May 27
May 27
Ex-Cop On Fox News Makes Bizarre Link Between COVID-19 Vaccinations And Mass Shootings
Posted in: Today's Chili“You can be sure they probably got vaccinated,” retired NYPD detective Pat Brosnan claimed.
May 27
For the 35th anniversary of Dragon Quest, Square Enix had six game announcements including ‘Dragon Quest X Offline’ and the title for ‘Dragon Quest XII.’
May 27
The oil giant will face renewed pressure to better address climate change and shift away from fossil fuels.
May 27
Bugs in software aren’t exactly out of the ordinary, even bugs that can compromise the security of a system. Of course, those get fixed eventually but some bugs are time-sensitive and their patches need to be rolled out as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, one security researcher points out that Apple may not see one such vulnerability as an urgent matter … Continue reading
May 27
There are many ways to share photos these days and most use social media for that purpose. Of course, those are mostly public by default and harder to control, and some resort to just sharing links to their online photo storage in private. Still, others go old-school and send photos by email. That can be a hassle for recipients if … Continue reading
May 27
The liberal-leaning co-host announced that it was his last day on the show but not at the network.
May 27
Mobile gaming continues to be big business, especially in the past year or so when people around the world were mostly forced indoors and onto the virtual world due to the pandemic. Despite its popularity, however, some franchises and big names in the gaming industry are still absent from that space. Sony’s PlayStation has long been a holdout from direct … Continue reading
May 27
Apple hasn’t officially announced the Beats Studio Buds yet, but it looks like LeBron already has a pair.
May 27
Clearing buried landmines can be a tedious and dangerous process, but that might not be the case anymore in the (hopefully) not-so-distant future. This is because thanks to researchers at MIT, they have built a robot called the “Digger Finger” that could be used to help safely detect buried objects such as landmines.
How it works is that it comes with a tactile sensor combined with a clear gel with a reflective membrane that bends when it comes into contact with objects. A light from the probe shines through the gel and a computer captures the reflection patterns which is then analyzed to see what kind of object it is and what kind of shape it has.
In the video above, the researchers 3D printed objects of different shapes and the probe was able to successfully identify them. While trying to identify buried items isn’t new, current methods that involve the use of radar aren’t quite as good because it can only provide a hazy view of objects, meaning that trying to tell the difference between rock and bone can be tricky and could waste time digging things up only to find out that it wasn’t worth it.
It might be a while before we see the Digger Finger become an actual device that can be used in the field as the researchers are still working on refining it. According to one of the study’s co-authors, Edward Adelson, “As we get better at artificial touch, we want to be able to use it in situations when you’re surrounded by all kinds of distracting information. We want to be able to distinguish between the stuff that’s important and the stuff that’s not.”
Researchers Create A Robotic Probe That Could Be Used To Detect Landmines
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