The year Intel rolled out its first 8-bit microprocessor, Apollo 17 landed on the Moon. The Volkswagen Beetle became the best-selling car in history, surpassing the Ford Model T. And “The Godfather” was the world’s number-one movie.So by now you...
After 10 years of evolution, the prototypes of NASA’s Orion “glass cockpit” are finally reaching maturity.The cockpit, a first for a NASA spacecraft, will be a critical part of Orion’s maiden manned mission in six years and distinguishes itself by...
The inevitable and ugly rise of car hacking became official last Friday, as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced the recall of 1.4 million vehicles that could be susceptible to cyberattacks. The first-ever recall for a cyber-vulnerability...
NASA’s Mars mission may still be 20 years away, but its engineers are hard at work on the development of the so-called “glass cockpit” that will help astronauts control the Orion spacecraft during its journeys through deep space.Recently (thanks...
Setting up interrupts properly on a microcontroller isn’t easy. Thankfully, there are steps that can be followed to alleviate these painful setup sessions and allow a developer to configure interrupts on the first try.
As it does every year, Consumers Union recently surveyed its members on the reliability of their vehicles. This year, it collected data on approximately 1.1 million cars and trucks, categorizing the members' likes and dislikes, not only of their...
If any big company can make a sudden and successful leap into the business of building cars, Apple would have to be considered the most likely candidate.The company, with $178 billion in cash reserves, has enough mad money to buy the entire US...
Golden Mousetrap Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Babak Parviz, on how he created Google Glass,
his new gig at Amazon, the Smart Contact Lens, and why humanities, not tech, is the future.
