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November 2021 Issue

The New Supersonic Boom

Aeronautical engineers strive for a fresh start two decades after Concorde's demise

Subspace Rebuilt the Internet for Real-Time Applications

The company uses "Internet weather" mapping, automatic rerouting, and dedicated fiber to speed up traffic

A New Wildfire Watchdog

Alerts about forest fires shouldn't depend on pets smelling smoke. We need smart infrastructure, and that needs zero-power sensors

The Real Story of Pixar

How a bad hardware company turned itself into a great movie studio

Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Energy storage sparks a concentrating-solar boom

Air Taxis Are Safe—According to the Manufacturers

But what keeps an eVTOL aloft when things go wrong?

Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses

How serious a threat to power companies is Tesla's sweeping, distributed "Energy Plan"?

Turn Any Surface Into a Touchscreen

A clever optical trick can help project interactive touchscreens onto any surface

Electric Airplanes Won’t Make Much of a Dent in Air Travel for Decades to Come

Reason: Batteries are nowhere near able to sustain wide-body airliners over flights measuring in the thousands of kilometers

The Metaverse Could Help Us Better Understand Reality

The killer app for ambitious virtual reality could be our world

Windows 11 Is Here, But Will It Run on Your PC?

Some of the actual beta testers will now have to downgrade to Windows 10

L. Frank Baum’s Cautionary Tale About the Gifts of Electricity

It's no Wizard of Oz, but The Master Key has unique charms

Learn Docker and Kubernetes With the Turing Pi

A home cluster is a great way to grapple with containerized software

Becoming a Leader at NASA

Marcellus Proctor oversees major space projects

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November 2021 Issue

Aeronautical engineers strive for a fresh start two decades after Concorde's demise

The company uses "Internet weather" mapping, automatic rerouting, and dedicated fiber to speed up traffic

Alerts about forest fires shouldn't depend on pets smelling smoke. We need smart infrastructure, and that needs zero-power sensors

How a bad hardware company turned itself into a great movie studio

Energy storage sparks a concentrating-solar boom

But what keeps an eVTOL aloft when things go wrong?

How serious a threat to power companies is Tesla's sweeping, distributed "Energy Plan"?

A clever optical trick can help project interactive touchscreens onto any surface

Reason: Batteries are nowhere near able to sustain wide-body airliners over flights measuring in the thousands of kilometers

The killer app for ambitious virtual reality could be our world

Some of the actual beta testers will now have to downgrade to Windows 10

It's no Wizard of Oz, but The Master Key has unique charms

A home cluster is a great way to grapple with containerized software

Marcellus Proctor oversees major space projects

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