Engineer Devises "UFO Patents" For US Navy
Paul Ratner writes via Interesting Engineering: Theoretical inventions known as the "UFO patents" have been inflaming worldwide curiosity. A product of the American engineer Dr. Salvatore Cezar Pais, the patents were filed during his work for the U.S.....»»
Scaling an Internet of Production That’s Ready For Disaster Relief
WAU, SOUTH SUDAN: In 2017, Field Ready supported Water for South Sudan by 3D printing spare parts for their equipment. Wau State in South Sudan is a very remote location with huge supply challenges. Engineer Dr. Ben Savonen later co-founded Kij.....»»
Twitter roundup: Elon Musk ‘alone’ as he considers paywalling the whole platform; more
Another day, another Twitter roundup – ranging from an early investor describing Elon Musk as “alone and winging it” to the billionaire owner considering putting the entire Twitter platform behind a paywall. A former senior Twitter engineer ha.....»»
Swedish engineer creates playable accordion from 2 Commodore 64 computers
Linus Åkesson's instrument sports custom software and a bellows made of floppy disks. Enlarge / Linus Åkesson playing his homemade "Commodordion" in a YouTube video. (credit: Linus Åkesson) In late October, a Swedish.....»»
Mauro Forghieri, iconic Ferrari engineer, dies at 87
Mauro Forghieri has been linked with Ferrari for nearly 40 years and is one of the most significant figures in the company's history......»»
Broadband Innovator Series: Supply Chain Challenges (Part II)
Broadband Innovator Series: Supply Chain Challenges (Part II) In part II of Telecompetitor’s latest Broadband Industry Innovator series, we talk with Finley Engineering’s Vice President & Professional Engineer, Dean Mischke, about the differ.....»»
Tim Cook saw big money in App Store ads, shot down early resistance
Following the rollout of Apple's controversial expansion of ads, ex-Apple engineer Shac Ron has revealed that staffers pushed back on the original App Store ad program.The latest controversy over Apple's ads in the App Store stem from the company's n.....»»
ISARA makes four digital certificate patents publicly available to boost quantum security
ISARA revealed that it is dedicating the intellectual property behind its ISARA Catalyst Agile Digital Certificate Methodology — including four patents — to the public. Industry leaders, including Crypto4A, DigiCert, Entrust, ISARA, Keyfactor, PK.....»»
NASA"s Saturn V Rocket, the Moon Rock Box and the Woman Who Made Them Work Properly
Yvonne Y. Clark, known as Y.Y. throughout her career, had a lifetime of groundbreaking achievements as a Black female mechanical engineer. In the third episode of the third season of the Lost Women of Science podcast, we see how Y.Y.’.....»»
Masimo “Apple Watch clone” was based on access to confidential info and source code
Update: Apple has now filed a second lawsuit, this one revealing that Masimo was given access to confidential information and source code. It accuses the company of infringing five Apple patents. More details at the bottom of the piece. A lawsuit fi.....»»
Apple files "retaliatory" suits against firm trying to ban Apple Watch [u]
Apple is suing Masimo Corp for allegedly infringing on ten of its patents, as the medical technology company itself continues to seek an Apple Watch ban, also over claims of patent infringement.Masimo first sued Apple in 2020 over both its infringeme.....»»
Apple files "retaliatory" suits against firm trying to ban Apple Watch
Apple is suing Masimo Corp for allegedly infringing on ten of its patents, as the medical technology company itself continues to seek an Apple Watch ban, also over claims of patent infringement.Masimo first sued Apple in 2020 over both its infringeme.....»»
Google Lamda: A glimpse at the ultra-realistic chat tech
Earlier this year, the company fired an engineer who claimed the Lamda AI language system had feelings......»»
Google offers glimpse of ultra-realistic chat tech
Earlier this year, the company fired an engineer who claimed the Lamda AI language system had feelings......»»
This Black Female Engineer Broke through the Double Bind of Racism and Sexism and Directly Nurtured a Legion of STEM Leaders
Yvonne Y. Clark, known as Y.Y., had a lifetime of groundbreaking achievements. In the final episode of this season’s Lost Women of Science podcast, we see how Y.Y.’s more than five decades of teaching educated a new generation of mec.....»»
Researchers develop method with single-molecule precision to engineer enzyme "stickiness"
Rutgers University scientists have developed an analytical toolkit to measure the binding forces of single proteins when they are pulled away from their substrate—such as an enzyme—that will help the development of new nanomaterials, improve biof.....»»
Protecting Mars Sample Return spacecraft from micrometeorites requires high-caliber work
Micrometeorites are a potential hazard for any space mission, including NASA's Mars Sample Return. The tiny rocks can travel up to 50 miles per second. At these speeds, "even dust could cause damage to a spacecraft," said Bruno Sarli, a NASA engineer.....»»
NASA"s Roman mission delivers detectors to Japan"s PRIME Telescope
Billy Keim, a NASA technician, removes a 16-megapixel detector from its shipping container internal fixture as engineer Stephanie Cheung coordinates the activity. NASA's future Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be fitted with 18 of these infrare.....»»
What should investing in cybersecurity look like for a technology organization?
To withstand cyberattacks, businesses must continually update internal systems and avoid hasty tech upgrades that might open the door to attackers. In this Help Net Security video, Phillip Verheyden, Security Engineer at Shipwell, discusses the chall.....»»
HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in Node.js (CVE-2022-35256)
In this Help Net Security video, Austin Jones, Principal Software Engineer at ThreatX, explains what HTTP request smuggling is, and discusses a recently uncovered HTTP request smuggling vulnerability in Node.js (CVE-2022-35256). This vulnerability al.....»»
SCOTUS rejects Apple"s bid to cancel Qualcomm"s 5G patents
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Apple's bid to cancel patents on 5G and wireless tech, as the company faces the possibility of another lawsuit from Qualcomm.US Supreme CourtThe justices upheld a lower court's decision against Apple after the.....»»