IEEE Spectrum

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• DNA Creates Tiniest Thermometer Yet
• How to Bend a Vintage Casio Keyboard
• Video Friday: iCub Does Yoga, Wooden Walking Robot, and Wind Tunnel for Drones
• Review: A Beautiful Planet Takes Full Advantage of IMAX’s Switch to Digital

DNA Creates Tiniest Thermometer Yet Posted: 29 Apr 2016 01:00 PM PDT Researchers program DNA to respond at different temperature ranges

How to Bend a Vintage Casio Keyboard Posted: 29 Apr 2016 12:21 PM PDT An '80s synthesizer is reborn as an avant-garde instrument

Video Friday: iCub Does Yoga, Wooden Walking Robot, and Wind Tunnel for Drones Posted: 29 Apr 2016 11:25 AM PDT Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

Review: A Beautiful Planet Takes Full Advantage of IMAX’s Switch to Digital Posted: 29 Apr 2016 11:00 AM PDT Replacing bulky film cameras allowed astronauts to become filmmakers

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IEEE Spectrum

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• The Ferranti Mark 1: World’s First Commercially Available General-Purpose Computer
• Movidius Puts Neural Network on a USB Stick
• Indium Tin Oxide Might Be the Material Photonics Has Been Waiting For
• Creating a Prosthetic Hand That Can Feel
• Plasmonics Make Electrochromic Polymers Fast Enough for Video
• The Self-Driving Car Industry Goes to Washington

The Ferranti Mark 1: World’s First Commercially Available General-Purpose Computer Posted: 29 Apr 2016 08:00 AM PDT It stored data in cathode-ray tubes and a rotating magnetic drum

Movidius Puts Neural Network on a USB Stick Posted: 29 Apr 2016 07:15 AM PDT Movidius puts a 1-watt neural network accelerator in a mobile friendly form

Indium Tin Oxide Might Be the Material Photonics Has Been Waiting For Posted: 28 Apr 2016 12:16 PM PDT Indium tin oxide is surprisingly adept at interacting with photons

Creating a Prosthetic Hand That Can Feel Posted: 28 Apr 2016 12:00 PM PDT DARPA's HAPTIX program aims to develop a prosthetic hand that's just as capable as the original

Plasmonics Make Electrochromic Polymers Fast Enough for Video Posted: 28 Apr 2016 12:00 PM PDT Electrochromic polymers are not just for darkening windows anymore thanks to plasmonics

The Self-Driving Car Industry Goes to Washington Posted: 28 Apr 2016 08:37 AM PDT Google, Ford, Volvo, Uber and Lyft have just founded a self-driving car lobby to press for favorable treatment in Congress and the regulatory agencies

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Trossen Robotics Blog

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Snapper arm on a Create 2 Base – Bricklayers Robot Posted: 28 Apr 2016 07:41 AM PDT Carl H made this robot for his final in Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s RBE 501 class, and color us impressed! Using the iRobot Create2 as a base and a Snapper Arm to do the lifting, Carl has put together a robot that can build a wall, brick by brick. Since there was a limited window of time for completion of this project, there is still tuning necessary before this thing goes fully autonomous, but it’s super cool, and shows off the versatility of RobotGeek Parts! If you want to add a Snapper to your Create 2, check out the code on GitHub!

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IEEE Spectrum

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• Engineers to the Rescue! The Ultrasonic Mission to Save the Ganges River Dolphin
• The Fight Over the .africa Domain Name
• Stanford's Humanoid Diving Robot Takes on Undersea Archaeology and Coral Reefs
• Nanostructures Give Infrared Photodetectors Three Colors to See In
• Claude Shannon: Tinkerer, Prankster, and Father of Information Theory
• Are Engineers Designing Their Robotic Replacements?
• Big Data Tamps Down HIV Outbreaks

Engineers to the Rescue! The Ultrasonic Mission to Save the Ganges River Dolphin Posted: 28 Apr 2016 08:00 AM PDT How a Japanese and Indian team of sonar engineers came together to help the endangered Ganges River dolphin

The Fight Over the .africa Domain Name Posted: 28 Apr 2016 06:15 AM PDT Two registries have claimed the Internet domain, leaving it stuck in limbo. The court battle begins next week

Stanford's Humanoid Diving Robot Takes on Undersea Archaeology and Coral Reefs Posted: 28 Apr 2016 04:35 AM PDT OceanOne is smaller, nimbler, and easier to control than traditional underwater ROVs

Nanostructures Give Infrared Photodetectors Three Colors to See In Posted: 27 Apr 2016 01:00 PM PDT A new twist on a 40-year-old material could lead to infrared color televisions and three-color infrared imaging

Claude Shannon: Tinkerer, Prankster, and Father of Information Theory Posted: 27 Apr 2016 01:00 PM PDT A profile of Shannon reveals the many facets of his life and work

Are Engineers Designing Their Robotic Replacements? Posted: 27 Apr 2016 12:00 PM PDT The profession could be putting itself out of work

Big Data Tamps Down HIV Outbreaks Posted: 27 Apr 2016 10:00 AM PDT A cutting-edge system detects the spread HIV infections in near real-time

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IEEE Spectrum

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• Alarming Security Defects in SS7, the Global Cellular Network—and How to Fix Them
• Microsoft Buys Into DNA Data Storage
• Drive.ai Brings Deep Learning to Self-Driving Cars
• Your Phone Costs Energy—Even Before You Turn It On
• Plexiglass Gel Boosts Nanowire Battery Lifespan

Alarming Security Defects in SS7, the Global Cellular Network—and How to Fix Them Posted: 27 Apr 2016 07:00 AM PDT Hackers can eavesdrop on calls through flawed handoffs between the world's mobile phone carriers.

Microsoft Buys Into DNA Data Storage Posted: 27 Apr 2016 06:00 AM PDT 10 million strands of synthetic DNA will encode mystery data in test

Drive.ai Brings Deep Learning to Self-Driving Cars Posted: 26 Apr 2016 01:12 PM PDT A deep learning approach could make self-driving cars better at adapting to new situations

Your Phone Costs Energy—Even Before You Turn It On Posted: 26 Apr 2016 12:12 PM PDT It takes energy to make things, and the two best things to illustrate the point are phones and cars

Plexiglass Gel Boosts Nanowire Battery Lifespan Posted: 26 Apr 2016 11:00 AM PDT Nanowire batteries can last for hundreds of thousands of charging cycles

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• Zero Zero's Camera Drone Could Be a Robot Command Center in the Future
• The GeoOrbital Wheel Lets You Make Your Bike Electric in Minutes
• To Build the Best Robotic Exoskeleton, Make It on the Cheap
• The Search for a Better Battery

Zero Zero's Camera Drone Could Be a Robot Command Center in the Future Posted: 26 Apr 2016 05:00 AM PDT Hover Camera follows you by face recognition. Zero Zero Robotics says its camera drone may evolve into the eyes of a home robotics system

The GeoOrbital Wheel Lets You Make Your Bike Electric in Minutes Posted: 26 Apr 2016 03:48 AM PDT With an all-in-the-wheel system, you can race along without breaking a sweat

To Build the Best Robotic Exoskeleton, Make It on the Cheap Posted: 25 Apr 2016 12:32 PM PDT So says exoskeleton pioneer Homayoon Kazerooni as he brings Phoenix, his latest invention, to market

The Search for a Better Battery Posted: 25 Apr 2016 12:00 PM PDT The classic combination of government research funding and entrepreneurial gumption won't take energy storage to the next level anytime soon

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