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GM Innovation Challenge launched at four major universities; 3-D printing, augmented reality tools for manufacturing

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devices similar to Google Glass) in manufacturing. The participating institutions are Pennsylvania State University; Georgia Institute of Technology; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. —Kurt Wiese, vice president of Global Manufacturing Engineering.

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WiTricity extends recent funding for a total of $52M

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As the company readies for the transition from technology and standards development to broad market adoption, WiTricity has secured advisory support from several of the world’s leading authorities on designing consumer experiences, building leading edge technology, and monetizing intellectual property. Marin Solja?i?,

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How Vannevar Bush Engineered the 20th Century

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No more is said about Bush, even though he also opposed the first H-bomb test, on the grounds that the test, held on 1 November 1952, would help the Soviet Union build its own superweapon and accelerate a nuclear arms race. Bush was spared sanction and continued to serve in government, while Oppenheimer became a pariah.

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Zinnov: automotive witnessing highest disruption among all industries; ~$6B invested in start-ups in FY 2015

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Tech Mafia—Google, Apple have invested billions of dollars in user experience. The report highlights the shift in the product strategy of the automotive companies from building discrete products to cognitive AI Systems. New technologies such as Autonomous, AI, Electric have reached application maturity.

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MIT Professor’s IoT Sensors Make Roads Safer

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Today the Massachusetts company is the largest telematics service provider in the world. This was before iPhones , Androids , and Google Maps.” It was used in areas where GPS didn’t work well, such as hospitals, office buildings, and research centers. They later founded CMT, with Madden serving as its chief scientist.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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In collaboration with the Department of Defense, the newest manufacturing institute will focus on building US leadership in smart collaborative robotics, where advanced robots work alongside humans seamlessly, safely, and intuitively to do the heavy lifting on an assembly line or handle with precision, intricate or dangerous tasks.

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Deep Learning’s Diminishing Returns

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Clearly, you can get improved performance from deep learning if you use more computing power to build bigger models and train them with more data. Important work by scholars at the University of Massachusetts Amherst allows us to understand the economic cost and carbon emissions implied by this computational burden.