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Giove B satellite / New generation of chips / Ship using the giant comet

-Giove B satellite -New generation of chips -Ship using the giant comet

The second satellite that will form the European Galileo network, the Giove B satellite, is almost ready to be sent into space a year later than expected. This second satellite consists of an operating system to demonstrate the value of the Galileo network. The first satellite of the Galileo network was launched in December 2005. A few weeks later, after being placed in orbit, he emitted the first signals. Since then, satellite signals have been received at various ground stations and the system has been found to be reliable. Therefore, the second satellite forming the network is arranged to launch as fast as possible. After the launch of the second satellite, four more satellites will have to be sent into space for proper analysis of the system. If everything goes according to plan, Galileo will be a public communications network of 30 satellites controlled from the ground.

AMD, Toshiba and IBM have joined forces to develop a new generation of chips. The chips will have circuits of 32 nanometers, which will allow them to perform as much work as the current transistors, but faster and with less energy consumption. The new chips will have a wide range of applications, from home computers that use games to places that require a lot of computing power. New technology-based chips will be released by the end of 2009.

While supporting the work of the engines, the first ship to use a giant kite with state-of-the-art technology has been launched in Hamburg. Thanks to the support of the comet, the MV Beluga uses less fuel and emits less emissions to the atmosphere. At the beginning of January he crosses the Atlantic and travels to Venezuela on his inaugural trip. The SkySails system is based on a kite with the possibility to use the force of the wind that flows at a height of 300 meters. With the new design, fuel costs are reduced by 20% per day, around €1,100, while carbon dioxide emissions are also reduced to the same level. in 2009, the SkySails system will be installed on two ships twice as large as the MV Beluga. The proponents of the system say that about 60,000 of the 100,000 commercial boats currently roaming the sea could use the new system.