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2018 In Computing
Significant events that have occurred in 2018 in all fields of technology, including computing, robotics, electronics, as well as any other areas of technology as well, including any machines, devices, or other technological developments, occurrences, and items. January *1 January – Researchers at Harvard, writing in '' Nature Nanotechnology'', report the first single lens that can focus all colours of the rainbow in the same spot and in high resolution, previously only achievable with multiple lenses. *2 January – Physicists at Cornell University report the creation of "muscle" for shape-changing, cell-sized robots. *3 January **Computer researchers report discovering two major security vulnerabilities, named " Meltdown" and " Spectre," in the microprocessors inside almost all computers in the world. **Scientists in Rome unveil the first bionic hand with a sense of touch that can be worn outside a laboratory. *4 January – MIT researchers devise a new method to create s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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2018
Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of South Sudan. * January 12– 13 – The first round of voting in the 2018 Czech presidential election is held. * January 20 – Turkey, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announces the beginning of a military offensive to capture a portion of northern Syria from Kurdish forces, amidst the ongoing Kurdish–Turkish conflict. * January 20– 22 – The US government enters a federal government shutdown as a result of a dispute over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. * January 24 – Scientists in China report in the journal '' Cell'' the creation of the first monkey clones using somatic cell nuclear transfer, named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua. * January 26– 27 – The second round of voting of the 2018 Czech presidential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Verge
''The Verge'' is an American Technology journalism, technology news website headquarters, headquartered in Lower Manhattan, New York City and operated by Vox Media. The website publishes news, feature stories, guidebooks, product reviews, consumer electronics news, and podcasts. The website was launched on November 1, 2011, and uses Vox Media's proprietary multimedia publishing platform Chorus. In 2014, Nilay Patel was named editor-in-chief and Dieter Bohn executive editor; Helen Havlak was named editorial director in 2017. ''The Verge'' won five Webby Awards for the year 2012 including awards for Best Writing (Editorial), Best Podcast for ''The Vergecast'', Best Visual Design, Best Consumer Electronics Site, and Best Mobile News App. History Origins Between March and April 2011, up to nine of ''Engadget''s writers, editors, and product developers, including editor-in-chief Joshua Topolsky, left AOL, the company behind that website, to start a new gadget site. The other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Institut National De La Recherche Scientifique
The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (; "National Institute for Scientific Research") is the research-oriented constituent university of the Université du Québec system that offers only graduate studies. INRS conducts research in four broad sectors: water, earth and the environment; INRS-EMT, energy, materials and telecommunications; human, animal and environmental health; and urbanization, culture and society. INRS has facilities in Quebec City, Montreal, Laval, Quebec, Laval, and Varennes, Quebec, Varennes. It was established by letters patent from the Quebec Government and operates under the Act respecting the Université du Québec. ''https://www.canlii.org/en/qc/laws/stat/cqlr-c-u-1/latest/cqlr-c-u-1.html ''Act respecting the Université du Québec'''' The Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (EMT, Energy, Materials and Telecommunications) INRS-EMT is part of INRS. Programs The Institut national de la recherche scientifique offers programs in: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |