making small rockets in the Rocketlab size class. ISAR’s rocket is called Spectrum. It is a two-stage launch vehicle that is specifically designed for satellite constellation deployment. Payload capabilities of up to 1’000kg to low-earth orbit and a multi-ignition second stage engine enable flexible access …
During the 2021 Annual Berkshire Hathaway share meeting, Warren Buffet says SPAC make it tougher for Berkshire to make new acquisitions. Berkshire has been competing with private equity funds for a long time. SPAC funds have to buy companies within two years after raising their funds. It is a different equation when you must invest …
Blue Origin and Dynetics each filed protests with GAO over NASA’s selection of SpaceX for the Human Lunar Landing System. Two weeks ago, NASA chose SpaceX to proceed into development, awarding it a $2.99 billion fixed price contract. It is for the first Artemis landing and a precursor uncrewed flight test. NASA is issuing a …