Hey look, it’s a tricorder. Really.

Elon Musk, former PayPal creator/owner, has the space web abuzz with his latest announcement.
Dragon, a SpaceX designed spacecraft that will be able to ride on top of the Falcon 9 rocket Musk plans to build. It can dock with the ISS, and a prototype does exist, though the prototype does not have a heat shield.

UK scientists have upped the efficiency of the tiny semiconductor devices known as ‘quantum dots’, which are now 70% effective at producing entangled photons. Applications for these devices abound in the fields of computing and communications.

The ‘Realiser’ from MCP is, essentially, a 3D printer/prototyper for metals. The von Neumann era approaches!

It really seems to be little Enceladus’ week in the spotlight. Not only has it been found to have water in its make-up, but it is also the source of Saturn’s E-ring.