Twitter is recruiting the help of the HackerOne community to try and fix troubling biases with its AI models. The image-cropping algorithm used by Twitter was intended to keep the most interesting parts of an image in the preview crop in people’s timelines. That’s all good, until users found last year that it favoured lighter […]
Imagine being able to see fast-moving objects under poor lighting conditions – all with a wider angle of view. Us humans will have to make do with the vision system we’ve evolved, but computer vision is always reaching new limits. In a recent advancement, a research team in South Korea has combined two different types […]
IEEE 802, IEEE 1547, IEEE 11073. These might seem like just a bunch of letters and numbers, but they are technical standards that have impacted our lives. IEEE 802 is the suite of standards widely used for the Ethernet and Wi-Fi. IEEE 1547 provides guidelines to help increase the use of renewable energy sources. IEEE […]
Researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) in Tokyo have almost doubled the previous long-haul data transmission speed record of 172 Tb/s established by NICT and others in April 2020. The researchers recently presented their results at the International Conference on Optical Fiber Communications. In breaking the record, they used a […]
The top 5 most read articles online, from July 26 to August 1, 2021, for Control Engineering covered programming standardization, scalable IIoT networks, simulation and computer-aided design, programmable fibers and IEC 61131-3 structuring. Links to each article below. 1. From simulation to computer-aided design of control systems Cover Story: While simulation systems can help for control […]
A350 titanium cable mount on the front spar of the vertical stabilizer made with EOS 3D printer. (Photo courtesy Business Wire.) EOS has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with metal powder producer Hyperion Metals Limited to help produce lower cost, reduced carbon titanium powder. The companies reportedly plan to test the spherical and […]
3D Systems plans to sell its medical simulation business, Simbionix, to a Swedish supplier of reality simulators for medical training. Surgical Science Sweden AB will acquire the business for a purchase price of US$305 million, the company said. Simbionix reported sales in 2020 of US$40.8 million. According to 3D Systems, this move will complete its […]
Engineering Technology Corporation, a Zoltek and Toray company which specializes in filament winding composites, has appointed Marc Courteau as its general manager. In his new role, Courteau will be responsible for the company’s global strategy, research and development, and business operations. He previously worked as engineering supervisor for the same company. ‘I am very excited […]
Injection molding specialist Techniplas says that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Nanogate Group’s core business. Germany-based Nanogate produces components and surfaces for the automotive and industrial industries with finishing such as radar-transparency, translucency, anti-corrosion, scratch-proof, and non-stick properties. With the new acquisition, Techniplas will now have manufacturing operations in Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Netherlands, […]
Santa Cruz, California-based Joby Aero Inc. has achieved an important milestone in the development of its all-electric air taxi for commercial passenger service by flying a full-size prototype vehicle more than 150 miles on a single charge, including a vertical take-off and landing. The flight was completed at Joby’s Electric Flight Base in Big Sur, […]