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Tiny spacecraft powered by a laser array could fly to faraway destinations in the solar system

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A laser array on Earth could propel tiny space probes at very high speeds to their destination. (Image Credit: Nano Letters 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04188) Traveling to faraway planets in the solar system takes many years, achieved through ...
- 18 Mar 2022
Hope for the planet - New technique to recycle industrial materials at room temperature

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Upcycling plastics to produce other valuable materials makes recycling an economically viable solution. (Image Credit: Jonathon Chng/Unsplash) While Europe’s recycling rates increase, conventional techniques remain limited due to the harsh rem...
- 10 Mar 2022
Researchers develop a new drive system for flying robots

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The LARZA system features a new electromagnetic zipping technique to achieve wing motion. (Image Credit: University of Bristol/Tim Helps) Without relying on traditional motors and gears, researchers at the University of Bristol developed a drive sys...
- 10 Feb 2022
This startup is making use of disposable plastics to build structures

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ByFusion uses its Blocker machines to shape plastic waste piles into building blocks, which can help form a complete structure. (Image Credit: ByFusion) I recycle so much plastic packaging every day, it makes me worried for the planet. I’m jus...
- 28 Jan 2022
China’s “artificial sun” achieved record-breaking temperatures and developed a moon simulator

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China’s artificial sun reached 158 million degrees Fahrenheit for 17 minutes and 36 seconds. (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons) China set a ground-breaking record with its “artificial sun,” which superheated plasma to temperatures f...
- 21 Jan 2022
MIT Proposes Exploring the Moon with a Hovercraft

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The concept hovering rover could tap into the moon's natural charge for levitation and navigation, allowing it to seamlessly glide over its surface. (Image credit: MIT) The moon's surface is covered in fine powder-like dust known as regolith...
- 19 Jan 2022
Labrador Systems introduces the mobile shelves at CES 2022

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Labrador Systems’ robots assist people in their homes by delivering objects to them. It does this through commands generated by voice or the app. (Image Credit: Labrador Systems) I really loved this idea. It was something I wanted to make year...
- 13 Jan 2022
Can robots help farmers run their farms more efficiently?

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Technology such as robotic feeders can help farmers run their dairy farms more efficiently. (Image Credit: amsGalaxyUSA) Quietly, in the background, the farming industry is going through significant changes that’ll affect us all. On January 3r...
- 12 Jan 2022
Stanford engineers develop a robotic hand that can pinch various objects

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Farmhand is capable of performing hyperextended pinching, as demonstrated in the image above. (Image Credit: Stanford University/Biomimetics and Dextrous Manipulation Lab) Stanford University engineers developed a robotic hand called farmHand&n...
- 28 Dec 2021
Infineon SLx9670 Trusted Platform Module (TPM): TSS Programming in C, with cross-compile and remote debug in Eclipse

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How to Write and Build TPM enabled applications on your laptop. Then automatically deploy them to your Raspberry Pi and remotely debug. Goal: Develop on a PC with Eclipse, execute on the Pi Activities: install a C toolchain for ARM on your (Wi...
- 14 Dec 2021
Does Anyone Still Breadboard Anymore?

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Many years ago, I did a lot of breadboarding as that was the only way to determine if a circuit design would work and it could be debugged and improved. In those days, all parts were thru-hole. But these days, with many parts only available in SMT pa...
- 14 Dec 2021
Infineon SLx9670 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on Debian 11 "bullseye" - part2: Trusted Software Stack (tss)

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The latest Raspberry OS at the time of writing this post is Debian 11 "bullseye".I'm checking how the Infineon TPM IC behaves under that version.In this 2nd part, I handle the TSS (Trusted Software Stack) softwa...
- 12 Dec 2021
Infineon SLx9670 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on Debian 11 "bullseye" - part2: Trusted Software Stack (tss)

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- 11 Dec 2021
Ameca robot demonstrates its human-like facial expressions

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Ameca, which looks surprised in this image, has human life-like expressions that can easily impress an audience. (Image Credit: Engineered Arts) Engineered Arts, a UK-based robot maker, is expected to unveil its Ameca robot during CES 2022. The robo...
- 10 Dec 2021
Infineon SLx9670 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on Debian 11 "bullseye" - part1: OS and Azure Cloud validation

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Follow up for these 2 posts: Infineon SLx9670 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) for IoT Security Infineon Trust Platform Module + Raspberry Pi 3 B - Review The latest Raspberry OS at the time of writing this post is Debian 11 "bullseye".I'm c...
- 10 Dec 2021
Researchers develop a robot to help enforce social-distancing rules

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The robot detects groups of people who break social-distancing rules and navigates to them. From there, it encourages them to stand two meters apart from each other. (Image Credit: Sathyamoorthy et al., 2021, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0) According to previo...
- 9 Dec 2021
Researchers develop a robot to help enforce social-distancing rules

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www.youtube.com/.../GnrpR7K6G1M The robot detects groups of people who break social-distancing rules and navigates to them. From there, it encourages them to stand two meters apart from each other. (Image Credit: Sathyamoorthy et al., 2021, PLOS ONE,...
- 9 Dec 2021
Stanford University engineers develop falcon-inspired robotic claw

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With bird-like qualities, the robotic claw can easily perch on tree branches. (Image Credit: Stanford University) Biomimicry strikes again. Stanford University engineers developed a peregrine falcon-inspired robotic claw that attaches to a quadcopte...
- 7 Dec 2021
Scientists behind the xenobots project produce self-replicating robots

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The image shows a Pac-Man-shaped organism beside its replication (green). (Image Credit: Douglas Blackiston and Sam Kriegman) Back in January of 2020, Xenobots made quite a splash. Now they surprise again. In 2020, scientists developed the world&rsq...
- 2 Dec 2021
Steve Wozniak’s Privateer plans on launching a satellite fleet to study and reduce space debris

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Space junk is expected to get a lot worse in Earth orbit, raising concerns that it could impact satellites or other spacecraft. (Image Credit: ESA) IDK why space debris makes me so upset. I’ve written about it and what’s being done about...
- 30 Nov 2021
Robots deployed in hospitals could help save premature babies’ lives

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Teladoc could help save hundreds of premature babies’ lives. (Image Credit: Omar Lopez / Unsplash) Remote doctors could help save premature babies’ lives through robotic technology that was trialed during the pandemic. So far, Telemedici...
- 29 Nov 2021
Psyonic releases the first-ever bionic hand with touch feedback to the market

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The Ability Hand, as shown above, features touch feedback for users wearing the device. It achieves through pressure sensors that vibrate on the user’s skin. (Image Credit: Psyonic) Psyonic, a startup specializing in developing advanced, affor...
- 24 Nov 2021
Connect to AVNET iotconnect.io with Node-RED - part 11: Act as Gateway with Clients

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AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: create and use a Gateway Device.Authentication...
- 17 Nov 2021
SpinLaunch uses a kinetic launch system to hurtle payloads into space

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SpinLaunch’s new system focuses on a carbon-free emissions launch to hurl payloads into orbit. (Image Credit: SpinLaunch) So crazy, it just might work. For over fifty years, rockets have launched humans and vehicles into orbit, but what if ...
- 15 Nov 2021
Infineon SLx9670 Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on Debian 11 "bullseye" - part2: Trusted Software Stack (tss)

Jan Cumps

The latest Raspberry OS at the time of writing this post is Debian 11 "bullseye".I'm checking how the Infineon TPM IC behaves under that version.In this 2nd part, I handle the TSS (Trusted Software Stack) software libraries a...
- 12 Nov 2021