Microsoft patches Internet Explorer memory corruption vulnerability
On March 9, 2021, Microsoft patched a zero-day security vulnerability related to memory corruption in its browser, Internet Explorer.
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Robotics
TERP: A method to achieve reliable robot navigation in uneven outdoor terrains
Autonomous mobile robots are already being tested and used for such applications as the delivery of parcels, surveillance, search and rescue missions, planetary/space exploration, and the monitoring of the environment. For ...
Engineering
Software enables 3D printing on space station
If deep space exploration is to become a reality, humans will need to be as self-sufficient as possible. Since ordering supplies from Earth won't be practical, the astronauts will have to fabricate their own components for ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Tough memory device aims for space missions
Among the many hazards encountered by space probes, exposure to radiation and huge temperature swings pose particular challenges for their electronic circuits. Now KAUST researchers have invented the first ever flash memory ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Robotics
Challenge accepted: High-speed AI drone overtakes world-champion drone racers
Remember when IBM's Deep Blue won against Gary Kasparov at chess in 1996, or Google's AlphaGo crushed the top champion Lee Sedol at Go, a much more complex game, in 2016? These competitions where machines prevailed over human ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers create origami-inspired satellite antennas that can self-fold
As humankind steps into new frontiers in space exploration, satellites and space vehicles will need to pack more cargo for the long haul. However, certain items, like dish antennas used for wireless communication, pose a ...
Feb 4, 2021
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Robotics
Inch by inch, this machine is leading soft robotics to a more energy efficient future
Princeton researchers have developed a flexible, lightweight and energy efficient soft robot that moves without the use of any legs or rotary parts. Instead, the device uses actuators that convert electrical energy into vibrations ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Robotics
Robotic cubes: Self-reconfiguring ElectroVoxels use embedded electromagnets to test applications for space exploration
If faced with the choice of sending a swarm of full-sized, distinct robots to space, or a large crew of smaller robotic modules, you might want to enlist the latter. Modular robots, like those depicted in films such as "Big ...
Feb 23, 2022
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Engineering
MEMS technology adapted into super-sensitive gravity detector
Scientists have found a way to adapt a system often found in smartphones to create a super-sensitive detector capable of measuring minute changes in gravity.
Mar 31, 2016
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Internet
Microsoft announces retirement of Internet Explorer
Microsoft said it is retiring Internet Explorer, the browser it created more than 25 years and which is now largely abandoned as people instead use competitors like Google's Chrome or Apple's Safari.
May 21, 2021
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