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What Year Was It?
The day was Oct 4. What year was it?
Sputnik Launched
The Soviet Union inaugurates the "Space Age" with its launch of Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite.
See the answer below.
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What Year Was It Answer
Sputnik Launched
Answer: October 4, 1957
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India iPhone plant resumes work
A Tata Group factory in Tamil Nadu resumed iPhone component production after a fire temporarily halted operations. This marks the third blaze affecting Apple's supply chain in India since last year. Analysts predict potential delays in older iPhone models.
Taipei Times
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Battery Technology Could Revive Adoption of EVs
Automakers are slowing their electric vehicle (EV) transition due to high costs and lagging sales. However, advances in fast-charging battery technology, such as StoreDot's, could reignite consumer interest by addressing charging anxiety and lowering costs.
EPS News
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How AI is improving simulations with smarter sampling techniques
MIT CSAIL researchers created an AI-driven method called Message-Passing Monte Carlo, which uses graph neural networks to improve simulation accuracy. This technique enhances low-discrepancy sampling, benefiting simulations in robotics, finance, and other fields.
MIT News
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Manufacturing Day Arrives with 506,000 Job Openings
Manufacturing Day highlights opportunities & challenges in the industry. Despite job growth & technological advancements, manufacturers struggle with a critical labor shortage, including 506,000 unfilled positions. Experts urge investing in talent & technology to attract Gen Z workers.
Design News
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Uncovering Silent Data Errors with AI
Silent data errors are a growing issue in data centers, often undetected until they cause severe problems like data loss or system crashes. Traditional solutions fall short, but new machine-learning methods offer proactive identification and mitigation of these hidden hardware errors.
EE Times
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Harvard students create smart glasses that instantly dox strangers
Two Harvard students, AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio, created I-XRAY, a smart glasses project using facial recognition to instantly identify people and retrieve personal data. The project sparks privacy concerns, emphasizing potential data misuse risks.
TechSpot
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Vapor Phase and Backward Compatibility
We use lead-free solder paste with a melting point of 217 degrees C, along with 230 degree C Galden. We have a new project that uses tin-lead solder. The Assembly Brothers, Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall, offer their suggestions.
Circuit Insight - Board Talk
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India deploys three supercomputers
India launched three PARAM Rudra supercomputers and two High-Performance Computing Systems to boost research in science, technology, and the economy. Prime Minister Modi emphasized their role in empowering scientists and advancing quantum computing and AI.
Digitimes
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Cost Effective 3D Glass Microfabrication
In this extended abstract we present 3D Glass Solutions' efforts in using our proprietary APEX Glass ceramic to create various interposer technologies.
Circuit Insight - Production Floor
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Test Your Knowledge
Which of the following was not a major scientist: Johannes Kepler, Michael Faraday, Charles Babbage, Thomas Peacock
See answer below.
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Quote of the Day
"Eighty percent of success is showing up."
Woody Allen
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"In this economy, alien abduction is the only vacation I can afford!"
Copyright © Randy Glasbergen
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Test Your Knowledge Answer
Which of the following was not a major scientist: Johannes Kepler, Michael Faraday, Charles Babbage, Thomas Peacock
Answer: Thomas Peacock, 19thC British novelist. Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer. Michael Faraday FRS was an English scientist. Charles Babbage KH FRS was an English polymath; a mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer.
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