Insect robots being developed for search and rescue missions

Engineers at UC Berkeley are working on robots of various sizes that can work together. The bigger robot moves slower than the smaller VelociRoach, but is equipped with more features like a camera and GPS. Photo: TNS At a University of California, Berkeley laboratory, engineers are building cockroach-like robots with a noble purpose – to search [...]

August 27th, 2015|Categories: Global News, Techy Talky|

Strengthening & Enhancing Federal Cybersecurity for the 21st Century

From the beginning of the Administration, the President has made it clear that cybersecurity is one of the most important challenges we face as a Nation.  It is also an ever-growing and constantly changing challenge.  For years, whenever I’ve spoken with private and public sector leaders, I’ve regularly asked them how much time they spend on [...]

August 14th, 2015|Categories: Global News|

Google creates Alphabet company

© Getty Images Google+ logo Google has unveiled a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc. Under the rebranding, Google will retain its best-known businesses, such as search, apps, YouTube and Android. Some of the newer entities, such as the investment and research divisions, the "smart-home" unit Nest, and the drone arm will [...]

August 14th, 2015|Categories: Global News|

Universe ‘resting on sofa’ as it slowly dies

© Provided by AFP This photo released by the European Southern Observatory on August 6, 2015 shows a composite picture of how a typical galaxy appears at different wavelengths in the GAMA survey The Universe is experiencing a slow death, like a person resting on the sofa awaiting eternal sleep, according to astronomers from a project [...]

August 14th, 2015|Categories: Global News|
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