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NASA has been taking advantage of its Neutral Buoyancy Lab near the Johnson Space Center in Houston to run a some new space suits through the wringer. The suits are a modified version of the launch and reentry Advanced Crew Escape System that NASA started employing back in 1994. The tweaked versions
The device, called a Micra Transcatheter Pacing System, was inserted through the femoral vein via a catheter. It was attached to the heart wall and can be repositioned if needed, Minneapolis-based Medtronic said. And it marks the start of a competition for what could be a huge market for such device
Samsung has reportedly merged its wireless and camera businesses into one unit. The company did so in an effort to “capture the largest share of the global mirrorless camera market in 2015.” That suggests that Samsung may put an even bigger focus on the quality of the cameras in its smartphones, par
Once hailed as a miracle material, the now ubiquitous plastic is out of control, and it’s polluting the water, littering our landscapes, and endangering wildlife all over the world. But what if all of that waste plastic could be used as a type of currency, and used to help reduce poverty? The
Verizon is close to inking a deal with Intel to buy the chip maker’s yet-to-be launched online TV service OnCue. Intel originally planned to launch the service by the end of the year, but the company’s new CEO Brian Krzanich decided that Intel shouldn’t be in the TV business, after all. Verizon Comm
Almost two years to date since AT&T pulled its bid for T-Mobile USA, rival carrier Sprint is reportedly preparing its own offer to purchase the fourth largest carrier in the US. Sprint is currently looking into regulatory concerns that could be voiced if the third largest US carrier acquired the
Motorola had a pretty exciting 2013. The company released the highly-anticipated, highly-customizbale, American-made Moto X back in August. The company then released the budget Moto G, which received high reviews from many people. In a recent interview with AP, Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside sat down
An engineer named Jeff Keacher has connected his 27-year-old Macintosh Plus to the Internet. Keacher used a Raspberry Pi to do the heavy lifting, plus some serial adapters and voltage converters to connect it to the Macintosh’s serial port. Engineer Jeff Keacher says his first “real” computer was a
After spending years trying to persuade U.S. regulators to ease their restrictions, China’s Huawei is acknowledging that the political climate prevents it from building any sizable business selling network infrastructure to carriers here. However, the company is still wanting to build a U.S. brand f
We all know that people can plug their electric car into a building’s electrical system to juice up the batteries, but what about reversing the flow and using the car’s battery capacity to power the building? That’s what Nissan engineers are testing in Japan with a technology that
QuickPay, a startup that aims to improve the parking experience, has closed an additional $5.5 million in funding, bringing its total to $9 million. The investors include Detroit-based Fontinalis Partners, which was founded by Ford Motors’ executive chairman Bill Ford. Back in August, we covered the
Adobe’s fourth-quarter profit fell and its overall revenue shrank, it reported Thursday. But its shares are soaring to a record today, thanks to some cloudy news. The cloud we speak of is where Adobe has been moving its software business since late 2011. Adobe Systems Inc.
