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Space travel is all about momentum. Rocketsturn their fuel into momentumthat carries people, satellites and science itself forward into space. SpaceXsent eight astronauts and 1 ton of suppliesto the International Space Station for NASA. The sixtourist spaceflightsin 2021 were a record. Nearly 200 orbital launches are scheduled for 2022. If things go well, this will smash last years record. The SpaceX Starship performed a number of test flights in 2021 and is set to do its first real mission in 2022....

A few years later, the hype around VR andARhas died down. ThenFacebook(the company)changed its name to Metaand signaled its investment in themetaverse. Suddenly everyone cared about VR and AR again. Yet I still find many people still arent quite clear on what all these terms mean. Whats the difference betweenaugmented realityand virtual reality? What does XR stand for, and what exactly is mixed reality? Fret no more friends, Im here to help....

Last week, the US Department of Transportation Secretary announced theNational Roadway Safety Strategylaunch. The strategy aims to respond to a national crisis: deaths and serious injuries involving cars and heavy trucks. It gets its funding from the bipartisan Build Back Better bill. The strategy alludes to some interesting research. Post-crash care Is the aim of zero safety just wishful thinking? The US is not the first country to focus on a zero fatality approach....

This is the latest pandemic phenomenon called Wordle a freeonline gamethat gives users a new word puzzle each day. In Wordle, players have six tries to guess a target five-letter word. Its sort of like the board gameMastermindbut with a key difference. In Mastermind, all six colors were equally likely to appear in the target. How to find the best first guess? What we need to know is: how common are each of the 26 letters in five-letter English words....

Earlier this year, aviral articleon Fast Company gained attention around the world. 40% off TNW Conference! you might do this by asking; How important is collaboration on your team? Can you tell me about a recent project your team completed and how? What strategies do you use to motivate your team? We all need a bit of rest and relaxation every now and then. How would you describe the work environment?...

Sure, its technically correct, but were talking about a very distant second place. Currently, it would be a huge stretch to call it a race. Chinas main advantage, when it comes to AI, is socialized data. But data can only take a nation so far. However, personal information isnt exactly useful if youre training drone swarms to identify and assault soft targets. 40% off TNW Conference! Today, its technology. The advent and implementation of deep learning has lead to a revolution in Chinas healthcare and infrastructure....

The modern world hurts my brain. When I first heard about it, I was pumped. Friends, the time Id save! But, of course, the world had something to say about that. While putting my digital certificate of vaccination in an easy-to-access place is cool… is it safe? And because Icando it, does that mean I should? Something that seemed simple on the surface is actually a minefield. I wanted some clarity on this issue....

Sonyhas had a rough few days. And note that nearlyeight yearsafter Microsoft bought Minecraft developer Mojang, that game is still on PlayStations. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. That could clearly cause problems down the line. This gives Sony breathing room to respond boldly to this existential danger. Here are three suggestions: 1. The fastest way of catching up might just be to buyGoogles strugglingStadia streaming service. Combining Stadias tech with PlayStation Nows vast catalog and simple price point could put Sony back on the offensive....

But todays batteries are typically quite small and store enough energy for only a few hours of electricity. Its calledpumped hydro energy storage. 40% off TNW Conference! There are several techniquesthat grid managers can use to keep that balance with variable sources like wind and solar. These include sharing power across large regions via interstate high-voltage transmission lines, managing demand and using energy storage. It is also cheaper for overnight and longer-term storage....

Can you believe Makayla was dropped fromBama Rush? Do you thinkCouch Guywas cheating? Did you seeGabby Petitoslast post before she went missing? If you dont spend much time online, you may not recognize these names. But on TikTok, their stories became sensationalized, memeified, hashtagged and rehashed. The most recent is #WestElmCaleb. Traditional tabloids place the lurid limelight on celebrities and public figures. But the TikTok tabloid targets everyday people. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

40% off TNW Conference! A 19 metre lunar crater made by a natural impact on 17 March 2013. But spacecraft orbiting the Moon will be able to image the impact crater afterward. Will we learn anything new? There have been several previous deliberate crashes onto the Moon, so we know what to expect. 30 metre wide crater on the Moon from the Apollo 13 Saturn IVB upper stage. Time lapse movie made from 5 hours of images, recorded by DSCOVR....

But theres one bit of news thats more important than the rest. And you guessed it: theres gonna be an electric Nissan Micra. I can barely compose myself. The 2008 Nissan Micra is the best car ever and I cant wait for the new one. 40% off TNW Conference! SO FREAKING CUTE (Credit:Auto trader) I needed a car. Being a broke-ass student, I finally settled on a second-hand 2008 Micra....

Lets face it: wrapping your head around EV charging infrastructure can be confusing. And actuallywaitingwhile your car gets filled with juice? But what if you didnt have to charge your vehicle at all? What if there was another way? And what if that way was battery swap stations? It switched its strategy, focused on the Supercharger connection, and declared that battery swapping was a dead-end. But is it really? How do battery swap stations work?...