Carmel Majidi and Jonathan Malen of Carnegie Mellon University have developed a thermally conductive rubber material that represents a breakthrough for creating soft, stretchable machines and electronics. The findings were published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week. The new material, nicknamed “thubber,” is an electrically insulating composite that exhibits an unprecedented … [Read more…]
Hyperloop One, a company founded with the goal of boosting innovation in transportation by developing the world’s first Hyperloop, released never-before-seen images of its development site (‘DevLoop’) in the Nevada desert at Middle East Rail, held in Dubai. Providing the international keynote address at the 11th annual conference, CEO of Hyperloop One, Rob Lloyd, shared … [Read more…]
Families, aviators, and kids of all ages got up close and personal with aviation today, climbing into the open cockpits of many of the historic aircraft in Hangar 79 at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor. The event was the Museum’s annual “Open Cockpit Day,” and more than 800 people attended. “Open Cockpit Day” featured pilots, … [Read more…]
Launch of the First 10 Iridium NEXT Satellites SpaceX Iridium-1 Aireon announced that Thales has officially begun the testing and validation of the Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) data. Aireon and Thales signed an initial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in June of 2015 and the start of data validation marks a major … [Read more…]
FlowPlay, creator of the most powerful immersive gaming platform, has announced a $60,000 donation to the Technology Access Foundation (TAF) Academy as part of the company’s 10-year anniversary celebration. FlowPlay’s contribution is allocated for the development of The Lighthouse Design & Engineering Lab, one of three new start-of-the-art labs being constructed during TAF’s 2017 campus … [Read more…]
Roland DGA Corporation, a leading provider of dental milling devices, has released two new products – the DWP-80S dental 3D printer, and the DWX-52DC with Automatic Disc Changer, the company’s most advanced dental mill to date. With the simultaneous launch of these exciting products under the company’s new DGSHAPE brand, Roland becomes the first and … [Read more…]
NASA is set to enhance its ability to track and predict re-entry location by releasing Technical and Educational Satellite 5 (TechEdSat 5) from the International Space Station at 12:20 p.m. C.T. on Monday. TechEdSat 5 is a CubeSat that represents a joint project between San Jose State University (SJSU) and the University of Idaho and … [Read more…]
How do you secure your network against global threats, devised by brilliant malicious actors and delivered through even the most innocuous of Internet of Things devices or innocent-looking ads and emails? Securing today’s corporate network requires a new way of thinking. With 44 percent of security alerts being ignored and an average of 200 days … [Read more…]
Download NASA Software for Free NASA has released its 2017-2018 software catalog, which offers an extensive portfolio of software products for a wide variety of technical applications, all free of charge to the public, without any royalty or copyright fees. Available in both hard copy and online, this third edition of the publication has contributions … [Read more…]
Bitdefender has signed an agreement to form a commercial partnership with BBSS, a subsidiary of the SoftBank C&S, to launch the Bitdefender BOX in Japan. The Bitdefender BOX continues Bitdefender’s reputation as an innovative cybersecurity solutions provider that is trusted by more than 500 million users in more than 150 countries by providing a breakthrough solution … [Read more…]