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Rocket scientists are making a more comfortable high heel
Before reinventing the high heel, Dolly Singh was a recruiter who brought thousands of engineers to places such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which is building rockets in Los Angeles. At SpaceX, Singh, 36, wore heels every day. Even though she loved pitching people on SpaceX, she started to dread taking recruits on tours of its 550,000-square-foot rocket factory.
What will urban rail systems look like in the future?
ByProfessor Roberto Palacin,Senior Research Associate, Railway Systems Research Group, Newcastle University. As the world’s population becomes increasingly urbanised, it is estimated that the number of journeys measured in passenger-kilometres will triple by 2050. Roads simply can’t absorb this increase.
VPT unveil Radiation Hardened DC-DC Power Converters for Space Power Systems
VPT have announced a new series of radiation hardened DC-DC power converters, point of load converters, and EMI filters to power space systems. The new SVR Series of space power products includes 24 new modules in 7 product families, all based on space-proven heritage designs and available qualified to MIL-PRF-38534 Class K.
Altium instrumental in breaking down the barrier to commercial space travel
Space transport start-up Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, made history last month when its Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth following the first successful mission by a private company to carry supplies to the International Space Station.