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Feb 12, 2016
Honeywell developing virtual reality technologies for military
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: military, transportation, virtual reality
Honeywell chosen to develop military’s VR technology.
A virtual reality display panel that could replace windows in military ground vehicles is being developed by Honeywell Aerospace for DARPA.
Feb 12, 2016
DARPA Awards Contracts for See-Through-Walls Technology
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: military
U. Minn & U Central Fla awarded projects to develop technology for the US Military to see through walls.
The emerging tech agency appears to have made at least two awards for that program.
Feb 12, 2016
Carnegie Mellon invests $12M into AI to ‘reverse-engineer the brain’
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: neuroscience, robotics/AI
A research project at Carnegie Mellon will try to emulate the brain to gain insights to apply to machine learning. Here’s what you should know.
Feb 12, 2016
A metal that behaves like water: Researchers describe new behaviors of graphene
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: electronics, energy, materials, nanotechnology
Liquid metal.
Abstract: Graphene is going to change the world — or so we’ve been told.
Since its discovery a decade ago, scientists and tech gurus have hailed graphene as the wonder material that could replace silicon in electronics, increase the efficiency of batteries, the durability and conductivity of touch screens and pave the way for cheap thermal electric energy, among many other things.
Feb 12, 2016
Medical devices begin to harness wireless technology
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: biotech/medical, internet
Medical devices are becoming the latest equipment to utilize the Internet to collect data and to send alerts. Here ‘smart inhalers’ are leading the way, with the first commercial units expected within a year. We take a look at the latest developments.
Feb 12, 2016
How Virtual Reality Is About to Totally Transform the Travel Industry
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: habitats, virtual reality
Feb 12, 2016
Bill That Exempts Small Consumer Drones From FAA Regulations Moves Forward
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: drones, law
Feb 12, 2016
Super-fast 10TB Intel SSDs could be on the horizon thanks to new Micron chips
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: computing, electronics
Intel’s solid-state drives could be poised for a big jump in capacity and speed with new 3D flash chips coming from Micron.
Micron, which makes the flash in Intel’s SSDs, has started volume shipments of its 3D NAND flash chips. The chips could lead to SSDs the size of a pack of gum with more than 3.5TB of storage and standard 2.5-inch SSDs with capacities greater than 10TB.
SSDs have been advancing in capacity and durability. Fixstars last month shipped a 13TB SSD, which is priced at about $1 per gigabyte, or $13,000. This year, SanDisk plans to ship 6TB and 8TB SSDs, while Samsung is aiming to release a 4TB SSD.
Feb 12, 2016
This $28-million yacht can run on all-electric power
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: energy, transportation
Wider has completed the first sea trials of the Wider 150 superyacht, an all-aluminum ship with a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system.
Designed by Fulvio de Simoni and overseen by Tilli Antonelli, the 150-foot yacht functioned smoothly throughout each test and achieved its forecasted goals.
Wider 150 reached a top speed of 15 knots in diesel-electric mode and utilized new technology to reduce sound and vibrations to a minuscule level.