To safeguard its customers from potential security bugs in chips, Google has deployed a novel chip-level patch across its entire infrastructure, resulting in only minor declines in performance in most cases. Continue reading Google deploys patch for security flaws in chips
Monthly Archives: January 2018
NASA’s 2018 to do list includes mission to ‘touch’ Sun
NASA is turning 60 in 2018 and the agency is looking forward to launching a slew of important missions in the coming year, including one to “touch” the Sun. Continue reading NASA’s 2018 to do list includes mission to ‘touch’ Sun
Next-gen robots to repair satellites, reduce space pollution
US government body Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) and NASA have teamed up to build robotic technology that can refuel and repair friendly satellites. Continue reading Next-gen robots to repair satellites, reduce space pollution
Bigger black holes turn off star formation in galaxies earlier
Researchers have found evidence that the mass of black holes in the centre of the galaxy determines how soon its star formation stops, with bigger black holes turning off the process earlier. Continue reading Bigger black holes turn off star formation in galaxies earlier
NASA-inspired ‘speed breeding’ method boosts wheat production
Researchers in Australia have found a way to increase wheat production by up to three times through their “speed breeding” procedures inspired by NASA experiments to grow the crop in space. Continue reading NASA-inspired ‘speed breeding’ method boosts wheat production