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When Winning Is Losing: Why the Nation that Invented the Computer Lost Its Lead

20 Νοεμβρίου 2018 by paulkokos

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The nation that invented the computer lost its lead by discarding its most plentiful supply of trained technologists: women. This article discusses why failure narratives are as important to understanding the history of computing as success stories, and explains how structural sexism has affected the progress of computing. Source: New…

The Disappeared: Beyond Winning and Losing

20 Νοεμβρίου 2018 by paulkokos

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When “others” (such as women and people of color) make innovative contributions in scientific and technical fields, they often “disappear” from later history and their contributions are ascribed elsewhere. This is seldom deliberate—rather, it’s a result of the accumulation of advantage by those who are expected to innovate. This article…

IoT Cameras Need to be Quick, Clever, and Able to Assign Meaning

20 Νοεμβρίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Cameras will require new software to perform surveillance and monitoring tasks autonomously Photo-illustration: Stuart Bradford November’s Internet of Everything column discussed the need to rethink cameras for an era of always-on operation at every corner. We’ll also have to rethink the way those cameras see. Today, computer vision can track cars,…

How China’s State-Sponsored Social Networks Control Misinformation—and Dissent

20 Νοεμβρίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Misinformation takes on new meaning when the government decides what counts as truthState regulators around the world have responded to the proliferation of online rumors and propaganda on social media sites with a broad variety of actions. Australia, Brazil, and Indonesia have deployed government task forces and investigations, while Belarus,…

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Self-Lubricating Linear Bearings Can Reduce Operating and Maintenance Costs

19 Νοεμβρίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Recirculating ball linear bearing systems require periodic maintenance and lubrication to ensure they operate properly and do not cause damage to the ball bearings or guides. Figure 1. Linear bearings. Source: Igus Linear motion applications usually require bearings and guides that traditionally come in two basic cross-sectional configurations: rectangular or…

Feed Your Friends With Autonomous Chest-Mounted Robot Arms

19 Νοεμβρίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Enjoy your food in a new, weird way with a robotic third arm with face controlEating food is an experience that tends to be about taste and texture and how the food looks and smells. Our focus goes from what’s going on on the plate to what’s going on in…

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Maryland Test Confirms Drones Can Safely Deliver Human Organs

19 Νοεμβρίου 2018 by paulkokos

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A kidney was flown thousands of meters by a drone without incurring any damageWhen a patient who needs an organ transplantation is finally matched with a donor, every second matters. A longer wait between when an organ is removed from a donor and when it is placed into a recipient…

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Quantum Computing: Atomic Clocks Make for Longer-Lasting Qubits

19 Νοεμβρίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Cesium atoms and laser traps offer a more robust type of quantum computer Image: Weiss Laboratory/Penn State Bright Qubits: Lasers hold cesium atoms in place in a 5-by-5 grid for a neutral-atom quantum-computer prototype built at Penn State. The atoms’ quantum states can be used to store information. A decade…

Video Friday: Japanese Child Robot Affetto, and More

17 Νοεμβρίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far (send us your events!): EU Robotics Week…

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Personal Cheques Still Alive and Well in the United Kingdom in 2018

16 Νοεμβρίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Paper cheques didn’t finally disappear last month as hoped in 2009Back in December 2009, the board of the United Kingdom Payments Council set 31 October 2018 as the date when paper cheques (or checks) would be totally phased out in the UK. The Payments Council believed [PDF] that with the public using…

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