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Intel and Micron Announce "Revolutionary" Mystery Memory
Solar Cells Could Capture Infrared Rays for More Power
Why Automated Cars Need New Traffic Laws
The Making of Erika Harrsch’s LED Cello
We Should Not Ban ‘Killer Robots,’ and Here’s Why
Package Delivery by Drone
Drone Control: Here’s How Amazon Thinks Drones Should Fit Into U.S. Airspace
Spintronic Devices Possible Without Magnetic Material
Beyond Just “Big” Data
Boosting the Transfer Efficiency of Wireless Power Transfer Systems

Intel and Micron Announce "Revolutionary" Mystery Memory

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 09:05 AM PDT

Details on exactly what it is are vague

Solar Cells Could Capture Infrared Rays for More Power

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT

Hybrid materials could boost photovoltaic efficiencies by 30 percent or more

Why Automated Cars Need New Traffic Laws

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 09:00 AM PDT

They don't always need to come to a full stop, and they sometimes should exceed the speed limit

The Making of Erika Harrsch’s LED Cello

Posted: 29 Jul 2015 08:00 AM PDT

Programmable panels turn a classical instrument into a video screen

We Should Not Ban ‘Killer Robots,’ and Here’s Why

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:25 PM PDT

What we really need is a way of making autonomous armed robots ethical, because we're not going to be able to prevent them from existing

Package Delivery by Drone

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 04:36 PM PDT

At a NASA Convention, Workhorse Group presents its plan to have drones drop packages at your door

Drone Control: Here’s How Amazon Thinks Drones Should Fit Into U.S. Airspace

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:55 PM PDT

Amazon urges FAA to create a drone zone, separating drones within it by speed and capabilities.

Spintronic Devices Possible Without Magnetic Material

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 03:00 PM PDT

Discovery holds important implications for the future of spintronics in enabling high-speed, low-power computing

Beyond Just “Big” Data

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 12:00 PM PDT

We need new words to describe the coming wave of machine-generated information

Boosting the Transfer Efficiency of Wireless Power Transfer Systems

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 10:00 AM PDT

Wireless power transfer is less efficient over distances, but there are remedies

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“Necessity is the mother of invention” and one of the best ways to come up with a commercial product is to think about modifications you may have had to do to make an existing product suit your needs, or have had to do to make products work together. Brady Flannery, a student at Cazenovia High school, saw that although Project Lead The Way (PLTW) used both Lynxmotion and VEX products, there were no adapters which allowed the two to be easily connected to one another. Working with his teacher Chris Hurd, he came up with several prototypes, and the final product seemed to fit the need perfectly: an adapter plate which allowed you mount a Lynxmotion robotic arm to a VEX metal plate. Given the number of schools which are part of Project Lead The Way and use these two systems, it would make sense that other schools could benefit from this creation.

Lynxmotion to VEX Adapter Plate

Rather than going through the arduous tasks of creating a company, manufacturing the product, kitting , shipping and handling finances, he submitted the idea to the RobotShop Accelerator Program. The project was accepted and he is currently one of the youngest inventors whose product was commercialized via the RobotShop Accelerator Program. We look forward to seeing what other products he and other students in Project Lead The Way come up with and encourage them to consider commercialization via the RobotShop Accelerator Program.

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Let’s Build a Global Power Grid
Stanford Students Teach Robots to Play Ping-pong, Land a Drone
The First White Laser

Let’s Build a Global Power Grid

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 08:00 AM PDT

With a little DC wizardry and a lot of cash, we could swap power across continents

Stanford Students Teach Robots to Play Ping-pong, Land a Drone

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 07:00 AM PDT

If you had a couple of weeks and a robot to program, what would you do?

The First White Laser

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 11:46 AM PDT

Lasers that can span the entire color spectrum could speed up Li-Fi and find use in lighting and displays

Trossen Robotics Blog

Super Mega Microbot

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 08:37 AM PDT

Forum User jpieper has made a 3DOF quadruped robot of his own design, using Dongbu DRS-0101 servos. It starts off slowly, but is surprisingly speedy and exceedingly steady. This robot has since been upgraded with a turret and a gimbal, making it Mech Warfare Ready. Check out the thread for more updates! jpieper has a new chassis in the works, and intends to use an integrated odroid daughterboard in the next version. Very cool!

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Building a Single-molecule Transistor from Scratch
Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles to Patch Software's Security Flaw
Stretchable Conducting Fiber Provides Super Hero Capabilities
Happy Birthday Amiga Computer!

Building a Single-molecule Transistor from Scratch

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 02:00 PM PDT

Circuits with single atoms and molecules: the ultimate of Moore's Law?

Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles to Patch Software's Security Flaw

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 01:00 PM PDT

Hacking a Moving Jeep Was Evidently Enough To Catch NHTSA's Eye

Stretchable Conducting Fiber Provides Super Hero Capabilities

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:00 PM PDT

The range of applications for the fiber, including shape-shifting aircraft and exoskeletons, come right out a comic book

Happy Birthday Amiga Computer!

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 10:00 AM PDT

Thirty years ago, the Amiga computer launched at Lincoln Center. Count me among its fans who are remembering and celebrating

Trossen Robotics Blog

PhantomX Hexapod has some Serious Balance

Posted: 24 Jul 2015 01:05 PM PDT

User Dan Thilderkvist used a Trossen Robotics PhantomX AX Hexapod in his master thesis, “Motion Control of Hexapod using Model-Based Design”! This hexapod keeps itself level as a table beneath it is tilted, jostled, and generally jarred about. Short video, excellent work!