After suggesting this in 2017 it looks like some development might actually happen, only for drones:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-42443334

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/optane-memory.html
looks like there is three choices to intels new drives that they say are faster than ssd's

ssd for storage or os 240gb/280gb
m.2 for storage or os but small size 16gb/32gb best used for system acceleration
PCI Express 3.0 for storage or os 240gb/280gb

the only catch is you need to use kaybylake or coffeelake processors and motherboard has to support it

This story is all over the web, in case no one has heard about it I'm posting it here.

Will it have an impact on Intel CPU performance ? I don't know for sure but it looks possible.

QuoteTwo critical vulnerabilities found in Intel chips can let an attacker steal data from the memory of running apps, such as data from password managers, browsers, emails, and photos and documents.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-flaws-affect-every-intel-chip-since-1995-arm-processors-vulnerable/


And for those like me that just want to watch a vid:

Nice article here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41972290

Thought you star gazers may like the reviews...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0013D8VDQ

For the US reviews, swap .co.uk for .com - most of the reviews are on the US site, but the tagging here directs you to the UK site. There's a few reviews on the UK one though.

Though this was very cool.

QuoteNASA's announced that Voyager 1's already-amazingly-long mission will probably be extended for an extra two or three years, thanks to a successful attempt to use thrusters that haven't fired up since the year 1980.

As NASA announced last Friday, Voyager 1's been using its "attitude control thrusters" (ACMs) for decades, to nudge the probe so that its antenna points at Earth and it can stay in touch.

Full story at The Register : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/04/voyager_1_mission_extension_thanks_assmbler_code_and_thrusters_unused_since_1980/