Mozilla is growing, experimenting more, and doubling down on our mission to keep the internet healthy, as a global public resource that’s open and accessible to all. As our first strategic acquisition, Pocket contributes to our strategy by growing our mobile presence and providing people everywhere with powerful tools to discover and access high quality web content, on their terms, independent of platform or content silo.
Pocket will join Mozilla’s product portfolio as a new product line alongside the Firefox web browsers with a focus on promoting the discovery and accessibility of high quality web content. (Here’s a link to their blog post on the acquisition). Pocket’s core team and technology will also accelerate Mozilla’s broader Context Graph initiative.
Mozilla is growing, experimenting more, and doubling down on our mission to keep the internet healthy, as a global public resource that’s open and accessible to all. As our first strategic acquisition, Pocket contributes to our strategy by growing our mobile presence and providing people everywhere with powerful tools to discover and access high quality web content, on their terms, independent of platform or content silo.
Pocket will join Mozilla’s product portfolio as a new product line alongside the Firefox web browsers with a focus on promoting the discovery and accessibility of high quality web content. (Here’s a link to their blog post on the acquisition). Pocket’s core team and technology will also accelerate Mozilla’s broader Context Graph initiative.
Keytruda is the first that can be given to anyone who harbors one of two relatively rare genetic abnormalities, and is suffering from a solid tumor, such as pancreatic or lung cancer. Olivier Lesueur, managing partner at Bionest Partners, a consulting firm, calls the approval a “breakthrough in the way we see and define cancer.”
Keytruda works by unleashing the body’s immune system to attack tumors, and was first approved to treat advanced skin cancer in 2014. Such drugs, called checkpoint inhibitors, have had remarkable success, including saving the life of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The downside of immunotherapy is that not all patients seem to benefit, for reasons that remain uncertain.
Keytruda is the first that can be given to anyone who harbors one of two relatively rare genetic abnormalities, and is suffering from a solid tumor, such as pancreatic or lung cancer. Olivier Lesueur, managing partner at Bionest Partners, a consulting firm, calls the approval a “breakthrough in the way we see and define cancer.”
Keytruda works by unleashing the body’s immune system to attack tumors, and was first approved to treat advanced skin cancer in 2014. Such drugs, called checkpoint inhibitors, have had remarkable success, including saving the life of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The downside of immunotherapy is that not all patients seem to benefit, for reasons that remain uncertain.
Italian scientists are developing humanoid robots that can observe and learn from human behaviour. Those robots can then collaborate with humans across a range of sectors.
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Italian scientists are developing humanoid robots that can observe and learn from human behaviour. Those robots can then collaborate with humans across a range of sectors.
euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts.
Italian scientists are developing humanoid robots that can observe and learn from human behaviour. Those robots can then collaborate with humans across a range of sectors. euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts.
Artificial muscles could make soft robots safer and stronger. Researchers at the Wyss Institute, Harvard SEAS, and MIT CSAIL have developed a novel design approach for origami-inspired artificial muscles, capable of lifting 1000x its own weight.
The muscles are made of a compressible skeleton and air or fluid medium encased in a flexible skin, and are powered by pressure difference. The muscle motions are programmed based on the structural geometry of the skeleton. Multi-directional motions can also be programmed into the material. Artificial muscles can also grip, lift, and twist objects.
A variety of materials and fabrication methods can be used to create low-cost artificial muscles. These artificial muscles are fast, light-weight, and powerful, and could be used for miniature medical devices, deployable structures, or wearable robotics.
Artificial muscles could make soft robots safer and stronger. Researchers at the Wyss Institute, Harvard SEAS, and MIT CSAIL have developed a novel design approach for origami-inspired artificial muscles, capable of lifting 1000x its own weight.
The muscles are made of a compressible skeleton and air or fluid medium encased in a flexible skin, and are powered by pressure difference. The muscle motions are programmed based on the structural geometry of the skeleton. Multi-directional motions can also be programmed into the material. Artificial muscles can also grip, lift, and twist objects.
A variety of materials and fabrication methods can be used to create low-cost artificial muscles. These artificial muscles are fast, light-weight, and powerful, and could be used for miniature medical devices, deployable structures, or wearable robotics.
Force, leveraging the expertise and insights of academia has led to advances in materials development and processing destined to be a game changer for the future fight.
A collaboration between scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has resulted in a new method for digital design and printing of stretchable, flexible electronics. The process, called Hybrid 3-D printing, uses additive manufacturing to integrate soft, conductive inks with a material substrate to create stretchable, wearable electronic devices.
“This is the first time a 3-D printer has been shown, in a single process, to print stretchable sensors with integrated microelectronic components,” said Dr. Dan Berrigan, a research scientist at the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. “Starting from nothing, the printer builds an entire stretchable circuit that blends the mechanical durability of printed components with the robust performance of off-the-shelf electronics.”
In this demonstration, a 3-D printer was used to print conductive traces of flexible, silver-infused thermoplastic polyurethane. A pick-and-place method was then used to set microcontroller chips and LED lights into the flexible substrate, augmented by an empty printer nozzle and vacuum system to create the hybrid system.
When tested, the additively manufactured, hybrid-electronic devices were able to maintain function even after being stretched by more than 30 percent from original size.
“This has a lot of potential for Air Force applications, particularly in the areas of rapid prototyping, wearable electronics, sensors and human performance monitoring,” said Berrigan. “Skin-worn electronics have the potential to provide feedback on movement, body temperature, fatigue, hydration and other metrics crucial to understanding Airmen performance. However, while skin is inherently soft and stretchable, electronics and sensors are not.”
Force, leveraging the expertise and insights of academia has led to advances in materials development and processing destined to be a game changer for the future fight.
A collaboration between scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has resulted in a new method for digital design and printing of stretchable, flexible electronics. The process, called Hybrid 3-D printing, uses additive manufacturing to integrate soft, conductive inks with a material substrate to create stretchable, wearable electronic devices.
“This is the first time a 3-D printer has been shown, in a single process, to print stretchable sensors with integrated microelectronic components,” said Dr. Dan Berrigan, a research scientist at the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. “Starting from nothing, the printer builds an entire stretchable circuit that blends the mechanical durability of printed components with the robust performance of off-the-shelf electronics.”
In this demonstration, a 3-D printer was used to print conductive traces of flexible, silver-infused thermoplastic polyurethane. A pick-and-place method was then used to set microcontroller chips and LED lights into the flexible substrate, augmented by an empty printer nozzle and vacuum system to create the hybrid system.
When tested, the additively manufactured, hybrid-electronic devices were able to maintain function even after being stretched by more than 30 percent from original size.
“This has a lot of potential for Air Force applications, particularly in the areas of rapid prototyping, wearable electronics, sensors and human performance monitoring,” said Berrigan. “Skin-worn electronics have the potential to provide feedback on movement, body temperature, fatigue, hydration and other metrics crucial to understanding Airmen performance. However, while skin is inherently soft and stretchable, electronics and sensors are not.”
(Nanowerk News) Milestone on the path to the quantum computer: Scientists of the University of Konstanz, Princeton University, and the University of Maryland develop a stable quantum gate for two-quantum bit systems made of silicon. The quantum gate is able to perform all necessary basic operations of the quantum computer. The electron spin of individual electrons in silicon is used as the basic storage unit ("quantum bits"). The research results were published in Science ("Quantum CNOT Gate for Spins in Silicon").
It will take quite a few years until the first quantum computers will be available in department stores. Even today, however, it has become apparent that the quantum computer will mark a big leap in computer technology. The quantum computer will be more efficient and will be able to solve problems where current computers hit a wall.
However, the quantum computer reacts much more sensitively to external disturbances than a conventional machine. Consequently, a primary goal is to create stable "quantum gates" - the basic "building block" of the quantum computer.
(Nanowerk News) Milestone on the path to the quantum computer: Scientists of the University of Konstanz, Princeton University, and the University of Maryland develop a stable quantum gate for two-quantum bit systems made of silicon. The quantum gate is able to perform all necessary basic operations of the quantum computer. The electron spin of individual electrons in silicon is used as the basic storage unit ("quantum bits"). The research results were published in Science ("Quantum CNOT Gate for Spins in Silicon").
It will take quite a few years until the first quantum computers will be available in department stores. Even today, however, it has become apparent that the quantum computer will mark a big leap in computer technology. The quantum computer will be more efficient and will be able to solve problems where current computers hit a wall.
However, the quantum computer reacts much more sensitively to external disturbances than a conventional machine. Consequently, a primary goal is to create stable "quantum gates" - the basic "building block" of the quantum computer.
Magic Leap reveals its new augmented-reality smart glasses The secretive startup has officially launched its hardware, the Magic Leap One Creator Edition, saying it will ship in 2018.
Magic Leap reveals its new augmented-reality smart glasses The secretive startup has officially launched its hardware, the Magic Leap One Creator Edition, saying it will ship in 2018.
Magic Leap reveals its new augmented-reality smart glasses The secretive startup has officially launched its hardware, the Magic Leap One Creator Edition, saying it will ship in 2018.
Auf der Suche nach fernen Welten ist Wissenschaftlern wohl ein Durchbruch gelungen. Sie entdecken im Sonnensystem "Kepler-90" den achten Planeten. Das Besondere: Sie hatten Hilfe. Aufgespürt hat den Himmelskörper eine von Google entwickelte künstliche Intelligenz.
Die Software könnte den Beginn einer einmaligen Entdeckungsreise in den Weiten des Alls bedeuten.
Auf der Suche nach fernen Welten ist Wissenschaftlern wohl ein Durchbruch gelungen. Sie entdecken im Sonnensystem "Kepler-90" den achten Planeten. Das Besondere: Sie hatten Hilfe. Aufgespürt hat den Himmelskörper eine von Google entwickelte künstliche Intelligenz.
Die Software könnte den Beginn einer einmaligen Entdeckungsreise in den Weiten des Alls bedeuten.
5G networks and services will be available from 2020 and will be the backbone of our future economy and society. Today at the Mobile World Congress, the European Commission and the 5G Public-Private Partnership (5GPPP) have outlined how the manufacturing, health, energy, automotive, media and entertainment sectors could use 5G to digitise their business models and what performance targets 5G should deliver for them to adopt it.
The 5G PPP – launched by the European Commission in 2013 - brought together experts from the telecoms and IT field and from companies and organisations most likely to rely on 5G , including Volkswagen, Volvo, Peugeot, ERTICO, ABB, Bosch, European Broadcasting Union. Their know-how fed into a white paper which identifies potential uses of 5G for each sector, pinpoints specific technical cross-sector requirements.
Günther H. Oettinger, European Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society said "We are trying not only to develop a communication network to connect people, but rather one that will deliver the Internet of Things, connecting anything that can be connected and delivering innovation on top of connectivity. Making 5G a reality in Europe by 2020 will be essential for the success of key sectors like automotive, health and digital manufacturing. This is a chance to reinforce the competitiveness of European industry". Read the Commissioner's full speech and blog
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5G networks and services will be available from 2020 and will be the backbone of our future economy and society. Today at the Mobile World Congress, the European Commission and the 5G Public-Private Partnership (5GPPP) have outlined how the manufacturing, health, energy, automotive, media and entertainment sectors could use 5G to digitise their business models and what performance targets 5G should deliver for them to adopt it.
The 5G PPP – launched by the European Commission in 2013 - brought together experts from the telecoms and IT field and from companies and organisations most likely to rely on 5G , including Volkswagen, Volvo, Peugeot, ERTICO, ABB, Bosch, European Broadcasting Union. Their know-how fed into a white paper which identifies potential uses of 5G for each sector, pinpoints specific technical cross-sector requirements.
Günther H. Oettinger, European Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society said "We are trying not only to develop a communication network to connect people, but rather one that will deliver the Internet of Things, connecting anything that can be connected and delivering innovation on top of connectivity. Making 5G a reality in Europe by 2020 will be essential for the success of key sectors like automotive, health and digital manufacturing. This is a chance to reinforce the competitiveness of European industry". Read the Commissioner's full speech and blog
thyssenkrupp unveils MULTI, one of the industry's most forward-thinking innovations created since the 19th century: the world’s first rope-less and sideways-moving elevator system. Instead of one cabin per shaft moving up and down, the MULTI offers multiple cabins operating in loop, like a metro system inside a building.
thyssenkrupp unveils MULTI, one of the industry's most forward-thinking innovations created since the 19th century: the world’s first rope-less and sideways-moving elevator system. Instead of one cabin per shaft moving up and down, the MULTI offers multiple cabins operating in loop, like a metro system inside a building.
Google is increasingly focusing on neural networks and artificial intelligence to solve problems in search, image processing, and other areas of computing. It’s also doing what it can to foster interest in artificial intelligence among the developer and DIY communities with initiatives like “AIY Projects,” which stands for artificial intelligence yourself. Google has announced a new AIY hardware project to help you experiment with computer vision and object recognition.
This is the second release as part of AIY Projects. The first one was the AIY Voice Kit, which was based on a project from a Raspberry Pi enthusiast magazine called MagPi. The new AIY Vision Kit has a very similar vibe. It too is based on a Raspberry Pi (See on Amazon) and comes with a simple cardboard enclosure. It certainly doesn’t look fancy, but it can do some very fancy things. Although, the $45 kit doesn’t come with everything you need.
The AIY Vision Kit includes a cardboard enclosure, a button, a speaker, a pair of camera lenses, the AI board, and various bits of wire and connectors. You need to add a Raspberry Pi Zero, a Raspberry Pi camera, an SD card, and a power supply. The Raspberry Pi camera is the most expensive of those components at around $30. The Zero itself is only $5, but it doesn’t need a lot of power. All the cool computer vision features are controlled by the included VisionBonnet board.
Google is increasingly focusing on neural networks and artificial intelligence to solve problems in search, image processing, and other areas of computing. It’s also doing what it can to foster interest in artificial intelligence among the developer and DIY communities with initiatives like “AIY Projects,” which stands for artificial intelligence yourself. Google has announced a new AIY hardware project to help you experiment with computer vision and object recognition.
This is the second release as part of AIY Projects. The first one was the AIY Voice Kit, which was based on a project from a Raspberry Pi enthusiast magazine called MagPi. The new AIY Vision Kit has a very similar vibe. It too is based on a Raspberry Pi (See on Amazon) and comes with a simple cardboard enclosure. It certainly doesn’t look fancy, but it can do some very fancy things. Although, the $45 kit doesn’t come with everything you need.
The AIY Vision Kit includes a cardboard enclosure, a button, a speaker, a pair of camera lenses, the AI board, and various bits of wire and connectors. You need to add a Raspberry Pi Zero, a Raspberry Pi camera, an SD card, and a power supply. The Raspberry Pi camera is the most expensive of those components at around $30. The Zero itself is only $5, but it doesn’t need a lot of power. All the cool computer vision features are controlled by the included VisionBonnet board.
This incredibly lifelike animatronic Abraham Lincoln is the work of Garner Holt Productions, which has been making robots for theme parks, museums, and other attractions for 40 years. We get up close to this robot and chat with its creator, Garner Holt, about the state of animatronics you see in places like Disneyland and what's to come.
This incredibly lifelike animatronic Abraham Lincoln is the work of Garner Holt Productions, which has been making robots for theme parks, museums, and other attractions for 40 years. We get up close to this robot and chat with its creator, Garner Holt, about the state of animatronics you see in places like Disneyland and what's to come.
Lufttaxis sind kleine Fluggeräte, die einen oder zwei Passagiere über eine kürzere Strecke in der Stadt oder von der Stadt zum Flughafen befördern sollen. Sie sollen autonom fliegen, das bedeutet, der Fluggast braucht keine Fluglizenz.
Video: Airbus Vahana (Konzeptvideo) (2:02)
Die Idee ist, auf diese Weise die Staus auf den Straßen zu umgehen. "Das macht schon Sinn. Wenn ich von Zuffenhausen zum Stuttgarter Flughafen fahre, brauche ich mindestens eine halbe Stunde, wenn ich Glück habe. Mit dem Flieger wären es dreieinhalb Minuten", sagte Platen.
Porsche tritt mit seinem Lufttaxi gegen eine Reihe von Konkurrenten an, die bereits solche Fluggeräte gebaut haben, darunter die deutschen Unternehmen Volocopter und Lilium, der europäische Luftfahrtkonzern Airbus und das chinesische Unternehmen Ehang.
Lufttaxis sind kleine Fluggeräte, die einen oder zwei Passagiere über eine kürzere Strecke in der Stadt oder von der Stadt zum Flughafen befördern sollen. Sie sollen autonom fliegen, das bedeutet, der Fluggast braucht keine Fluglizenz.
Video: Airbus Vahana (Konzeptvideo) (2:02)
Die Idee ist, auf diese Weise die Staus auf den Straßen zu umgehen. "Das macht schon Sinn. Wenn ich von Zuffenhausen zum Stuttgarter Flughafen fahre, brauche ich mindestens eine halbe Stunde, wenn ich Glück habe. Mit dem Flieger wären es dreieinhalb Minuten", sagte Platen.
Porsche tritt mit seinem Lufttaxi gegen eine Reihe von Konkurrenten an, die bereits solche Fluggeräte gebaut haben, darunter die deutschen Unternehmen Volocopter und Lilium, der europäische Luftfahrtkonzern Airbus und das chinesische Unternehmen Ehang.
Air taxis are small aircraft designed to carry one or two passengers over a shorter distance in the city or from the city to the airport. They should fly autonomously, which means that the passenger does not need a flight license.Video: Airbus Vahana (Concept Video) (2:02)The idea is to bypass the congestion on the roads in this way. If I'm driving from Zuffenhausen to Stuttgart Airport, I'll need at least half an hour, if I'm lucky. "The plane would take three and a half minutes," Platen said.Porsche is taking its air taxi against a number of competitors who have already built such aircraft, including the German companies Volocopter and Lilium, the European aviation group Airbus and the Chinese company Ehang.
Une étude montre que la cigarette électronique provoque des cancers et des maladies cardiaques. Les dangers seraient même supérieurs à ceux des cigarettes classiques.
Les effets des cigarettes électroniques sont encore mal connus. (photo: Keystone)
Fumer des cigarettes électroniques pourrait accroître le risque de certains cancers ainsi que des maladies cardiaques, selon les résultats préliminaires d'une étude effectuée sur des souris et des cellules humaines en laboratoire. Ces travaux laissent penser que la vapeur de nicotine serait peut-être plus nocive qu'imaginé, indiquent les chercheurs de la faculté de médecine de l'université de New York.
Une étude montre que la cigarette électronique provoque des cancers et des maladies cardiaques. Les dangers seraient même supérieurs à ceux des cigarettes classiques.
Les effets des cigarettes électroniques sont encore mal connus. (photo: Keystone)
Fumer des cigarettes électroniques pourrait accroître le risque de certains cancers ainsi que des maladies cardiaques, selon les résultats préliminaires d'une étude effectuée sur des souris et des cellules humaines en laboratoire. Ces travaux laissent penser que la vapeur de nicotine serait peut-être plus nocive qu'imaginé, indiquent les chercheurs de la faculté de médecine de l'université de New York.
Am Vortag von Heiligabend 1947 wurde in den Bell Labs von John Bardeen, Walter Brattain und William Shockley der erste Transistor überhaupt zum Laufen gebracht. Dies war der Startschuss zu einer technischen Revolution ohnegleichen.
Der Transistor ist heute nichts mehr Besonderes. Auf einem einzigen der höchstintegrierten Chips tummeln sich davon mehr als Menschen auf der Erde. Tendenz: weiter steigend. Geforscht wird gerade an Halbleitern der nächsten Generation, die mit nur 7 nm Strukturbreite wohl das Ende des Moorschen Gesetzes einläuten könnten. Bis hierhin war es ein langer, aber von stetiger Innovation getriebener Weg.
Heute tragen wir mit einem Smartphone zig Milliarden Transistoren wie selbstverständlich mit uns herum. Es gibt kaum ein Gerät des modernen Lebens, was nicht irgendwie mit Halbleitern bestückt ist. Genug Anlass für Elektroniker, an Weihnachten einmal den drei Gründern dieser sensationellen Erfolgsgeschichte zu gedenken!
Am Vortag von Heiligabend 1947 wurde in den Bell Labs von John Bardeen, Walter Brattain und William Shockley der erste Transistor überhaupt zum Laufen gebracht. Dies war der Startschuss zu einer technischen Revolution ohnegleichen.
Der Transistor ist heute nichts mehr Besonderes. Auf einem einzigen der höchstintegrierten Chips tummeln sich davon mehr als Menschen auf der Erde. Tendenz: weiter steigend. Geforscht wird gerade an Halbleitern der nächsten Generation, die mit nur 7 nm Strukturbreite wohl das Ende des Moorschen Gesetzes einläuten könnten. Bis hierhin war es ein langer, aber von stetiger Innovation getriebener Weg.
Heute tragen wir mit einem Smartphone zig Milliarden Transistoren wie selbstverständlich mit uns herum. Es gibt kaum ein Gerät des modernen Lebens, was nicht irgendwie mit Halbleitern bestückt ist. Genug Anlass für Elektroniker, an Weihnachten einmal den drei Gründern dieser sensationellen Erfolgsgeschichte zu gedenken!
Eine neue Art von flexiblen Mikro-Superkondensatoren entwickelt von Forschern der Nanyang Technological University in Singapur scheint wie gemacht für den Einsatz in Wearables und eignet sich noch für viele andere Anwendungen wie z. B. einem Smartshirt, das Smartphones aufladen kann.
Diese Miniaturausgabe eines Superkondensators nutzt Strukturen von Mikro-Ribbons aus Graphen und ist so gebaut, dass die Anspannung an den Elektrodenfingern reduziert ist. Das verhindert Brüche und Abrisse von Elektrodenmaterial und hält die Elektrodenfinger auf relativ konstantem Abstand.
Diese Strukturen begegnen den Problemen klassische Energielieferanten wie Batterien, die dick und steif sind und sich daher nicht gut für kleine, verformbare Wearables eignen.
Graphen ist für seine Leitfähigkeit bekannt sowie für seine Zugfestigkeit und Kleinheit, aber nicht für seine Elastizität. Um Letzteres zu ändern, haben sich die Forscher für eine wellenartige Mikrostruktur entschieden und dieses Prinzip auf Graphen bzw. die Mikro-Ribbons übertragen. Diese wurden dann in den pyramidenförmigen Erhebungen eines elastischen Polymer-Chips platziert und bilden so eine wellenförmige Struktur. Dieses Kirigami-Prinzip macht den Supercap dann um 500 % flexibler, ohne die elektrochemischen Eigenschaften zu beeinträchtigen.
Eine neue Art von flexiblen Mikro-Superkondensatoren entwickelt von Forschern der Nanyang Technological University in Singapur scheint wie gemacht für den Einsatz in Wearables und eignet sich noch für viele andere Anwendungen wie z. B. einem Smartshirt, das Smartphones aufladen kann.
Diese Miniaturausgabe eines Superkondensators nutzt Strukturen von Mikro-Ribbons aus Graphen und ist so gebaut, dass die Anspannung an den Elektrodenfingern reduziert ist. Das verhindert Brüche und Abrisse von Elektrodenmaterial und hält die Elektrodenfinger auf relativ konstantem Abstand.
Diese Strukturen begegnen den Problemen klassische Energielieferanten wie Batterien, die dick und steif sind und sich daher nicht gut für kleine, verformbare Wearables eignen.
Graphen ist für seine Leitfähigkeit bekannt sowie für seine Zugfestigkeit und Kleinheit, aber nicht für seine Elastizität. Um Letzteres zu ändern, haben sich die Forscher für eine wellenartige Mikrostruktur entschieden und dieses Prinzip auf Graphen bzw. die Mikro-Ribbons übertragen. Diese wurden dann in den pyramidenförmigen Erhebungen eines elastischen Polymer-Chips platziert und bilden so eine wellenförmige Struktur. Dieses Kirigami-Prinzip macht den Supercap dann um 500 % flexibler, ohne die elektrochemischen Eigenschaften zu beeinträchtigen.
Finding a parking space may soon become much easier thanks to a car that can fold itself up and squeeze into small spaces.
Inspired by the "Transformer" toys, the electric vehicle, called Earth-1, was designed by Kunio Okawara, famous in Japan as the artist behind the long-running popular robot anime 'Gundam'.
Tokyo based next-generation car design and manufacturing company Four Link Systems say they hope Earth 1 will get approval to drive on the roads by March 2018.
And despite costing as much as a high-end Lexus at $70,000 (£52,000), the company has already accepted 30 orders from clients from Japan, China and Dubai since its launch at the Tokyo Motor Show in October.
Four Link Systems say their goal is to sell 300 cars a year for use around airports or in tourist spots.
Finding a parking space may soon become much easier thanks to a car that can fold itself up and squeeze into small spaces.
Inspired by the "Transformer" toys, the electric vehicle, called Earth-1, was designed by Kunio Okawara, famous in Japan as the artist behind the long-running popular robot anime 'Gundam'.
Tokyo based next-generation car design and manufacturing company Four Link Systems say they hope Earth 1 will get approval to drive on the roads by March 2018.
And despite costing as much as a high-end Lexus at $70,000 (£52,000), the company has already accepted 30 orders from clients from Japan, China and Dubai since its launch at the Tokyo Motor Show in October.
Four Link Systems say their goal is to sell 300 cars a year for use around airports or in tourist spots.
Youtube startet laut US-Medienberichten im März 2018 einen eigenen Musikstreamingdienst namens Remix. Als direkte Konkurrenz zu Spotify und Apple Music. Update: Youtube schließt Verträge mit Sony Music Entertainment und Universal Music Group.
Youtube startet laut US-Medienberichten im März 2018 einen eigenen Musikstreamingdienst namens Remix. Als direkte Konkurrenz zu Spotify und Apple Music. Update: Youtube schließt Verträge mit Sony Music Entertainment und Universal Music Group.
One of the traditions of the Olympics is the torch relay, in which people carry the flame from Olympia, Greece to the location of the Games. In 2018, the Olympic Games will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and the torch relay is currently underway. Earlier this week, the HUBO, the humanoid robot, carried the flame for part of its journey.
HUBO only covered 150 meters (about 500 feet) with the torch, but its presence was largely symbolic. As part of its torch duties, HUBO performed an example of a disaster rescue operation in which it cut a hole in a brick wall (while still holding the torch). It was intended as a "display of innovation and creativity," according to PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee President LEE Hee-beom.
One of the traditions of the Olympics is the torch relay, in which people carry the flame from Olympia, Greece to the location of the Games. In 2018, the Olympic Games will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and the torch relay is currently underway. Earlier this week, the HUBO, the humanoid robot, carried the flame for part of its journey.
HUBO only covered 150 meters (about 500 feet) with the torch, but its presence was largely symbolic. As part of its torch duties, HUBO performed an example of a disaster rescue operation in which it cut a hole in a brick wall (while still holding the torch). It was intended as a "display of innovation and creativity," according to PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee President LEE Hee-beom.
Apple rachète Shazam, l'appli de reconnaissance musicale. Apple dépensera 400 millions de dollars (339,6 millions d'euros) pour l'entreprise qui a été récemment valorisée à un milliard de dollars (850 millions d'euros).
Apple rachète Shazam, l'appli de reconnaissance musicale. Apple dépensera 400 millions de dollars (339,6 millions d'euros) pour l'entreprise qui a été récemment valorisée à un milliard de dollars (850 millions d'euros).
L’étoile Ross 128, dans la constellation de la Vierge, refait parler d’elle. Un peu plus tôt cette année, des astronomes de l’observatoire Arecibo, à Porto Rico, ont enregistré d’étranges signaux en provenance de la naine rouge. Baptisés « Wierd ! » (« Bizarre ! » en français) en référence au célèbre signal « Wow ! », ces derniers se sont toutefois avérés être des interférences causées par des satellites géostationnaires.
Mais cette fois, c’est la découverte d’une exoplanète rocheuse en orbite autour de Ross 128 qui remet la petite étoile sous les projecteurs télescopes. Grâce au spectrographe HARPS de l’observatoire de La Silla, au Chili, des astronomes de l’Observatoire européen austral (ESO) ont pu débusquer Ross 128b, une exoplanète, ou plutôt une « exoterre » (pour reprendre les termes des scientifiques), relativement semblable à notre bonne vieille planète bleue, donc.
Une planète proche de la Terre (dans tous les sens du terme)
L’étoile Ross 128, dans la constellation de la Vierge, refait parler d’elle. Un peu plus tôt cette année, des astronomes de l’observatoire Arecibo, à Porto Rico, ont enregistré d’étranges signaux en provenance de la naine rouge. Baptisés « Wierd ! » (« Bizarre ! » en français) en référence au célèbre signal « Wow ! », ces derniers se sont toutefois avérés être des interférences causées par des satellites géostationnaires.
Mais cette fois, c’est la découverte d’une exoplanète rocheuse en orbite autour de Ross 128 qui remet la petite étoile sous les projecteurs télescopes. Grâce au spectrographe HARPS de l’observatoire de La Silla, au Chili, des astronomes de l’Observatoire européen austral (ESO) ont pu débusquer Ross 128b, une exoplanète, ou plutôt une « exoterre » (pour reprendre les termes des scientifiques), relativement semblable à notre bonne vieille planète bleue, donc.
Une planète proche de la Terre (dans tous les sens du terme)
Earlier this year Google introduced the AIY voice project, which allowed makers to turn a Raspberry Pi into a voice-controlled assistant, using the Google Assistant SDK.
The company has now launched the AIY (AI yourself) Vision Kit that lets you turn Raspberry Pi equipment into an image-recognition device. The kit is powered by Google's TensorFlow machine-learning models and will soon gain an accompanying Android app for controlling the device.
According to Google, Vision Kit features "on-device neural network acceleration", allowing a Raspberry Pi-based box to do computer vision without processing in the cloud. The AIY Voice Kit relies on the cloud for natural-language processing.
As with the AIY Voice Kit, makers will need to provide their own Raspberry Pi Zero W, a Raspberry Pi camera, a 4GB SD card, and power supply. The Vision Kit itself includes the VisionBonnet accessory board, cables, the cardboard box and frame, lens equipment, and a privacy LED to tell others when the camera is on.
The VisionBonnet board was developed by Google and is powered by Intel's Movidius MA2450 vision processing chip. This chip is the secret sauce of the Vision Kit.
Earlier this year Google introduced the AIY voice project, which allowed makers to turn a Raspberry Pi into a voice-controlled assistant, using the Google Assistant SDK.
The company has now launched the AIY (AI yourself) Vision Kit that lets you turn Raspberry Pi equipment into an image-recognition device. The kit is powered by Google's TensorFlow machine-learning models and will soon gain an accompanying Android app for controlling the device.
According to Google, Vision Kit features "on-device neural network acceleration", allowing a Raspberry Pi-based box to do computer vision without processing in the cloud. The AIY Voice Kit relies on the cloud for natural-language processing.
As with the AIY Voice Kit, makers will need to provide their own Raspberry Pi Zero W, a Raspberry Pi camera, a 4GB SD card, and power supply. The Vision Kit itself includes the VisionBonnet accessory board, cables, the cardboard box and frame, lens equipment, and a privacy LED to tell others when the camera is on.
The VisionBonnet board was developed by Google and is powered by Intel's Movidius MA2450 vision processing chip. This chip is the secret sauce of the Vision Kit.
Einem internationalen Forscherteam mit Beteiligung des Max-Planck-Instituts für Polymerforschung ist es gelungen, Nanotransistoren aus nur wenigen Atomen breiten Graphenbändern zu produzieren.
Forschung für die Nanotechnologie der Zukunft: Nur wenige Atome breite Graphenbänder, sogenannte Graphen-Nanoribbons, haben spezielle elektrische Eigenschaften, die sie zu viel versprechenden Kandidaten für die Nanoelektronik der Zukunft machen: Während Graphen – eine nur ein Atom dünne, bienenwabenförmige Kohlenstoffschicht – ein leitendes Material ist, kann es in Form von Nanobändern zum Halbleiter werden.
Das bedeutet, es hat eine genügend große Energie- oder Bandlücke, in der keine elektronischen Zustände möglich sind: Dadurch lässt es sich an- und abschalten – und wird so möglicherweise zu einem zentralen Bestandteil von Nanotransistoren.
Einem internationalen Forscherteam mit Beteiligung des Max-Planck-Instituts für Polymerforschung ist es gelungen, Nanotransistoren aus nur wenigen Atomen breiten Graphenbändern zu produzieren.
Forschung für die Nanotechnologie der Zukunft: Nur wenige Atome breite Graphenbänder, sogenannte Graphen-Nanoribbons, haben spezielle elektrische Eigenschaften, die sie zu viel versprechenden Kandidaten für die Nanoelektronik der Zukunft machen: Während Graphen – eine nur ein Atom dünne, bienenwabenförmige Kohlenstoffschicht – ein leitendes Material ist, kann es in Form von Nanobändern zum Halbleiter werden.
Das bedeutet, es hat eine genügend große Energie- oder Bandlücke, in der keine elektronischen Zustände möglich sind: Dadurch lässt es sich an- und abschalten – und wird so möglicherweise zu einem zentralen Bestandteil von Nanotransistoren.
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Mozilla is growing, experimenting more, and doubling down on our mission to keep the internet healthy, as a global public resource that’s open and accessible to all. As our first strategic acquisition, Pocket contributes to our strategy by growing our mobile presence and providing people everywhere with powerful tools to discover and access high quality web content, on their terms, independent of platform or content silo.
Pocket will join Mozilla’s product portfolio as a new product line alongside the Firefox web browsers with a focus on promoting the discovery and accessibility of high quality web content. (Here’s a link to their blog post on the acquisition). Pocket’s core team and technology will also accelerate Mozilla’s broader Context Graph initiative.
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https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?&tag=Acquisitions
https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/curation-the-21st-century-way-to-learn-on-its-own-pace-and-to-organize-the-learning/
https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/curation-tips-and-tricks-with-scoop-it-rescoop-and-tags/
https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/learn-every-day-a-bit-with-curation/
https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?&tag=Curation