The California Department of Motor Vehicles granted NVIDIA an autonomous vehicle testing permit, which means the company can now take its self-driving vehicle off of private roads and onto public ones. NVIDIA will now be counted alongside big-name automakers, including Tesla Motors , Mercedes-Benz, and BMW , technology giants Baidu and Alphabet , and components makers like Bosch and Delphi Automotive who are allowed to test autonomous vehicles in the state.
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California Welcomes NVIDIA Corporation to the Self-Driving Big Leagues
The California Department of Motor Vehicles granted NVIDIA an autonomous vehicle testing permit, which means the company can now take its self-driving vehicle off of private roads and onto public ones. NVIDIA will now be counted alongside big-name automakers, including Tesla Motors , Mercedes-Benz, and BMW , technology giants Baidu and Alphabet , and components makers like Bosch and Delphi Automotive who are allowed to test autonomous vehicles in the state.
Here’s Why Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Plunged 59.8% in 2016
A major clinical setback removed a potential blockbuster drug from Alnylam’s pipeline and led to a collapse in the company’s share price. . Shares of the RNAi-focused biotech utterly collapsed, falling by nearly 60% during the year, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence .
Here’s Why Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Plunged 59.8% in 2016
A major clinical setback removed a potential blockbuster drug from Alnylam’s pipeline and led to a collapse in the company’s share price. . Shares of the RNAi-focused biotech utterly collapsed, falling by nearly 60% during the year, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence .
Sawfish
”wm” functions are implemented in Lisp for future extensibility or redefinition. Currently this includes menus , interactive window moving and resizing, virtual desktop, iconification, focus/transient window policies, frame theme definitions and much more.
Sawfish
”wm” functions are implemented in Lisp for future extensibility or redefinition. Currently this includes menus , interactive window moving and resizing, virtual desktop, iconification, focus/transient window policies, frame theme definitions and much more.
Hubble Discovers Comets Plunging onto a Young Star
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered comets plunging onto the star HD 172555, which is a youthful 23 million years old and resides 95 light-years from Earth. Credits: NASA, ESA, A. Feild and G. Bacon The above illustration image shows several comets speeding across a vast protoplanetary disk of gas and dust and heading straight for the youthful, central star.
Hubble Discovers Comets Plunging onto a Young Star
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered comets plunging onto the star HD 172555, which is a youthful 23 million years old and resides 95 light-years from Earth. Credits: NASA, ESA, A. Feild and G. Bacon The above illustration image shows several comets speeding across a vast protoplanetary disk of gas and dust and heading straight for the youthful, central star.
Hubble Provides Voyagers an Interstellar Road Map
The circles represent the orbits of the major outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 visited the planets Jupiter and Saturn.
Hubble Provides Voyagers an Interstellar Road Map
The circles represent the orbits of the major outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 visited the planets Jupiter and Saturn.
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Will Explore Metal Asteroid Psyche
Artist’s concept of the Psyche spacecraft, which will conduct a direct exploration of an asteroid thought to be a stripped planetary core. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech On Wednesday, 4 Jan 2017, NASA announced that a mission named Psyche will visit Psyche an asteroid.
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Will Explore Metal Asteroid Psyche
Artist’s concept of the Psyche spacecraft, which will conduct a direct exploration of an asteroid thought to be a stripped planetary core. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech On Wednesday, 4 Jan 2017, NASA announced that a mission named Psyche will visit Psyche an asteroid.
CES 2017: Dell launches mobile workstation, 2-in-1 notebook
Dell Precision 7720 mobile workstation is the company’s first VR-ready mobile workstation designed specifically for VR content creation. In its bid to redefine personal computing, US-based computer technology company Dell has launched new products at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show here.
CES 2017: Dell launches mobile workstation, 2-in-1 notebook
Dell Precision 7720 mobile workstation is the company’s first VR-ready mobile workstation designed specifically for VR content creation. In its bid to redefine personal computing, US-based computer technology company Dell has launched new products at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show here.
Coolest thing at CES 2017? Robots steal show
Coolest thing at CES 2017? Robots steal show Robots to make coffee, project movies, teach science and simply chat. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2i3gfN3 Attendees get sideways as they go through a demonstration of “Robot Wars” at the Samsung display during day 2 of the 2017 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Two US astronauts complete spacewalk to upgrade ISS
By Agence France-Presse Two American astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday to upgrade the orbiting outpost’s electrical system. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson work retrieve adapter plates outside the International Space Station during a Jan. 6, 2017 spacewalk to upgrade the orbiting laboratory’s power system.
Protein fold identification using machine learning methods on contact maps
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Analysis of pulsed laser plasmon-assisted photothermal heating and bubble generation at the nanoscale
A study is presented of photothermal effects associated with nanosecond-pulsed laser-illuminated subwavelength metallic nanoparticles in aqueous solutions. Computational electromagnetic and fluid analysis are used to model fundamental aspects of the photothermal process taking into account energy conversion within the nanoparticle at plasmon resonance, heat transfer to the fluid, homogeneous bubble nucleation, and the dynamic behaviour of the bubble and surrounding fluid.
2D/3D image registration on the GPU
Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis In Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, Vol. 18, No.
ASUS Outs Zenfone AR, Built for Augmented Reality, packs 8GB of memory
ASUS presents the ZenFone AR as the world’s first 5.7-inch smartphone with 8GB RAM. Besides that, there’s also Tango and Daydream by Google implemented together.
Problems with GTX 1060 6GB!! HELP!!2
Hey guys! Recently I picked up a brand new EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC 6GB. After installing the card, I’ve seen VERY little increase in performance from my previous card .
Battlefield 1 not doing too well on my recomended-spece…5
Hey guys, I got Bf1 for Christmas and it doesn’t do too well compared to other people’s performance that I’ve seen when looking around for answers to my issue. Specs: CPU: FX-8320 OC’D to 4.5Ghz GPU: ASUS R9 390 MOBO: MSI Gaming 970 Drive: WD Black 1TB w/ 209 Gb free OS: Windows 10 RAM: 8Gb Ripjaw PSU: Thermaltake TR2 850w I have my Bf1 settings at the “High” preset.
Jane Bradley: Handwriting has all but disappeared
On this day 141 years ago, an article published in the Portobello Advertiser revealed the writer’s consternation at a new-fangled invention which had recently made its way into the consciousness of citizens of the United Kingdom. “If the use of the machine becomes general, handwriting will be as completely superseded as handsewing and the value of our present elementary teaching will be much modified,” the columnist warned.
Special C. tour begins 12 Jan. 2017
A reminder that, as Nigel Martyn announced on the BIB just over two months ago, the Special Consensus are preparing for their most ambitious Irish gig to date: they begin their 2017 tour in the Pavilion Theatre , DAon Laoghaire, on Thursday next week . Tickets are available from the venue box office and online from here .
Free Software Directory:IceCat extensions
Package note=Nautipolis for Firefox: a blend of retro, nautical, Areo and Gnome. Designed for daily use, with consistent layout, buttons, widgets, with support for many extensions.
Robots best of CES show
Robots best of CES show The coolest, most memorable item from CES 2017? Those amazing, lifelike robots, reports Jefferson Graham on #TalkingTech. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2i2H2t0
CNET’s CES 2017 Robotics panel: Are they ready to help? video – CNET
Your video, “CNET’s CES 2017 Robotics panel: Are they ready to help?” will start after this message from our sponsors. It’s time to get over the sci-fi dreams and get to somewhere more real. Join us for a discussion with industry experts on where we’re at and what’s coming next.
Sandford Fleming: 5 facts you need to know about him
Hailed as the ‘Father of Standard Time’, Canadian engineer and inventor Sanford Fleming, is remembered for the invention of present system of time zones, which is still being followed all around the globe. Born on January 7, 1827 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, Fleming emigrated to Canada in 1847.
Apple cuts CEO Tim Cook’s pay following dip in iPhone sales
Apple penalized CEO Tim Cook for the iPhone maker’s first sales slump in 15 years with a 15 percent pay cut. Cook still did extremely well, with a compensation package valued at $8.7 million for Apple’s fiscal year that ended Sept.
The Dream Wandererat Pump Project
Flatsitter Media Arts Collective hosts a site-specific virtual reality installation as part of their nationwide tour in the Dream Wanderer bus.
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Flatsitter Media Arts Collective hosts a site-specific virtual reality installation as part of their nationwide tour in the Dream Wanderer bus.
Two Day project – new Unifi Router and Wifi
Thought I’d share a little project that has been worked on the last couple of days Was using a Linksys E3000 for main router on a UFB connection I have. Main source was cable using a Huawei 659.
The reaction to a viral Facebook video of a hate crime tells us something about postelection America
Chicago police speak to press about the attack of a man with special needs that was captured in a Facebook Live video and the resulting charges filed against four people involved in the attack. Chicago police speak to press about the attack of a man with special needs that was captured in a Facebook Live video and the resulting charges filed against four people involved in the attack.
Bedford company Single Digits acquires Ze-Net
A gunman believed to be an Iraq war veteran opened fire at a baggage carousel at Fort Lauderdale’s international airport on Friday, killing five people before being taken into… Concord High School graduate Matt Bonner ended his 12-year NBA career Friday, when he announced his retirement in a humorous video.
Google Doodle honours inventor of worldwide standard time
New Delhi, Jan 7 – Google has honoured Sandford Fleming, a Canadian inventor and engineer of Scottish birth known for his invention of worldwide standard time, with a Doodle. Today’s Doodle reflects Fleming’s legacy on this, the 190th anniversary of his birth, Google said in a statement on Saturday.
Former MOSI employee contends for ‘Hidden Figures’ award
A 2010 Wharton High School graduate has been named as a top contender in The Search for Hidden Figures contest, a scholarship competition aimed at recognizing the nation’s most talented emerging female leaders in science, technology, engineering and math. From a field of more than 7,300 applicants Midori Maeda, 24, the daughter of Tampa residents Cesar and Zonia Maeda, is among the 50 semi-finalists selected in a competition that will honor two grand prize winners in each of two categories that include students ages 13-19, and professionals ages 20 and older.
Massive geodesic dome with 61 glass eyes headed to Arkansas
The structure, called Fly’s Eye Dome, was designed by the late Buckminster Fuller, who was known for his futuristic inventions and who hoped it would revolutionize housing. Museum curators say Fuller was inspired to design the dome after looking at a photo of a fly’s eye.
Vreng
Full description=VREng is a C++ and OpenGL API-based interactive distributed Web3D application for navigating in and interacting with virtual environments over the Internet through their avatars, chat, audio/video channels, shared white-boards and document publishing. It uses XML to describe VR environments, and supports object manipulation and persistence, new multimedia and models types, and built in image and motion capture.
SpeechRecognition 3.6.0
See Notes on using PocketSphinx for information about installing languages, compiling PocketSphinx, and building language packs from online resources. This document is also included under If using CMU Sphinx, you may want to install additional language packs to support languages like International French or Mandarin Chinese.
Spacewalking astronauts upgrade station with new batteries
NASA reported that all three lithium-ion batteries were up and running, a successful start to the space agency’s long-term effort to upgrade the aging solar power system. Before venturing out, Commander Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson got a hand from a robot that took care of most of the grunt work – Dextre, a hulking machine with 11-foot arms.