Hard Drive Test Data – Determining Failure Rates and More

Since 2013, Backblaze has published statistics and insights based on the hard drives in our data center. You’ll find links to those reports below. We also publish the data underlying these reports, so that anyone can reproduce them. You’ll find an overview of this data and the download links further down this page. Source: Hard Read more about Hard Drive Test Data – Determining Failure Rates and More[…]

CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time

A Chinese group has become the first to inject a person with cells that contain genes edited using the revolutionary CRISPR–Cas9 technique. On 28 October, a team led by oncologist Lu You at Sichuan University in Chengdu delivered the modified cells into a patient with aggressive lung cancer as part of a clinical trial at Read more about CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time[…]

Virgin Galactic and Boom unveil Concorde 2.0 tester to restart supersonic travel

At a Colorado aircraft hangar, the two firms unveiled the triple-engined XB-1 prototype, a one-third sized prototype of the airliner they hope will be able to blast from London to New York in three hours and 15 minutes – air traffic control allowing. “60 years after the dawn of the jet age, we’re still flying Read more about Virgin Galactic and Boom unveil Concorde 2.0 tester to restart supersonic travel[…]