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Video Friday: Ingenuity’s 50th Flight

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50 flights is 45 flights more than this little helicopter was designed for, which is bonkers. JPL ] Georgia Tech researchers have recently created a soft rotary motor using liquid metal, compliant magnetic composites, and silicone polymers. And 99% uptime over the duration of a four day trade show is still impressive.

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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BASF, a German chemical manufacturer, has a somewhat similar corporate history and logo design to fellow thick-Helvetica enthusiast 3M. Tartan track is sort of the track-and-field version of Astroturf , originally designed for horse tracks. Before World War II, one company did attempt to manufacture a tape recorder in the U.S.

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

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Georgia Chalvatzaki. All of them are backed by expert roboticists with years of design experience. This is a sensible design choice to get up and running, but would definitely need redoing for longer-term operation. Overall, the current design is a very good first step. Asimo , Atlas , T-HR3 , or Digit.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Extension of Core Restrain Design Code NUBOW-3D to Lead Cooled Fast Reactor Systems, $75,000 Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pa. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. Ames Laboratory.

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Ford installing GE WattStation chargers, charging network at facilities

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Ford is also asking employees to use the MyFord Mobile smartphone app to collect driving and charging information to help the company understand driving patterns and potentially influence future product design. Ford estimates it will cost about 50 cents to fully charge each vehicle. In 2009, there were 3,000 known public charge stations.

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Car Crash Prevention System Wins Student $10,000 IEEE Scholarship

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The TOGG is working on designing electric vehicles. Georgia Tech freshman studying computer science, created a rip-current detection system that incorporates machine learning. Google Earth , she was able to gather and annotate more than 1,000 images of beaches in Africa, Australia, and North America.

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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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We expect collaborations across multiple disciplines; from 3D bio-printing, cell science, and process design, automated pharmaceutical screening methods to the supply chain expertise needed to rapidly produce and transport these live-saving materials. Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (Chicago, IL). Missouri U.