Dawn Aerospace is proving that spaceplanes aren’t rocket science

Aug13
by on August 13, 2024 at 3:25 pm
Posted In: Insider, Space


Dawn Aerospace is a small startup with big ambitions: to build the first vehicle to fly over 100 km above the Earth — twice in one day.     A couple of weeks back, the budding company — headquartered in the Netherlands and New Zealand — took a major step toward that goal. Its reusable, rocket-powered Mk-II Aurora aircraft reached speeds of Mach 0.92 (967 km/h) at altitudes over 15km. While far from its eventual target, that is three times the speed and five times the height of its previous test, conducted last year. The startup has more flights scheduled for…

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UK startup launches SAF plant at Oxford Airport in quest for greener flights

Aug12
by on August 12, 2024 at 3:51 pm
Posted In: Insider


UK startup OXCCU has opened a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) demo plant at London Oxford Airport, as it looks to make a dent in emissions from air travel.  OXCCU spunout from Oxford University in 2021. The startup has developed a type of eFuel made by converting captured CO2 and hydrogen into SAF using renewable electricity.    SAF is designed to be used as a “drop-in” fuel, meaning it can be blended with traditional jet fuel and used in existing aircraft engines without modifications. The most well-known kind of SAF is used cooking oil, but companies are currently exploring more scalable alternatives…

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Google DeepMind’s new AI robot plays table tennis at ‘human level’

Aug09
by on August 9, 2024 at 1:13 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence


China is currently busy accumulating most of the gold medals in the table tennis events in the Paris Olympics. Meanwhile, an AI-powered robot from Google DeepMind has achieved “amateur human level performance” in the sport.  In a study published in an Arxiv paper this week, the Google artificial intelligence subsidiary outlined how the robot functions, along with footage of it taking on what we can only assume were willing enthusiastic ping pong players of varying skill.  According to DeepMind, the racket-wielding robot had to be good at low-level skills, like returning the ball, as well as more complex tasks, like…

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TNW Startup Pitch Battle: How to pitch a complex product in 3 mins — and win

Aug09
by on August 9, 2024 at 6:47 am
Posted In: Uncategorized


Pitch battles are a great way for startups to gain exposure and attract a room full of potential investors, future employees, and new customers, all in a quick-fire three minutes on-stage. But… what if you have a complicated product that solves a problem that’s unfamiliar to most of the audience? Or what if you need a PhD to actually understand the technology behind your solution? Whether you have a finance platform that disrupts a common accounting woe or a product that pushes the boundaries of quantum mechanics, it can be extremely difficult, not only to explain your approach in a…

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Elon Musk has a new nemesis: Ireland

Aug08
by on August 8, 2024 at 2:15 pm
Posted In: Insider


Elon Musk is having a rough week. His daughter has denounced him as a fake Christian, an absent father, and a serial adulterer. He’s been in court to fight a custody battle. His ex-partner Grimes said he “‘cannot distinguish the truth.” And that’s just his personal life. Musk’s businesses are also under fire. Tesla stock has plummeted. X has repelled so many advertisers that Musk has sued them over an alleged “illegal boycott.” Politicians have accused the platform of fuelling race riots. Musk has also been slammed for claiming “civil war is inevitable” in Britain. But his next battle could…

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