INNOVATION
Asus brings glasses-free 3D to OLED laptops by arstechnica.com
High-specced workstations target professionals who want to work with 3D. During CES 2023 in Las Vegas today, Asus announced an upcoming feature that allows users to view and work with content in 3D without wearing 3D glasses. Read more
SCIENCE
French aerospace startup Gama to launch its first solar sail to space using SpaceX’s Falcon 9: Know more here by siliconcanals.com
Paris-based Gama, an aerospace company, announced that it is set to launch its first solar sail to space on Tuesday with the support of the French Space Agency — the CNES, and private companies, including CMA CGM Group. Read more
PROSPECTIVE
Scientists worried humankind will descend into chaos after discovering alien signal by futurism.com
Scientists at the recently opened SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews in Scotland have a daunting task ahead of them: figure out what the hell to do if we were ever to make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial civilization. If aliens got in touch tomorrow, they warn, humanity would be woefully ill-prepared. Read more
MOBILITY
Sony and Honda reveal Afeela, their joint EV brand, at CES by techcrunch.com
Nearly a year after Sony and Honda shared plans to jointly make and sell electric vehicles, the two companies revealed a prototype under the brand name Afeela. Kenichiro Yoshida, the CEO of Sony, talked through the company’s mobility philosophy, which prioritizes building vehicles that have autonomous capabilities and are transformed into “moving entertainment space[s].” Read more
UNUSUAL
Scientists used DNA to create tiny rounded objects by techexplorist.com
DNA origami is an enticing technique for nanoscale design because of its simple and consistent design principles, from which it can produce self-assembling, spatially organized nanomaterials to study nanoscale phenomena. Read more