The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will invest $100 million into two research programs over the next four years to create the equivalent of a silicon compiler aimed at significantly lowering the barriers to design chips. “The two programs are just part of the Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) expected to receive $1.5 billion over…
Charging An Electric Supercar With Lemons, Kids, And The Sun
First things first: the tease on this video, that an electric supercar can be charged from a massive lemon battery array, is exactly that – a tease. Despite that, it makes for an interesting story and a great attempt to get kids exposed to science and engineering. The story goes that [Mark] was approached by…
Fallout 76 won’t have cross-platform multiplayer because of Sony, says director – CNET
Sony is the only roadblock to cross-play, and the pressure is mounting. …read more Source:: CNet
Study Suggests There’s No Limit On Longevity
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Smithsonian: The science of longevity is surprisingly controversial, mainly because there are so few people of extreme old age — defined at 110 years or older — around to study. So researchers look to statistics to try and figure out how long people can live. [Ben Guarino reports…
Free E-Book: Software Defined Radio for Engineers
We really like when a vendor finds a great book on a topic — probably one they care about — and makes it available for free. Analog Devices does this regularly and one you should probably have a look at is Software Defined Radio for Engineers. The book goes for $100 or so on Amazon,…
Google Researchers Created An Amazing Scene-Rendering AI
Researchers from Google’s DeepMind subsidiary have developed deep neural networks that “have a remarkable capacity to understand a scene, represent it in a compact format, and then ‘imagine’ what the same scene would look like from a perspective the network hasn’t seen before,” writes Timothy B. Lee via Ars Technica. From the report: A DeepMind…
Engineers Develop Electric Car Battery That Can Heat Itself During Winter
Engineers at Penn State have created a battery that can self-heat, allowing for rapid charging regardless of the outside cold. The battery can reportedly provide a 15-minute rapid charge at all temperatures, even when the cold is as low as minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Popular Mechanics reports: Batteries have both positive and negative terminals. The…
NASA announces first test flights for a quieter sonic boom – CNET
The space agency says get ready for a “sonic thump.” …read more Source:: CNet
Microsoft Details Secret ‘Pocketable’ Surface Device
Microsoft’s mysterious new Surface device, codenamed Andromeda, that’s been in development for the past two years is going to be pocketable, reports The Verge. The company says it will create a “new and disruptive” device category to influence the overall Surface roadmap and blur the lines between what’s considered PC and mobile. From the report:…
Capital Gazette shooter ID’d by facial recognition, but tech has its critics – CNET
Police praised the technology. But some say it presents several issues, including inaccuracies and the potential for mass surveillance. …read more Source:: CNet
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