Russia will test an anti-satellite laser from a modified cargo plane

Russia’s newly-developed combat aircraft A-60 will be capable of destroying enemy targets with a high accuracy laser, an adviser to the deputy CEP of Russia’s Concern of Radio-Electric Technologies (KRET, an affiliate of Rostec), Vladimir Mikheyev, has told TASS. “It will boast super-accurate navigation. The crew are to be able to precisely determine the plane’s …

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Artificial Intelligence Agent outplays human and the in Game AI in Doom Video Game

An artificial intelligence agent developed by two Carnegie Mellon University computer science students has proven to be the game’s ultimate survivor —, outplaying both the game’s built-in AI agents and human players. The students, Devendra Chaplot and Guillaume Lample, used deep-learning techniques to train the AI agent to negotiate the game’s 3-D environment, still challenging …

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Progress towards developing safe graphene implants

Engineers from MIT and Tsinghua University in Beijing have precisely simulated how electrical power may generate heat between a single layer of graphene and a simple cell membrane. While direct contact between the two layers inevitably overheats and kills the cell, the researchers found they could prevent this effect with a very thin, in-between layer …

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More Progress on China’s Type 001A carrier

The forward part of China’s domestic aircraft carrier’s island structure, including the bridge and main mast supporting structure, has been lifted into place: a significant step in readying China’s second aircraft carrier for launch. Images show that the forward part of the island structure of China’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, commonly referred to as the …

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JP Aerospace launches prototype balloon with the goal of eventually reaching 60 miles in altitude

JP Aerospace has the goal of sending balloons-to-space. In 2002, a balloon named BU60-1 reached a record 53.0 km (32.9 mi; 173,900 ft). Japanese researchers developed a 3.4 µm polyethylene film. Using a highly active Ziegler catalyst in the inflation manufacturing method, it was impossible to fabricate a film of less than 5.6 µm thickness. …

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China pushing for 50% faster train technology for world export and adaption for any rail network and all geographic conditions

China is designing its next generation of trains that can carry passengers at a top speed of 500 kilometers (310 miles) an hour and cargo at 250km/h, with wheels that can adjust to fit different track gauges used around the world. Under an ambitious government plan starting this year, the country is developing trains that …

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Hubble Spots More Water Plumes Erupting on Jupiter’s Moon Europa

Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has direct images of Europa in the far ultraviolet (FUV) as it transited the smooth face of Jupiter that capture water plumes. They measured absorption from gas or aerosols beyond the Europa limb. Out of ten observations they found three in which plume activity could be implicated. Two show statistically significant …

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Will China and the Philippines cut cooperative resource development deals to defuse the South China Sea ?

In the South China Sea, China has built three major islands Fiery Cross, Subi, and Mischief Reef which all have approximately 10,000 foot runways, deep water harbors, and enough reinforced hangars to house 24 fighters as well as bombers, tankers, and airborne early warning aircraft. China is also building other airfield support facilities The Obama …

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Current Lockheed test pilot says China J-20 stealth fighter will outclass US fourth gen fighters and threaten carrier groups as China narrows stealth tech gap

Nate “Buster” Jaros is a retired USAF fighter pilot with over 2,000 hours in F-16 C/D/CM and T-38A/C aircraft and over 500 hours in General Aviation aircraft. He is currently a Test Pilot, Instructor Pilot, and LO SME with Lockheed Martin Skunkworks. Nate provides a detailed review of China J-20 stealth fighter. Several other analysts …

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Memristors as synaptic emulators for neuromorphic computing

The accumulation and extrusion of Ca2+ in the pre- and postsynaptic compartments play a critical role in initiating plastic changes in biological synapses. To emulate this fundamental process in electronic devices, we developed diffusive Ag-in-oxide memristors with a temporal response during and after stimulation similar to that of the synaptic Ca2+ dynamics. In situ high-resolution …

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