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[Updated] Review | Tronsmart Ara X5 Mini-PC Review

Introduction The third review, after Open Hour Gecko, and Probox2’s EX+ TV Box, is about the new Mini-PC/TV Box from one of the leading TV Boxes manufacturers: Tronsmart Ara X5 This is a brand new, Windows 10, Intel Atom (14nm Cherry Trail chipset) based TV Box and Mini-PC from Tronsmart. The “Mini-PC” description means it’s an actual windows running …

Liquid metal battery, HOT solar cells, and a Space Elevator!

  Hot Solar Cells Associate professor of electrical engineering Minjoo Larry Lee just got 2.5 Million dollars to develop dual-junction solar cells that can operate efficiently at extreme temperatures above 398.889 Celsius (or 750 degrees Fahrenheit). That’s about as hot as it gets in a brick oven. The idea is that in addition to converting a …