The invention of the CD player
Want to know who invented the basic technology that made possible CD and DVD players possible? Take a look at this restrospective describing the discovery, from Physical Review Focus of the American Physcial Society.
Tag: engineering
Ikaros successfully accelerated by the Sun
The Japanese space agency has announced that their solar sail spacecraft Ikaros has successfully increased its velocity using only the light from the Sun, the first time this has ever been done by an interplanetary spacecraft.
Solar powered plane flies for over 24 hours
Icarus truly rising. A solar-powered plane has successfully flown for over 24 hours.