Intuitive Machines Declares Readiness for Lunar Mission
A Houston-based company that is one of several US firms building private lunar landers, Intuitive Machines, says its 3-meter-tall Nova-C lander is finally ready to take to the skies. "Our Nova-C lander is completely built," said Steve Altemus, co-founder and chief executive of Intuitive Machines, in an earnings call on Monday. "We will deliver a
Frackers exploit “Halliburton loophole” to conceal use of hazardous chemicals
For almost 20 years, US public-health advocates have worried that toxic chemicals are getting into ground water and harming human health because of an exemption to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act that allows operators of oil and gas fracking operations to use chemicals that would be regulated if used for any other purpose. The
Generative AI: The Key to Unlocking Your Work Time
Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here Can you remember a time before ChatGPT dominated almost every conversation about the future of work? Despite its relative infancy—OpenAI launched the chatbot in November 2022—the generative AI tool has had a groundbreaking effect on almost every industry, and not
Introducing vuln_GPT: AI-Powered Solution to Detect and Fix Software Vulnerabilities
Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here A primary security challenge for organizations of all sizes is the ability to detect, then fix, potential software vulnerabilities. According to New York based cybersecurity startup Vicarius, the solution to patching vulnerabilities quickly could well rely on the use of
Infrared Light Uncovers Concealed Portrait beneath René Magritte’s 1943 Painting
Researchers at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, using infrared reflectography, have discovered an earlier painted portrait of a woman underneath René Magritte's 1943 painting, La Cinquième Saison, from 1943—possibly a portrait of his wife, Georgette. The work is part of an ongoing research project to scientifically explore the artist's painting materials and
NASA’s Roman Telescope Set to Discover Abundance of Earth-sized Rogue Planets
Planets that go rogue orbit no star. They wander the vacuum of space alone, having been kicked out of their star systems by gravitational interactions with other planets and stars. Nobody really knows how many rogue planets could be out there, but that may change in a few years. Researchers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight
Nvidia Contributes to OpenUSD Framework for 3D Content
We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Summit Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of "Playing the Edge." Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. Nvidia has contributed a number of resources, frameworks, and services aimed at accelerating the adoption of Universal Scene Description (USD), known
Mars Rover Discovers Evidence of Seasonal Floods
The prodigious evidence for water on Mars has eliminated scientific debate about whether Mars had a watery past. It clearly did. But it has left us with an awkward question: What exactly did that past look like? Some results argue that there were long-lived oceans and lakes on Mars. Others argue that the water largely
Generative AI: The Latest Frontier in Software Engineering Innovation
Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here E=mc^2 is Einstein’s simple equation that changed the course of humanity by enabling both nuclear power and nuclear weapons. The generative AI boom has some similarities. It is not just the iPhone or the browser moment of our times; it’s
Critical Listserv for Disease Outbreak Surveillance at Risk
Internal dissent within the mostly volunteer disease-news network known as ProMED—which alerted the world to the earliest cases of COVID, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and SARS—has broken out into the open and threatens to take down the internationally treasured network unless an external sponsor can be found. The struggle for the future of the
