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When it comes to wireless data transfer time, NASA, like all of us, hope that has a faster rate. But the space agency doesn’t seem to be mainstream operators can achieve in the short term of options-one is called “OPALS” prototype laser communication systems (Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science). The system can be on Earth and in orbit, launched the current orbit the one-one hundredth also uses radio waves for communication to smaller laser beam.

After you have boarded the international space station, NASA plans in October to test the new system of OPALS, almost 250 miles above the California Wrightwood location and sends video data to the ground station receivers. 2.5 minute laser test each time, but the total test period for up to 3 months.

Irrespective of how this test, NASA is clearly the use of lasers as a means of communication of the universe has a growing interest. Back in January, the “Mona Lisa” (Mona Lisa) Moon-orbiting satellite, where 240,000 miles, has succeeded in using laser transmission a pair of images, and it’s the first interstellar propagation.

NASA also clearly want more live video back to Earth, his recent play in the space station for the first time a Google Plus Hangout.

[Source: NASA]
[Compiled from: TheVerge]

A month ago, brand new Mega file-sharing services with great fanfare on the line, attracting the world’s common interest. As a successor MegaUpload sites that have been closed, Mega is run by founder Kim Dotcom from MegaUpload. Mega even when publishing a Grand party, New Zealand Dotcom’s House. Dotcom had indicated that Mega on-line services only one day later, on the number of users grew to 1 million passengers, even created a Web site to access difficulties. On Tuesday he said on their Twitter, Mega’s number of users has reached 3 million now, growth is stable.

“#Mega online only 1 months time now: 3 million users and 125 million uploaded files, encryption technology continues to improve, most of the BUG fixes, mobile application and synchronization client is about to launch.

–Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) on February 19, 2013 “

Do not know whether the number of users of future Mega will reach the levels originally MegaUpload, MegaUpload’s heyday, registered users were up to 185 million. Mega more complete services, as well as the steady growth of the number of users, this goal is not unattainable.

Reality has a “six-dimensional theories”, no interval between strangers just six of his associates. Recently, the United States scholar found a similar phenomenon in the world of the Internet: 19 between Internet users between any Web site navigation links to click on. Discovery of this phenomenon is the United States scholar Albert-Laszlo Barabasi of Northeastern University Center for complex network research, study, published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of Sciences. This academic network researchers.

The scholar pointed out that 19 link interval, and about human nature. Despite the large number of Web pages on the Internet, but these pages in some sort of relationship to the organization built by, such as country, region, theme, natural navigation links so you can connect with each other.

It is clear that this discovery and the real world of “six degrees of space” theory are very similar. Coincidence is that had indicated six dimensions theoretical interpretation of the Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon, worked with the above-mentioned scholars appear to use a documentary about six degrees of space.

United States media speculation that one day, the search engine Google may according to these theories, for each Web site launched a “links index”, that is, one arrived in the site through natural search users clicking on the number of links you want.

On February 21, according to foreign media reports, many people are Alain-Turing (Alan Turing) as a pioneer of computer science, but who has been struggling with this question: human machines really can do all of the work done by you? His concern is that the machines are owned and as intelligent as humans. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (Steve Woaniak) had warned that cloud computing is a “horrendous” invention.

However, according to the Huffington Post, analysts say, intelligent computing has become a driving force in the business world at some point. Therefore, the major companies are not concerned with products and services, but also to pay enough attention to their own computing infrastructure. Cloud computing will evaluate the rationalization of activities within the Organization, eliminating the need for lengthy and dull monotonous work, entrepreneurs have a right to reasonable sleep. In addition, the same benefits of decent work also made personal profit. For example, synchronization capability allows Microsoft cloud computing, domestic programs with one connected to an Apple product.

The irony is, while acknowledging the power of cloud computing, some companies are still very hesitant when using it. They are worried about the security risks, privacy policies, data loss and disruption, and so on. One of Apple’s founders, Steve has warned that cloud computing is a “horrendous” invention. Data is transferred to a similar device on the network, rather than machines, this means that the data control to decrease. As such a transfer makes calculation of intangible is not visible, separate software from hardware.

Turing computers today can do everything and planted the seed, but had not indicated that some obstacles and failed to stop the computer engineers predict that by 2020, the robot will replace human management data warehouse Center. Analysts said that once the technology in robot form close to the data center, cloud computing really can take the place of the controversial work undertaken by humans, perhaps to be confirmed.

As the United States Defense spending austerity, once very popular manufacturer of UAV now needs to find new markets as soon as possible. In this regard, they have set their next goal aimed at the business, and even civilian areas. However, the UAV that could lead to security and privacy issues of the same order of people have had a lot of concerns. Following is the article the main content:

Because the United States Government recently cut their defense spending, United States unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers now have their eyes more in the United States on local commercial and civil markets.

Previously, unmanned aerial vehicle has been United States military used abroad perform tasks that track and monitor hostile forces on the battlefield. But as defense spending crunch, these manufacturers have to open up more opportunities for the development in the domestic market, including universities, police, and border patrol services, and some enterprises are likely to become potential customers for this product.

In response, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (Federal Aviation Administration) has begun in the United States range finding six suitable experimental playground for UAV, and the test results will ultimately decide whether the UAV could in air traffic is heavy on the United States national airspace into commercial. It is learnt that, after a certain amount of delay after, United States Federal Aviation Administration has begun to major States to collect feedback on this test.

United States Federal Aviation Administration joint planning and Development Director Karlin-Downer (Karlin Toner) local time, said in a congressional hearing to be held on Friday: “in 2015 we are planning expansion of unmanned aircraft in United States territory use, but our focus has always been on of this plan in the ‘ security ‘. ”

Bright prospects

Unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers said they expected an increase in the market demand for unmanned aircraft, and usage of their products in the domestic market will usher in a promotion. Aircraft manufacturer based in California United States hangyu environment company (AeroVironment Inc)-getelin Investor Relations Vice President Steven (Steven Gitlin) says: “United States region has a very large and highly fragmented market opportunities”.

United States hangyu environment company owns many types of unmanned aircraft, one appearance was very similar to a bird. The company disclosed that at present, the company mainly for United States law enforcement sales of products named “Qube”. The model weighs about 5 pounds, priced at US $ 50,000, can be used to threaten areas in the air detection and monitoring, and more.

In fact, the United States military has always been loyal customers of the UAV. In 2013 alone, the military has spent about US $ 3 billion for “unmanned vehicle project” (unmanned vehicle programs). However, the sharp reduction in defense spending forcing the Pentagon to rein in spending on military unmanned aerial vehicle project, and this prompted the UAV manufacturer must find new market demands as soon as possible.

“The unmanned aerial vehicle used in commercial areas will have a significant impact significance” headquartered in Virginia, international unmanned aerial vehicle systems Association (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) President Michael Toscano (Michael Toscano) says.

It should be said that United States drones have been applied to many areas of commercial, civil, including a river redevelopment projects, as well as California, Wisconsin farmland spray of an unmanned helicopter test. At present, one of the largest markets in the area of commercial UAV opportunities may come from up to 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States, because these departments can use drones to perform many tasks, such as searching for the missing mountain climber or tracking suspects, such as in urban areas.

Parties concerned

At the same time, UAV applications to military field also has raised some privacy concerns. Earlier this month, Seattle Mayor Mike-Macquin (Mike McGinn) but we had to because of privacy concerns requires the use of two Seattle police crime no offensive UAV for site monitoring plan.

“The UAV can be used as monitoring tasks for many radical” non-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (Electronic Frontier Foundation) lawyer, Jennifer-Hamelin pool (Jennifer Lynch), he added: “we are at a stage of law enforcement departments are testing unmanned, I think now is the time to discuss the police area can take advantage of unmanned monitoring this issue. ”

Indeed, the unmanned aerial vehicle used in the United States has been subject to laws and regulations strictly limit. But for all that, in accordance with United States Federal Aviation Administration according to the information given, approval for the usage of UAV is also increased in 2007 from 75 per cent to the year 2011 313 times. Current United States law, the UAV can under no circumstances without approval for the work.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meath-Cummins (Missy Cummings) says: “technology of tide is hit, but various laws and regulations are constantly hindering efforts to promote the development of science and technology. ”

In this regard, the Federal Government officials explained, “we understand the industry of relevant institutions to develop the sense of laws and regulations, but we want to protect people’s security and privacy. ”

Moreover, public for UAV could not detect another aircraft in busy airspace expressed concern at the potential security issues. In addition, about unmanned aerial vehicles may be hacked after liftoff, and acquired control over unmanned aerial vehicles for illegal surveillance and law enforcement United States citizen also became the focus of current concern to the public.

Humans now have thousands of ways to a variety of languages, some are completely extinct and lost, but the United States at the University of California, Berkeley researchers are working to take advantage of a custom computer program Rosetta Stone trying to reconstruct these ancient language. The research team has now been restructured a set contains 142,000 Austronesian languages, these languages have existed in parts of South-East Asia, the Pacific and the Mainland.

Computers join archaeological researchers in greatly enhanced the accuracy of language mastery, accuracy has now done about 85%, and the ability to recognize and understand hieroglyphs are greatly enhanced, the past several years working just a few hours to complete.

United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a plan-the opening of additional 5GHz spectra in order to ease the congestion of wireless Internet. The rule is also currently in the process of developing, although is there any information about the launch, but it is a right direction. Thus, not only wireless congestion could be reduced, their speed can increase to 1Gbps. Earlier in the day, FCC approved a “proposal specified notice” (NPRM) to find open some 5GHz from authorizing the use of the spectrum; current, or a Government (or similar) only.

Specifically, the Agency plans to open up in the 5GHz spectrum 195MHz, to increase 35% from authorized frequency channel.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said, “wireless networking (Wi-Fi) connection of congestion becomes more serious, has become a very real problem. Same as the authorized spectrum, from licensing spectrum demand may exceed supply. ” Wi-Fi special badly congested, as wireless carriers will unload some of their wireless network tasks, growth of mobile users is also increasing demand for data and speed.

In addition to this, when FCC earlier today, approved a provision on signal amplifier.

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[via PCWorld]
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Computers can be continuous when doctors give patients? United States University of Indiana researchers claim they can and more thoughtful than being looked after. Research data show that in the course of medical treatment, machine learning techniques and advances in Markov decision processes can generate diagnostic and treatment recommendations for their patients, as many as 6,700 in integrated disease samples such as depression, hypertension, diabetes, the team of computer diagnosis and treatment effect is not lower than the human doctor, cure rate increases 30-35% and an average processing cost much lower.

But the computer does not rely on intuition and daily clinical experience of doctors to continuous, so computer doctors can not completely replace the doctor. But at least new AI techniques can play a supporting role improving judgements about disease, maximize the potential of both.

Fujitsu and Fujitsu United States laboratories (Fujitsu Laboratories of America) published on Monday between the CPU to 32Gbps high speed data transmission technology, through research and development of new data transmission circuit, receiver and compensation circuit, can enhance the next generation super computer server or data transfer between the CPU speed, about twice of the existing technology.

Existing data transfer speeds of up to 20Gbps, unable to leverage high performance next generation server for the original performance. New transmission circuit improvement of the existing structures back, breaking the existing transport module design, sharply accelerated and deletes previous circuit structure with the highest power consumption, save 30% power.

Fujitsu pointed out that, in recent years due to cloud operation needs continued expanded, the manufacturers therefore launched performance more powerful of CPU, also has connection large CPU of mass system structure came out, but CPU and around equipment Zhijian transmission of information volume also increasingly large, to existing does not over 20Gbps of information transmission speed,, cannot let high performance times generations Server played its original of performance, therefore research and development has can address this problem of new information transmission circuit.

New transmission circuit improvement of the existing structures back, breaking the existing transport module design, sharply accelerated and deletes previous circuit structure with the highest power consumption, savings 30% electricity for the receiving circuit the interpolation through the research and development of new information (data interpolation) technical adjustments to the signal waveform sampling time and accelerating the pace of signal reception.

Compensation circuit for correction data transmission such as baseboard wiring path signal deterioration of situation, combined with the three records has achieved in the past the industry has never been completed, 80cm distances to 32Gbps speed data transmission between the CPU.

This circuit technology has been in United States two-seventeenths international solid state circuit Conference, held in San Francisco (ISSCC 2013) was officially released.

At the MWC Conference is being held, General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky announce as soon as next year’s 4G LTE network connection technology in automotive products. At that time, 4G data network will be built into the car, rather than smart phones on the basis of. This new solution in each brand, GMC, Chevy and Opel follow-up on implementation, these cars of the future will be able to become mobile hotspots, for Tablet devices that support Wi-Fi connections.

Participated in general this plan, 4G LTE network partners are carriers of AT&T, in the next few years will gradually into data networks in the automobile. More interesting is that the CES 2013 show soon ended last month, AT&T and GM has just hosted the mobile application developers programming marathon competition, cooperation between the two have become closer. Expected in 2014, when we see the fusion 4G car, the software also can keep up with.

AT&T and universal are fully ready to use the network to create more efficient, more stable, and not only in the United States to implement. Initially planned to include the United States, and Canada and parts of the other, owners can enjoy high speed network within the next few years driving experience, including Buick, Cadillac, GMC will soon use these services.

On the car or truck in the future, could access the Internet on the dashboard, and speed and stability are absolutely secure. A variety of network services, including Internet streaming media, video calling, Web browsing, and use a variety of network applications, and so on, plug the car into a true mobile electronic entertainment multi-purpose equipment.