This drone has legs: Watch a flying robot perch on branches, catch a tennis ball in midair. Foot design provides powerful, quick-action grip December 6, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.science.org/content/article/drone-has-legs-watch-flying-robot-perch-branches-catch-tennis-ball-midair
US Officials Says China’s Space Tech Developing at ‘Twice’ America’s Speed December 6, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper US Officials Says China’s Space Tech Developing at ‘Twice’ America’s Speed
A Plane Powered by Cooking Oil Just Flew Across the US December 3, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://singularityhub.com/2021/12/03/a-plane-powered-by-cooking-oil-just-flew-across-the-us/
China’s Mysterious Hypersonic Weapon Can Stay in Orbit According to Space Force General… December 3, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper https://www.tldm.org/news52/chinas-mysterious-hypersonic-weapon-can-stay-in-orbit-according-to-space-force-general.htm
Starship engine ‘crisis’ poses possible bankruptcy risk for SpaceX, Elon Musk says: “will need all hands on deck to recover from what is, quite frankly, a disaster,” Musk wrote in an email recently. December 1, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper https://www.livescience.com/starship–raptor-engine-crisis-spacex-elon-musk
Robots Won’t Close the Warehouse Worker Gap Anytime Soon. Even Amazon’s new AI-powered machines aren’t nearly capable enough to handle the most important fulfillment tasks. December 1, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-warehouse-robots-worker-shortage/
The Famous Celibate Physicist Inventor Who Fell Madly in Love With a Pigeon Nikola Tesla was a man of impossible intelligence and few meaningful human relationships December 1, 2021science, technologyhistoryscoper https://historianandrew.medium.com/the-famous-celibate-physicist-inventor-who-fell-madly-in-love-with-a-pigeon-5aaa9a91e62c
People Furious at Robot Serving Pancakes at Denny’s. It’s like dining with the Jetsons! November 29, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://futurism.com/robot-server-dennys
Experts Say Fusion Power Is Finally Starting to Look Imminent. It’s so close we can almost taste it. November 29, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://futurism.com/the-byte/fusion-power-imminent
Army found a way to warm hands without heat November 29, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a30498262/army-hand-warming-device/
Ancient Greek Technology Costs Jobs! November 28, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://letsrunwithit.com/php/BlogEntry.php?action=view&ident=195
A 3D ink made of living cells for creating living structures November 27, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://phys.org/news/2021-11-3d-ink-cells.html
Nuclear fusion startup test fires plastic waste-powered rocket November 25, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/space/nuclear-pulsar-fusion-test-green-hybrid-rocket/
Ultrahard diamond glass made by crushing buckyballs November 25, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/materials/ultrahard-diamond-glass-buckyballs/?
ZHA extends Hollywood-inspired resort with striking hotel towers November 25, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/architecture/zaha-hadid-studio-city-phase-2-macau/
Portraits of the past in the best historical photography of 2021 November 25, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/photography/historic-photographer-of-2021-awards-gallery/
Wood waste used in renewable, recyclable thermoset plastic alternative November 25, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/materials/lignin-renewable-recyclable-thermoset-plastic-alternative/?
Vibrating sleeve gives wearer a feel for languages November 25, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/wearables/team-hart-vibrating-sleeve-language-communication/
Zeva’s 160-mph electric UFO: An air taxi experience like no other November 25, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/aircraft/zeva-evtol-flying-saucer-tail-sitter-superman/
Science Fiction Is a Luddite Literature. It’s not what technology does that matters, but who it does it for and who it does it to November 24, 2021science, technologyhistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/science-fiction-is-a-luddite-literature-56ed9cfc5470
How a BBQ lighter can make DNA vaccines more powerful. The design could increase global access to cheap, powerful vaccines. November 23, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.freethink.com/health/dna-vaccines
NASA Is Launching an Asteroid-Smashing Spacecraft Today and It’s Powered by an Ion Drive. The technology is straight out of a science fiction movie. November 23, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-launching-asteroid-smashing-spacecraft
Chinese Scientists building Laser to Ignite Fusion — Market Mad House November 22, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/geekculture/chinese-scientists-building-laser-to-ignite-fusion-market-mad-house-a6c0015d2a16
Live From the Intrepid Museum: Inside a Supersonic Concorde November 22, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/live-from-the-intrepid-museum-inside-a-supersonic-concorde
Skunk Works Is About to Test a Secret New Aircraft Called ‘Speed Racer’ November 22, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a35524610/skunk-works-testing-speed-racer-secret-new-aircraft/
“Revolution In Warfare” – Israel Unveils New Scorpius Electronic Warfare System November 21, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/revolution-warfare-israel-unveils-new-scorpius-electronic-warfare-system
We Could Get Commercial Fusion Power By 2024 One company could soon revolutionise the world. November 21, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/predict/we-could-get-commercial-fusion-power-by-2024-4c9337ef4760
Newman Against Your Computer-Educated Brain. Why computer education fails November 20, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/s/the-disconnect/newman-against-your-computer-educated-brain-429554ff3525
New Israeli tech exposes liars through facial muscles November 19, 2021technologyhistoryscoper New Israeli tech exposes liars through facial muscles
5D Optical storage breakthrough would enable a disc capacity of 500 TB Powered by a high-speed laser writing method, a silica glass disc can record & retrieve 10,000x more data than a Blu-ray disc November 19, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/technicity/5d-optical-storage-breakthrough-would-enable-a-disc-capacity-of-500-tb-71a85a4d3ac8
New Spiking Neuromorphic Chip Could Usher in an Era of Highly Efficient AI November 18, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://singularityhub.com/2021/11/09/new-spiking-neuromorphic-chip-could-usher-in-an-era-of-highly-efficient-ai/
AI Can Now Model the Molecular Machines That Govern All Life November 18, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://singularityhub.com/2021/11/16/ai-can-now-model-the-molecular-machines-that-govern-all-life/
Braingate Translates in Realtime Thoughts to Text With 94% Accuracy November 17, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2021/11/braingate-translates-in-realtime.html
Is There Enough Light on Mars to power solar cells? November 17, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper https://principia-scientific.com/is-there-enough-light-on-mars-to-power-solar-cells/
Could a Fungus Radiation Shield Keep Astronauts Safe in Space Travel? November 17, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper https://principia-scientific.com/could-a-fungus-radiation-shield-keep-astronauts-safe-in-space-travel/
Russian Anti-Satellite Missile Launch Into Space ‘Dangerous And Irresponsible,’ State Says. Russia gave the U.S. no warning of launch, Pentagon says. Now ISS is at risk of getting riddled with debris. November 16, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/11/russian-anti-satellite-missile-launch-space-dangerous-and-irresponsible-state-says/186856/
Finally, a Practical Use for Nuclear Fusion. Researchers used the roiling temperatures of an experimental fusion reactor for a surprising purpose: testing heat shield materials for spacecraft. November 15, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper https://www.wired.com/story/nuclear-fusion-spacecraft-jupiter/
DART Prepares for Launch in First Planetary Defense Test Mission November 14, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper http://spaceref.com/dart/dart-prepares-for-launch-in-first-planetary-defense-test-mission.html
Fortescue aims to launch world’s first ammonia-powered ship in 2022 November 14, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/marine/fortescue-worlds-first-ammonia-ship/
The Moon’s Surface Has Enough Oxygen to Sustain 8 Billion People for 100,000 Years November 14, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper https://singularityhub.com/2021/11/14/the-moons-surface-has-enough-oxygen-to-sustain-8-billion-people-for-100000-years/
Bladeless wind turbines Meet the first bladeless wind turbine November 14, 2021climate, technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/@vinven7/bladeless-wind-turbines-1791c9b593c6
Robots And AI Have Taken Over 37% More Jobs This Year Than Last Year As The Effects Of The Great Reset Continues To Remake Global Economy November 12, 2021technologyhistoryscoper Robots And AI Have Taken Over 37% More Jobs This Year Than Last Year As The Effects Of The Great Reset Continues To Remake Global Economy
Neuron Bursts Can Mimic Famous AI Learning Strategy. A new model of learning centers on bursts of neural activity that act as teaching signals — approximating backpropagation, the algorithm behind learning in AI. November 12, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.quantamagazine.org/brain-bursts-can-mimic-famous-ai-learning-strategy-20211018/
The Uselessness of Useful Knowledge. Today’s powerful but little-understood artificial intelligence breakthroughs echo past examples of unexpected scientific progress. November 12, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.quantamagazine.org/science-has-entered-a-new-era-of-alchemy-good-20211020/
A New Link to an Old Model Could Crack the Mystery of Deep Learning. To help them explain the shocking success of deep neural networks, researchers are turning to older but better-understood models of machine learning. November 12, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-link-to-an-old-model-could-crack-the-mystery-of-deep-learning-20211011/
Surprising Limits Discovered in Quest for Optimal Solutions. Algorithms that zero in on solutions to optimization problems are the beating heart of machine reasoning. New results reveal surprising limits. November 12, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.quantamagazine.org/surprising-limits-discovered-in-quest-for-optimal-solutions-20211101/
Chinа’s Deadly Biological Weapon Can Target You Racially Based on Your DNA (VIDEO) November 11, 2021science, technologyhistoryscoper Chinа’s Deadly Biological Weapon Can Target You Racially Based on Your DNA (VIDEO)
Timnit Gebru Says Artificial Intelligence Needs to Slow Down. The AI researcher, who left Google last year, says the incentives around AI research are all wrong. November 11, 2021technologyhistoryscoper https://www.wired.com/story/rewired-2021-timnit-gebru/
SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travelers in 60 years November 11, 2021space, technologyhistoryscoper https://www.aol.com/news/spacex-aims-night-crew-launch-211022569-131731442.html
News at a glance: ‘Green’ steel, a consortium for gene therapy, and a disabled sabertooth’s allies. The latest in science and policy November 11, 2021science, technologyhistoryscoper https://www.science.org/content/article/news-glance-green-steel-consortium-gene-therapy-and-disabled-sabertooth-s-allies