Apple’s second-generation silicon debuts in redesigned MacBook Air

In June 2020, Apple revealed that its computing products were about to follow iPhones and iPads and use its own bespoke system-on-chip. Now the company has revealed the M1's successor, and the first models to benefit from a marked performance boost.

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Reusable hypersonic rocket sled recovered after Mach 5+ run

For the first time, the US Air Force has successfully recovered a reusable rocket sled traveling at hypersonic speed. The test in late March was part of the USAF's Hypersonic Sled Recovery project and saw the sled reach 5.6 times the speed of sound.

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Crop-monitoring Solix agri-bot headed for field trials

Farmers could be spared a lot of work and expense – plus the environment could be spared a lot of harmful chemicals – if crops didn't have to be sprayed indiscriminately. The new plant-inspecting Solix robot was designed with those facts in mind.

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Diamond-based quantum computer paired with supercomputers for first time

A quantum processor, developed by German-Australian start-up Quantum Brilliance, runs at room temperature, and will now work in tandem with classical supercomputers at the Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre.

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Fujifilm covers all the angles with rotating lens business projector

Fujifilm first revealed a novel ultra-short-throw projector rocking a nifty rotating lens back in 2018, before officially launching it as the FP-Z5000 in 2019. A brighter model followed in 2021, and now the company has slotted another unit in the middle of its Z-series lineup.

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EPFL’s super-fast 3D-printing technique makes resin objects in seconds

Researchers at EPFL have demonstrated a light-based 3D-printing method that's about 30 times faster than conventional additive manufacturing, creating objects in 20 seconds that would normally take more like 10 minutes thanks to photocurable resins.

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Latest version of Elios caged drone gets LiDAR for 3D mapping

Mapping the inside of cramped, difficult-to-reach areas can be helpful to people such as plant operators, but drones flown in such places could easily crash. The LiDAR- and cage-equipped Elios 3 quadcopter was designed with that challenge in mind.

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LG snuggles up to the wall with flagship CineBeam UST laser projector

LG has followed the release of the HU715Q CineBeam 4K ultra-short-throw projector with a new flagship aimed at "serious movie lovers." The HU915QE boasts a tight throw ratio, a triple-laser light source, high brightness and a built-in sound system.

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Royal Mail plans 50 drone delivery routes servicing the isles of the UK

Over the past couple of years, the UK's Royal Mail service has been exploring the potential of drones to service remote corners of the nation, and is now pressing ahead with its plans for automated aerial delivery.

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