Fusion Energy Is Coming, and Maybe Sooner Than You Think

Practical, economic generation from fusion is not yet here, and it’s a solid bet that it will not arrive on the grid before the 2030s. Yet that reality is considerably closer than many people realize. As the result of decades of scientific advancement by the U.S. and other nations, most of the key physics questions behind fusion have been answered. Meanwhile, the first reactor that should achieve “burn”—that is, self-sustaining…

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Kuo: Mass Production of Apple’s Mini-LED Technology to Begin in Q3 2020

Apple’s development of mini-LED display based hardware has not been significantly affected by the global health crisis, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a research note with TF International Securities today, seen by MacRumors, Kuo said mini-LED chip, panel, assembly, and terminal assembly are expected to begin mass production in the third quarter of 2020, the fourth quarter, the end of the fourth quarter, and the first quarter of 2021,…

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Amateur Radio Sleuth Rediscovers a Cold War-Era ‘Zombie Satellite’

The satellite, launched in 1967, has been orbiting the Earth for decades with no one listening. An amateur radio hobbyist has zeroed in on the signal of a U.S. military satellite abandoned nearly fifty years ago. The LES-5 satellite, launched in 1967, was an early experiment in satellite-based communications broadcasting continuously since it was launched in 1967. It was decommissioned and placed in a “graveyard orbit” in 1972. But incredibly…

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Cool Idea: UNM-led NASA Project Seeks to Develop Heat-Transfer Solution for Space

A University of New Mexico professor is leading a NASA project that will develop a more efficient method of cooling that relies on electromagnetic fields instead of moving parts and is believed to be well-suited for a zero-gravity environment, such as space. The proposal, titled “Efficient Microgravity Heat and Mass Transfer with No Moving Parts,” is being funded by the NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Program Office.…

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Satellite Imagery

Since the mid‑1970s, satellite imagery has made its way into everything from television weather‑casts to flight weather briefings. We see them constantly. When a hurricane is approaching the coast, viewers are presented with satellite images. When the local news shows the forecast, a satellite image is almost always used. This technology has grown progressively more complex and powerful over the years, and more than ever it can be a valuable…

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SLING TV leans into free

The explosive growth of free ad-supported online TV is an opportunity that has been largely ignored by vMVPDs. The one exception is Sling TV, whose Stay in & SLING initiative has been embraced by a sheltering-in-place public hungry for news and entertainment. Most vMVPDs ignoring free online TV opportunity It is no secret that ad-supported online TV is experiencing extraordinary growth, which is only accelerating as people shelter in place. However, it is…

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