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AI Learning to Dodge Space Junk

Apr 29, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Space

An AI-driven space debris-dodging system could soon replace expert teams dealing with growing numbers of orbital collision threats in the increasingly cluttered near-Earth environment. Every two weeks, spacecraft controllers at the European Space Operations Centre...

New Law of Physics Helps Humans and Robots Grasp the Friction of Touch

Apr 29, 2021 | Robots

Although robotic devices are used in everything from assembly lines to medicine, engineers have a hard time accounting for the friction that occurs when those robots grip objects—particularly in wet environments. Researchers have now discovered a new law of physics...

Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Has Passed Away at the Age of 90

Apr 29, 2021 | Space

While Armstrong and Aldrin were the first to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, it was Collins who ensured the Apollo 11 mission was a success. As the mission’s command module pilot, Collins was alone in the Columbia for more than 21 hours running system...

Ford Reports Net Income of $3.3B for First Quarter; Sees Challenges Ahead

Apr 29, 2021 | Business, Detroit

Ford Motor Co. reported $4.8 billion in earnings before interest and taxes — with net income of $3.3 billion — for the first three months of this year, a dramatic contrast to one year ago even while challenges lie ahead. For the first three months of 2020, Ford...

IEA: 145M EVs Globally by End of Decade

Apr 29, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Featured

The number of electric cars, buses, vans and heavy trucks on roads is expected to hit 145 million by 2030, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday. According to the IEA’s Global Electric Vehicle Outlook, if governments ramp up their efforts to meet...