Ford Motor Company is working on methods of keeping self-driving vehicles free on insects, as they pose a significant challenge to self-driving cars as they can seriously interfere with the sensors’ ability to deliver reliable […]
Nalu Scientific, which specializes in advanced integrated circuits, and Space Micro, which is focused on satellite electronics, have been selected for funding by the U.S. Air Force in a program designed to help the agency […]
OneWeb, a London-based space startup, has announced its first official commercial service – a “fiber-like” internet to the Arctic region from 2020 with plans to be the first to provide 100% coverage to the region. […]
Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia are proposing the use of floating microgrids made up of electric boat motors, renewable energy, and controls to help power islands after disasters. “Powering […]
The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded General Motors (GM) a total of $9.1 million as part of its 2019 fiscal year award funds – $2 million of which is explicitly related to research and […]
The US Army Futures Command (AFC) is soliciting industry for information on emerging technologies in robotics and sensors to enhance the targeting capabilities of Army small tactical units. The Smart Targeting Environment for Lower Level […]
The US Army Futures Command (AFC) is soliciting industry for information on emerging technologies in robotics and sensors to enhance the targeting capabilities of Army small tactical units. The Smart Targeting Environment for Lower Level […]
Xcel Energy has become the first utility in the U.S. to receive permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights, flights for regular transmission line inspection […]
As part of the Horizon 2020 research project CARES (City Air Remote Emission Sensing), an international research consortium is working on new contactless exhaust measurement methods that will allow cities to take emission-reducing measures. The […]
A Colorado State University team of researchers has received a $194,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Rapid Response Program (RAPID) to design a self-reliant, local, resilient electric system that can better withstand a Category […]
A team of researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed flexible high-performance sensors that can be applied to irregular or flexible surfaces such as clothing or skin. They developed a […]
Innovative Space Logistics B.V. (ISL) and UK-based orbital launch services provider Orbex recently signed a wide-ranging cooperation agreement which will include technical launch services, including launch manifest coordination and payload integration. As part of the […]
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