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The Download: Dethroning SpaceX, and air-conditioning’s energy…
SpaceX is a space launch juggernaut. In just two decades, the company has managed to edge out former aerospace…
We should talk more about air-conditioning
Another piece of this whole thing: It’s not just about how much total electricity we need to run air…
Rivals are rising to challenge the dominance of SpaceX
Some of these companies are taking aim at SpaceX’s Falcon 9, which can lift as much as 20,000 kilograms into…
The machines are rising — but developers still hold the keys
This means software developers are going to become more important to how the world builds and maintains…
The Download: how to make better cooling systems, and farming on Mars
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
How 3D printing could make better cooling systems
“Heat exchangers are at the center of the industrial economy. They’re an essential part of every machine and…
The Download: Brain-computer interfaces, and teaching an AI model to give…
The big story The quest to protect farmworkers from extreme heat October 2024On July 21, 2024, temperatures…
Brain-computer interfaces face a critical test
Tech companies are always trying out new ways for people to interact with computers—consider efforts like Google…
How do you teach an AI model to give therapy?
The researchers, a team of psychiatrists and psychologists at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine,…
The Download: Generative AI therapy, and the future of 23andMe’s…
I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology. 1…