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Oct 27, 2020
This Rugged Armored Vehicle Could Join the U.S. Army of Tomorrow
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: military
The U.S. Army’s next-generation infantry fighting vehicle could feature German DNA. German defense contractor Rheinmetall is teaming up with American defense contractor Raytheon to offer the company’s KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicle to the U.S. Army. The Army is looking to replace its thousands of M2 Bradley fighting vehicles with a newer design that is not only better in every way, but also has the ability to be remotely controlled on the battlefield.
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Oct 27, 2020
Bridges with limb-inspired architecture can withstand earthquakes, cut repair costs
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: engineering
Structural damage to any of the nation’s ailing bridges can come with a hefty price of billions of dollars in repairs. New bridge designs promise more damage-resistant structures and, consequently, lower restoration costs. But if these designs haven’t been implemented in the real world, predicting how they can be damaged and what repair strategies should be implemented remain unresolved.
In a study published in the journal Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Texas A&M University and the University of Colorado Boulder researchers have conducted a comprehensive damage and repair assessment of a still-to-be-implemented bridge design using a panel of experts from academia and industry. The researchers said the expert feedback method offers a unique and robust technique for evaluating the feasibility of bridge designs that are still at an early research and development phase.
“Bridges, particularly those in high-seismic regions, are vulnerable to damage and will need repairs at some point. But now the question is what kind of repairs should be used for different types and levels of damage, what will be the cost of these repairs and how long will the repairs take—these are all unknowns for new bridge designs,” said Dr. Petros Sideris, assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. “We have answered these questions for a novel bridge design using an approach that is seldomly used in structural engineering.”
Oct 26, 2020
How Indonesia is pushing medtech and insurtech as part of AI drive
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: biotech/medical, government, health, robotics/AI
Online health care and medtech AI have risen in prominence in the country as the government seeks more equal access to medicines and treatment for its citizens, spread across a vast land mass. The urgency has been heightened by the impact from Covid-19 – with Indonesia recently overtaking the Philippines as the hardest-hit country in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia’s fast-growing manufacturing sector also presents opportunities for medtech innovation as well as research and development.
Oct 26, 2020
Scientists create the 5th form of matter for 6 minutes
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: particle physics, quantum physics
Oct 26, 2020
Scientists see ‘rarest event ever recorded’ in search for dark matter
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: cosmology, particle physics
Oct 26, 2020
Scientists Send Boston Dynamics Robodog Into Chernobyl
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: mapping, robotics/AI
The robodog is now going to places where humans and real dogs cannot.
The robot helped create 3D maps of radioactivity.
Oct 26, 2020
Inspiring future space explorers: Q&A with former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: education, space travel
Oct 26, 2020
Single Brain Region Links Depression and Anxiety, Heart Disease, and Treatment Sensitivity
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience
Overactivity in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex underlies several key symptoms of depression, anxiety, and heart disease.
Summary: Over-activity in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex underlies several key symptoms of depression, anxiety, and heart disease.
Source: University of Cambridge