Autism is a global concern. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states the current prevalence of autism is 1 in 68 children in the US. It is estimated that 1 percent of the world population has… 続きを読む >>
When we launched this blog in February, we set out to show how MATLAB was tied to the top news stories and trends. We started with how the Cleveland Clinic is working to improve concussion diagnosis… 続きを読む >>
Your smart car can tattle on you. It not only knows where you you have been, but also how fast you were driving and how hard you brake. It can tell if you were the driver or if someone else was… 続きを読む >>
The difference between a gold and a silver medal in many Olympic races is only a fraction of a second. This pushes athletes, and the networks that support them, to look for ways to get even the… 続きを読む >>
What do quadcopter drones and one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best-ever movies have in common? Swarms!
While swarming drones sound like a high-tech version of The Birds, these are swarms of helpful drones. … 続きを読む >>
The New Yorker wrote an article called Gravitational Waves Exist: The Inside Story of How Scientists Finally Found Them. The article describes how Professor Rainer Weiss’ idea to build a device… 続きを読む >>
Imagine being able to create almost unlimited energy from the Lithium in a single laptop battery and some water. Yes, the hydrogen in those sources could be used to create the same amount of energy… 続きを読む >>
Being first isn’t always easy, but it does give you flexibility in how you approach a task. For the engineers at Solar Impulse, that meant starting without a blue print and designing the plane from a clean slate with MATLAB and Model-Based Design.
Here is a list of 4 design considerations that the engineers at Solar Impulse faced that aren’t a major concern for typical aircraft designs:… 続きを読む >>
With recent earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador, we were reminded of life-saving NASA technology that helped locate survivors in last year’s Nepal quake. We spoke with Jim Lux, Task Manager for… 続きを読む >>
Last week, the New York Times reported the first successful “limb reanimation” in a person with quadriplegia. Ian Burkhart, 24, had broken his neck as a teen in a diving accident. His spine was… 続きを読む >>
