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LSST Largest Digital Camera Installed Simonyi Survey Telescope

3.2 Gigapixel LSST, the World’s Largest Digital Camera, Has Been Installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope

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LSST Largest Digital Camera Installed Simonyi Survey Telescope
Photo credit: RubinObs / NOIRLab / SLAC / NSF / DOE / AURA / A. Pizarro D.
It’s official, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), which is currently the world’s largest digital camera, has been installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. Weighing nearly 6,200 pounds and measuring 5.5 ft (h) x 9.8 ft (w), the camera is literally the size of a small SUV, with a 3.2-gigapixel (3,200-megapixel) focal plane, making it the highest-resolution camera of its kind.

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Australian Man Titanium Artificial Heart BiVACOR

Australian Man Leaves Hospital with Full Titanium Artificial Heart from BiVACOR

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Australian Man Titanium Artificial Heart BiVACOR
We may be decades away from artificial wombs, but one Australian man was able to leave St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney with a full titanium artificial heart from BiVACOR this past month. Officially called the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH), this device basically replaces both ventricles of the heart, taking over the pumping of blood to the body (systemic circulation) and lungs (pulmonary circulation).

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HyperLoopTT HyperPort Study Brazil Transport 370MPH Cargo

HyperloopTT Successfully Completes HyperPort Study in Brazil, May One Day Move Cargo at 370MPH

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HyperLoopTT HyperPort Study Brazil Transport 370MPH Cargo
Now here’s a name you don’t hear often: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT). The company announced this week that they have completed the world’s first HyperPort feasibility study in Brazil. What did they discover? Well, just the transformative potential of the HyperPort system to meet Brazil’s growing shipping demands while promoting sustainable economic growth for starters.

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