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Marissa Mayer’s New Startup Gets Lucky (a Lucky Building, That Is)

20 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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The tech incubator Lumi Labs starts out with a bit of Silicon Valley magic on its side Photo: Tekla Perry Just about everyone in Silicon Valley acknowledges that running a successful startup takes more than a great technology and the right people—it takes a little bit of luck. And Marissa…

How to Bend Diamonds

19 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Flexible nanodiamonds promise to open up novel optical and electronic properties Image: Yang Lu, Amit Banerjee, Daniel Bernoulli, Hongti Zhang, Ming Dao and Subra Suresh It’s commonly known that diamonds are the hardest natural material. However, with that hardness comes brittleness: they may be hard but they’re not very flexible.…

Robots Continue Attempting to Master Ikea Furniture Assembly

18 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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These robots are slow, careful, and successful, making them way better than humans at assembling an Ikea chair Image: NTU Apparently, one of the standards by which we should be measuring the progress of useful robotic manipulation is through the assembly of Ikea furniture. With its minimalistic and affordable Baltoscandian…

Where is HBO Silicon Valley’s Real Pied Piper? Look in Troon, Scotland

18 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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HBO's “Silicon Valley” turns to real-world startup MaidSafe for its decentralized Internet Photo: Ali Paige Goldstein/HBO Pied Piper, the fictional startup of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” began as a data compression company. Producers during its first few seasons consulted with researchers at Stanford who specialize in compression algorithms—first, Tsachy Weissman and…

“Dog Cam” Trains Computer Vision Software for Robot Dogs

18 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Strapping some gear to an Alaskan Malamute produces data that can train deep learning algorithms to navigate the world like a dog Photo: iStockphoto A dog’s purpose can take on new meaning when humans strap a GoPro camera to her head. Such “dog cam” video clips have helped train computer vision software that could…

Industrializing additive manufacturing for electronics through an integrated, end-to-end process

18 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Learn about how to realize the full potential of additive manufacturing, and how to employ a robust process that integrates design, engineering, manufacturing planning, and production functions. Part manufacturers in all industries are under tremendous pressure to shorten the delivery time of high-quality products, with increasing complexity. The Electronics Industry…

FlyJacket Lets You Control a Drone With Your Body

17 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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EPFL's FlyJacket exosuit allows you to embody a fixed-wing drone, making it feel like you're flying Photo: EPFL LIS It takes a lot of practice to fly a drone with confidence. Whether it’s a multirotor or a fixed-wing drone, there are a lot of complicated things going on all at…

I Was a Russian Facebook Troll Named Martha

17 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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Who has all those fake Russian Facebook accounts? I think I had one, at least for a couple of days Photo: Randi Klett The real Tekla Perry. Back in the earliest days of Facebook, before you could attach a second name to your Facebook account or before businesses could set…

Experts Call for Global Data Sharing to Defend Against Cyberattacks

17 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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A new cybersecurity report highlights the need for a worldwide data clearinghouse to thwart next-generation, AI-powered hacks Illustration: iStockphoto If they haven’t done so already, cyber attackers may soon be arming themselves with artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) strategies and algorithms. Before long, it may not be a fair…

Hackathons Are Usually Dominated by Men; This One Was Just for Girls

16 Απριλίου 2018 by paulkokos

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If some of these apps sound like something a teen girl would love, that’s because they were designed by teen girls Photo: Janet C. Fang “HeartOnSleeve,” “Too Tired to be Tired,” “Moodchanger,” “Food for Less Thought.” If these apps sound like something a teen girl would love, that’s because they…

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