Yet Again, NASA Successfully Fails

NASA explodes a fuel tank for benchmarking, energy company connects Norway's electricity grid to the UK's [Interesting Engineering]( }}) Saturday, 27 Jun 2020 It's dangerous to go alone, take this brief with you: - A new ambitious [power transfer project]( aims to sell Norwegian dam-electric to the UK and UK's wind-power to Norway. - NASA has yet again succeeded in destroying one of their expensive pieces of equipment [for a good cause]( - Today in 1929, the first color TV demo was made in Bell Laboratories. Check out: [A History of Vintage Electronics: Pye Telecommunications Cambridge]( Let's get on today's other headlines. Know someone who'd enjoy our newsletter? Just forward this email! First time reading? You can sign up [here]( [NASA's New Mars Rover Will Launch a Tiny Helicopter]( The Perseverance rover will launch in July, with aims to fly the first helicopter drone on Mars. [NASA's New Mars Rover Will Launch a Tiny Helicopter]( [Science]( [Cory Huston / NASA]( While flying a drone on a mostly barren planet sounds easy, it's been notably difficult for engineers to build a machine feasible for the unique specifications of the mission. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Neural-Network Can Identify a Melody Through Musicians' Body Movements]( Music gesture AI incorporates some recent deep-learning technologies, results look promising. [Neural-Network Can Identify a Melody Through Musicians' Body Movements]( [AI]( [Cornell University]( When watching an ensemble of musicians, we take visual cues to aid us to differentiate who is playing what. Researchers developed a new deep-learning neural-network tool that just imitates this process. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [New Doppler Radar System Can Detect Moving Vehicles Around Corners]( Doppler radar systems, which are typically used to detect speeding drivers, are relatively low cost when compared to systems like lidar. [New Doppler Radar System Can Detect Moving Vehicles Around Corners ]( [News]( [Princeton University]( This will enable cars to see occluded objects that today’s lidar and camera sensors cannot detect. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Astronomers May Have Seen This Black Hole Explode With Light] [Caltech News / Caltech]( [Science]( [Astronomers May Have Seen This Black Hole Explode With Light]( For the first time in history, we might have observed a black hole exploding with light, correlating with observed gravitational waves. [> Read More]( [New Levitation Technique Allows 'Touchless' Chemical Reactions] [Analytical Chemistry 2020]( [News]( [New Levitation Technique Allows 'Touchless' Chemical Reactions]( This method of levitation allowing droplets of liquid to be suspended in midair might pave the way for contact-free experiments. [> Read More]( [Super-Thin Smart Glass Bends without Breaking to Improve Microscopes] [T. Furieri, G. Calisei, A. Bassi, E. Daini, A. Vilella/ University of Modena and Reggio Emilia]( [Biology]( [Super-Thin Smart Glass Bends without Breaking to Improve Microscopes]( Researchers have developed a "plug-and-play" device that can easily be added to microscopes to improve the vision. [> Read More]( [Apes Spotted Flying Drone and Smiling ] [Nickbphotos/TikTok](nickbphotos/video/6838333102683688197) [Entertainment]( [Apes Spotted Flying Drone and Smiling]( One ape controls the drone while the other sits beside him holding the unmanned vehicle's case. Both smile for the camera. [> Read More]( [13 Facts About the Controversial Massive Chinese Dam That Slowed the Earth's Rotation] [1](, [2]( [Civil Engineering]( [13 Facts About the Controversial Massive Chinese Dam That Slowed the Earth's Rotation]( No dam has garnered as much notoriety as the 3 Gorges Dam; a dam that is so massive in scale that it has actually slowed down the earth’s rotation. [> Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Video of the Day [There is a Secret $300 Million Cable Between New York and Chicago]( [There is a Secret $300 Million Cable Between New York and Chicago]( Well, it's not so secret anymore but it was at the time when it was built. What is it for? Watch to find out. [> Read More]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [youtube]( [linkedin]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( to manage your newsletter subscriptions. [Display on interestingengineering.com]( Interesting Engineering, Inc 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94105 © Copyright 2020 | Interesting Engineering, Inc. All Rights Reserved