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Hyundai Motor Group Introduces Two New Robots by Evan Ackerman on 2021-02-11 19:00 (#5E2MV) The new owner of Boston Dynamics has some interesting ideas about what robots should be doing
Practical Guide to Security in the AWS Cloud, by the SANS Institute on 2021-02-11 18:30 (#5E2MW) Tactics, techniques, and procedures for securely operating in the cloud
3D-Printed Thruster Boosts Range of CubeSat Applications by Charles Q. Choi on 2021-02-11 16:16 (#5E2G5) Inexpensive and accessible electrical propulsion could be a boon for satellite-based Internet and Earth observing networks
AI Agents Play "Hide the Toilet Plunger" to Learn Deep Concepts About Life by Eliza Strickland on 2021-02-11 16:00 (#5E2DR) Training AI agents via gameplay could yield a more flexible and general intelligence
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Way IT Companies Work by Sudhaman Parthasarathy on 2021-02-10 19:00 (#5E188) A study reveals the benefits and drawbacks of having employees work from home
New Drone Software Handles Motor Failures Even Without GPS by Evan Ackerman on 2021-02-09 19:30 (#5DZP3) Onboard visual state estimation can save your quadrotor from a crash—and doesn't need GPS to do it
Smart City Video Platform Finds Crimes and Suspects by Michelle Hampson on 2021-02-09 19:00 (#5E401) "Investigator" program intelligently sifts through hundreds of video feeds and quickly homes in on persons of interest
Cybernetics, Computer Design, and a Meeting of the Minds by David C. Brock on 2021-02-09 14:00 (#5DZ66) An influential 1951 conference in Paris considered the computer as a model of—and for—the human mind
Application Note – Advanced Time-Domain Measurements on 2021-02-08 21:00 (#5DY6S) Advanced Time-Domain Measurements
Application Note – The Art of Pulse Detection on 2021-02-08 18:30 (#5DXW2) Advanced Pulse Detection Techniques
NIST Develops Compact Laser-Cooled Atom Trap by Rahul Rao on 2021-02-08 17:00 (#5DXW3) Its components can be placed on a chip, potentially opening the door to mass production
Bionic muscles that are stronger, faster, and more efficient by Payal Dhar on 2021-02-08 14:00 (#5DXJR) Polymer-coated carbon nanotube yarns the thickness of human hair have 10 times the capability of human muscles
New Type of DRAM Could Accelerate AI by Samuel K. Moore on 2021-02-08 13:00 (#5DXD6) Capacitorless DRAM using oxide semiconductors could be built in 3D layers above a processor’s silicon
Video Friday: New Entertainment Robot Sings and Does Impressions by Evan Ackerman on 2021-02-05 23:30 (#5DTV7) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Decoding the Innovation Delusion, Nurturing the Maintenance Mindset by David C. Brock on 2021-02-05 22:44 (#5DTSA) Why we celebrate innovation while ignoring maintenance and care
Introduction to Novel R&S Approach for Jitter Decomposition on 2021-02-05 21:30 (#5DTQ2) New approach for achieving consistent results with jitter decomposition
Test and measurement solutions & how to control test equipment remotely, while respecting social-distancing. on 2021-02-05 18:30 (#5DTFV) Introducing Social-Distanced Testing to Space Industry
Get Your Interpreters Ready—This Year's BASIC 10-Liner Competition Is Open For Entries by Stephen Cass on 2021-02-05 18:20 (#5DTCQ) Write a complete game using fewer characters than this blog post
Don't Believe the Hype About Hypersonic Missiles by Cameron L. Tracy on 2021-02-05 13:00 (#5DSWE) Hypersonic tech represents merely evolutionary change that isn't worth the price
Ohio State President Makes Increasing Interdisciplinary Research and Diversity Her Priorities by Joanna Goodrich on 2021-02-04 19:00 (#5DRTA) Kristina Johnson, this year’s IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal recipient, discusses her goals for the school
Can Silicon Nanostructures Knock Plastic Lenses Out of Cell Phone Cameras? by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-02-04 17:01 (#5DRM5) Startup Metalenz says its nanostructures do a better job of guiding light to image sensors than curved plastic lenses
Ultrasonic Holograms: Who Knew Acoustics Could Go 3D? by Michelle Hampson on 2021-02-03 18:02 (#5DQ2M) Imaging and other medical applications waiting in the wings
To Really Judge an AI's Smarts, Give it One of These IQ Tests by Matthew Hutson on 2021-02-02 20:57 (#5DNNV) A variety of new tests seeks to assess AI's ability to reason and learn concepts
Find Out Who Received a 2021 IEEE Major Award by Lynn Frassetti on 2021-02-02 20:00 (#5DNK1) Jacob Ziv and Steve Wozniak were among the recipients
High Strength, NASA Low Outgassing Approved Epoxy by MasterBond on 2021-02-02 18:30 (#5DNRS) Because Supreme 10HT has demonstrated superior strength properties, it was selected for use in several research studies
North Korea-Backed Hackers Targeting Security Researchers by Charles Q. Choi on 2021-02-02 18:00 (#5DNCP) A fake blog and bogus Twitter accounts were used to lure targets
AI Predicts Asymptomatic Carriers of COVID-19 by Emily Waltz on 2021-02-02 14:30 (#5DN1W) Machine learning identifies superspreaders and ranks source of infection among a moving crowd
Boston Dynamics' Spot Robot Is Now Armed by Evan Ackerman on 2021-02-02 13:00 (#5DMVH) The quadruped robot can now use an arm to interact with its environment semi-autonomously
OpenAI's GPT-3 Speaks! (Kindly Disregard Toxic Language) by Eliza Strickland on 2021-02-01 17:03 (#5DKNW) Ready or not, powerful text-generation AI will soon be assuming roles of customer service reps and video game characters
Alphabet's Loon Failed to Bring Internet to the World. What Went Wrong? by Michael Koziol on 2021-02-01 15:29 (#5DKET) The balloon-based wireless provider ultimately couldn’t close the digital gap
Video Friday: These Robots Have Made 1 Million Autonomous Deliveries by Evan Ackerman on 2021-01-29 23:30 (#5DGMP) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
The Inventions That Made Heart Disease Less Deadly by Allison Marsh on 2021-01-29 20:00 (#5DGGZ) L. Julian Haywood’s digital heart-rate monitor was one of many lifesaving innovations in cardiology in the 1960s
This Startup’s Software Programs Industrial Robots, Not Coders by Prachi Patel on 2021-01-29 19:00 (#5DGE0) Augmentus’s intuitive robot-programming platform uses AI and computer vision algorithms
Meet Blueswarm, a Smart School of Robotic Fish by Lawrence Ulrich on 2021-01-29 13:00 (#5DFYM) The robofish, called Bluebots, autonomously synchronize their swimming
3D Fingerprint Sensors Get Under Your Skin by Michelle Hampson on 2021-01-29 12:00 (#5DFYN) New sensor uses ultrasound pulses to map out blood vessels within the fingertip, as well as fingerprints
Smellicopter Drone Uses Live Moth Antenna to Track Scents by Evan Ackerman on 2021-01-28 23:10 (#5DF84) Robots are no match for the sensors insect are born with, but that doesn’t matter if we can just steal them
How Patents Made Facebook’s Filter Bubble by Mark Harris on 2021-01-28 20:00 (#5DF0M) The social network’s public filings portray an echo-chamber factory
Working Remotely? Here Are 3 Tips to Make Your Virtual Presentations Shine by Adam J. Brooks on 2021-01-28 19:00 (#5DF0N) Learn how to master the videoconferencing medium
Breakthrough Listen Is Searching a Million Stars for One Sign of Intelligent Life by Danny Price on 2021-01-28 16:00 (#5DEKX) The world’s largest SETI effort is scanning the skies with AI
3D Printing Bone Directly Into the Body by Megan Scudellari on 2021-01-28 14:00 (#5DED1) A novel ink enables bioengineers to print bone-like material at room temperature with living cells
Increasing Energy Inefficiency by Vaclav Smil on 2021-01-27 20:00 (#5DDAP) We are getting less efficient at converting energy into usable forms
Brainwave: If Memristors Act Like Neurons, Put Them in Neural Networks by Charles Q. Choi on 2021-01-27 18:45 (#5DD80) Newfound “edge AI” applications for device that integrates memory and computing, has randomness built in, sips battery power
The latest and best engineering books for 2021 are here on 2021-01-27 18:30 (#5DD4P) Your engineering solutions for 2021 have arrived
Completely Changing Careers—and Still Coding by Daniel P. Dern on 2021-01-26 20:00 (#5DBPV) Carl Howe has gone from computer scientist to analyst to educator
Brain Implants and Wearables Let Paralyzed People Move Again by Chad Bouton on 2021-01-26 16:00 (#5DB6A) A “neural bypass” routes signals around the damaged spinal cord, potentially restoring both movement and sensation
How IBM’s Deep Blue Beat World Champion Chess Player Garry Kasparov by Joanna Goodrich on 2021-01-25 19:00 (#5D9WT) The supercomputer could explore up to 200 million possible chess positions per second with its AI program
Paper Cards and Digital Codes Target Vaccination Chaos by Jeremy Hsu on 2021-01-25 14:00 (#5D9CV) An MIT-developed vaccination card aims to cut through vaccine distribution chaos while preserving patient privacy
Smart Surface Sorts Signals—The "Metaprism" Evaluated by Michelle Hampson on 2021-01-25 13:00 (#5D99Y) Reflective microwave meta-mirror could offer unique solution for next-generation wireless networks
Video Friday: Record-Breaking Drone Show Depicts Life of Van Gogh by Evan Ackerman on 2021-01-22 22:39 (#5D6RQ) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos