Japanese building wooden satellite
Published in Transportation
Monday, 05 June 2023 12:06

Japanese building wooden satellite


Just as good as metal

The Japanese space agency (JAXA) and NASA plan to launch a satellite made of wood in 2024. 

Tim Cook faces shareholder revolt
Published in News
Thursday, 17 February 2022 11:53

Tim Cook faces shareholder revolt


We are paying him too much

Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) urged Apple investors to vote against Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's remuneration, citing concerns around the magnitude and structure of his equity award.

Emotional robot sent to international space station
Published in AI


It is so happy it could cry

A robot equipped with emotion-sensing voice detectors was headed to the International Space Station a becoming the latest artificial intelligence-powered astronaut workmate in orbit.

ISS gets its own supercomputer
Published in News
Monday, 14 August 2017 10:30

ISS gets its own supercomputer


HP’s teraflop is the floppiest sent into space


The International Space Station is about to receive the most powerful computer sent into space.