GE's Mine Cruiser puts safety before beauty

The depths of a coal mine couldn't be considered ideal driving conditions for most vehicles, but the Mk7.0 TIER 3 Mine Cruiser isn't most vehicles. GE recently announced that it has delivered its 500th Mine Cruiser, which is a four-wheel drive utility vehicle capable of carrying up to 14 passengers, yet is built to operate safely in the vast galleries of modern underground coal mines... Continue Reading GE's Mine Cruiser puts safety before beauty

Section: Automotive

Tags: Australia, Coal, Driving, GE, Mining, Safety

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Halloween

75 years and it still holds up.

ESA unveils Martian "box of delights"

A mission to return samples from the planet Mars is still many years away and, officially, not on the calendar. That hasn't stopped ESA from producing a proof-of-concept prototype of the scientific “box of delights,” which could one day bring bits of the Red Planet back to Earth for study... Continue Reading ESA unveils Martian "box of delights"

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Tags: ESA, Mars, Prototype, Spacecraft

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Fuelmatics and Husky develop petrol-pumping robot

There was a time when pulling into a service station would coincide with an attendant in a pressed uniform and a peaked cap running up to your car to ask if you’d like to fill ‘er up. That scene may be relegated to Mad Men, but a robotic replacement has arrived. At this month’s 2013 PEI Convention at the NACS Show in Atlanta, the Husky Corporation’s booth played host to a robotic fuel attendant called the Fuelmatics Automatic Refueling System (ARS) that the company is developing in collaboration with Stockholm-based Fuelmatics Systems AB... Continue Reading Fuelmatics and Husky develop petrol-pumping robot




Section: Robotics




Tags: Fuel, Fuelmatics, Husky, Robotic




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Fuelmatics and Husky develop petrol-pumping robot

There was a time when pulling into a service station would coincide with an attendant in a pressed uniform and a peaked cap running up to your car to ask if you’d like to fill ‘er up. That scene may be relegated to Mad Men, but a robotic replacement has arrived. At this month’s 2013 PEI Convention at the NACS Show in Atlanta, the Husky Corporation’s booth played host to a robotic fuel attendant called the Fuelmatics Automatic Refueling System (ARS) that the company is developing in collaboration with Stockholm-based Fuelmatics Systems AB... Continue Reading Fuelmatics and Husky develop petrol-pumping robot




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Robokind Zeno R25 social robot detects and mimics emotions

More and more, robots are moving into our everyday lives, and if they’re not going to end up being incredibly annoying, they’re going to have to learn to recognize and cope with human emotions. RoboKind of Dallas, Texas has started a Kickstarter campaign to raise capital for the further development of its Zeno R25 interactive humanoid robot, which is designed to interact with humans in an intuitive way by detecting and mimicking emotions... Continue Reading Robokind Zeno R25 social robot detects and mimics emotions

Section: Robotics

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Emotions, Humanoid, Kickstarter, Robotics, Robots

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NASA powers up Orion for the first time

NASA took another step back into the astronaut-launching business when it announced on Monday that last week it had powered up the crew capsule of the Orion spacecraft for the first time. According to the space agency, the test of the spacecraft’s avionics systems, conducted at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is a major milestone in preparing the craft for its first unmanned test flight in the autumn of next year. .. Continue Reading NASA powers up Orion for the first time

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Tags: NASA, Orion Spacecraft, Spacecraft

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MAVEN Mars orbiter to make launch window to study Martian atmosphere

On Monday, NASA confirmed the launch date of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission (MAVEN). According to the space agency, MAVEN will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida at 1:28 PM EST on November 18 on the first leg of its mission to study the upper atmosphere of the Red Planet... Continue Reading MAVEN Mars orbiter to make launch window to study Martian atmosphere

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Tags: Atmosphere, Lockheed Martin, Mars, MAVEN, NASA, Spacecraft

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HondaJet's baby jet engine gets FAA certification

As airliners have grown bigger, so have the jet engines needed to thrust them into the air. We're now at the point where the words “jet engine” conjure up something with a maw big enough for a Mini Cooper to easily drive through. But not every jet aircraft is a double decker people carrier and not every engine is a behemoth. On Thursday, General electric announced that the HF120 jet engine it’s co-developing for the HondaJet completed its US FAA certification testing – and its fan aperture is only 18 inches (45.7 cm) across... Continue Reading HondaJet's baby jet engine gets FAA certification

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Tags: Aircraft, Engine, General Electric, Honda

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Lexus Art is Motion project creates portraits inspired by driving style

Many cars have been described as "works of art" over the years, but aside from the odd maniac smearing the wheels with paint and running over canvases, they've rarely been used to create art. Lexus is looking to change that with the Art is Motion system in one of its IS 300h sedans, which has the peculiar ability of painting a portrait of the driver while they're behind the wheel... Continue Reading Lexus Art is Motion project creates portraits inspired by driving style

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Tags: Art, Driving, Hybrid, Lexus

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ESA concept robot video depicts the future of space exploration

Robots have become a mainstay of space exploration. From rovers to chatty anime robots on the International Space Station, they have already proven their worth in many ways. But what will the space robots of the future look like? The European Space Agency has released a video showing advanced robotics designs for lunar and planetary exploration. The concepts include multifunction robots designed for both autonomous space exploration and to aid astronauts in working on other worlds... Continue Reading ESA concept robot video depicts the future of space exploration

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Tags: ESA, Moon, Robots, Video

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Heineken Sub delivers super-chilled lager to the home market

When it comes to lager, it’s a matter of the colder the better. The trouble is, domestic fridges aren't very cold, and the alternative is either a cooler full of ice or a massive kegerator that’s more furniture than appliance. Last Friday, Heineken, in collaboration with Krups, unveiled its Sub beer dispenser in Amsterdam. Aimed at the at-home beer market, it combines compactness with some serious chill... Continue Reading Heineken Sub delivers super-chilled lager to the home market

Section: Around The Home

Tags: Alcohol, Beer

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Planck spacecraft switched off and sent to solar orbit

On Wednesday, at 12:10:27 GMT, ESA’s Planck space telescope ended its four and a half year mission when project scientist Jan Taube sent the command telling the unmanned probe to switch itself off. .. Continue Reading Planck spacecraft switched off and sent to solar orbit

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Schumacher's 1997 Ferrari F310 B goes to auction

RM Auctions, based in Blenheim, Ontario, is placing a prominent slab of Formula One racing history on the auction block with the sale of a Ferrari F310 B, chassis 179 that was once driven by Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine. .. Continue Reading Schumacher's 1997 Ferrari F310 B goes to auction

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Tags: Auction, Cars, F1, Ferrari, Grand Prix, Historic, Racing, RM Auctions

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LADEE sets data transmission record from lunar orbit

NASA’s Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration (LLCD) experiment made history yesterday as it beamed data back to Earth from lunar orbit at previously unheard of speed for a space mission. Operating from the LADEE lunar orbiter, the LLCD used lasers to transmit data to Earth at 622 megabits per second (Mbps) as a demonstration of a technology that NASA hopes will one day not only keep up with the communications demands of future missions, but also greatly enhance their capabilities... Continue Reading LADEE sets data transmission record from lunar orbit

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Tags: Communications, Data, History, LADEE, Laser, Moon, NASA, Record-breaking,Spacecraft, Transmission

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Coin-sized Retrievor solar-powered GPS tracking device

If you've ever wondered where you left the laptop or how your dog came home smelling like a frog pond, then a GPS tracking device might seem like a good idea. The trick is to find one small enough to be practical and doesn't need its batteries replaced every day. The Retrievor RET-100 is a self-contained, solar-powered GPS tracker no wider than a US quarter that is looking to find a way to market via a crowdfunding campaign... Continue Reading Coin-sized Retrievor solar-powered GPS tracking device

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Tags: GPS, Indiegogo, Navigation, Tracking

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Coin-sized Retrievor solar-powered GPS tracking device

If you've ever wondered where you left the laptop or how your dog came home smelling like a frog pond, then a GPS tracking device might seem like a good idea. The trick is to find one small enough to be practical and doesn't need its batteries replaced every day. The Retrievor RET-100 is a self-contained, solar-powered GPS tracker no wider than a US quarter that is looking to find a way to market via a crowdfunding campaign... Continue Reading Coin-sized Retrievor solar-powered GPS tracking device

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XPrize announces Ocean Health competition

Since 1995, XPrize has been promoting science and technology by setting “Grand Challenges” with cash incentive prizes. On Monday, the organization announced the launch of three new competitions by 2020 as part of its XPrize Ocean Initiative, which is aimed at improving the health and understanding of the world’s oceans. .. Continue Reading XPrize announces Ocean Health competition

Section: Marine

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UK customer becomes first to take delivery of McLaren P1

We've been following the McLaren P1’s journey from concept through extreme testing to production. Now the car maker has released the performance specs of the hybrid-engine supercar along with the announcement that a UK-based customer has become the first to take delivery of a P1 that rolled off the production line at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, England at the end of September... Continue Reading UK customer becomes first to take delivery of McLaren P1

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Tags: Hybrid, McLaren, mclaren p1, Performance, Supercars

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3D-printed titanium horseshoes could win by a nose

Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has created a set of bespoke titanium horseshoes for a Melbourne race horse using additive 3D printing. According to CSIRO, this is a first for horse racing and demonstrates the potential for the technology... Continue Reading 3D-printed titanium horseshoes could win by a nose

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IBM's Watson adapted to teach medical students and aid diagnosis

When IBM’s Watson supercomputer took on two human champions of the television quiz show Jeopardy and won, it was hailed as a breakthrough in machine intelligence. Now in an effort to expand the practical applications for the "world’s smartest computer," IBM Research and has taken the wraps off two new projects aimed at the medical community... Continue Reading IBM's Watson adapted to teach medical students and aid diagnosis

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Tags: Computers, Health, IBM, Supercomputer, Watson

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Astronomers find exoplanet floating through interstellar space

If you think being stuck in a strange town late at night after the last bus has gone is lonely, then give a thought for the exoplanet PSO J318.5-22. Discovered this year by astronomers at the University of Hawaii, this planet was found floating through interstellar space without a parent star and is one of the smallest free-floating objects seen outside of the Solar System... Continue Reading Astronomers find exoplanet floating through interstellar space

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Tags: Astronomy, Brown dwarf, Exoplanet, University of Hawaii

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ESA's prototype ExoMars rover completes testing in Chile

ESA’s Sample Acquisition Field Experiment with a Rover (SAFER) has completed six “Martian days” of tests roaming Chile’s Atacama Desert. Nicknamed "Bridget," the prototype of the space agency’s ExoMars rover is part of a program to gain experience in building and operating planetary rovers in anticipation of the 2018 ESA Mars mission. .. Continue Reading ESA's prototype ExoMars rover completes testing in Chile

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Tags: Chile, ESA, Exomars, Mars, Rover

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Last operating ICT 1301 mainframe computer set to run again

What weighs 5 tons and has less computing power than your watch? A pioneering piece of computing history call "Flossie," the last operating ICT 1301 mainframe. The National Museum of Computing recently took delivery of the dismantled computer, which needed three moving vans to bring it to the museum’s storage facility in Milton Keynes, UK. .. Continue Reading Last operating ICT 1301 mainframe computer set to run again

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Tags: Computer, History, National Museum of Computing, University of London

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