Quick thinking and a stroke of luck averted a Moon lander disaster for Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines‘ spacecraft touched down yesterday on the lunar surface… sideways. CEO Steve Altemus confirmed during a press conference Friday that, while it wasn’t a perfect landing, it’s nothing short of a miracle the spacecraft landed intact at all. Using a small model of the lander, Altemus demonstrated how engineers believe the spacecraft, called Odysseus, […]
3x 530i’s 6,000 miles later (G30 vs G60)
I wanted to do a short write-up on our first 6,000 miles with the G60 530i. Myself, mother, and brother are previous G30 5 series drivers and thought it would be good to buy the same car again. The only difference is, I was previously in a 530e, my mother a 540i, and my brother […]
Multi-color 3D printing with a single material: researchers develop new chameleon-inspired 3D printing process
Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have developed a novel method for multi-color 3D printing. Unlike conventional multi-color 3D printing approaches which require multiple materials, this method only requires a single ink. This is said to make the new process more efficient and sustainable. Drawing […]
Liquidity Pools Explained: Simplifying DeFi for Beginners
The Important BitsLiquidity pools are crucial components of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, enabling transactions without the need for traditional financial intermediaries by pooling funds in smart contracts. They offer incentives to liquidity providers through crypto rewards and a portion of trading fees, facilitating trading, lending, and other DeFi activities with mechanisms like Automated Market […]
Crypto Platform Which Predicted Bitcoin To Reach $50,000 Has Released A New Target
Crypto financial services platform Matrixport has made another bullish prediction for the Bitcoin price. This time, they predicted that Bitcoin would rise to $63,000, including when the flagship crypto token hits this target. Matrixport had previously predicted that BTC would rise to $50,000 by the end of January, although that didn’t happen. Bitcoin Will Rise […]
Cyber Security Pros Should Worry About State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks
State-sponsored cyber intrusions have become an increasing concern to both Australian governments and organisations. Defence Minister Richard Marles warned just last year that the country was seeing a greater interest from state actors in critical infrastructure. Nathan Wenzler, chief security strategist at cyber security firm Tenable, said state-sponsored threat actors typically infiltrate by stealth and […]
President Biden Brags that the Supreme Court Cannot Stop Him from Canceling Student Debt – JONATHAN TURLEY
President Joe Biden held a press event to brag about a major accomplishment this week. That itself is hardly surprising in an election year, but the boast itself was rather curious. In announcing the writing off of another $1.2 billion owed to the government in student loans, Biden gloated that the Supreme Court could not […]