Computer chip developed that can survive surface of Venus

[Becky]

The surface of Venus is one of the most inhospitable places in our solar system; the atmospheric pressure is more than 90-times that of Earth, the temperature is over 460 Celsius, and the sky is covered by clouds of sulphuric acid. The Soviet Union have been the only nation to land any tech on the surface to date, and each lander succumbed to the harsh conditions very quickly.

Now a team at NASA Glenn Research Centre have developed a computer chip that can actually survive and operate in these conditions.

SiC-based electronics and sensors can operate in demanding conditions (including 600 °C = 1112 °F glowing red hot!) and where conventional silicon-based electronics cannot. Silicon carbide’s ability to function in high temperature, high power, and high radiation conditions will enable important performance enhancements to a wide variety of systems and applications. In particular, SiC’s high-temperature high-power capabilities offer economically significant benefits to aircraft, spacecraft, power, automotive, communications, and energy production industries.

Read more here: NASA Glenn, Research Paper

 

[bootneck02]

Yes that is great, BUT they have not got rid of Trump yet.

 

[muckshifter]

Yes that is great, BUT they have not got rid of Trump yet.

no, but he's going along to make sure it complies.

 

[bootneck02]