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Huawei
Huawei's New OS Will Support All Android Apps
interestingengineering.com - Jessica Miley
The move to the new operating system should be pretty smooth for all customers.
China
Trump Targets World's Largest Surveillance Camera Maker
interestingengineering.com - Jessica Miley
Hikvision may be placed on an export ban similar to Huawei
Sexuality
The Science of Why We Have Orgasms
interestingengineering.com - Christopher McFadden
Orgasms are the body's way of rewarding you for having sex, but why?
GDP
Slash the Working Week to Save The Planet, New Report Suggests
interestingengineering.com - Jessica Miley
A nine-hour work week is one way to combat climate change.
Aluminum
YouTubers Fire 20mm Round At Three 2.5-Inch Aluminum Plates
interestingengineering.com - Interesting Engineering
YouTuber Edwin Sarkissian and his crew try out an experiment with a 20 mm round rifle.
Space
World's First 4K Video Streaming Platform from Space
interestingengineering.com - Fabienne Lang
Space Exploration Network announces its successful 4K video streaming platform in orbit.
Testicular Cancer
Poor Sperm Quality Raises Concern for Fertility and Testicular Cancer in Switzerland
interestingengineering.com - Ariella Brown
The quality of sperm has been found to be in decline in a number of parts of the world. A study now focused on Switzerland and discovered that their …
hobbyist
eBay Lasers Made Lethal by Clever Hobbyist
interestingengineering.com - Interesting Engineering
These lasers are so dangerous and some could be even lethal.
Space Science
First Entirely Student Designed and Built Rocket Reaches Space
interestingengineering.com
A team from the University of Southern California (USC) Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (RPL) launched the first-ever student designed and built rocket …
Helium
Will Filling an Air Mattress with Helium Make It Float?
interestingengineering.com - Interesting Engineering
Don't get your hopes up.
NASA
NASA Invites You to Send Your Name to Mars
interestingengineering.com - Jessica Miley
Millions of names will be sent on chips aboard the Mars Rover 2020 mission.
Revolution
Join the Raspberry Pi Revolution with This Hands-On Training
interestingengineering.com - IE Shop
With four courses and over 200 lessons, this bundle is meant for anyone who loves tinkering with electronics and building awesome gadgets from …
Tesla
Consumer Reports: Tesla's New Autopilot Update Worse than Human Driver
interestingengineering.com - John Loeffler
Consumer Reports has issued a new review of Tesla's Autopilot system update, which features automatic lane changes, and they says it underperforms a …
Robotics
Students from Stanford's Robotics Club Releases Open-Source Robo-Dog Online
interestingengineering.com - John Loeffler
Students with the Stanford University Robotics Club have released and open-sourced the details for their reproducable robo-dog, Stanford Doggo.
Huawei
UK Semiconductor Firm ARM Tells Its Staff to Suspend All Business with Huawei
interestingengineering.com
British semiconductor company ARM has ordered its employees to cease all business with Huawei after the US put the Chinese tech company on a trade …
Machine Perception
Classic Science Fiction Stories Accurately Perceived Computer Vision
interestingengineering.com - Fabienne Lang
Sci-fi stories from the past have impressively hinted at robotics and AI, but not always explained their methods.
Robotics
Robots Taught to Think Before Acting
interestingengineering.com - Fabienne Lang
Thanks to a new computer algorithm robots are now able to move in and around cluttered environments.
Eyeglasses
How Not to Get Ripped off on Your Next Pair of Eyeglasses
interestingengineering.com - Marcia Wendorf
With a near monopoly driving eyeglass prices up worldwide, you can still save if you buy your glasses online.
Industrial Revolution
Facts About the Most Important European Countries of Industrial Revolution
interestingengineering.com - Kashyap Vyas
Know about the European countries that were a part of the First Industrial Revolution.
Automotive Industry
Tesla's Maintenance Guide Confirms Owner Maintenance of Cars is Dead
interestingengineering.com - John Loeffler
Tesla has releasing a Model 3 DIY "maintenance" guide that reflects the end of a long tradition of car owners maintaining their own vehicles.
Robotics
Ford Unveils Two-Legged Robot That Is the Future of Self-Driving Delivery
interestingengineering.com - Loukia Papadopoulos
The robot called Digit can walk like a human in order to deliver packages to their intended destinations.
Data Management
Always Be Prepared: 5 Annoying Scenarios of Data Loss and How to Recover Your Data
interestingengineering.com - Taylor Donovan Barnett
Data loss is far more common than you think. Being properly prepared for the worst-case scenario is the key to getting your project out alive.
G Suite
A Google Bug Caused Passwords to be Stored in Plain Text for Fourteen Years
interestingengineering.com - Loukia Papadopoulos
The bug only affected G Suite users.
Elon Musk
Author of Viral "Absolute Unit" Tweet Hired by Tesla to Manage Social Media
interestingengineering.com - Jessica Miley
Musk is reportedly going to hire Adam Koszary.
Climate Change
Study Warns Global Sea Levels Rise to Displace Up to 187 Million People
interestingengineering.com - Loukia Papadopoulos
Global sea levels could rise more than two meters (6.6 feet) by the end of this century flooding coastal cities.
Notre-Dame de Paris
7 Interesting Reconstruction Ideas for Notre-Dame Cathedral
interestingengineering.com - Christopher McFadden
Notre-Dame de Paris might have lost its centuries old roof and spire, but it might be about to get a shiny new one.
Bias
Our Brave New Worl : Why the Advance of AI Raises Ethical Concerns
interestingengineering.com - Ariella Brown
Advanced technological capabilities offer great potential for good. But the flip side it also has the potential for bad ends.
Bias
Our Brave New World : Why the Advance of AI Raises Ethical Concerns
interestingengineering.com - Ariella Brown
Advanced technological capabilities offer great potential for good. But the flip side it also has the potential for bad ends.
Google
Google's AI Now Translates Your Speech In Your Exact Voice
interestingengineering.com - Fabienne Lang
Google's AI translator directly converts audio translations and keeps your voice and tone intact.