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Jan 18, 2024

EU armies to test AI, Cloud tech to prepare for ‘high-intensity’ battles

Posted by in categories: military, robotics/AI

The European Commission has officially signed an agreement to develop a new program to connect the various assets of EU-member state military forces.


LATACC will boost European military collaboration, focusing on rapid response and tech innovation in ‘high-intensity’ conflicts.

Jan 18, 2024

Swedish giant Ikea plans world’s biggest offshore wind farm in Baltic sea

Posted by in category: futurism

The investment arm of the group is involved in the construction of a 3,100 MW wind energy farm and a hydrogen production project in Sweden.


Hydrogen production generates oxygen as a byproduct which can be used in oceans to improve marine ecosystems.

Jan 18, 2024

Caltech’s space solar power project completes inaugural space mission

Posted by in categories: solar power, space, sustainability

Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) was launched into space one year ago.


After nearly a year in orbit, Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) reached its end of mission.

Jan 18, 2024

Roman telescope’s cosmic gaze to pierce through dark matter veil in 2027

Posted by in category: cosmology

As the Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch, it joins a cadre of upcoming missions, including the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. Together, these endeavors are poised to reshape our understanding of dark matter, providing valuable data to refine simulations and deepen our comprehension of the universe’s large-scale structure.

In conclusion, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope stands on the precipice of a groundbreaking exploration into the gaps between stars, promising to unveil new dimensions of the cosmos and potentially solve the longstanding mystery of dark matter, NASA release claims.

Jan 18, 2024

EU breakthrough laser beams could power nanosatellites in space wirelessly

Posted by in categories: energy, nanotechnology, satellites

The research project demonstrated a power output of 20 watts using a fiber-optic laser and aims to increase this to kilowatts in the future.


The main goal of the WiPTherm project was to create an innovative wireless energy transfer system that could recharge energy storage components on micro and nano-sized satellites.

The IFIMUP was tasked with developing thermoelectric sensors capable of absorbing light at 1,550 nm and using them to charge energy storage devices.

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Jan 18, 2024

New bot tech yields high-res 3D shots of deep-sea creatures in minutes

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

URI-led team pioneers deep-sea research, revolutionizing species discovery with rapid tissue capture and 3D imaging technologies.


Dive into the future of deep-sea discovery! URI team, led by Prof. Phillips, unveils cutting-edge tech for instant species identification.

Jan 18, 2024

ANYmal: Robot tackles tricky terrains powered by ETH Zurich’s new system

Posted by in categories: innovation, robotics/AI

The system combines trajectory optimization and enhanced reinforcement learning to improve how ANYmal chooses its leg positions and footholds.


In the field of robotics, the development of legged robots stands as a formidable challenge. The dynamic and agile movements observed in animals prove difficult to replicate through conventional human-made methods.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have now used an innovative control framework that has helped an autonomous robot, ANYmal, to traverse challenging terrains seamlessly.

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Jan 18, 2024

Robots construct resilient structures with LEGO-like ‘metamaterials’

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space travel, sustainability

The autonomous setup constructs and links hollow lattice blocks, adeptly disassembling and repurposing them as needed for efficient functionality.


The researchers envision their new system as revolutionizing material life cycles, fostering sustainability, and furthering space exploration.

Jan 18, 2024

Google and Samsung team up to bring Gemini AI to Galaxy S24 series

Posted by in categories: finance, mobile phones, robotics/AI

The Galaxy S24 will also have a new feature called Circle to Search, which will let users search anything on their screen using Google. Users can press the bottom edge of the screen, where the Google logo and a search bar will pop up, and draw a circle around anything they want to search. The feature will work on most content, except for those protected by DRM or screenshots, such as banking apps. Once the selection is made, a panel will slide up showing the selection and the results from Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE), similar to image search via Google or Lens, but without needing to open another app or take screenshots. Users will be able to circle items in YouTube videos, Instagram Stories, and more.

The Galaxy S24 will also benefit from Google’s Imagen 2, a text-to-image model that can generate realistic images from text descriptions. Imagen 2 will power the photo editing features in the Galaxy S24 Gallery app, such as the Generative Edit feature which also debuted on the Pixel 8 series. It can automatically fill in missing parts of images based on the surrounding context. Imagen 2 was unveiled at Google I/O last year and recently launched in preview on the web.

Jan 18, 2024

Tesla Model Y Powered By Solar Panels On Its Roof — Smart Move?

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

An intrepid DIY Tesla Model Y owner has done what many dream of doing — directly powered his Tesla with solar panels. That’s right, not happy with simply powering his car with house rooftop solar panels, he’s doing it with a solar panel array on the roof of his crossover.

This Tesla Model Y Performance owner created a folding solar array capable of charging 20-60mi per day via a 2000W-4000W system.