NASA’s new computer chip could survive three weeks on Venus


Despite actually being closer to us than Mars, Venus has gotten relatively little attention as a potential research target simply because the extremely hot conditions on the planet have been more than our current computer technology could handle for a prolonged period of time

However, according to Gizmodo and Ars Technica, that could soon change, as a team of NASA researchers has reportedly developed a new type of chip that, when tested in a high-temperature, high-pressure environment similar to that found on Venus, managed to function normally for up to three weeks without the benefit of any cooling technology or protective shielding.

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