Engineer creates robotic glove to help strengthen grip
An engineer came up with the idea after seeing his aunt, who has multiple sclerosis, struggle with tasks......»»
Video: The Sample Transfer Arm: A helping hand for Mars
The mission to return Martian samples back to Earth will use a European 2.5 meter-long robotic arm to pick up tubes filled with precious soil from Mars and transfer them to a rocket for an historic interplanetary delivery......»»
Particle accelerator experiment creates an exotic, highly unstable particle and measures its mass
The standard model of particle physics tells us that most particles we observe are made up of combinations of just six types of fundamental entities called quarks. However, there are still many mysteries, one of which is an exotic, but very short-liv.....»»
The best robotic lawn mowers for 2023
Most people don't like to mow the lawn. Fortunately, there are robotic mowers that'll do it for you. Here are some of our favorite robot lawn mowers of 2023......»»
Can online civic education strengthen democratic values?
A study published in the American Journal of Political Science shows that civic education interventions can work to increase support for democracy, and doing so in the social media context can reach many more people, with potentially much greater ove.....»»
US strengthens organic food protocols to counter fraud
The US Department of Agriculture on Thursday unveiled new rules to strengthen oversight of the "organic" label on food, after some significant fraud cases......»»
nsKnox raises $17 million to strengthen B2B payment security
nsKnox has unveiled a new funding round of $17 million, bringing its total funding to date to $35.6M. Two new investors, U.S.-based Internet & technology venture capital firm Link Ventures and Harel Insurance & Finance, took a significant part in the.....»»
Forter acquires Immue to enhance bot detection capabilities
Forter acquires Immue to not only strengthen the company’s existing fraud management capabilities but add Immue’s domain-specific bot expertise. Bots are used by the most sophisticated fraud operations to monitor and automate purchases from merch.....»»
Tesla staged 2016 self-driving demo, says senior Autopilot engineer
The claim was made in a lawsuit over Walter Huang's fatal Model X crash in 2018. Enlarge / Walter Huang's Model X in a tow yard days after his fatal crash. (credit: NTSB) Tesla's widely viewed 2016 Autopilot demonstratio.....»»
The mechanism of cosmic magnetic fields explored in the laboratory
Plasma is matter that is so hot that the electrons are separated from atoms. The electrons float freely and the atoms become ions. This creates an ionized gas—plasma—that makes up nearly all of the visible universe. Recent research shows that mag.....»»
A hybrid fission/fusion reactor could be the best way to get through the ice on Europa
In the coming years, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will send two robotic missions to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa. These are none other than NASA's Europa Clipper and the ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), which will launch in.....»»
Measuring the enduring grip strength of the brown-throated sloth
A small team of researchers from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, working with one colleague from the Cahuita Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica and another from Youngstown State University, has found that the brown-th.....»»
Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies
A 2016 video that Tesla (TSLA) used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer......»»
Volvo creates U.S. and Canada division; Gustafsson will step down
Michael Cottone, a 22-year Volvo veteran, will take over Volvo's top job in the U.S. and Canada......»»
CircleCI breach post-mortem: Attackers got in by stealing engineer’s session cookie
The attackers who pulled off the recent breach of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform maker CircleCI got in by compromising an engineer’s laptop with malware, stealing their 2FA-backed SSO session cookie, and using i.....»»
Crisis24 acquires Topo.ai to enhance global risk intelligence capabilities
Crisis24 acquires Topo.ai to further strengthen its support operations, offer a one-stop shop solution with plug and play capabilities, and ensure the highest levels of client satisfaction. Crisis24 provides unrivaled curated intelligence and sophist.....»»
Cloudflare and Microsoft expand partnership to strengthen zero trust security
Cloudflare has expanded its relationship with Microsoft to help customers easily deploy, automate, and enhance their organization’s zero trust security. Working from anywhere is more common than ever, and critical applications have moved to the clo.....»»
One-pot reaction creates versatile building block for bioactive molecules
Chemists from the University of Groningen have found a simple way to produce previously inaccessible chiral Z-alkenes, molecules that offer a significant synthetic short-cut for the production of bioactive molecules......»»
Tokamak experiments provide unique data for validating spacecraft heat shield ablation models
When a spacecraft enters a thick atmosphere at a high velocity, it rapidly compresses the gas in front of it. This creates temperatures high enough to ionize the gas molecules into a hot, dense plasma. To protect against damage, spacecraft are typica.....»»
DOE awards $42 million in grants for R&D of more affordable, efficient EV batteries
The funding will strengthen the domestic supply chain by yielding batteries that last longer, charge faster, perform efficiently in freezing temperatures and have greater range retention, DOE said......»»
Engineered poplar lignin has more of a valuable "clip-off" chemical
Lignin is the complex polymer that gives plants their structural integrity. It also makes them difficult to break down. This complexity creates opportunities for scientists to make a diverse array of biochemicals and bioproducts from components in li.....»»