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Re:Scientists have sequenced Beethoven’s genome on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @01:59PM (#35264768)

The researches appear to have relied on techniques like those recently used to identify the Somerton Man, a 75-year-old cold case in Australia:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35239993

https://spectrum.ieee.org/somerton-man

Re:DNA from Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets on Wednesday March 22, 2023 @01:58PM (#35264753)

The researches appear to have relied on techniques like those recently used to identify the Somerton Man, a 75-year-old cold case in Australia:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35239993

https://spectrum.ieee.org/somerton-man

Uber Sells Off Its Robocar Unit

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @11:23AM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/uber-sells-its-robocar-unit

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DeepMind Cracked Protein Folding

Posted by pross356 on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @02:11PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/artificial-intelligence/medical-ai/alphafold-proves-that-ai-can-crack-fundamental-scientific-problems

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Can Detroit Catch Tesla? Podcast, with Transcript

Posted by pross356 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @04:24PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/transportation/advanced-cars/can-detroit-catch-tesla

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Germany cut fossil fuels as much as did the U.S., but at far greater expense

Posted by pross356 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @04:11PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/renewables/germanys-energiewende-20-years-later

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Russia, China, the U.S.: Who Will Win the Hypersonic Arms Race?

Posted by pross356 on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @05:29PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/russia-china-the-us-who-will-win-the-hypersonic-arms-race

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Pandemic Memories and Mortalities

Posted by pross356 on Monday November 02, 2020 @02:18PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/heroic-failures/pandemic-memories-and-mortalities

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Squabbling over the Waters of the River Nile

Posted by pross356 on Monday November 02, 2020 @02:15PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/conservation/squabbling-over-the-waters-of-the-river-nile

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The Tuatara Is the World's Fastest Production Car

Posted by pross356 on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @03:50PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/advanced-cars/the-tuatara-is-the-worlds-fastest-production-car

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MIT Unveils a Roboat Big Enough to Stand On

Posted by pross356 on Monday October 26, 2020 @05:08PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/marine/mit-unveils-a-roboat-big-enough-to-stand-on

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Apptricity Beams Bluetooth Signals over 30 Kilometers

Posted by pross356 on Monday September 21, 2020 @08:20PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/wireless/apptricity-beams-bluetooth-signals-over-20-miles

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iRobot Gives Us a Break with More Affordable Roomba I3

Posted by pross356 on Monday September 21, 2020 @08:18PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/irobot-roomba-i3

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N95 Masks' Efficiency Can Be Restored with Electricity: Smart Masks May Follow

Posted by pross356 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @02:34PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/one-day-medical-workers-might-plug-in-their-smart-masks

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GM Can Manage an EV's Batteries Wirelessly–and Remotely

Posted by pross356 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @12:45PM
from the spectrum.ieee.org dept.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/energy/batteries-storage/ieee-spectrum-exclusive-gm-can-manage-an-evs-batteries-wirelesslyand-remotely

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Ultralight lithium-sulfur batteries for electric airplanes

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @02:14PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/with-ultralight-lithiumsulfur-batteries-electric-airplanes-could-finally-take-off

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A Battery That's Tough Enough to Take Structural Loads

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @02:07PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/batteries-storage/a-structural-battery-that-makes-up-the-machine-that-it-powers

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Dispute over an Explosive Li-Ion Energy Storage Accident

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @11:48AM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/batteries-storage/dispute-erupts-over-what-sparked-an-explosive-liion-energy-storage-accident

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Lucid Air EV Crushes 500 Miles-on-a-Single-Charge Barrier

Posted by pross356 on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @10:03AM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/advanced-cars/lucid-air-ev-500-miles-on-a-single-charge

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Cranes Lift More Than Their Weight in the World of Shipping and Construction

Posted by pross356 on Friday July 31, 2020 @02:51PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/heroic-failures/cranes-lift-more-than-their-weight-in-the-world-of-shipping-and-construction

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Noise-Cancelling Smart Window Blocks Street Din

Posted by pross356 on Thursday July 09, 2020 @02:22PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/green-tech/buildings/canceling-street-noise-at-your-homes-window

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No Propeller? No Problem. This Blimp Flies on Buoyancy Alone

Posted by pross356 on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @11:36AM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/no-propeller-no-problem-this-blimp-flies-on-buoyancy-alone

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Can Cargo-Carrying Drones Jump over Air Freight’s Logistical Logjams?

Posted by pross356 on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:42PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/can-cargocarrying-drones-jump-over-air-freights-logistical-logjams

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Why Wait for Apple? Try the ARM Desktop with a Raspberry Pi

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:53PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/gadgets/why-wait-for-apple-try-out-the-original-arm-desktop-experience-today-with-a-raspberry-pi

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The Inventor of the First MEMS Device Dies at 83

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:49PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-institute/ieee-member-news/harvey-c-nathanson-inventor-of-the-first-mems-device-dies-at-83

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Covid-19: Your IEEE Resources

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:36PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/static/covid19-ieee-resources

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A Speedy Quadrupedal Robot the Size of a Penny

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:30PM
from the spectrum.ieee.org dept.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/hamrjr-is-a-speedy-quadrupedal-robot-the-size-of-a-penny

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Engineers launched crash programs for ventilators. What will happen to them?

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:22PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/the-great-ventilator-rush

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Preventing Coronavirus Transmission with 3D-Printed Gadgets

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:16PM
from the spectrum.ieee.org dept.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/consumer-electronics/portable-devices/preventing-coronavirus-transmission-with-3d-printed-gadgets

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Air conditioning's original purpose was to enable factory processes

Posted by pross356 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @03:52PM
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https://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/buildings/air-conditioning-wasnt-invented-to-provide-comfort-to-human-beings

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