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Apr 16, 2017
How California Is Trying to Keep Autonomous Vehicle Development on Track
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
By Nidhi Kalra
After California’s Department of Motor Vehicles recently proposed new regulations governing the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles, many were left to wonder: Will this help retain the state’s status as a testing and deployment ground for the technology, and will it make California safer?
The answer is… yes and… maybe?
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Apr 14, 2017
Graphene-oxide sieve turns seawater into drinking water
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: nanotechnology, transportation
Schematic illustrating the direction of ion/water permeation along graphene planes (credit: J. Abraham et al./ Nature Nanotechnology)
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Apr 13, 2017
This college dropout says he’s cracked the crucial component for self-driving cars
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Most companies working on autonomous vehicles consider lidar sensors mandatory for vehicles to safely navigate alone and distinguish objects such as pedestrians and cyclists. But the best existing sensors are bulky, extremely expensive, and in short supply as demand surges (see “Self-Driving Cars’ Spinning Laser Problem”). Alphabet and Uber have both said they were forced to invent their own, better-performing sensors from scratch to make self-driving vehicles viable. Luminar hopes to serve automakers that would rather not go to that effort.
Russell doesn’t have a college degree—he dropped out of Stanford in return for a $100,000 check under a program started by venture capitalist Peter Thiel to encourage entrepreneurship. But Russell says a (short) lifetime of tinkering and building with electronics helped him design a new lidar sensor that sees farther and in more detail than those on the market.
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Apr 13, 2017
Tesla Semi all-electric truck to be unveiled in September and be ‘next level’, says Elon Musk
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qb0Kzb3haK8
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed today, on the eve of the New York International Auto Show that the company plans to unveil its all-electric semi truck, called ‘Tesla Semi’, in September.
Tesla Semi truck unveil set for September. Team has done an amazing job. Seriously next level.
Apr 11, 2017
FAA Approves 3D-Printed Titanium For Planes
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, transportation
Apr 11, 2017
Flow Cell Power – 1,000 km in 8:21 Hours
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: energy, transportation
Apr 10, 2017
Diamonds coupled using quantum physics
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: computing, quantum physics, transportation
Atomic defects in diamonds can be used as quantum memories. Researchers at TU Wien for the first time have succeeded in coupling the defects in various diamonds using quantum physics.
Diamonds with minute flaws could play a crucial role in the future of quantum technology. For some time now, researchers at TU Wien have been studying the quantum properties of such diamonds, but only now have they succeeded in coupling the specific defects in two such diamonds with one another. This is an important prerequisite for the development of new applications, such as highly sensitive sensors and switches for quantum computers. The results of the research will now be published in the journal Physical Review Letters (“Coherent Coupling of Remote Spin Ensembles via a Cavity Bus”).
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Apr 10, 2017
Man Who Skipped Airport’s Moving Walkway Immediately Realizes What An Arrogant Fool He’s Been
Posted by Alireza Mokri in category: transportation
LOS ANGELES—The grave implications of his vanity dawning on him, local man Ed Paitz realized what an arrogant fool he’s been after skipping the moving walkway at Los Angeles International Airport, sources said Thursday. “My god, what have I done?” said a despairing Paitz, realizing that, alas, he must live with the sorrowful consequences of his own hubris and proceed down the carpeted corridor on his own two feet, watching in shame as other travelers with the humility to board the conveyor platform flowed past him with ease. “My pride—my accursed pride—has brought me to this! Like Icarus and Arachne before me, let my tale serve as a warning to all those who would surrender to the vile temptations of the ego.” At press time, redemption lay at hand, as the moving walkway was ending with a small gap before the next one began.
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