Ordinary computer memory chips are vulnerable to temperatures above 300°C PopTika/Shutterstock A computer memory device that can withstand temperatures of more than 500°C could be used in spacecraft sent to explore Venus or the sun. Computers use a technology called non-volatile memory to store data even after their power supply has been switched off — … Read more
Photographer Julian Abrams’ new project, Everything Beautiful Is Far Away, celebrates some key telescopes from around the world – and the impressive structures that house them Technology 18 January 2023 By Gege Li A Telescope in the Atacama desert, Chile Julian Abrams WITHOUT them, we would scarcely be able to comprehend the universe. Telescopes, whose … Read more
The world’s largest digital camera for astronomy is taller than a car, has as many pixels as 266 iPhones and will, over the course of the next 10 years, help researchers study billions of galaxies Technology 26 October 2022 By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan STANDING at 1.65 metres tall, the world’s largest digital camera has been unveiled … Read more
By Matthew Sparkes The robot is made from screws and joints ARCLab A snake-like robot made of giant screws and flexible joints that can travel across hard or loose surfaces and worm into tiny spaces such as tubes and tunnels may be key to exploring the interior of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus. While wheels or … Read more