If paper airplanes can become drones, can drones survive hawks?
Technology
Military, Technology
The Rise of the Robo-Cheetahs
by JOHN ADAMS •
Well, we knew it had to happen someday. A DARPA-funded robotic cheetah has been released into the wild, so to speak. A new algorithm developed by MIT researchers now allows their quadruped to run and jump — while untethered — across a field of grass. The Pentagon, in an effort to investigate technologies that allow…
Science/Nature, Technology
Earth Observations from the International Space Station
by JOHN ADAMS •
Film, Technology
The Death of Film: After Hollywood Goes Digital, What Happens to Movies?
by JOHN ADAMS •
In this documentary, directors Jason Gwynn and Jay Sheldon interview film projectionists during their last days on the job at a soon-to-be-defunct movie theater. As Hollywood studios move toward digital distribution, many theaters are forced to abandon their 35mm projectors—and pay up to $150,000 for new projection technology. This change, as the documentary explains, is heartbreaking for the people responsible for…
Technology
NASA Builds a Next-Generation Heat Shield
by JOHN ADAMS •
Technology
A Self-Assembling Robot Goes for a Walk
by JOHN ADAMS •
Science/Nature, Technology
Mars 2020: Recorded presentation of NASA news conference on Mars 2020 rover
by JOHN ADAMS •
Technology
A Car-Parking Robot
by JOHN ADAMS •
Science/Nature, Technology
NASA’s Flying Observatory
by JOHN ADAMS •
Drink, Good Ideas, Technology
Italians Create First Zero-Gravity Espresso Machine
by JOHN ADAMS •
Business, Corporate Welfare, Free Markets, Good Ideas, Government Spending, Technology
A Tech Company That Seeks Private Support
by JOHN ADAMS •
What does a small tech company that seeks private support look like? Often, we’ll not know, because those private companies seek the support of private venture capital, in thousands of encounters and presentations across America each day. Sometimes, though, one sees more because a private tech startup looks to something like Kickstarter to win backing…