Innovation is often described as a breakthrough. In practice it is slower, messier and far less predictable. This category examines how new ideas actually go from concept to implementation and why many don’t make it very far. Interesting Engineering’s coverage includes new technologies, novel manufacturing methods, and unconventional approaches to long-standing problems. But the focus … Read more
The big picture: Ahead of its official release later this week, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is offering early access to its campaign to players who pre-order the game. As expected, thousands of players are taking advantage of the opportunity and the vast majority seem to be impressed by the gameplay, graphics and storyline. … Read more
Amazon is backing plans for a 960-megawatt nuclear power plant in Indiana that could house 12 small modular reactors (SMRs) on the site of a former coal-fired power plant. The company has signed an agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) and nuclear technology developer X-Energy to study the feasibility of the project. If built, the … Read more
Ripple effect: One of the most popular computer programs aims to provide a better experience on Linux computers. The Steam client is moving to 64-bit, providing functionality parity with versions designed to run on different operating systems. A recent Steam client beta update brought the program into the 64-bit era on Linux. The native Linux … Read more
NVIDIA has announced that JUPITER, Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, has completed a record-breaking quantum computing simulation, allowing researchers to explore and validate the cultivation of magical states. The 104-qubit simulation, described by NVIDIA as the largest comprehensive simulation of a fault-tolerant quantum computing system to date, ran on NVIDIA GH200 GPUs at the Jülich Supercomputing … Read more
Enthusiast zone: Nvidia’s signed firmware has ensured that BIOS modifications are largely off the table for GeForce owners. A new set of tools bypasses this blocking rather than destroying it by loading a custom VBIOS through the driver itself. It reopens a door that enthusiasts thought was closed, but it arrives on a platform where … Read more
Scientists in New York state have developed a unique superconducting neural chip that can reportedly process about a million fusion plasma samples per second. The new Super Intelligence (SI) computer chip was developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). For the project, they collaborated with the Princeton Plasma … Read more
What just happened? Elon Musk makes a lot of big promises, not all of which come true, but it’s hard to imagine how he won’t keep this promise. The world’s richest person says he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in America next year, adding that “this will be the first … Read more
Elon Musk has pledged to give every child in the United States a share of SpaceX next year, proposing a raffle potentially worth $10.7 billion as artificial intelligence companies face growing pressure over their impact on society. “Next year I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every child in America,” he wrote on … Read more
What just happened? The US Air Force has announced the military’s latest step towards an autonomous future. This time, an F-22 Raptor pilot piloted a drone during a simulated combat. The pilot provided high-level tactical instructions to the YFQ-44A during the flight, essentially turning it into an unmanned wingman. The demonstration took place earlier this … Read more