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Google Reader (20) - 2 views

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Spacecraft equipped with lasers powered by light from the Sun are our best defence against incoming asteroids, say aerospace engineers

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Switching on and off fear by distinct neuronal circuits : Abstract : Nature - 0 views

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paper control emotion

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Switching between fear and defence with just a few neurons. Reminds me of my suggestion of including emotions in control architectures. Anyone interested? TSe

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Obama-Biden Transition Project: Space Solar Power (SSP) -- A Solution for Energy Indepe... - 0 views

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SPS solar power satellite energy NRG policy

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in addition, the fact that Gates remains Defence Secretary might give some continuity to the Pentagon activities, -LS

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Questions Surround European Cooperative Military Space Programs | SpaceNews.com - 3 views

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space defence EDA

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start of the end of the ESA space defence activities .. ?

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US Air Force Strategy article on SPS - 1 views

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NRG SPS solar strategy defence

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LeopoldS on 10 Apr 12

From Garretson ... À bit tendentious but nice read ...

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Christos Ampatzis on 18 Apr 12

actually its nice - perhaps without true patriotic/military backup lots of great things will never happen!

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LeopoldS on 18 Apr 12

The more money they spend on this the less they spend on destruction and killing :-) so yes, most welcome ...

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Singularity University, class of 2010: projects that aim to impact a billion people wit... - 8 views

Luís F. Simões on 22 Sep 10

At the link below you find additional information about the projects: Education: Ten weeks to save the world http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100915/full/467266a.html

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LeopoldS on 23 Sep 10

this is the podcast I was listening to ...

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Dario Izzo on 23 Sep 10

We can do it in nine :)

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LeopoldS on 24 Sep 10

why wait then?

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Juxi Leitner on 24 Sep 10

hmm, wonder how easy it is to get funding for that, 25k is a bit steep for 10weeks :)

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Dario Izzo on 26 Sep 10

well, we wait for the same fundings they get and then we will do it in nine.... as we say in Rome "a mettece un cartello so bboni tutti". (italian check for Juxi)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">well, we wait for the same fundings they get and then we will do it in nine.... as we say in Rome "a mettece un cartello so bboni tutti". (italian check for Juxi)</div>

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LeopoldS on 26 Sep 10

and what you think about the project subjects?

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LeopoldS on 26 Sep 10

I like the fact that there are quite a lot of space projects .... and these are not even bad in my view: The space project teams have developed imaginative new solutions for space and spinoffs for Earth. The AISynBio project team is working with leading NASA scientists to design bioengineered organisms that can use available resources to mitigate harsh living environments (such as lack of air, water, food, energy, atmosphere, and gravity) - on an asteroid, for example, and also on Earth . The SpaceBio Labs team plans to develop methods for doing low-cost biological research in space, such as 3D tissue engineering and protein crystallization. The Made in Space team plans to bring 3D printing to space to make space exploration cheaper, more reliable, and fail-safe ("send the bits, not the atoms"). For example, they hope to replace some of the $1 billion worth of spare parts and tools that are on the International Space Station.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I like the fact that there are quite a lot of space projects .... and these are not even bad in my view: The space project teams have developed imaginative new solutions for space and spinoffs for Earth. The AISynBio project team is working with leading NASA scientists to design bioengineered organisms that can use available resources to mitigate harsh living environments (such as lack of air, water, food, energy, atmosphere, and gravity) - on an asteroid, for example, and also on Earth . The SpaceBio Labs team plans to develop methods for doing low-cost biological research in space, such as 3D tissue engineering and protein crystallization. The Made in Space team plans to bring 3D printing to space to make space exploration cheaper, more reliable, and fail-safe ("send the bits, not the atoms"). For example, they hope to replace some of the $1 billion worth of spare parts and tools that are on the International Space Station.</div>

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Dario Izzo on 26 Sep 10

and all in only a three months summer graduate program!! that is impressive. God I feel so stupid!!!

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LeopoldS on 26 Sep 10

well, most good ideas probably take only a second to be formulated, it's the details that take years :-)

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Dario Izzo on 26 Sep 10

I do not think the point of the SU is to formulate new ideas (infact there is nothing new in the projects chosen). Their mission is to build and maintain a network of contacts among who they believe will be the 'future leaders' of space ... very similar to our beloved ISU.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I do not think the point of the SU is to formulate new ideas (infact there is nothing new in the projects chosen). Their mission is to build and maintain a network of contacts among who they believe will be the 'future leaders' of space ... very similar to our beloved ISU.</div>

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SpaceX teams with EADS to go after European launch contracts | Technology | Los Angeles... - 1 views

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spacex launcher

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it would work with EADS Astrium to market launch services to an array of European space agencies through 2015
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Astrium, a subsidiary of the French-and-German-owned European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company
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BBC News - Stuxnet worm 'targeted high-value Iranian assets' - 0 views

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computer virus defence

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LeopoldS on 25 Sep 10

fascinating ....

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Ma Ru on 25 Sep 10

Nice... enter cyber-warfare...

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Investigating Machine Identification Code Technology in Color Laser Printers | Electron... - 0 views

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INF gadget defence

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I assume that our fancy colour printer also have this "feature" ...

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Common ecology quantifies human insurgency : Article : Nature - 0 views

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modelling war defence

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LeopoldS on 07 Jan 10

nice paper: like especially: To our knowledge, our model provides the first unified explanation of high-frequency, intra-conflict data across human insurgencies. Other explanations of human insurgency are possible, though any competing theory would also need to replicate the results of Figs 1, 2, 3. Our model's specific mechanisms challenge traditional ideas of insurgency based on rigid hierarchies and networks, whereas its striking similarity to multi-agent financial market models24, 25, 26 hints at a possible link between collective human dynamics in violent and non-violent settings1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. Top of page

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">nice paper: like especially: To our knowledge, our model provides the first unified explanation of high-frequency, intra-conflict data across human insurgencies. Other explanations of human insurgency are possible, though any competing theory would also need to replicate the results of Figs 1, 2, 3. Our model's specific mechanisms challenge traditional ideas of insurgency based on rigid hierarchies and networks, whereas its striking similarity to multi-agent financial market models24, 25, 26 hints at a possible link between collective human dynamics in violent and non-violent settings1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. Top of page </div>

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pacome delva on 07 Jan 10

There was also this paper ... Power Law Explains Insurgent Violence (http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1216/1?rss=1)

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Spaceflight Now | Atlas Launch Report | Air Force spaceplane is an odd bird with a twis... - 3 views

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spaceflight suborbital defence

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LeopoldS on 06 Apr 10

Juxi are you following this one? any idea on its purpose?

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Ma Ru on 07 Apr 10

Not that I'm an expert in the field in any way, but there are two things I could think of: 1) possibility of bringing the payload back means that it can collect huge amounts of data which wouldn't be possible to be transferred via radio in reasonable time and/or you can bring back data you don't want to be intercepted by enemy 2) I remember reading somewhere that possibility of re-entry from orbit means you can strike any country without violating the airspace of the neighbouring countries. As the project is now managed by military, a purely civil purpose can be safely ruled out in my opinion.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Not that I'm an expert in the field in any way, but there are two things I could think of: 1) possibility of bringing the payload back means that it can collect huge amounts of data which wouldn't be possible to be transferred via radio in reasonable time and/or you can bring back data you don't want to be intercepted by enemy 2) I remember reading somewhere that possibility of re-entry from orbit means you can strike any country without violating the airspace of the neighbouring countries. As the project is now managed by military, a purely civil purpose can be safely ruled out in my opinion.</div>

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Asteroid blast reveals holes in Earth's defences - space - 26 October 2009 - New Scientist - 2 views

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asteroid

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On 8 October an asteroid detonated high in the atmosphere above South Sulawesi, Indonesia, releasing about as much energy as 50,000 tons of TNT, according to a NASA estimate released on Friday. That's about three times more powerful than the atomic bomb that levelled Hiroshima, making it one of the largest asteroid explosions ever observed.
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Video: Army's Robot-Man Walks Like the Real Thing | Danger Room | Wired.com - 2 views

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robotics defence

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LeopoldS on 27 Oct 09

somehow don't like this guy ...

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Juxi Leitner on 27 Oct 09

boston dynamics again, kinda scary again.

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Call for debate on killer robots - 0 views

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AI INF defence ethic

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for our AI guys ...

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Darpa: Heat + Energy = Brains. Now Make Us Some. | Danger Room | Wired.com - 0 views

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AI INF brain BMI BIO defence

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LeopoldS on 13 May 09

good luck!!

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Microsoft Offers Secure Windows … But Only to the Government | Threat Level - 0 views

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INF security defence Microsoft

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why didn't they take linux as a basis?

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Video - Insect robots for defence and space applications - 0 views

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BIO NAN Robotics

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Unfortuantely in German.

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Power Beaming Satellite: "One Lightbulb" Experiment - 0 views

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SPS solar energy NRG defence USAF

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finally something concrete that came out of the USAF effort on SPS - and I somehow like it .... (LS)

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NSA Whistleblower: Grill the CEOs on Illegal Spying | Threat Level from Wired.com - 0 views

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defence intelligence NSA security stupidity US

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ESA ACT on 24 Apr 09

so if you want to hid anything from the NSA just say it in more than 2 min :-) ....

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Qian Xuesen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 3 views

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politics defence US china JPL human spaceflight

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what a live, what an interesting person!

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Google Reader (20) - 2 views

Switching on and off fear by distinct neuronal circuits : Abstract : Nature - 0 views

Obama-Biden Transition Project: Space Solar Power (SSP) -- A Solution for Energy Indepe... - 0 views

Questions Surround European Cooperative Military Space Programs | SpaceNews.com - 3 views

US Air Force Strategy article on SPS - 1 views

Singularity University, class of 2010: projects that aim to impact a billion people wit... - 8 views

SpaceX teams with EADS to go after European launch contracts | Technology | Los Angeles... - 1 views

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Investigating Machine Identification Code Technology in Color Laser Printers | Electron... - 0 views

Common ecology quantifies human insurgency : Article : Nature - 0 views

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