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Metalenses have been used to image microscopic features of tissue and resolve details smaller than a wavelength of light. Now, Harvard researchers have turned the metalens towards space. Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a 10-centimeter-diameter glass metalens that can image the sun, the moon ... Read more

DARPA will give an information session on the Photon-Efficient Nanoscale Optical Metrology (PhENOM) Disruption Opportunity. Photon-Efficient Nanoscale Optical Metrology (PhENOM), seeks to harness novel light-matter hybrids, such as photonic molecules & photon fluids' for novel applications. The PhENOM DO will explore and demonstrate disruptive approaches to loss-resilient generation, detection, and information-encoding of quantum correlated states ... Read more

A new research paper in the Acta Astronautica journal describes a constellation of mirror satellites to increase the power at the large solar farms on Earth. Among all cases, the paper found SSO (sun synchronous orbit) and single reflector cases to be superior. A constellation with 20 reflectors could deliver a significant quantity of solar ... Read more

Every four years, an event occurs in the Bitcoin ecosystem that sets off a chain reaction. As predictable as an astronomical phenomenon, the Bitcoin halving has consistently fueled excitement through parabolic price rises and exponential increases in global visibility that bring waves of new adopters. Image Source For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, ... Read more

There have been two movies about the harm caused by the northern california electrical utility, PG&E. There is the Erin Brokovich in 2000 with Julia Roberts. There is Ron Howard's documentary, Rebuilding Paradise. The Victims or their heirs got some money. However, the bad guys won. PG&E lost the lawsuits but they just increase the ... Read more

Winter storms in California knocked out power for more than 890,000 customers on Sunday-with more than half a million still without electricity on Monday. There are still about 140,000 without power today on Tuesday. As of January 2024, the average monthly electric bill in California is $190-$210, which is a 20% increase from 2023. The ... Read more

A senior citizen with a two bedroom home in Santa Rosa is paying almost $357 in January, 2024. This is up from $195 in December, 2023. There is a new rate increase coming from PG&E. The average residential PG&E customer is expected to pay about $34.50 more each month - a boost of about $400 ... Read more

SpaceX showed off three fully complete Super Heavy Booster and Starships. They each have double the thrust of the Saturn V. There is a fourth Super Heavy Starship that is nearing completion. They are all standing in the Starbase Megabay. Super Heavy boosters for the next three flights, with a fourth ready to stack, in ... Read more

ESA's (European Space Agency) Mars Express has found layers of water ice stretching several kilometers below ground - the most water ever found in this part of the planet. f melted, the ice locked up in the MFF would cover the entire planet in a layer of water 1.5 to 2.7 m deep: the most ... Read more

Bladder tissue was successfully grown from baboon bone marrow. It was kept functional for two years. This success is promising for success with human tissue over the next few years. Scientists from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University have succeeded in regenerating fully ... Read more

Here is a paper written by Virtus Solis, Space based solar power startup. Virtus Solis is a funded startup working to develop space based solar power. They would leverage the low cost launch of the SpaceX Starship and modular satellites to enable power to be beamed from space at lower cost than coal or natural ... Read more

The biggest items in the Nextbigfuture weekly video are the clear evidence of the growth of an even larger wave of AI and the expansion of AI impact with humanoid robots over the next few years. There will soon be the selection of the company to build the 6th generation US NGAD stealth fighter and ... Read more

Stoke Space is following the SpaceX path of fast steel prototypes for fully reusable rockets. The will have a steel heat shield and a ring of engines around the base of a second stage. As of October 5, 2023, Stoke Space has a total funding of $175 million, including a $100 million Series B investment. ... Read more

Scott Manley is indicating that what I have been observing in the Barry-1 satellite orbital variance is not enough proof for the IVO quantum drive. UPDATE: Richard Mansell replied to me. The IVO Quantum drives have not been turned on yet. IVO is waiting on Rogue Systems. The semi-major axis continues to decay. Here is ... Read more

UPDATE: IVO CEO Richard Mansell replied to me. The IVO Quantum drives have not been turned on yet. IVO is waiting on Rogue Systems. UPDATE: We need to track the semi-major axis increasing for the evidence that the satellite is increasing its orbit and the thrusters are working. The orbits seemed different to me looking ... Read more

Two weak space propulsion drives seem to be working and this would be huge because they need no fuel. There needs to be a lot more verification and replication of what is happening. UPDATE IVO CEO Richard Mansell told me that the drives are not turned on yet. UPDATE: We need to track the semi-major ... Read more

I have been tracking the IVO dual quantized inertia drives on the Barry-1 satellite since Jan 24, 2024. The Barry-1 satellite only has the quantized inertia drives with 0.25 millinewtons and 0.65 millinewtons of thrust. UPDATE- Orbital weirdness is normal. The drives are not activated and the Semi-Major Axis charting is what matters with orbit ... Read more

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is an enhanced fibrous and cementitious concrete with high compressive strength (120-250 MPa) particle packing density (0.825-0.855, tensile strength (15-20 MPa) and extraordinary durability. UHPC has 300 times the ductility and energy absorption of high performance concrete (HPC) and three to sixteen times the compressive strength of regular concrete. A $100+ ... Read more

Carl Weathers was an actor in the best parts of some of best movie franchises. He was Dillon in Predator. Predator has become a movie franchise but he was the co-star of really the only great movie in that franchise. He also had one of the most iconic scenes in that action and science fiction ... Read more

MKB says quality all around is better for the refreshed Tesla Model 3. Everything is more quality, luxury and comfort. It is like a mini-Model S. All the interior materials are better. The computer is also more responsive.

Ark Invest are long term investors and they are focused on Tesla Optimus and FSD. They believe that Tesla will continue to reduce costs. The Tesla price cuts have enabled monthly car payments to stay about the same despite interest rate increases. Interest experts are forecasting auto loan and lease rates will drop by 0.75% ... Read more

Researchers claims to have developed a method for producing a layer of graphene on a silicon carbide (SiC) wafer to form a semiconductor with a band gap of 0.6 eV and with room temperature electron mobility 10-20 times larger than other 2D semiconductors. They used a quasi-equilibrium annealing method to produces high-quality semiconducting epigraphene (SEG) ... Read more

In January 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they began flooding Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip with seawater as part of an operation called Operation Atlantis. The tunnels are over 300 miles long and were built by Hamas in the 25-mile-long Gaza Strip. The IDF has developed and is using a computer ... Read more

Orbital mechanics can be a bit counter-intuitive. We have to slow down an orbiting space craft to convert kinetic energy for gravitational energy. The orbital altitude is raised at its highest point (perigee) and then the orbit is circularized. Here are is a video that explains orbital mechanics and another that talks about low thrust ... Read more

As of January 2024, Silicon Valley has over 40,000 startups. The San Francisco Bay Area, also known as Silicon Valley, has the largest concentration of high-tech companies in the United States. Delaware has about 60% of the incorporations for companies in the USA and the fees associated with this provide about 12% of their tax ... Read more

Felix Schlang at What About It?, ercxspace on twitter and adonaisf have rendered a space telescope built inside the structure of a SpaceX Starship. Elon Musk has said SpaceX is working on designing a Space Telescope built into a Starship. The Hubble space telescope mirror is 2.4 meters across. The James Webb Space Telescope's primary ... Read more

Tesla will moves its state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas. This will be approved by shareholders. Corporate license fees accounted for 12.1 percent of Delaware's state and local general revenue in 2021. The license fees are $1,814 per capita. 60% of the Fortune 500 are incorporated in Delaware. Delaware's combined state and local general ... Read more

Figure AI, startup developing humanoid robots, is talking to Microsoft and OpenAI to raise $500 million in new funding at a valuation of over $2 billion. Figure AI just made a deal with BMW to put the humanoid robots into the car factory for pilot tests over the next 12-24 months. Figure AI has performed ... Read more

Bring your campsite with you on the road with Tesla Cybertruck Basecamp. It has an ultra-light geodesic air-frame design. It inflates in minutes. It includes an ultra-soft air mattress. The Cybertruck has electrical outlets. It has a fully collapsible self-contained pack. INCLUDES: Tent Assembly Awning Awning Poles Air pumps L-track brackets Accessories (stakes and repair ... Read more

The European Space Agency and Hassell Studio design for a 144 person moonbase has dozens of inflatable modules that will be covered by regolith. The larger inflatable modules are about 22 feet (7 meters wide), ~60 feet long (~18 meters) and up to 14 feet (4 meters tall at the tallest). This is based upon ... Read more

Architect Hassell Studio and the European Space Agency have a Lunar Habitat Master Plan to build a 144 person moon base. Designed in close collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Cranfield University, the Lunar Habitat Master Plan-was unveiled at the ESA's Space Research and Technology Centre in the Netherlands as part of its ... Read more

As of December 29, 2023, Shield AI has a valuation of $2.8 billion and has raised $742.5 million in funding across nine rounds. It has funding from the top silicon valley and technology venture capitalists. The new silicon valley drone companies are pushing more aggressively than previous DARPA-Lockheed Gremlin drone swarm projects. Modern warfare between ... Read more

Shield AI is a defense technology company building one of the world's best AI pilot for aircraft and also makes the V-BAT Teams AI drone swarm product. The Shield AI drones take off vertically and then tilt and fly horizontally at high speed. It will give 24/7 coverage, over 30,000 square miles, to find, fix, ... Read more

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) manages a budget of $7.5 billion to discover, manufacture, and integrate warfighting capabilities and technologies for the U.S. Air Force and Space Force. DARPA had a budget of $4.1 billion in 2023. AFRL is close to double the budget of DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). AFRL RESEARCH AREA ... Read more

Tesla Optimus humanoid bot has been shown walking before. There is a new video from Elon Musk showing the Optimus bot walking without the white covering pieces. There is the possibility that we are being shown an end to end neural net system controlling the Optimus. All neural net is what the latest Tesla FSD ... Read more

Kaiser Permanente, Oakland's largest private employer, has issued a memo directing workers in downtown Oakland to stay in their buildings for lunch and work. Kaiser has office all over the Bay Area and operates in multiple states. I, Brian Wang, worked for Kaiser for seven years (2010-2017). Kaiser Permanente operates 39 hospitals and more than ... Read more

Airbus and Voyager Space are working together to launch a three deck space station by 2028. It will be launched by the SpaceX Starship. The planned space station will have three decks and the design merges Voyager Space Starlab with the Airbus Loop. The Airbus LOOP Multi-Purpose Orbital Module is designed to be 8 meters ... Read more

Voyager and its operating company, Nanoracks, were awarded a $160 million Space Act Agreement from NASA in December 2021 to create Starlab, a continuously crewed, free- flying space station to replace the International Space Station. Voyager Space and Airbus have a transatlantic joint venture that will design, build, and operate the Starlab commercial space station. ... Read more

At the end of October 2023, China's NEA (National Energy Administration) reported China's installed renewable energy capacity had exceeded 1.4 Terawatts. This capacity includes 420 GW of hydropower, 404 GW of wind power, 536 GW of solar, and 44 GW of biomass. China added 216.9 GW of solar capacity in 2023, marking a 148 % ... Read more

There are indications of room temperature and room pressure superconductivity for LK99, PCPOSOS and now parallel lines of wrinkled graphite. There is significant amounts of experimental, computational simulation and theoretical evidence and support for multiple materials having room temperature and room pressure superconductivity and it usually involves one dimensional superconductivity There is a peer review ... Read more

Silver Spring, Maryland, January 30th, 2024, Cyberwire Aembit Becomes the First Workload IAM Platform to Integrate with the Industry-Leading CrowdStrike Falcon Platform to Drive Workload Conditional Access Aembit, the Workload Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform that enables DevOps and security teams to discover, manage, enforce and audit access between workloads, today announced the availability ... Read more

Neuralink has officially implanted its first brain chip into an actual human. The person is recovering well and the device is detecting neuron spiking. Those who suffer from ALS or spinal cord injury are the people who should apply for device. The Neuralink mission is to create a generalized brain interface to restore autonomy to ... Read more

EEOC Commissioner informs Mark Cuban that his hiring practice tweets describe a violation of Title VII law. As a general rule, race/sex can't even be a motivating factor-nor a plus factor, tie-breaker, or tipping point. It's important employers understand the ground rules here. If the EEOC determines that employers are in violation of anti-discrimination laws, ... Read more

Researchers published in the peer-reviewed Nature in Dec 2022 estimated that there were 14.83 million excess deaths globally (2020-2022), 2.74 times more deaths than the 5.42 million reported as due to COVID-19 for the period. The Global Covid deaths greatly in declined in 2023 but the excess deaths continued at far higher levels. In Japan ... Read more

The US Tower 22 base at the intersection of Jordan, Syria and Iraq was attacked and three US soldiers were killed and dozens were seriously injured. US Air Force and military mobilization to the Middle East is happening now. There was already deployment of the some of the US Navy and thousands of marines. The ... Read more

Three US soldiers were killed and dozen injured by a drone attack at Tower 22 base in Jordan. There have been other attacks on US bases in the region, but before Sunday there were no fatalities, according to the US military. There have been a total of over 160 attack on US bases and Navy ... Read more

Toronto, Canada, January 29th, 2024, Cyberwire In an era where online threats no longer discriminate by business size, Control D, powered by Windscribe VPNs robust security expertise, announced today the launch of Control D for Organizations. This modern DNS service democratizes cybersecurity, making it accessible to businesses of every size, from budding start-ups to late ... Read more

Tomorrow should be the first launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 of the Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft. It delivers about 3000 kilograms of payload. Cygnus is an expendable American cargo spacecraft developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation but manufactured and launched by Northrop Grumman Space Systems as part of NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program. It ... Read more

There are some US economists who believe that people should feel good about the US economy because of the following statistics. They are disconnected or are willfully ignoring what people are experiencing. In 2019 and 2020, 18% of those earning over $100,000 were living paycheck to paycheck. In October, 2023, according to CNBC, while three-quarters ... Read more