Technology News
New Horizons ready for Ultima Thule flyby
Space News - 31 Dec 2018 06:48
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is ready to perform the most distant flyby ever of a solar system object, an event largely unaffected by the ongoing government shutdown. SpaceNews.com
MIT researchers are now 3D printing glass
TechCrunch - 31 Dec 2018 11:13
While the thought of a machine that can squirt out endless ropes of molten glass is a bit frightening, the folks at MIT have just about perfected the process. In a paper published in 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturin...
Dream Chaser cargo plane will go into full production
Slash Gear - 31 Dec 2018 15:03
One of the private space companies that have been working on commercial spacecraft for taking payloads into space and to the ISS is Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC). The spacecraft that SNC has been working on for years i...
Malware attack affects publishing of major U.S. newspapers
Mashable - 31 Dec 2018 03:15Microsoft's prediction of 2019 ten years ago is just a bit off
Mashable - 31 Dec 2018 02:09How Brain Cells Filter Information in Groups
Neuroscience News - 31 Dec 2018 22:00
A new study reports the neurons that focus on coarse visual details could change to prefer finer details under different conditions. The findings shed new light on the neural mechanism that helps shape our perception of ...
UAG Metropolis iPad Pro cases revealed
Coolest Gadgets - 31 Dec 2018 21:00
Any Apple product will certainly share a special kind of design aesthetics that makes it extremely pleasing to look at, with clean lines all over that deliver a minimalist look. With that in mind, it makes perfect sense ...
How to Shoot Portraits in Dappled Light
PetaPixel - 31 Dec 2018 20:14Judging Gymnasts with Lidar and Artificial Intelligence
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 19:26
News Gymnastics is an Olympic staple, featuring the extremes of human balance, strength, and kinetic precision. However, with judges deducting and awarding points, sometime precision and fairness doesn't translate... Sta...
Digital Medicine Set to Boom in 2019, Say Experts
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 18:10
News Medical Design Technology randomly surveyed a number of industry experts in recent weeks to get their thoughts on the key trends for 2019. Here are their thoughts... Staff Author: Spencer Chin
Researchers Develop 128Mb STT-MRAM with World's Fastest Write Speed for Embedded Memory
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 17:52
News A research team, led by Professor Tetsuo Endoh at Tohoku University, has successfully developed 128Mb-density STT-MRAM (spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory) with a write speed... Contributed A...
New Hydraulic Actuator Will Make Robots Tougher
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 17:45
News Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a hydraulic actuator that will allow tough robots to operate in disaster sites and other harsh environments. The Tokyo Tech Venture... Con...
Electronics of the Future: A New Energy-Efficient Mechanism Using the Rashba Effect
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 17:40
News Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology proposed new quasi-1D materials for potential spintronic applications, an upcoming technology that exploits the spin of electrons. They performed simulations to demonstrat...
The immune system's fountain of youth
Science Daily - 31 Dec 2018 17:39
Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristics.
Start Your Engines with Fingerprint Sensors
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 17:33
News The dawn of a new year brings new tech to the market. Starting with their 2019 Santa Fe SUV model, Hyundai Motor Company plans to phase out car keys with smart fingerprint technology. In the new Hyundai ride... Staf...
New Optogenetic Technique Could Help Restore Limb Movement, Treat Muscle Tremor
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 17:30
News For the first time, MIT researchers have shown that nerves made to express proteins that can be activated by light can produce limb movements that can be adjusted in real-time, using... Contributed Author: MIT Topic...
Pine Needles From Old Christmas Trees Could Be Turned Into Paint And Food Sweeteners In The Future
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 16:54
News Abandoned Christmas trees could be saved from landfill and turned into paint and food sweeteners, according to new research by the University of Sheffield... Staff Author: Spencer Chin Topics: Product Design and Dev...
Silver Nanowires Promise More Comfortable Smart Textiles
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 16:46
News In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, researchers from the Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications have developed a simple... Contributed Author: World Scientific Topics: Product De...
French Startup Offers Dark Web Compass, But Not for Everyone
SecurityWeek - 31 Dec 2018 16:43
For years criminal websites shrouded in secrecy have thrived beyond the reach of traditional search engines, but a group of French engineers has found a way to navigate this dark web -- a tool they don't want to fall int...
Computer Virus Hits Tribune Publishing, Los Angeles Times
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 16:42
News A computer virus hit newspaper printing plants in Los Angeles and at Tribune Publishing newspapers across the country. Tribune Publishing said a computer virus disrupted production of the Chicago Tribune and... Cont...
Advancing Autonomy: Students Compete for International Maritime Dominance
Medical Design Technology - 31 Dec 2018 16:37
News Fifteen teams from three continents met on the beaches of Honolulu, Hawaii, last week for the 2018 Maritime RobotX Challenge. The week-long biennial autonomous maritime system competition--co-sponsored by the Office...
Cryptocurrency Wallet Hacks Spark Dustup
Threatpost - 31 Dec 2018 16:34
Cryptocurrency wallets Trezor and Ledger are vulnerable to a number of different type attacks, researchers say.