History
Two Decades after His Death, Richard Nixon Is Still Setting Precedents politico
Forty-two years after the 37th president resigned in disgrace, and 22 years after he died, there really is a “new Nixon” at last—a new Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, that is, with radically reimagined interactive exhibits telling the story of his life and presidency in the first comprehensive overhaul since it opened in 1990.
...library officials say the new exhibits will move beyond the blatant hagiography that characterized the old Nixon library...to tell history whole. That means a forthright look at Watergate, the bombing of Cambodia and other negative aspects of the Nixon legacy, amounting to an important victory for professional historians who have long battled the band of Nixon loyalists who built the library as a private institution.
Turkey-EU
Merkel: Decision on EU-Turkey Visa Regime May Be Reached in Upcoming Weeks sputniknews
She made the comment after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, Reuters reported.
This is a small "article". There's some news floating around about this today, but mostly questionable/unverifiable sources that I've found so far. Because of all the warm fuzzies going on at the G20, it does seem probable. Certainly worth keeping an eye on...
Israel
Netanyahu may allow [International Criminal Court] reps into West Bank m.jpost
Officials say the trip would be limited to public relations and educating the public about the ICC icc-cpi.int, and not gathering evidence about alleged war crimes during the 2014 Gaza war (Operation Protective Edge) or about settlement activity.
3D Printing
Although the process of building a 3D printed hand is relatively simple—hence the huge number of volunteers carrying out such work for e-NABLE enablingthefuture.org and similar organizations like the Wounded Warrior Project woundedwarriorproject.org—the process of designing a functional 3D printed hand can be much more difficult. David Scott, manager of TOIL, is therefore leading a group of researchers (Naomi Hachen, Luke Johnson, Keri Mroszczyk, and Samuel VanNoy) on a mission to improve the popular free-to-download hand designs currently available on the internet.
Tech
BotScan simultaneously uses 70 DLSR cameras to create insanely detailed 3D scans digitaltrends v
Botspot, a Berlin-based company, claims it can take a complete 3D scan of your whole body in just 0.1 seconds. At that speed, by the time you finish blinking, the Botscan’s 70 high-resolution DSLR cameras have scanned your body more than 30 times, detecting every visible wrinkle, dimple, and freckle on your body with some 16.7 million possible colors. Converting these images to data points puts detailed 3D models into the hands of printers, developers, doctors, and designers.
Shaking hands with GM and NASA's RoboGlove theverge
The former Young Astronaut in me jumped at General Motors’ offer to play with the RoboGlove nasa.gov. Who would pass up a chance to flex space-aged superhuman strength? I traveled to GM’s Warren, Michigan Technical Center, where its robotics program lives. I didn’t know that one of the famed Robonauts would be at GM to greet me along with the engineers who helped build it.
Drones
Check Out the Pentagon’s Likely New Autonomous Drone popsci v
What, exactly, will the “Autonomous Tactical Airborne Drones” do? Judging by video from Shield AI shield.ai, it looks like they’ll fly into unknown airspace, inside of buildings.
Royal Navy tests unmanned speedboat ahead of drone exercises theguardian
Accompanied by the patrol craft HMS Archer, the 32ft-long Mast spent an hour on Monday weaving between pleasure boats and goods barges at a moderate pace, heading up the river towards Westminster before returning downriver.
Space
Silent, But Not Lost: Philae Lander's Final Resting Place Located On Comet npr.org
The famous little probe — the first one to ever land on a comet — has been silent for more than a year, after a less-than-perfect landing left it struggling to get enough sunlight to recharge its batteries. And now — thanks to a high-resolution photo — we finally know where it is.
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