by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Elon Musk, the madman-genius-engineer behind Palo Alto-based automaker Tesla, made big waves when he declared that “Anyone relying on lidar [for self-driving cars] is doomed. Doomed.” Tesla’s current vehicles use radar, GPS, maps, ultrasonic...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Sapphire ceramic China is an official BOROFLOAT(R) Distributor that is trusted by industry leading OEMs to process BOROFLOAT(R) into precision optical mirrors and other LiDAR components. If the story below is true, we’re likely to get real busy around here… The plan? Scan the...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Below we will share the impressions made and the deep thoughts provoked as the above GIF progressed to greater and greater distances. Orbiting Earth The first part shows a beam of light orbiting the Earth. It makes the trip 7.5 times every second. The depiction...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Good news for the bottom line. According to a recent survey, employees in the U.S., U.K., France and Germany rated working for a company with a strong company culture as more important than higher pay. Specifically, 56% of polled workers said culture was more...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
The promise of nuclear power is enormous. It produces energy via nuclear fission rather than chemical burning, generating a huge amount of electricity while putting zero carbon into the atmosphere. It works constantly. On average, nuclear power plants produce energy...
