Elon Musk Floats ‘Terrafab’ as Tesla’s Next Big AI Chip Bet

At Tesla’s 2025 shareholder meeting, Elon Musk warned supplier output may fall short and floated a ‘Terrafab’, a gigantic chip fab to secure Tesla’s AI chips.

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Peking University’s 3-Layer Cooling System Handles Record Chip Heat Loads

Peking University engineers built a three-layer microfluidic cooling device that manages 3,000 W/cm² heat flux with just 0.9 W/cm² pumping power. Using manifold, microjet, and microchannel layers, it dissipates heat efficiently, promising a leap toward cooler, smaller, and more power-efficient chip designs.

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Bad Weather Delays Blue Origin’s New Glenn Launch of NASA’s Mars Mission

Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch was postponed on November 9, 2025, because of heavy clouds at Cape Canaveral. The rocket was carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE orbiters to study Mars’s atmosphere. The delay came a day before the FAA’s new daytime launch ban during a federal shutdown. The next attempt is scheduled for November 12.

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Webb Finds Phosphorus-Bearing Gas in an Ancient Brown Dwarf

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected phosphine (PH₃) in the atmosphere of the ancient brown dwarf Wolf 1130C, about 54 light-years away in Cygnus. This marks the first confirmed detection of a phosphorus-bearing gas in such a metal-poor object. The finding surprises astronomers, as phosphine was previously undetected in similar brown dwarfs, challenging ...

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