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Jan 20, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric data may have been compromised in cyberattack

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

Major defense contractor says it suspects Chinese hacker group.

January 20, 2020 11:15 JST Updated on January 20, 2020 14:00 JST.

Jan 20, 2020

CRISPR-edited chickens made resistant to a common virus

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical

CRISPR gene editing has created chickens that resist a common virus. It may be possible to use the same technique to make poultry resistant to bird flu too.

Jan 20, 2020

A List of 10 Largest Stars In The Universe Discovered So Far

Posted by in categories: biological, chemistry, education, space

Author at The Secrets of the Universe, I am a Biology and Chemistry high school student from Poland. I love writing about conquest and research in space and future possibilities for Humanity and Astrophysics.

Jan 20, 2020

Could Scientists ‘Hack’ the Zika Virus to Kill Brain Cancer?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cybercrime/malcode, neuroscience

Could Zika be used as a cancer treatment?

Jan 20, 2020

Updated DJI rumors

Posted by in category: transportation

Here are our updated DJI rumors. We will share with you all the info we currently have on the DJI Matrice 300 (M300), the DJI Mavic 3, the DJI Mavic Air 2 and even other DJI aircraft.

Jan 20, 2020

Iceye releases dark vessel detection product

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, government, information science, robotics/AI, satellites

SAN FRANCISCO – Radar satellite operator Iceye released a product Jan. 20 to detect dark vessels, ships at sea that are not identifying themselves with Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders.

Iceye combines observations from its constellation of three synthetic aperture radar satellites with other data sources to provide customers with radar satellite images of vessels that are not broadcasting their identification, position and course with AIS transponders. The technology is designed to help government agencies, nongovernmental organizations and commercial customers curb drug and human trafficking, find illegal fishing vessels and enforce rules against illegal transshipment of goods, Finland-based Iceye said in a Jan. 20 news release.

Dark vessel detection is a popular application for radar satellites which gather data day, night and in all weather conditions, Pekka Laurila, Iceye co-founder and chief strategy officer told SpaceNews. With three satellites in orbit, Iceye offers customers the ability to frequently revisit areas of interest. In addition, the company has developed machine learning algorithms to speed up dark vessel detection, he added.

Jan 20, 2020

DJI Matrice 200 drones used by police fell out of the sky during rain

Posted by in category: drones

A report by UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch found that DJI Matrice 200 drones used by police were falling out of the sky in the rain due to a technical fault. The drone pilots lost full control and power of the drone causing it to fall straight down to the ground while in use by police.

Jan 20, 2020

Astronomers just got a deep peek at a black hole

Posted by in category: cosmology

Using a technique akin to echolocation, scientists were able to map the region around a distant black hole’s event horizon in unprecedented detail.

Jan 20, 2020

DARPA-backed Soft Robotics raises $23 million for autonomous grippers and sorters

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Bedford, Massachusetts-based Soft Robotics has raised $23 million to further develop its autonomous gripper and sorter technologies.

Jan 20, 2020

Color Me Polynomial

Posted by in category: futurism

Polynomials aren’t just exercises in abstraction. They’re good at illuminating structure in surprising places.