Wisk, an advanced air mobility (AAM) company, recently publicly demonstrated a fully autonomous flight, conducted by an all-electric, fly-by-wire, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Wisk’s milestone flight is the first-ever public demonstration of a fully autonomous 5th Generation eVTOL fixed-wing air taxi: Wisk completed a multi-transition flight, during which the air taxi transitioned from hover…
Alef Model A, Image/Alef Aeronautics Alef, a startup in e-VTOL aviation, is designing and developing the world’s first real flying car. The futuristic Alef Model A is seen as a solution to the issues of modern traffic congestion, with a price tag of $300,000. The flying car is deemed “safe”, and is “affordable” considering it is a flying…
To understand Quantum Computing a definition is necessary. Think of Quantum Computing as problem solving simultaneously at once and is essentially defined as: “In the current architecture of a CPU, we have bits that are either one or zero. In a quantum computer, instead of bits we have qubits that exist in both states—one and zero—and everything…
IBM and Samsung Introduce Semiconductor with New Vertical Transistor Architecture, Image/IBM With the ability to reduce energy usage by 85 percent compared to a scaled fin field-effect transistor (finFET), IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Samsung Electronics both recently announced a breakthrough in semiconductor design utilizing a new Vertical Transport Field Effect Transistors, or VTFET which addresses Moore’s Law, the idea that the…
Meta Haptic Gloves Reach for the Metaverse, Screen Capture/Youtube/Meta What are haptic gloves? Haptic gloves are “comfortable and customizable gloves that can reproduce a range of sensations in virtual worlds, including texture, pressure and vibration.” The Meta Reality Labs Research teams goal is to create the technology to solve one of the challenges of the metaverse: How do we touch…
First Flying Microchip, Image/Northwestern University Developed by Northwestern University engineers, the winged microchip is the smallest-ever human-made flying structure that could be dropped from a plane or building: About the size of a grain of sand, the new flying microchip (or “microflier”) does not have a motor or engine. Instead, it catches flight on the wind — much like…
Google Meet Series One Desk 27 and Board 65 Video Conferencing Devices, Image/YouTube/Google “Google is announcing Series One Board 65 and Series One Desk 27, new all-in-one video conferencing devices for Google Meet. The Series One Desk 27 is configured for desktops and small shared spaces in the office or at home, whereas the Series One…
Horizon Workrooms, Image/Oculus Horizon Workrooms (beta) is now available on Oculus Quest 2. Sign up now with Horizon Workrooms and pair your device to start collaborating in VR: “Horizon Workrooms (beta) is the VR space for teams to connect, collaborate and develop ideas, together. Meet teammates across the table, even if you’re across the world.” Another Horizon Workroom…