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February 8, 2023

How to Turn the Lights Back on After a Blackout

by edd gent in Energy, Engineering, Engineering News

Restoring power quickly after a major blackout can mean the difference between life and death, but cold starting an entire electrical grid is a complex and delicate process. A hybrid computer model from Sandia National Laboratories that combines optimization, physical simulations, and cognitive models of grid operators promises to come up with a fast and […]

February 8, 2023

Cosmic Rays Can Now 3D-Scan Nuclear Reactors

by edd gent in Energy, Engineering, Engineering News

Cosmic rays from deep space can help 3D-scan nuclear reactors, peering inside to see if they are safe, a new study finds. When high-energy particles known as cosmic rays hit Earth’s atmosphere, they can generate massive cousins of electrons known as muons. Muons constantly bombard Earth’s surface from every angle—roughly one muon hits every square […]

February 3, 2023

The Indian Startup Pulling Water From the Air

by edd gent in Energy, Engineering, Engineering News

BENGALURU, India—Technology that can pull water out of thin air could help solve the world’s growing water scarcity problem, but most solutions are expensive and difficult to scale. Indian startup Uravu Labs says its low-cost modular approach could provide a blueprint for more affordable and sustainable atmospheric water harvesting. What comes out of the pipe, […]

January 7, 2023

Maxwell, NASA’s e-Plane, is Running out of Runway

by edd gent in Aerospace, Engineering, Engineering News

An experimental, potentially revolutionary all-electric airplane designed by NASA will soon be taking its first test flight, which will mark a major milestone for battery-powered aviation. However, the program already appears destined to fall short of its lofty goal to exploit the unique features of electric propulsion to rewrite the design rules for modern aircraft. […]

January 4, 2023

ChatGPT’s AI Can Help Screen For Alzheimer’s

by edd gent in Biomedical, Engineering, Engineering News

The AI-powered chat bot ChatGPT is taking the Internet by a storm with its impressive language capabilities, helping to draw up legal contracts as well as write fiction. But it turns out that the underlying technology could also help spot the early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, potentially making it possible to diagnose the debilitating condition […]

December 22, 2022

Is Worldcoin a Crypto-currency for the Masses or Your Digital ID?

by edd gent in Engineering, Engineering News

In a college classroom in the Indian city of Bangalore last August, Moiz Ahmed held up a volleyball-size chrome globe with a glass-covered opening at its center. Ahmed explained to the students that if they had their irises scanned with the device, known as the Orb, they would be rewarded with 25 Worldcoins, a soon-to-be […]

December 22, 2022

Introduction to High-Performance Digitizer Basics

by edd gent in Engineering, Engineering News

Join us for part one in our three-part series on the introduction to high-performance digitizer basics. This webinar will focus on explaining the differences between oscilloscope and digitizer, cover the different applications that benefit from digitizer solutions, and go through the architecture and the different building blocks of a data acquisition system using a high-performance […]

November 24, 2022

Golf Robot Learns To Putt Like A Pro

by edd gent in Engineering, Engineering News, Robotics

While being able to drive the ball 300 yards might get the fans excited, a solid putting game is often what separates a golf champion from the journeymen. A robot built by German researchers is quickly becoming a master of this short game using a clever combination of classical control engineering and machine learning. In […]

November 18, 2022

India’s First Private Space Rocket Blasts Off

by edd gent in Aerospace, Engineering, Engineering News

A rocket built by Indian start-up Skyroot has become the country’s first privately developed launch vehicle to reach space, following a successful maiden flight earlier today. The sub-orbital mission is a major milestone for India’s private space industry, say experts, though more needs to be done to nurture the fledgling sector. The Vikram-S rocket, named […]

November 6, 2022

Robotic Falcon Keeps Birds Away From Airports

by edd gent in Aerospace, Engineering, Engineering News

Collisions with birds are a serious problem for commercial aircraft, costing the industry billions of dollars and killing thousands of animals every year. New research shows that a robotic imitation of a peregrine falcon could be an effective way to keep them out of flight paths. Worldwide, so-called “birdstrikes” are estimated to cost the civil […]

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