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New Technology Allows Spinal Cord Patients to Drive a NASCAR Race Car
Mechanics and electronics specialists collaborated to develop an adaptive auto that can be driven by quadriplegics.
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Mars Virtual Reality Software Wins NASA Award
A mixed-reality software that allows scientists and engineers to virtually walk on Mars recently received NASA's 2018 Software of the Year Award.
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Supercharged Crime-Scene DNA Analysis Sparks Privacy Concerns
Genetic sleuthing techniques that led to the arrest of a suspect in the infamous Golden State Killer case this year are set to become vastly more powerful, suggest...
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HyQ Steps Across Gaps Despite Getting Yanked Around
Researchers used a convolutional neural network to reduce the amount of time the HyQ quadruped robot needs to plan its foot placement by several orders of magnitude...
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Lynn Conway and the VLSI Revolution in Microchip Design
Although struggling with personal life, Conway made a breakthrough discovery that rewrote what engineers thought single-stream computer architecture might achieve...
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All Eyes on Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael plowed into the Florida panhandle Wednesday, Oct. 10, as a major Category 4 storm—the strongest hurricane ever to hit that region.
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Researchers Develop Novel Technique to Locate Robots, Soldiers in GPS-Challenged Environments
Scientists have developed an algorithm that enables localization of humans and robots in areas where global positioning systems are unavailable.
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What You Can't See Can Hurt You
Researchers have found homeowners will significantly alter their behavior to improve the air quality in their homes if presented with visualizations of how it changes...
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Sound Software for Fault Detection in Machinery
A European Union-funded research project has developed software that can analyze the sounds of industrial machinery to determine if they require maintenance.
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Painting Cars for Mars
When John Campanella's friend wanted his beloved Ferrari painted, he knew exactly who to call.
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Turbulence, the Oldest nsolved Problem in Physics
Werner Heisenberg won the 1932 Nobel Prize for helping to found the field of quantum mechanics and developing foundational ideas like the Copenhagen interpretation...
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Graduate Student Solves Quantum Verification Problem
Urmila Mahadev spent eight years in graduate school solving one of the most basic questions in quantum computation.
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Heat-Seeking Drones Find Brisbane's Hiding Koalas
Researchers in Australia are using drones with heat-seeking sensors to tally Brisbane's koala population in spite of concealing foliage.
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How Russian Spies Infiltrated Hotel Wi-Fi to Hack Victims p Close
For years, the Kremlin's increasingly aggressive hackers have reached across the globe to hit targets with everything from simple phishing schemes to worms built...
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China Makes A Big Play In Silicon Valley
A year ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping stood before the 19th Communist Party Congress and laid out his ambitious plan for China to become a world leader by 2025...
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NT Singapore Scientists Develop Smart Technology for Synchronized 3D Printing of Concrete
Researchers have developed a technology for synchronized, robotic three-dimensional printing of concrete.
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Curiosity Rover to Temporarily Switch 'Brains'
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, this week commanded the agency's Curiosity rover to switch to its second computer.
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'Quantum Atmospheres' May Reveal Secrets of Matter
Over the past several years, some materials have proved to be a playground for physicists.
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The Robot Eye With an All-Round Field of View
Researchers in Germany have developed a laser sensor with image processing algorithms to facilitate a robot vision system with an all-round field of view.
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