Reporte #120
Space junk: The cluttered frontier
MIT News – Engineering
New laser technique identifies the makeup of space debris, from painted shards to Teflon.
5G Bytes: Massive MIMO Explained
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
With massive MIMO, future 5G networks will be able to cram more data onto the same amount of spectrum.
Design innovations for improved life in cities
MIT News – Engineering
Venture accelerator DesignX unleashes entrepreneurs’ ideas to transform the built environment.
Shrinking data for surgical training
MIT News – Engineering
Technique that reduces video files to one-tenth their initial size enables speedy analysis of laparoscopic procedures.
3D printed patch helps improve blood flow
The Engineer
Bioengineers in the US have 3D printed a medical patch infused with cells that encourages the growth of healthy new blood vessels.
Microfluidics for the masses
MIT News – Engineering
New open-source website features blueprints for lab-on-a-chip devices.
A Hybrid of Quantum Computing and Machine Learning Is Spawning New Ventures
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
Machine learning, the field of AI that allows Alexa and Siri to parse what you say and self-driving cars to safely drive down a city street, could benefit from quantum computer-derived speedups, say researchers. And if a technology incubator program in Toronto, Canada has its way, there may even be quantum machine learning startup companies launching in a few years too.
3D facial recognition project gets funding boost
The Engineer
A new type of advanced facial recognition system has received funding from Innovate UK, with a view to making the technology commercially available.
Batteries that “drink” seawater could power long-range underwater vehicles
MIT News – Engineering
Startup’s novel aluminum batteries increase the range of UUVs tenfold.
Wireless Power to Moving Electric Vehicles Closer to Reality
IEEE Spectrum Recent Content
.Wireless charging of moving electric vehicles is one step closer to hitting the road, Stanford University researchers say. Such technology could also help charge mobile devices, medical implants, and factory robots, the scientists add.