#MIT researchers equip these bug-like bots with low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles to take flight

#MIT researchers equip these bug-like bots with low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles to take flight

“#MIT researchers equip these bug-like bots with low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles to take flight” MIT researchers have reinvented the fabrication technique behind micro-robots so they can operate with lower voltage while carrying more payload. As researchers at MIT put it, “When it comes to robots, bigger isn’t always better.” From pollinating drones to ones that…

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#NYU, other top US schools, evacuated over bomb threats

#NYU, other top US schools, evacuated over bomb threats

“#NYU, other top US schools, evacuated over bomb threats” New York University evacuated three of its Greenwich Village buildings after receiving multiple bomb threats Thursday evening. The threats were leveled at the Stern School of Business, Center for Neural Science, and Hebrew Union College, the university tweeted at 7:24 p.m. The NYPD was unable to…

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# Crypto leaders back MIT’s four-year initiative to harden Bitcoin’s security

# Crypto leaders back MIT’s four-year initiative to harden Bitcoin’s security

“# Crypto leaders back MIT’s four-year initiative to harden Bitcoin’s security ” The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Digital Currency Initiative has revealed a new “Bitcoin Software and Security Effort” intended to foster research into bolstering the Bitcoin network’s defenses. The open-source initiative has received support from a diverse group of crypto industry leaders, including Gemini’s…

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# Law Decoded: Of AML and appointees, Nov. 6–13

# Law Decoded: Of AML and appointees, Nov. 6–13

“# Law Decoded: Of AML and appointees, Nov. 6–13 ” Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note In the United States, as President Donald Trump stonewalls any efforts at transitioning to a new administration, all eyes are on Joe Biden’s potential…

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