Kioxia Demonstrates RAID Offload Scheme for NVMe Drives
At FMS 2024, Kioxia had a proof-of-concept demonstration of their proposed a new RAID offload methodology for enterprise SSDs. The impetus for this is quite clear: as SSDs get faster…
Six-wheeled robot inspects sketchy culverts so people don’t have to
Stormwater culverts can be dangerous places, due to hazards such as crumbling concrete ceilings, submerged obstacles, and toxic gas accumulations. The PIPE-i robot was designed with that fact in mind,…
We could make fuel and fertiliser by recycling wastewater
Farmers rely on ammonia as a fertiliser for cropsPattie Calfy/Getty Images An environmentally friendly technique turns wastewater into ammonia and harmless by-products using a multi-chambered chemical reactor. The sustainable alternative…
Western Digital Introduces 4 TB microSDUC, 8 TB SDUC, and 16 TB External SSDs
Western Digital's BiCS8 218-layer 3D NAND is being put to good use in a wide range of client and enterprise platforms, including WD's upcoming Gen 5 client SSDs and 128…
Has the mystery of life’s 'handedness' finally been cracked?
All living creatures use only the left or right-handed forms of certain molecules, and now we might understand why
Why overcoming your cynicism could be key to a healthier, happier life
According to Thomas Hobbes, one of history’s most famous cynics, life is “nasty, brutish, and short”. But according to Jamil Zaki, director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory in California,…
The Noctua NH-D15 G2 LBC Cooler Review: Notoriously Big, Incredibly Good
When you buy a retail computer CPU, it usually comes with a standard cooler. However, most enthusiasts find that the stock cooler just does not cut it in terms of…
218 Layers With Superior Scaling
Kioxia's booth at FMS 2024 was a busy one with multiple technology demonstrations keeping visitors occupied. A walk-through of the BiCS 8 manufacturing process was the first to grab my…
Super-thin E Ink tablet improves mobile productivity with AI
Hong Kong startup Viwoods has cooked AI smarts into its 10-inch e-note tablet to help users get the most from ePaper productivity on the go. Voice interaction is available, the…
From Sandpiles to Angel Investments
This article explores the dynamics of angel investing through the lens of celebrated mathematical theories of self-organized criticality (SOC) and fractal behavior. Return distributions from AngelList data highlight the presence…
