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Confirmation of the asteroid Ryugu sample collection by the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2

“The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is pleased to confirm that samples from asteroid Ryugu have been collected within the sample container inside the re-entry capsule of the asteroid explorer, Hayabusa2. The Hayabusa2 re-entry capsule was recovered in Woomera, Australia on …

Frequency Data for Stable Power Supply

“Research Consortium Studies Fluctuation in Synchronous Grid Areas – Data Recorder Developed by KIT Used for Measurements on Three Continents – Publication in Nature Communications In the renewable energies era, grid frequency will be an increasingly important indicator of stability of power …

Geologists discover new path to rare earth mineral formation – implications for green energy and tech industries

“Researchers from Trinity have shed new light on the formation mechanisms of a rare earth-bearing mineral that is in increasingly high demand across the globe for its use in the green energy and tech industries. Their discovery has important economic …

IBM Helps Prepare Clients for Next Generation Encryption Technology

“Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security launched a new service that allows companies to experiment with fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) – an emerging technology designed to allow data to remain encrypted even while being processed or analyzed in cloud or third-party environments …

Intel Announces Its Next Generation Memory and Storage Products

“Today, at Intel’s Memory and Storage 2020 event, the company highlighted six new memory and storage products to help customers meet the challenges of digital transformation. Key to advancing innovation across memory and storage, Intel announced two new additions …

JILA’s Bigger and Better ‘Tweezer Clock’ Is Super Stable

“JILA physicists have boosted the signal power of their atomic “tweezer clock” and measured its performance in part for the first time, demonstrating high stability close to the best of the latest generation of atomic clocks. The unusual clock, which …

Linus Torvalds Releases Linux Kernel 5.10 LTS: Here’s What’s New

“As usual, after two months of development, Linux creator Linus Torvalds has officially released a new mainline Linux Kernel 5.10. It is also the latest Long Term Support (LTS) kernel, which will be maintained and receive bug fixes for …

Making industrial robots smarter and more versatile

“EPFL spin-off Aica has developed AI-based software that makes industrial robots easier to program and more capable of adapting. The software is designed in a modular format so that operators can build a customized application based on their needs …

Microchip Adds 64 Mbit Parallel SuperFlash® Memory to its Family of Radiation-Tolerant COTS-Based Devices for Space Systems

“Complements company’s COTS-based processors and communication interfaces to streamline development of space-qualified and scalable total system solutions To reduce the time, cost and risk of developing spaceflight-qualified systems, designers may start with Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) devices that can later …

New type of atomic clock keeps time even more precisely

“The design, which uses entangled atoms, could help scientists detect dark matter and study gravity’s effect on time. Atomic clocks are the most precise timekeepers in the world. These exquisite instruments use lasers to measure the vibrations of atoms …