Autopilot uses cameras, ultrasonic sensors and radar to see and sense the environment around the car. The sensor and camera suite provides drivers with an awareness of their surroundings that a driver alone would not otherwise have. A powerful onboard computer processes these inputs in a matter of milliseconds to help what the company say … Read more
SpaceX is close to a ‘de-factor monopolisation’ of space due to its thousands of satellites, claims the head of European space launch firm Arianespace. The Elon Musk-owned firm has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to launch up to 42,000 satellites into space. They are building the ‘Starlink’ constellation that will deliver ‘reliable … Read more
NASA‘s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has survived its sixth flight on the Red Planet, but not everyone went to plan, with some ‘unexpected motion’ in the final few feet. This motion was from an ‘image processing issue’ but the 4lb copter ‘muscled through’ the final 213ft of its 703ft flight over the Martian surface, NASA JPL … Read more
Friends episode ‘The One with the Cop’ is one many fans will not forget – it includes a scene with Ross frantically shouting, ‘Pivot!’ as he, Rachel and Chandler attempt to move a sofa up flights of stairs in a New York apartment. The trio were unable to maneuver the couch around the stairwell, which … Read more
Are these Apple’s hush-hush Beats earbuds? NBA superstar Lebron James spotted donning a red pair during practice and a white set in images shared to Instagram Apple is said to release true wireless earbuds under the brand Beats The set is allegedly called ‘Beats Studio Buds,’ but has not yet been confirmed NBA star Lebron James … Read more
Researchers have broken the record for the highest resolution image ever captured of individual atoms, creating a shot that is ‘zoomed in’ some 100 million times. These images are so fine-tuned, in fact, that the blurring remaining in the shot is the product solely of the thermal jiggling of the atoms themselves. The breakthrough by … Read more