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Government lab makes breakthrough that sounds like something from science fiction: ‘Exciting results’

Government lab makes breakthrough that sounds like something from science fiction: ‘Exciting results’

A team of researchers has designed an exhaust system that dramatically reduces the extreme heat found inside fusion reactors. For years, scientists have pointed to nuclear fusion’s potential to provide clean and nearly limitless energy. However, one of its biggest challenges is the safe handling of the intense heat from the plasma before it hits the reactor walls. With the …

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Rocket Lab Stock Falls Despite On-Time Delivery Of NASA Mars Orbiters

Rocket Lab Stock Falls Despite On-Time Delivery Of NASA Mars Orbiters

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sep 23 – Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares slipped about 3% even as the company delivered two spacecraft to NASA for its upcoming Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE) mission. The twin spacecraft, named Blue and Gold, arrived at Kennedy Space Center, where Rocket Lab engineers will handle inspections, functional testing, and final …

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Microsoft’s Windows AI Lab is a new way to test experimental features

Microsoft’s Windows AI Lab is a new way to test experimental features

Microsoft is starting to test experimental AI-powered features through a new Windows AI Labs program. Some Windows testers spotted references to the Windows AI Labs program in pre-release updates to Microsoft Paint last week, and Microsoft has now confirmed to The Verge that the program is designed to provide early access to new AI features across Windows. “The Windows AI …

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‘If it’s possible, it must be done’: Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus

‘If it’s possible, it must be done’: Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus

Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA’s Perseverance rover samples back from Mars. As interest in Mars Sample Return (MSR) resurfaces, Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck says his company already has experience with the spacecraft and hardware needed to get the interplanetary job done. The MSR mission has taken on new urgency since a Sept. 10 NASA announcement that …

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6-year-old Mass. girl raises $1,000 for Harvard axolotl lab

6-year-old Mass. girl raises ,000 for Harvard axolotl lab

Like many kids, Marianne first learned about axolotls at school. There was lots of talk on the kindergarten playground about how the salamanders are “so cute,” she said. As axolotls grow in popularity, more kids — and by extension, their parents — are learning about the animals’ remarkable ability to re-grow limbs and organs lost to injury. One day, biological …

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Inside the Apple audio lab where AirPods are tested and tuned

Inside the Apple audio lab where AirPods are tested and tuned

When you enter the building that houses Apple’s audio lab, venture just beyond reception and you’ll encounter a massive vintage stereo setup. The deck and accompanying speakers were a gift from Steve Jobs to the team of engineers who work in this office. The group sees the old-school tech as a source of inspiration, but also as a reminder of …

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Thinking Machines Lab wants to make AI models more consistent

Thinking Machines Lab wants to make AI models more consistent

There’s been great interest in what Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is building with its $2 billion in seed funding and the all-star team of former OpenAI researchers who have joined the lab. In a blog post published on Wednesday, Murati’s research lab gave the world its first look into one of its projects: creating AI models with reproducible responses. …

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