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The world’s first commercial jetpack… coming to a garage near you? 2

Ok, maybe not to your garage. But the first commercial jetpack is expected to be available later this year.
New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft has announced that it will begin selling its manned… read more >>

MATLAB Used to Collect Solar Eclipse Data

The eclipse was imaged by teams of researchers sponsored by the National Solar Observatory (NSO) headquartered in Tucson, AZ. MATLAB and the Image Acquisition Toolbox were used by the teams to collect images. This data will allow solar astronomers to study the dynamics of the sun’s corona, its outer atmosphere.read more >>

MLB Opening Day: MATLAB, Data and Baseball! 6

It’s that time of year again. Baseball season gets underway this weekend. Ever since the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game was published in 2004, there has been an increased… read more >>

Atlas Robot marches out the door, possibly to search for new owner

Many surmised that Atlas stormed out after becoming fed up with the repeated bullying. As it turns out, Atlas may have left in search of a new owner. Last week, Fortune reported that Google was looking to sell Boston Dynamics, the company behind Atlas. read more >>

March Madness or March Mathness to pick the winning bracket 2

By now you’ve completed your NCAA March Madness brackets. Did you know the odds of picking the perfect bracket are 1-in-9.2 quintillion? Yes, quintillion, which means 18 zeros after the… read more >>

Tight parking spot? Get out and let your smartphone park your car.

With the “remote parking pilot”, the driver controls the car with his or her smartphone via Bluetooth from outside of the vehicle.read more >>

Thermal selfies coming to a smartphone near you

The ‘World’s first’ thermal camera smartphone was launched just ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, ushering in a new generation of smartphones.  The Cat s60 phone, designed by… read more >>

Science is Helping Fight the Zika Virus (and the “deadliest animal in the world”) 1

mosquitoes truly are the deadliest animal in the world.  According to the Gates Foundation, sharks kill fewer than a dozen people per year, but mosquitoes kill over 725,000. read more >>

This Just In!

This blog will focus on highlighting the role of MATLAB and Simulink in today’s most visible news stories, and the scientists and engineers that make them happen.read more >>

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