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Supernovas and microchips: the future of computer errors
Manage episode 524075394 series 5467
When an Airbus A320 made a dramatic altitude drop recently, Airbus grounded more than 6,000 planes to fix a software error that made aircraft computers vulnerable to cosmic radiation. So how exactly does radiation from deep space affect technology on earth, and should we be concerned?
Guest: Michael Wheatland, cosmic astrophysicist and Professor of Physics at University of Sydney
794 episodes
Manage episode 524075394 series 5467
When an Airbus A320 made a dramatic altitude drop recently, Airbus grounded more than 6,000 planes to fix a software error that made aircraft computers vulnerable to cosmic radiation. So how exactly does radiation from deep space affect technology on earth, and should we be concerned?
Guest: Michael Wheatland, cosmic astrophysicist and Professor of Physics at University of Sydney
794 episodes
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