DARPA has begun speed testing its submarine-hunting drone ship
Want to Generate Power Out of Thin Air? Freevolt May Have the Answer
What you see pictured above may look unremarkable, but it has the potential to power a low energy device forever and at no cost. If that sounds like a big deal, well… that’s because it is. Drayson Technologies today announced Freevolt, a system that harvests energy from radio frequency (RF) signals bouncing around in the ether and turns it into usable, “perpetual power.” Drayson isn’t exactly a household name, but the research and development company has a particular interest in energy, especially where all-electric racing is concerned. And now it’s developed the first commercial technology that literally creates electricity out of thin air.
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Energy Storage, The Most Important Technology In Today’s World
The Pearl Street Station, invented by Thomas Edison in 1882, is the first steam powered electrical distribution plant, and because of competition between him and George Westinghouse, the technology increased rapidly in the following years. By 194o middle class homes had a lot of the conveniences we have today, like refrigerators, air conditioning and telephones. Today, as the demand for renewable energy increases, we have to develop a new way store all of it, revolutionizing the use of batteries.
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Promising testing of Autodesk’s Project Escher makes 3D Printing for Massive Projects a likely future
There are limitations to designing large scale parts when 3D printing. Detailed items take a long time to print, while small items are quick, but less detail. Autodesk has a solution that will decrease those limitations and revolutionize the industry with Project Escher.
Skyscraper of Delivery Drones is possible future for Urban Delivery
Amazon’s delivery drone testing have brought up many questions about the logistics of how to handle these machines. Like where will they be deployed? How do you extend the range to places farther away, and how will cities adapt to a constant frenzy of drones buzzing around.
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Robots are taking over, and they’re creating new jobs for humans
The robots revolution is here and they are taking many jobs away from humans. But not to worry, says Yoram Yaakobi, head of the Microsoft Israel R&D center.
“New technology will be bringing in as many jobs as the robots take, and then some. Some of the jobs that will be most in-demand jobs in a decade are jobs we have no conception of now. For example – big data deep divers.”
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Emergency braking standard on all new cars to be implemented by 2022
Some of the world’s largest automakers are collaborating to make life-saving automatic emergency braking technology standard on all new passenger cars. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety believes this move will reduce the number of rear-end collisions in the United States by 40 percent.
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China’s electric cars sales predicted to double in 2016
China’s production and sale of electric cars are predicted to increase by more than double this year. More than 300,000 electric cars were sold in China last year, that number is expected to reach more than 600,000 by the end of 2016.
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How to ‘own your career’
You’ve been waiting for your manager to define your career path. It’s time to reevaluate. The future belongs to the early adopters, the eager learners and the ones who are willing to take a chance on themselves.
NOTE: For anyone wishing to own their own career in computer programming, check out the upcoming courses at DaVinci Coders. New classes starting soon.
Do you need a degree to get a job as a computer programmer?
Two candidates apply for a software development position: One has a degree in computer science from a prestigious school. The other is self-taught with several years’ experience under his belt. Which one one gets the job?
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Drone successfully delivers package in Nevada
A drone successfully delivered a package to a Nevada residential location. This was the first fully autonomous urban drone delivery completed in the US.
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Grid storage technology helps to integrate renewables
Developing cheap energy storage is a critical step in moving to renewables and away from fossil fuels as the primary source of electricity: it’s the only way such intermittent sources can supply power to the grid when the wind’s not blowing and the sun’s not shining.
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