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Engineering Update #3: Watson, Nano Batteries, 3D Chips, and Mission: Impossible Gets Real
February 7, 2013 1:42 pm | Videos | Comments
"Watson," no, not Sherlock's sidekick, but the famous supercomputer who beat the world's best human at Jeopardy, is going back to school. IBM is sending the Watson system to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, so it can improve its "thinking" skills. Because making robots more human always works out just fine.
Engineering Update #2: Revolutionary self-healing wires
January 31, 2013 1:53 pm | Videos | Comments
Our second newscast for Electronic Component News is brought to you by Mouser Electronics, the...
Engineering Update #1: Smart TVs & Unmanned Cars
January 24, 2013 9:08 am | Videos | Comments
New from Electronic Component News is the very first episode of our Engineering Update newscast...
The Specialist & Agent Honeywell in "Dead in the Water"
January 23, 2013 10:22 am | Videos | Comments
When long life and reliability are critical to your operation, there's no better team than TTI...
Engineering Newswire 42: Futuristic airplanes carry passenger pods
June 13, 2013 12:27 pm Videos CommentsClip-Air project researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology are currently working on the technical feasibility of futuristic airplanes with a single flying wing that can transport up to three capsules. The autonomous capsules would be 30 meters long and weigh 30 tons, roughly the size of a railroad car so they’re also compatible with existing rail systems.
HotSpot Episode 16: Big Brother is watching
June 11, 2013 11:06 am Videos CommentsThe news wires have been saturated with the leaked details of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) called PRISM, which has been collecting phone records from Verizon customers under a top-secret government order. According to a top-secret document obtained by the Washington Post: The NSA and FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies....
Kickstarter of the Week: The bread & butter of engineering
June 11, 2013 9:46 am Videos CommentsToday on PD&D's Kickstarter of the Week, we're experimenting with the Crowfie, a user interface panel that makes it easy to test and develop your software code and electronics interfaces. The Crowfie is a user interface panel between you and your microcontroller, electronics, robotics drive systems, and actuators.
Engineering Newswire 41: New suits designed for 'space diving'
June 10, 2013 9:53 am Videos CommentsHi-tech inventors at Solar System Express and biotech designers Juxtopia are collaborating on a suit set to release in 2016, which will allow adrenaline junkies to space dive from up to 62 miles above the Earth's surface - at the very edge of space - and safely land using thruster boots instead of a parachute.
Engineering Update 12: A beer-pouring robot ... finally
June 7, 2013 10:22 am Videos CommentsIn this week's headlines: Computer scientists at Cornell are in the process of producing a robot with anticipatory cognitive abilities. They've programmed a PR-2 robot to accomplish typical robotic tasks, as well as the ability to pour you a drink ... and anticipate when you want another.
HotSpot Episode 14: Wearable technology: When will it arrive?
May 29, 2013 9:14 am Videos CommentsSo the wearable tech revolution seems to keep getting delayed, first with Google Glass and now with the Apple smartwatch, which might end up being another 2014 release. Late 2014, at that. Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities warns us not to get our hopes up for a 2013 iWatch, saying software and hardware challenges could force Apple to push its ship date back until late 2014.
Recently returned Expedition 35 crew participates in Google+ Hangout
May 24, 2013 11:44 am Videos CommentsNASA hosted a Google+ Hangout from the Johnson Space Center with three recently returned International Space Station Astronauts. NASA Astronauts Kevin Ford, Tom Marshburn and Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield answered wide ranging questions about daily living in a weightless environment, conducting cutting edge scientific research, and doing spacewalks while orbiting the earth every ninety minutes.
First launch of X-47B unmanned drone from aircraft carrier
May 24, 2013 11:27 am Videos CommentsAn X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) taxies and launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to successfully catapult launch an unmanned aircraft from its flight deck.
Engineering Update #11: Navy launches drone from aircraft carrier
May 23, 2013 10:42 am Videos CommentsIn this week's headlines: For the first time ever, the Navy has launched a drone the size of a fighter jet from the USS George H.W. Bush warship. Scientists at Germany's Max Planck Institute have created polymer-based flexible circuits, able to withstand high temperatures. These flexible paper circuits are so efficient, low cost, and versatile that they promise to open doors into new possible electronic applications.
Engineering Newswire 38: Lockheed laser shoots down drones
May 23, 2013 8:39 am Videos CommentsLockheed Martin has developed the ADAM system, which stands for Area Defense Anti-Munitions. This system is designed to destroy close-in improvised rocket and unmanned aerial threats with a laser. The markets between consumer and professional 3D printing are quickly beginning to blur. Even the unique electronics distributor, Saelig, has taken to selling 3D printers, like the new Afinia.
Kickstarter of the Week: Turn your smartphone into a laptop
May 21, 2013 1:57 pm Videos CommentsToday on PD&D's Kickstarter of the Week, we use the Casetop from Livi Designs to turn our Smartphones into a Laptop. From the bottom up, the Casetop is simply a dock for your smartphone, turning it from a handheld device into a fully functional laptop. The Casetop is compatible with any Smartphone that has a video out option and Bluetooth....
PD&D webcast: Exploring Unmanned Vehicles
May 20, 2013 12:01 pm WebinarsIn this presentation, Dr. (Col. Ret.) Jerry LeMieux, President of Unmanned Vehicle University, will discuss innovations in the field of unmanned systems. Specifically, he will review the commercialization of unmanned air, ground, sea, and space vehicles and their increased use in civil applications in comparison to their heavy military use and origins.
My 90 year old grandmother tries the Oculus Rift
May 20, 2013 9:11 am Videos CommentsFrom the author's YouTube description: "My 90 year old grandmother tries the Oculus Rift. We were using the Tuscany demo." A virtual reality (VR) headset by the name of Oculus Rift made a big splash on Kickstarter, raising a stellar $2.43 million to get development kits into the hands and on the noggins of game developers.
RapidFire: Human ear 3D printed with embedded electronics
May 16, 2013 9:16 am Videos CommentsOn today's episode of RapidFire, brought to you by 3D Creation Systems, your number one source for 3D printing services and technology, we're exploring the emerging technology behind bionic 3D printing with embedded electronics. For more information about 3D Creation Systems, visit www.3dcreationsystems.com.
Space Oddity
May 15, 2013 9:01 am Videos CommentsA revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield onboard the International Space Station. This is believed to be the first music video recorded in space (and as Internet memes go, it sure beats silly cat videos). Captioning kindly provided by CHS (www.chs.ca)
