Lucky eBayer snags 128-core Intel server for $700 — HP server has 1TB RAM and 16 Xeon CPUs worth more than $4,000
The bundle includes sixteen BL460c G8 servers, each built around a single Intel Xeon E5-2660 processor with 8 cores, 12 threads, and a 2.20 GHz base clock under the Sandy Bridge-EP architecture. Multiplied across the…
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A camera in a toothbrush? Dyson tells us why it combined 'WiFi, AI, intelligent sensing and fluid dynamics with a highly engineered brushing experience' to create the Dyson Camerajet
True to form, it has surpassed the rumours with a toothbrush that goes one step beyond the norm and is packed with innovation. Having trialled it a week prior to launch, I was among the first journalists to give the…
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'Engineered for affordability': Lockheed Martin says Vectis stealth combat drone family will come before 2028 — promotion videos show two hidden missile bays
The company says the aircraft is intended for autonomous missions alongside crewed fighters, including the F-35 and future combat platforms. Lockheed expects the first Vectis prototype to fly in 2027, with four…
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Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into superhot-rock geothermal
The fresh funding will help the company develop horizontal wells in superhot rocks capable of generating 15 megawatts of electricity per well. Mazama plans to start generating electricity sometime next year and said its…
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Europe pushes for space independence amid geopolitical rifts
“Our security on Earth increasingly depends on our security in space,” European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said at the inaugural International Space Summit in Paris, France on 10 September. “Europe must…
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Chinese companies doubled down on science after US tech restrictions
Researchers examined how Chinese firms adjusted their ways of accessing knowledge after the US government put them on an Entity List. The list prevents those on it from licensing certain materials and engaging with joint…
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AI cracked the Navier–Stokes challenge. What does that mean for physics?
The AI solution proved mathematically that there are instances in which the Navier–Stokes equations — famous, nineteenth-century formulae that model how fluids flow — produce a ‘singularity’, predicting physically…
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How research funding took me out of the lab and into leadership
After waiting anxiously for another six months, I finally received an invitation to interview. I knew, therefore, that my proposal had been well received and would be eligible for resubmission should I ultimately miss…
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Daily briefing: How to turn a paper into an AI agent
He experienced improved symptoms and continued to work as a physician a year after starting treatment. Antisense oligonucleotide therapy uses short strands of genetic material to target RNA produced by a faulty gene…
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First for RNA therapy: man with rare motor-neuron disease improves after treatment
Researchers say the early results are exciting and lay the foundation for more treatments for neurodegenerative diseases caused by rare mutations. The man had a slowly progressing form of motor neuron disease, also…
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