September 2024 – Page 17 – ENGGtalks®

Video Friday: HAND to Take on Robotic Hands

September 6, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ICRA@40: 23–26 September 2024, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDSIROS 2024: 14–18 October 2024,…

06 Sep 24

First metal part 3D-printed in space paves way for deeper cosmic missions

Computer & Information Technology

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have used ESA’s metal 3D printer to forge the first-ever metal part made entirely in space. The achievement was part of a collaboration between ESA and Airbus that looks to develop Europe’s capabilities in space manufacturing. It could mark a step toward greater…

06 Sep 24

Europe’s biggest floating solar farm could power a large town

Computer & Information Technology

Berlin-based renewable energy firm Q Energy has secured €50mn in debt finance to complete work on Europe’s largest floating solar farm, set to power up next year. The plant is already under construction at the site of a former quarry in the Haute-Marne region of France. Once finished, the farm…

05 Sep 24

5 ways IT leaders can support the next generation of the workforce with Android Enterprise

Computer & Information Technology

Learn how IT leaders can help Gen Z employees stay productive, secure and maintain a better work-life balance with Android Enterprise.

05 Sep 24

Improved search in Google Photos — plus early access to Ask Photos

Computer & Information Technology

Searching Google Photos just got easier. Plus, we’re rolling out early access for Ask Photos to select U.S. users.

05 Sep 24

Vega launches Sentinel-2C in ‘fitting’ swan song for European rocket

Computer & Information Technology

Europe’s first-generation Vega rocket has blasted a payload into space for the last time. Vega lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana in the early hours of this morning. It was carrying Sentinel-2C, an Earth observation platform that will now join Europe’s fleet of Copernicus satellites. LIFTOFF of…

05 Sep 24

5 tips on getting started with Gems, your custom AI experts

Computer & Information Technology

Learn how to get started with Gems, customized versions of Gemini.

September 5, 2024
Computer & Information Technology

Reports that the Netherlands plans to implement (under US pressure) new export restrictions of ASML equipment to China are increasing. In the name of national security, the US chip war against China has been escalating since 2022, when Washington took the first decisive steps to curb the Asian country’s semiconductor…

05 Sep 24

Our 2024 travel trends — right in time for the holidays

Computer & Information Technology

We’re sharing some of the latest travel trends and new insights on the best time to book your flights, both during the holidays and other busy times throughout the year.

05 Sep 24

Virtually try on dresses with our AI shopping tool

Computer & Information Technology

Google Shopping’s virtual try-on tool now lets you experiment with dresses for easier shopping.

Month: September 2024

Video Friday: HAND to Take on Robotic Hands

First metal part 3D-printed in space paves way for deeper cosmic missions

Europe’s biggest floating solar farm could power a large town

5 ways IT leaders can support the next generation of the workforce with Android Enterprise

Improved search in Google Photos — plus early access to Ask Photos

Vega launches Sentinel-2C in ‘fitting’ swan song for European rocket

5 tips on getting started with Gems, your custom AI experts

ASML CEO: Export curbs on China are more about US economics than security

Our 2024 travel trends — right in time for the holidays

Virtually try on dresses with our AI shopping tool

Google won two major awards at MWC Barcelona 2025.

Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode

This MRI Can Run on Batteries

The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law