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November 18, 2014

Elon Musk thinks robots could turn on us in the next five years
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 16, 2014
One couldn't be blamed for thinking Elon Musk knows something important that the public doesn't, since he's been sounding the alarm on dangerous robots recently, and now he's presented a timeline. After saying artificial intelligence in robots is "our biggest existential threat" and that we're risking "summoning a demon" during an interview with MIT, Musk has now accidentally made public his ideas of when the threat might materialize. "The risk of something seriously dangerous happening ... read more

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US military looks for the elusive mothership It's a Hollywood sci-fi fantasy that has long eluded the Pentagon: a flying "mothership" that launches smaller aircraft. ... more		China launches new remote sensing satellite China launched the Yaogan-23 remote sensing satellite into scheduled orbit at 2:53 a.m. on Saturday Beijing Time from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite will mainly be used for sci ... more		Boeing Stacks Two Satellites to Launch as a Pair Boeing has successfully mated two 702SP (small platform) satellites in a stacked configuration in preparation for the first-ever conjoined satellite launch. The milestone is a significant step ... more
				CubeSat Instruments to Demonstrate NASA Firsts The Dellingr six-unit CubeSat, which is taking its developers just one year to design, build and integrate, won't be the only potentially groundbreaking capability for NASA. Its heliophysics payload ... more		DARPA-Funded Inflatable Robotics Helps Spark Idea for Silver Screen Star The giant, balloon-like inflatable robot named Baymax in Disney's Big Hero 6 has its roots in real-world research conducted by iRobot Corporation, Carnegie Mellon University and Otherlab under DARPA ... more

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GenDyn Canada contracted to connect military to WGS system General Dynamics Canada is building a network of antenna anchor stations for the Canadian military's access to the Wideband Global Satellite system. ... more		European Space Agency and Airbus sign on to Orion mission The European Space Agency and Airbus have been contracted to build a service module for NASA's Orion mission. The service module will be affixed to the crew module and will help propel Orion through space, as well as carry food, water and provisions for onboard astronauts. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		New sites will boost European search and rescue A trio of stations has taken shape on three islands at the far corners of our continent, ready to pick up distress calls via satellite from all across Europe and its surrounding waters. The ground n ... more
				New technique to help produce next-generation photonic chips Researchers from the University of Southampton have developed a new technique to help produce more reliable and robust next generation photonic chips. Photonic chips made from silicon will pla ... more		New form of crystalline order good for thermoelectric uses Since the 1850's scientists have known that crystalline materials are organized into fourteen different basic lattice structures. However, a team of researchers from Vanderbilt University and Oak Ri ... more

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Researchers create and control spin waves for enhanced data processing A team of New York University and University of Barcelona physicists has developed a method to control the movements occurring within magnetic materials, which are used to store and carry informatio ... more		Magic tricks created using artificial intelligence for the first time Researchers working on artificial intelligence at Queen Mary University of London have taught a computer to create magic tricks. The researchers gave a computer program the outline of how a magic ji ... more		Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role Low crystallinity iron minerals show promise for chromium cleanup and carbon storage		ESA Commissions Airbus As contractor For Orion Service Module Airbus Defence and Space, the world's second space company, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development and construction of the service module for Orion, the futur ... more
Tencent looks to the final travel frontier The recent crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship has done little to quell individuals' desire for space travel nor the interest of Chinese investors. The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo ... more		Study Investigates How Men and Women Adapt Differently to Spaceflight In 2011, a report from a National Academy of Sciences' decadal survey emphasized the need to examine and understand the influences that sex and gender have on physiological and psychological or beha ... more		US can pursue 'reckless' drone flyers, panel rules US aviation authorities are allowed to pursue small drone operators suspected of operating their radio-controlled devices in a reckless manner, a US government agency ruled Tuesday. ... more		Royal Australian Air Force getting deployable air traffic management systems The Royal Australian Air Force will receive rapidly deployable air traffic management and control systems from Indra Australia. ... more

	Harris Corporation supplying Falcon III radios to Canadian military Harris Corporation reports the Canadian Department of National Defense has contracted the company for the supply of tactical radio systems. ... more		F-35s proving capabilities from aircraft carrier The U.S. Navy reports that F-35C Lightning II fighters conducting test flight operations from an aircraft carrier at sea are successfully proving their capabilities. ... more

AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners

Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power

UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department

New Global Hawk support contract for Northrop Grumman		Northrop Grumman continues Joint STARS sustainment services		Raytheon touts its Agile software development process		Aircraft wings will change radically in the future		Textron AirLand picks Honeywell Aerospace engines for Scorpion
Altavian Inc., Lockheed Martin providing sensor payload to Army		Canada's LAV III vehicle upgrade to include enhanced surveillance suite		Italy faces billion euro bill for killer rainfall		SMS alerts cut deaths from elephants in rural India		Tense G20 vows action on Ebola as climate returns to fore

Trace amounts of radiation detected along U.S. West Coast

An efficient method to measure residual stress in 3D printed parts

Uber hits brakes on talk of finding dirt on reporters

Toyota rolls out world's first mass market fuel-cell car

New York's Times Square lit up by huge digital billboard

Nokia plans comeback with 2015 tablet launch in China

ICANN chief urges wide Internet control

Paris pop-up store immortalises shoppers with 3D printed figurine

Supercomputing progress slows

Worldwide ship traffic up 300 percent since 1992

Creating Bright X-Ray Pulses in the Laser Lab

SLAC Study explains atomic action in high-temp superconductors

Self-doping may be the key to superconductivity in room temperature

Lighter, cheaper radio wave device could transform telecom

New way to move flex atomically thin semiconductors

Shaking the topological cocktail of success

New Process Isolates Promising Material

VTT demonstrates new technique for generating electricity

New research lights the way to super-fast computers

Drexel Engineers Improve Strength, Flexibility of Atom-Thick Films

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