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Flying Robot Turns Valves
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Flying Robot Turns Valves

 Impressive reworking of some in plant tasks:   Aerial Dragon Robot Reconfigures Itself Into a Flying Manipulator Why not just build a drone that can be, and do...

AI Shipping and Technology issues
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AI Shipping and Technology issues

Emphasizing shipping issues. The Download: AI privacy risks, and cleaning up shipping  in TechnologyReviewPlus: Pakistan's devastating floods are displacing millions...

NASA Spends $50 Million to Develop Next-Gen Processor for Space Exploration
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NASA Spends $50 Million to Develop Next-Gen Processor for Space Exploration

 Faster and more reliable. NASA Spends $50 Million to Develop Next-Gen Processor for Space ExplorationBy Ryan Whitwam on August 18, 2022 at 8:42 amNASA has been...

Deepmind AI Learns to Play Soccer
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Deepmind AI Learns to Play Soccer

Another useful game example, learned,  trained and automated DeepMind AI Learns to Play Soccer Using Decades of Match SimulationsBy New Scientist, September 8,Researchers...

Canada Wirking on Worlds largest Geothermal Lagoon
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Canada Wirking on Worlds largest Geothermal Lagoon

Geothermal effortsCanada Is Working On the World’s Largest Geothermal Solar LagoonBy Adrianna Nine on September 8, 2022 at 9:31 am in  ExtremeTechPetite-Rivière...

Pushing the Frontiers of Mathematical Research
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Pushing the Frontiers of Mathematical Research

My earliest work did this kind of researchPushing the Frontiers of Mathematical Research,   By Allyn JacksonCommissioned by CACM Staff, September 8, 2022For decades...

Pacemaker That Dissolves
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Pacemaker That Dissolves

Interesting solution Pacemaker Diss0lvesNo More Invasive Surgery—This Pacemaker Dissolves Instead Temporary pacemakers are often vital but dangerous to remove when...

Rail Reopens Hump Yards
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Rail Reopens Hump Yards

Followed rail supply chain methods for years for major shipper.   Need more effort here. Railroads Reverse Years of Streamlining to Improve Freight ServiceRailThe...

Hacking Smartphones
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Hacking Smartphones

Note this requires device proximity Hacking Device Can Secretly Swipe, Tap Smartphone ScreenNew ScientistJeremy Hsu, August 31, 2022Separate teams of researchers...

China Game Company Appoints Humanoid Robot as CEO
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China Game Company Appoints Humanoid Robot as CEO

 Beyond a gimmick?  Like to see decision based examples.Chinese Game Company Appoints Humanoid Robot as Its CEO  By Interesting EngineeringNetDragon Websoft, aThe...

Huawei Watch Provides Sat Communications First
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Huawei Watch Provides Sat Communications First

Huawei just beat the iPhone 14 to a key new feature   Security via China BeiDou?By James Rogerson,  published about 6 hours agoJust a week ago we were reporting...

Lamboozling Attackers: A New Generation of Deception
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Lamboozling Attackers: A New Generation of Deception

Previous piece I just got to, worthwhile.Lamboozling Attackers: A New Generation of DeceptionBy Kelly Shortridge, Ryan PetrichCommunications of the ACM, June 2022...

Two atomic clocks have been connected using quantum entanglement
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Two atomic clocks have been connected using quantum entanglement

 For the first time:  Implications?Two atomic clocks have been connected using quantum entanglement – a property that intrinsically links them so that changes in...

Improving Machine Learning Outcomes
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Improving Machine Learning Outcomes

Published in Towards Data Science   By John Hawkins, Chief Scientist at Playground XYZ. Computer scientist, open source developer and the author of getting-data...

Chinese Anti-Stealth Radar
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Chinese Anti-Stealth Radar

Odd piece I have not yet interpreted,  but intriguing.   Below is incomplete, looking for detail links. Chinese scientists develop anti-stealth radar so small it...

Quality of Supply Chain Data
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Quality of Supply Chain Data

Brought to my attention for comment, good statement of issues:It’s Time to Address the Poor Quality of Supply Chain Data  in SupplyChainBrainThe reality of global...

Can Neural Networks Learn Better than Human Neurons
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Can Neural Networks Learn Better than Human Neurons

In the Opinion section of CACM:  Can Neural Networks Learn Better than Human Neurons?By Mind Matters News,  August 16, 2022The modern neural network is a better...

NFTs on Your TV
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NFTs on Your TV

 Not understanding this fully either.LG brings NFTs to its LED and OLED TVsOkay, who asked for this?By Igor Bonifacic  in EngadgetOver its long history, LG hasThe...

Progammable Materials sense Their Location
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Progammable Materials sense Their Location

Quite interestingProgrammable Materials Can Sense Their Own Movements and InteractionsMIT News, Adam Zewe, August 10, 2022Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Metaverse with Lifelike Chatbots
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Metaverse with Lifelike Chatbots

 More indications of the drive to Metaverse?Nvidia Sees a Metaverse Populated with Lifelike Chatbot AvatarsCNETStephen Shankland, August 9, 2022Nvidia has launched...
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