Cool Stuff

[RicInOR]

At the beginning, it says "Violent attack". Later, at the top, it says "The technique of the instant" (quick and dirty translation, you get what you paid for), and at the bottom, it says "The reversal".

 

[MTpockets]

Robotic dogs to start patrolling Florida military base

Fido, meet F1d0. Newly developed robotic K9s will soon be prowling Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida, to enhance security and surveillance patrolling, WMBB-TV reported Monday. The 325t…

nypost.com

Newly developed robotic K9s will soon be prowlingthe Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida to enhance security and surveillance patrolling, Florida Insider reported Monday.
The 325th Security Forces Squadron, which handles security for the base, said the robo-dogs are weatherproof, four-legged, unmanned patrolling drones that have two-way communication abilities and high tech sensors that cost about $100,000 a pop, the outlet reported.
"This is a springboard into the future of integrated defense," Squadron Commander Maj. Jordan Criss told the outlet at a recent demonstration on base.

Older Article

US Air Force tests ‘unstoppable’ robot dogs to defend bases

The US Air Force has drafted creepy, faceless robot dogs to prepare for combat. The futuristic four-legged friends were deployed to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada last week as part of a security e…

nypost.com

 

[Flopsweat]

Robotic dogs to start patrolling Florida military base

Fido, meet F1d0. Newly developed robotic K9s will soon be prowling Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida, to enhance security and surveillance patrolling, WMBB-TV reported Monday. The 325t…

nypost.com

Newly developed robotic K9s will soon be prowlingthe Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Florida to enhance security and surveillance patrolling, Florida Insider reported Monday.
The 325th Security Forces Squadron, which handles security for the base, said the robo-dogs are weatherproof, four-legged, unmanned patrolling drones that have two-way communication abilities and high tech sensors that cost about $100,000 a pop, the outlet reported.
"This is a springboard into the future of integrated defense," Squadron Commander Maj. Jordan Criss told the outlet at a recent demonstration on base.

Older Article

US Air Force tests ‘unstoppable’ robot dogs to defend bases

The US Air Force has drafted creepy, faceless robot dogs to prepare for combat. The futuristic four-legged friends were deployed to Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada last week as part of a security e…

nypost.com

Real Dog Meets Robot Dog <-- Click here.

 

[sobo]

Real Dog Meets Robot Dog <-- Click here.

They shoulda turned that robot dog loose to chase after that ankle-biter. Now, that woulda been phuq'n hilarious!

 

[Flopsweat]

Doggie pheromones on the robot's but.

 

[RicInOR]

bookofjoe: World's first electrified wingsuit reaches 186 mph on first manned flight

www.bookofjoe.com

Electrified Wing Suit @ 180 MPH

 

[Flopsweat]

bookofjoe: World's first electrified wingsuit reaches 186 mph on first manned flight

www.bookofjoe.com

Electrified Wing Suit @ 180 MPH

BMW says the electric wingsuit enabled Salzmann to accelerate faster than his mates to a peak speed of 186 mph. (Normal wingsuit operators typically reach horizontal speeds around 62 mph.)

 

[sobo]

bookofjoe: World's first electrified wingsuit reaches 186 mph on first manned flight

www.bookofjoe.com

Electrified Wing Suit @ 180 MPH

I've wanted a wingsuit ever since they came out years ago. This just makes me want one even more!

 

[RicInOR]

Can Chalk be cool?

"Of the thick grayish mass that emerges, four ingredients are known: calcium carbonate, clay, glue and oyster shells.

The other three are a secret.

Mathematicians in particular are prone to waxing poetic about it, and buying it in bulk. "

bookofjoe: The World's Most Famous Chalk

 

[RicInOR]

3d Printed House. 1 Day.
"... the curved shell of a 350-square-foot home in roughly 24 hours. "
350 Sq Foot is not big. But looks like it would be a cool extra ______



https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/mighty-3d-printed-houses/

" Mighty 3D prints the curved wall in its facility, but that will expand to the back wall and roof in 2021 for a total of 80 percent of the structure. The Mighty Mod structures ship as complete buildings with windows, but require installation onto the foundation and utility hook-ups on-site. The larger Mighty House products (coming in 2021) ship as panels and require on-site assembly. "


$100k -- but that is in California

 

[Flopsweat]

3d Printed House. 1 Day.
"... the curved shell of a 350-square-foot home in roughly 24 hours. "
350 Sq Foot is not big. But looks like it would be a cool extra ______

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https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/mighty-3d-printed-houses/

" Mighty 3D prints the curved wall in its facility, but that will expand to the back wall and roof in 2021 for a total of 80 percent of the structure. The Mighty Mod structures ship as complete buildings with windows, but require installation onto the foundation and utility hook-ups on-site. The larger Mighty House products (coming in 2021) ship as panels and require on-site assembly. "


$100k -- but that is in California

350 Square feet is not a house. There are RV's bigger than that.

 

[Flopsweat]

Big solar flare: https://hooktube.com/watch?v=I6_GvT42IW0



Also, this image is from Tumbler, of course.

 

[RicInOR]

https://www.zerohedge.com/technolog...could-dramatically-change-how-we-fight-cancer

Thought about putting htis in ROBOTs thread - as AI


" DeepMind claims that "AlphaFold determined the shape of around two-thirds of the proteins with accuracy comparable to laboratory experiments."


update add another URL

bookofjoe: DeepMind AlphaFold AI wins 'Olympics of protein folding'

Update

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Deep

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Deep

smbc-comics.com

 

[RicInOR]

Smart Watch App to help those suffering Night Terrors, PTSD

" For Patrick, once they got the formula right, the watch was life-changing. "It was night and day when I put that watch on and it started working." The vibrations, he says, were "little miracles." "

He Designed A Smartwatch App To Help Stop His Dad's Nightmares

Patrick Skluzacek suffered from PTSD-related nightmares that were ruining his life. His son, Tyler, created a smartwatch application to disrupt them. The app recently won FDA approval.

www.npr.org

 

[RicInOR]

Better battery

A flexible screen-printed rechargeable battery with up to 10 times more power than state of the art

A team of researchers has developed a flexible, rechargeable silver oxide-zinc battery with a five to 10 times greater areal energy density than state of the art. The battery also is easier to manufacture; while most flexible batteries need to be manufactured in sterile conditions, under vacuum, thi

ucsdnews.ucsd.edu

 

[RicInOR]

Battery Improvement

" ... startup QuantumScape released data yesterday suggesting it may have cracked a major challenge facing electric vehicle batteries. Among other features, prototypes can be charged to 80% capacity within 15 minutes, provide almost double the driving range of current electric vehicles, and boast a battery lifetime equivalent of 240,000 miles. If accurate, the technology would address the most significant hurdles that have thus far slowed electric vehicle adoption—recharging time, range, and cost.

QuantumScape says its key breakthrough involves the use of a solid-state electrolyte and a proprietary ceramic separator that protects its lithium anode, allowing it to sidestep many of the limitations and safety concerns of lithium-ion batteries. Watch a great overview of the technology here.

Volkswagen, a major investor in the company, aims to have the batteries in cars by 2025, though one daunting challenge remains—scaling from a pilot line to multicell commercial manufacturing. "

 

[Flopsweat]

Battery Improvement

" ... startup QuantumScape released data yesterday suggesting it may have cracked a major challenge facing electric vehicle batteries. Among other features, prototypes can be charged to 80% capacity within 15 minutes, provide almost double the driving range of current electric vehicles, and boast a battery lifetime equivalent of 240,000 miles. If accurate, the technology would address the most significant hurdles that have thus far slowed electric vehicle adoption—recharging time, range, and cost.

QuantumScape says its key breakthrough involves the use of a solid-state electrolyte and a proprietary ceramic separator that protects its lithium anode, allowing it to sidestep many of the limitations and safety concerns of lithium-ion batteries. Watch a great overview of the technology here.

Volkswagen, a major investor in the company, aims to have the batteries in cars by 2025, though one daunting challenge remains—scaling from a pilot line to multicell commercial manufacturing. "

I wonder if Musk has his giant battery factory set up to be able to quickly reconfigure as technology advances? He's a pretty clever fellow. I wouldn't put it past him.

 

[RicInOR]

Cool or Horrific?






First 3d Holograms in 4k, life size are CLOWNS

The First Hologram Machine That Projects Life-Size In Full-Color

PORTL can beam in pre-recorded and live holograms in 4K resolution, and it works just as effectively in the daylight as it does in the dark.

www.intelligentliving.co

 

[awshoot]

EDIT: Giraffes are HUGE! Another slo-mo fight scene:

 

[RicInOR]

Hummingbirds

Note you need the proper encoder. I recommend the player VLC

Ultra High Speed video here:

https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/suppl/2011/04/28/1016944108.DCSupplemental/pnas.1016944108_SI.pdf?targetid=SM1