Through the mirror: In a stunning blog post published this week, tech entrepreneur and virtual reality pioneer Eric Gullichsen claimed that Nvidia owes him around $1 billion in shares due to a gross miscalculation more than 30 years ago. Gullichsen was a member of Nvidia’s technical advisory board from September 1993 to April 1996. According … Read more
A clean energy company in China has just carried out hydrogen-boron fusion reactions at a rate of over 100 million per second in the EXL-50U spherical tokamak, the country’s first medium-sized spherical torus experimental device. Hebei-based ENN Group said the experiment resulted in more than 100 million fusion reactions per second. It is the first … Read more
What we know so far: Just a year ago, it seemed unthinkable that PC users would soon be able to emulate PlayStation 5 games in any meaningful way. However, recent changes in Sony’s policy seem to have stimulated several related projects in recent months. While only a handful of games are currently playable and the … Read more
A hydrophone located half a kilometer beneath the Beaufort Sea has spent seven years listening to the Arctic. His images show how dramatically the underwater environment changes throughout the year. This is important for scientists trying to detect signals from earthquakes, explosions and human activity. Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory analyzed the continuous recordings … Read more
In short: After the somewhat slow sales momentum of Alan Wake 2, Remedy Entertainment’s first major Steam release in six years appears to have sparked solid growth. Control Resonant immediately surpassed its predecessor’s popularity on the platform, rising to the top of the sales charts and remaining in the top 10 10 days later. According … Read more
China has set a new world record for simultaneous autonomous underwater vehicles after 116 small drones navigated a swimming pool without human control. Autonomous underwater vehicles from Northwestern Polytechnical University and Xian Tianhe Maritime Technologies took part in the experiment. Guinness World Records confirmed the achievement after officials monitored the demonstration on August 29. The … Read more
The takeaway: It’s been 30 years to the day since Nintendo launched its first 64-bit gaming console in North America, the aptly named Nintendo 64. It was Nintendo’s third major home console release and came at a crucial time, considering the competition had already moved to disc-based games. Nintendo’s new cartridge had landed in Japan … Read more
Conventional construction equipment has no chance in the turbulent, deep waters of the Bay of All Saints. Recently, the world’s “largest” purpose-built piling ship left Lyusi Port in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, and is headed to All Saints Bay in Brazil. It embarked on an ambitious 45-day journey across two oceans. It will contribute to the … Read more
In short: Boox has finally lifted the curtain on its previously announced competitor, the Xteink X4, and has officially entered the emerging ultraportable e-reader market. The new device sacrifices some of the versatility of Boox’s established brands to achieve the smallest size and lowest price in the company’s entire catalog. Pre-orders are now open for … Read more
Even when a nuclear reactor goes dark, it isn’t actually sleeping. The chain reaction stops immediately, but a thermal residue remains. Scientists call it decay heat. Left unchecked, this sustained energy can warp steel, melt components and turn a routine shutdown into a crisis. Now researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory … Read more