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.....»»
SpaceX engineer says NASA should plan for Starship’s “significant” capability
"We all need to be thinking bigger and better and really inspirationally about what we can do." Enlarge / In this illustration, SpaceX's Starship vehicle is seen landing on the Moon. (credit: NASA) As part of its Artemis progr.....»»
The Navy Extracted a Jet Fighter from 12,400 Feet below the South China Sea
But the U.S. must probe even further to catch up with China’s access to the ocean’s deepest reaches -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Mac Studio"s M1 Ultra Chip Outperforms on Computational Fluid Dynamics Benchmarks
Dr. Craig Hunter is a mechanical/aerospace engineer with over 25 years of experience in software development. And now Dixie_Flatline (Slashdot reader #5,077) describes Hunter's latest experiment: Craig Hunter has been running Computational Fluid Dyn.....»»
Apple adds pair of mixed reality headset patents to its portfolio as AR/VR product development continues
While Apple Glasses rumors continue to brew, it seems we may be getting closer to seeing an augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) headset from the tech giant. According to Patently Apple, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple t.....»»
Apple"s attempt to block future patent lawsuits from Zipit Wireless resurrected
Apple has won an appeal meaning it will be allowed to sue Zipit Wireless to prevent the instant messaging company from launching Messages-related patent lawsuits in future.Zipit Wireless claims to have two patents regarding instant messagingZipit Wir.....»»
Apple"s attempt block future patent lawsuits from Zipit Wireless resurrected
Apple has won an appeal meaning it will be allowed to sue Zipit Wireless to prevent the instant messaging company from launching Messages-related patent lawsuits in future.Zipit Wireless claims to have two patents regarding instant messagingZipit Wir.....»»
Dr. Iscold on defying gravity, time in the Red Bull Plane Swap
On April 24 two skydivers will attempt to swap between two nose diving planes and regain control. Digital Trends speaks to the engineer behind this world-first......»»
Should Twitter"s "Edit" Button Preserve Your Tweet"s History Online?
The Verge reports that "Editing a tweet using Twitter's upcoming edit button could leave a digital trace of your tweet's history, according to reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong." In a tweet, Manchun Wong explains that the edit function appears to h.....»»
Laser trailblazer: US Navy conducts test of new laser weapon system
The ground-based laser system homed in on the red drone flying by, shooting a high-energy beam invisible to the naked eye. Suddenly, a fiery orange glow flared on the drone, smoke poured from its engine and a parachute opened as the craft tumbled dow.....»»
Roboticist shares why she loves working at Boston Dynamics
A new video from robot specialist Boston Dynamics features electrical engineer Cassie Moreira talking about why she loves working there......»»
Patents indicate Apple could be working on its own game controller
According to recently filed European patents, Apple has ideas for at least three new game controllers specifically designed for Apple products. The first style is similar to a standalone gamepad, as you would find for a console machine. The second co.....»»
Researchers engineer electrically tunable graphene devices to study rare physics
An international team, co-led by researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute (NGI) in the UK and the Penn State College of Engineering in the US, has developed a tunable graphene-based platform that allows for fine contr.....»»
Engineer builds the first Android phone with a Lightning port
Late last year, a robotics engineer named Ken Pillonel (Kenny Pi) showed us the first iPhone with a working USB-C port. This year he decided to invert this idea and modded an Android phone with a Lightning port......»»
Someone brought the worst thing about the iPhone to Android
Someone made an Android phone with a lightning port – and it works. Last year, engineer Ken Pillonel did what Apple won’t do – make an iPhone with a working USB-C port. Now, Pillonel has made an Android phone with a working lightning connector.....»»
Leverage machine learning on your iPhone to translate Braille with this free app
If you ever thought about learning Braille or just wanted to quickly translate something written in UEB to your iPhone, there’s a new app that can help you with that. Software engineer Aaron Stephenson started learning Braille a few years ago. To.....»»
Former Apple engineer describes Steve Jobs’s reaction when he was shown the first FaceTime demo
A decade ago, Apple launched FaceTime (2010) and iMessage (2011). Both of these products became, with time, a major part of the company’s ecosystem. In a podcast interview, Justin Santamaria, former Apple lead engineer on iPhone, talks about creat.....»»
Former lead Apple engineer Justin Santamaria talks iMessage, FaceTime & more on the AppleInsider podcast
On this special episode of the AppleInsider podcast, we interview former Apple lead engineer, Justin Santamaria, who worked at Apple for almost a decade and was responsible for the launch and development of iMessage and FaceTime.When Steve Jobs annou.....»»
Innovation flows across regions and sectors in complex ways, study shows
Knowledge creation—the generation of new ideas and patents—is an important driver of economic growth. Understanding how knowledge moves across industry sectors and regions can inform research and development (R&D) efforts, promote university-indu.....»»
After the USB-C iPhone, we now have a Lightning port on an Android device
Engineer Ken Pillonel is back with a project that tackles the opposite problem to his last bit of smartphone DIY work......»»
Microsoft’s DirectStorage drastically cuts CPU use in games
Microsoft has recently unveiled DirectStorage for Windows. According to a Microsoft engineer, the tech will free up your CPU while lowering game load times......»»