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  Boston MA (SPX) Feb 03, 2017 It's a fact of nature that a single conversation can be interpreted in very different ways. For people with anxiety or conditions such as Asperger's, this can make social situations extremely stressful. But what if there was a more objective way to measure and understand our interactions? Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Institute of Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) say that they've gotten closer to a potential solution: an artificial ... read more |
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Transparent gel-based robots can catch and release live fishEngineers at MIT have fabricated transparent, gel-based robots that move when water is pumped in and out of them. The bots can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including kicking a ball unde ... more  
Radiation level in Fukushima plant at record high/> Radiation levels inside a stricken reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have hit a record high capable of shutting down robots, in the latest challenge to efforts aimed at dismantling the ... more  
Advanced robotic bat's flight characteristics simulates the real thingBats have long captured the imaginations of scientists and engineers with their unrivaled agility and maneuvering characteristics, achieved by functionally versatile dynamic wing conformations as we ... more  
One income for all: far-fetched, or future fact?It is a utopian idea, literally, but is enjoying a renaissance as politicians and policy wonks grapple with technology-driven changes that could redefine our very understanding of work. ... more |
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Over to you, automationMany recent human factors studies of takeover time in automated vehicles have looked at how long it takes a driver to switch out of automation mode, usually in critical situations. Alexander Eriksso ... more 
New wave of robots set to deliver the goodsThe robots of the future will be coming soon, rolling along at a lumbering pace with those goods you just ordered. ... more 
Making AI systems that see the world as humans doA Northwestern University team developed a new computational model that performs at human levels on a standard intelligence test. This work is an important step toward making artificial intelligence ... more  
Major review completed for SLS Exploration Upper StageNASA has successfully completed the exploration upper stage (EUS) preliminary design review for the powerful Space Launch System rocket. The detailed assessment is a big step forward in being ready ... more 
Apple joins group devoted to keeping AI niceA technology industry alliance devoted to making sure smart machines don't turn against humanity said Friday that Apple has signed on and will have a seat on the board. ... more 
The French ponder 'joie de vivre' in a work-free futureWhat role will work play in our future lives populated with robots and driverless vehicles? As France prepares to elect a new president, it is wrangling with bigger issues than simple election manifestos. ... more |
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 Swarm of underwater robots mimics ocean life 
NASA develops AI for future exploration of extraterrestrial subsurface oceansNASA is developing technology which could enable autonomous navigation of future underwater drones studying subsurface oceans on icy moons like Jupiter's Europa. The agency is working on artificial ... more 
Researches replicate ocean life with swarm of underwater robotsScientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography wanted to know what life is like for plankton. To find out, they built a fleet of mini underwater robots designed to mimic plankton existence. ... more 
For white-collar staff, AI threatens new workplace revolutionIf your job involves inputting reams of data for a company, you might want to think about retraining in a more specialised field. Or as a plumber. ... more
Scientists proposed a novel regional path tracking scheme for autonomous ground vehiclesFor autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs), one of the most important issues is path tracking. Conventionally, steering and velocity control are generally two typical aspects in path tracking problem. St ... more |
  
Syracuse Research Corporation, a non-profit research and development firm, has received a $65 million U.S. Army contract for an integrated counter-UAS system.
The contract was issued on an urgent basis.
Work on the counter-drone systems - engineering, production and sustainment - will mainly performed by SRC at a facility in New York State, with work also being performed by tea ... more NAVAIR completes spike missile test with UAV target New SkyGuardian variant of Predator B drone announced Germany extends Heron drone lease contract |
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A solar satellite with a deep space mission to capture the most spectacular images ever taken of the Sun will be cooled by technology pioneered by a North East England-based firm.
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter will use k-Core Annealed Pyrolytic Graphite technology (APG) designed and manufactured by Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd. Aavid Thermacore's technology will keep instruments ... more NASA's New Shape-Shifting Radiator Inspired by Origami Space Traffic Management Japan's troubled 'space junk' mission fails |
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An international team, led by a scientist from the University of Sussex, have unveiled the first practical blueprint for how to build a quantum computer, the most powerful computer on Earth.
This huge leap forward towards creating a universal quantum computer is published in the influential journal Science Advances (1). It has long been known that such a computer would revolutionise indust ... more The world's first heat-driven transistor Atomic-level sensors enable measurements of electric field within a chip Apple legal fight with Qualcomm spreads to China |
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  Japan's Toshiba is set to dramatically reduce its nuclear operations and stop building new atomic power plants after suffering billion of dollars of losses on US projects, a report said.
The engineering conglomerate, a once proud pillar of corporate Japan, is undergoing major restructuring after an accounting scandal and huge losses in its nuclear business.
The company now intends to ann ... more France's Areva picks up Japanese investors Canada uranium supplier, Fukushima operator in contract fight Russia 'ready' to entirely fund Hungary nuclear plant |
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  A US commando raid in Yemen that was beset with problems triggered fresh controversy Friday after the Pentagon published a jihadist video meant to highlight the value of intel seized during the operation, only to pull it moments later.
The video, which US special operations forces seized from a computer, depicted a masked jihadist at a whiteboard delivering lessons on "How to Destroy The Cro ... more Trump to visit Centcom, with sights on battling Islamic State Jordan hits IS in Syria two years after pilot burned alive Tunisia gets 6 US combat helicopters to fight 'terror' |
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Without a significant effort to reduce greenhouse gases, including an accelerated deployment of technologies for capturing atmospheric carbon and storing it underground, and sustained growth in renewables such as wind and solar, the world could miss a key global temperature target set by the Paris Agreement and the long-term goal of net-zero climate pollution.
The finding, published in the ... more Nordic countries are bringing about an energy transition worth copying Iraq inks billion-dollar power plant deal with GE China energy firm expands in crisis-hit Brazil |
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Most batteries are composed of two solid, electrochemically active layers called electrodes, separated by a polymer membrane infused with a liquid or gel electrolyte. But recent research has explored the possibility of all-solid-state batteries, in which the liquid (and potentially flammable) electrolyte would be replaced by a solid electrolyte, which could enhance the batteries' energy density ... more Researchers flip script for Li-Ion electrolytes to simulate better batteries Scientists take the first step toward creating efficient electrolyte-free batteries GM, Honda annouce fuel cell venture in Michigan |
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China's plans for deep-space exploration included two Mars missions and one Jupiter probe.
China plans its first Mars probe by 2020, said Wu Yanhua, vice director of the China National Space Administration.
A second Mars probe will bring back samples and conduct research on the planet's structure, composition and environment, Wu said.
Also on the agenda are an asteroid explorat ... more China's first cargo spacecraft to leave factory China launches commercial rocket mission Kuaizhou-1A China Space Plan to Develop "Strength and Size" |
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Matthias Maurer, from Germany, has started his astronaut training as part of ESA's astronaut corps. Matthias was among the 10 finalists in 2009 selection, and is now undergoing basic training at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is on the International Space Station and all the original class of 2009 have now flown in space. Matthias Maurer's n ... more New Era of Space Travel: Private Station May Replace ISS by Late 2020 Progress MS-03 cargo spacecraft to reenter January 31 The Outer Space Treaty has been remarkably successful - but is it fit for the modern age? |
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The United Arab Emirates has set an ambitious goal of sending nation's first mission to Mars in 2020, launching its unmanned orbiter from Japan's space center.
The unmanned orbiter Hope, designed by the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Space Agency, will be sent to Mars in July 2020 from Japan, becoming the first mission to Mars from an Arab country, Yuichi Yamaura, Vice President of Japan Aero ... more Swirling spirals at the north pole of MarsMeteorite reveals 2 billion years of volcanic activity on Mars UH research finds evidence of 2 billion years of volcanic activity on Mars |
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully ground tested its indigenously developed Cryogenic Upper Stage for GSLV MkIII on January 25, 2017. The cryogenic stage designated as C25 was tested for a duration of 50 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in Mahendragiri demonstrating all the stage operations. The performance of the Stage during the test was as predicted. This is the f ... more NASA sounding rocket launches into Alaskan night Russia to call tender for 2nd Phase of Vostochny Spaceport construction in Fall Russia to check space flight engines over faulty parts |
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The Philippine environment minister's move to close some two dozen mines sparked concern Sunday among two of her colleagues, who said it could hit the economy and employment.
The mining industry - accused of illegal tree felling and polluting rivers - has also questioned the order of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez.
The Philippines is the world's top supplier of nickel ore and the mai ... morePhilippines closes 23 mines over damage to environment Increasing factory and auto emissions disrupt natural cycle in East China Sea Toxic mercury in aquatic life could spike with greater land runoff |
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China's JAC Motors and a Mexican firm are teaming up to invest $212 million in a plant to produce sport-utility vehicles in central Mexico, officials said Wednesday amid trade tensions with the United States.
The deal will expand the capacity of a plant owned by the Mexican company, Giant Motors Latinoamerica, in Ciudad Sahagun, central Hidalgo state.
Giant Motors director Elias Massri s ... more Pedal power revival as bike-share apps race for glory Dieselgate drags on for VW and Bosch with new payouts Daimler to supply self-driving cars for Uber |
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The electronic data connections within and between microchips are increasingly becoming a bottleneck in the exponential growth of data traffic worldwide. Optical connections are the obvious successors but optical data transmission requires an adequate nanoscale light source, and this has been lacking.
Scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) now have created a light source t ... more Three magnetic states for each hole Scientists determine precise 3-D location 23,000 atoms in a nanoparticle NIST updates 'sweet' 1950s separation method to clean nanoparticles from organisms |
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A solar satellite with a deep space mission to capture the most spectacular images ever taken of the Sun will be cooled by technology pioneered by a North East England-based firm.
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter will use k-Core Annealed Pyrolytic Graphite technology (APG) designed and manufactured by Aavid Thermacore Europe Ltd. Aavid Thermacore's technology will keep instruments ... moreNASA's New Shape-Shifting Radiator Inspired by OrigamiSpace Traffic ManagementJapan's troubled 'space junk' mission fails |
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It's every stoner's nightmare: marijuana plants as far as the eye can see and not a spliff in sight.
"No, I have never tried it, and I don't have any intention of trying it either," says Antonio Medica, the colonel in charge of the Italian military's cannabis laboratory in Florence.
As he inspects pristine plant buds destined to be cut and dried into a version of the drug for medical use ... more Spain's Balearic Islands hit by deadly olive tree bacteria Corn turning French hamsters into deranged cannibals: research Crop achilles' heel costs farmers 10 percent of potential yield |
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