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Your Pacemaker Is Tracking You From Inside Your Body – The Atlantic


Cloud-connected medical devices save lives, but also raise questions about privacy, security, and oversight. Who has access to your pacemaker? Can any hacker fiddle with the settings or turn it (and thus you) off for good? Did the producers of … Continue reading

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Drones Used to Deliver Clinical Laboratory Specimens in Switzerland | Dark Daily


Keywords: clinical laboratory, medical laboratory scientist, pathology, pathologist, dark daily, dark report, dark intelligence group, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, UAV, Drone Switzerland is very often on the forefront of new technologies. And different from other countries you will find that it is … Continue reading

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Four-Armed Marimba Robot Uses Deep Learning to Compose Its Own Music – IEEE Spectrum


Being a fan of the marimba, an avid music lover and interested in robots I have to share this article with you that appeared in IEEE Spectrum.  Georgia Tech’s Shimon has analyzed thousands of songs and millions of music clips … Continue reading

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Why NotPetya Kept Me Awake (& You Should Worry Too) | tisiphone.net


NotPetya may not have been the most sophisticated malware ever written. However, it was exceptionally effective due to the authors’ savvy exploitation of common security misconceptions and th… Source: Why NotPetya Kept Me Awake (& You Should Worry Too) | … Continue reading

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First Map-Based Car Navigation System Debuted 14 Years Before GPS – IEEE – The Institute


36 years ago, released in 1981, Honda’s Electro Gyrocator is now an IEEE Milestone Source: First Map-Based Car Navigation System Debuted 14 Years Before GPS – IEEE – The Institute

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Why Georgia Tech Built a Tarzan Robot That Swings Around on Wires – IEEE Spectrum


You know that I take a fancy in robots. Mostly we talk about those who are flying. But here is one that is high-strung: The creators of Tarzan the robot explain how it works and its potential applications Source: Why … Continue reading

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This Hard-to-Destroy Drone Goes From Rigid to Flexible When It Crashes – IEEE Spectrum


For a biologist it is always interesting to hear about technical designs that have been created according to solutions found in nature. Especially when the innovation comes from Switzerland. Inspiration for this design came from insect wings: Source: This Hard-to-Destroy … Continue reading

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Exhale and Drink Up! [Researchers accidentally turn carbon dioxide into ethanol]


Source: Researchers accidentally turn carbon dioxide into ethanol And you thought that small molecule organic chemistry was already researched far and widely. What a surprise to find a catalyst with the capability to turn CO2 into C2H5OH. Read the full … Continue reading

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Frightening!–Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway


  A Wired journalist volunteered as a test dummy as hackers took complete control of his car remotely from a laptop: Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It | WIRED. When will we learn that security … Continue reading

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Great Book: Tim Cole, Ossi Urchs—Digital Enlightenment Now!


I met Tim Cole around 12 years ago when we discussed the need for digital identity for transactions on the Internet. We met at many conferences since and we became good friends. He asked me recently to review the book … Continue reading

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New Exoskeleton Lets Paraplegic Walk


The article quoted below starts: [On July 14th, 2015,] a paralyzed man strapped on a pair of robotic legs and stepped out a hotel door, joining the flow of rushing pedestrians on a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan. The user, Robert Woo, was demonstrating … Continue reading

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How to Use Google Search More Effectively [INFOGRAPHIC]


Josh Catone yesterday published a blog on “How to Use Google Search More Effectively [INFOGRAPHIC]“. Although the Infographic is geared for students us mere mortals might benefit from it as well. Efficient use of search can really save you time … Continue reading

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Quadrotors Can Now Play Catch, All-Robot Baseball Team Closer to Reality – IEEE Spectrum


I have to admit my weakness for robots. Especially when they are flying. I find this really fascinating. Read the full article here: Quadrotors Can Now Play Catch, All-Robot Baseball Team Closer to Reality – IEEE Spectrum. Would this not come … Continue reading

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