Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 4/24/25. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 4/24/25. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
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!summarize #earnings #modely
“This is not a symbolic wall. This is a real one,” said Martin Karkour, chief sales officer at Germany’s Quantum Systems, one of the major firms involved in the project.
“The technology is ready. What we need now is political coordination at the EU or NATO level.”
The Drone Wall is built around a layered system of AI-powered reconnaissance drones, ground-based sensors, mobile counter-drone platforms, and satellite surveillance.
The goal is to detect and disrupt threats in real-time, providing NATO with faster, more accurate intelligence across its most exposed borders.
Work started in Poland
Germany’s incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has prioritized defense, introducing sweeping reforms that lift spending caps on military programs.
His government is expected to support domestic defense firms like Quantum Systems, which currently produces hundreds of drones monthly.
The Baltic states, long aware of their vulnerability, have taken a leading role in the early stages of the project.
Estonia’s defense sector, coordinated through the Estonian Defense Industry Cluster, also contributes some major technologies.
One of the firms, DefSecIntel Solutions, has developed a drone defense system called Erishield, which uses AI and integrated sensors to track and neutralize incoming drones.
Lithuania’s interior minister, Agnė Bilotaitė, described the Drone Wall as a new type of border defense.
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Give me two YouTube videos, published in this week on nuclear fusion.
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!summarize to every video link.
The videos should have transcripts.
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The system, called the Coherent Population Trapping (CPT) atomic magnetometer, leverages quantum interference effects in rubidium atoms. According to the SCMP post, it exploits Zeeman splitting, which refers to shifts in energy levels caused by magnetic fields. This generates seven microwave resonance signals.
These frequencies are not weakened by alignment with the Earth’s magnetic field lines, the researchers explained in their paper published in the Chinese Journal of Scientific Instrument.
Extreme precision during trials
The new CPT system is reportedly on par with Canada’s MAD-XR system. MAD-XR is widely used by NATO forces. However, the team behind the new CPT advance claims their system is much more affordable.
Upon signal triangulation, Cadet Barrett Connor visually confirmed payload integrity.
“We didn’t want this to end with just telemetry. Holding a component that touched space made the mission tangible,” added Cadet Ida McLaughlin.
Advisor and instructor Maj. Kevin Zander said, “It was unclear if the system had survived. The successful retrieval demonstrates not only technical success but operational perseverance.”
This achievement aligns with West Point’s intellectual theme, “The Human and the Machine: Leadership on the Emerging Battlefield,” reflecting the fusion of human resolve and advanced engineering under military discipline.
Col. Aaron Hill, Deputy Head of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, reflected, “This team exemplifies what it means to lead in contested, high-tech domains. The success underscores our cadets’ readiness to innovate and execute in uncertain, high-stakes environments.”
The meeting, which also touched on how El Salvador has “attracted top-tier players,” such as stablecoin issuer Tether, was held in response to a statement made by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce in February, Perkin said. She added that the preliminary discussions were exciting, given the SEC’s willingness to listen to regulators from a smaller nation.
The new paper published by experts sheds light on the one adaptation that played the most important role in these reptiles becoming a dinosaur-eating demon.
The ‘terror crocodile’ adaptation
The scientists say that the bus-sized ancient reptiles with banana-sized teeth had a wide and long skull with a bulbous lump.
The bulbous lump cannot be compared to anything that is seen in other crocodilians.
The new paper proposes that the success of Deinosuchus in the era was largely owing to its adaptation to saltwater conditions. This feature is lacking in alligators today.
The paper says that the ‘terror crocodile’ retained the salt glands found in the crocodilians, which existed in prehistoric times. These glands enabled them to tolerate salt water, much like the modern-day crocodiles.
With time, the ‘terror crocodiles’ became as long as 26 feet (8 meters) or more in length, as a senior study author told CNN. This monstrous size allowed them to feast on pretty much whatever they wanted in the marshy regions.
Earlier, the fossil finds on both sides of the vast inland seaway had confused experts. They were unsure of how the monster reptile had managed to cross a salty body of water that was spread across 620 miles (1,000 kilometers).
The experts then looked for the missing links that could explain how such a feat could have been achieved by the ‘terror crocodiles.’
They found that many crocodilians had an ancient trait of saltwater tolerance, which later got lost in the alligatoroids.
Experts also used molecular data from modern crocodilians to establish the difference in features from alligatoroids. It also helped establish a new family tree of the Deinosuchus, and the experts suggest it might have split long before the modern alligatoroids started evolving.
!summarize #openai #army #military
1,850 miles: NATO plans world’s-costliest ‘drone wall’ to counter Russia
This high-stakes project is a network of surveillance drones and counter-drone systems stretching from Norway to Poland.
A new defense project is taking shape along NATO’s eastern frontier in a challenging modification.
In response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and the growing threat of hybrid warfare, several European countries have begun work on a project called the “Drone Wall.”
This high-stakes project is a network of surveillance drones and counter-drone systems stretching from Norway to Poland.
World’s costliest 1,850-mile drone wall
The initiative will be a permanent early warning and monitoring system across NATO’s eastern border, which spans around 3,000 km or 1,850 miles.
It marks one of the alliance’s most ambitious attempts yet to harden Europe’s defenses against Russia’s unconventional tactics, such as drone incursions, GPS jamming, and cross-border provocations.
Germany leads the project and has the backing of six NATO countries, including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland, and Norway.
The project reflects a broader shift in European defense thinking as nations increasingly look to reduce dependence on the United States.
That trend has accelerated under President Donald Trump’s renewed pressure on NATO members to spend more on defense.
China reveals new quantum drone tech to track stealth US submarines underwater
China’s new breakthrough in magnetic detection technology could help it detect US submarines amid growing tensions.
Space scientists from China have revealed a breakthrough in magnetic detection technology that could boost the country’s underwater warfare capabilities.
During offshore trials, their drone-mounted quantum sensor system displayed picotesla precision in tracking magnetic anomalies.
It also mapped the seabed with extreme precision, the researchers explained in a new peer-reviewed paper. Their new system could detect enemy submarines with extreme precision, while also enabling a host of other applications.
China’s CPT submarine detector
Traditionally, anti-submarine forces have used optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) to detect vessels. However, according to a South China Morning Post (SCMP) report, these have critical “blind zones” in low-latitude regions like the South China Sea. This is because the Earth’s magnetic field runs almost parallel to the surface. If the sensor’s optical axis aligns too closely with magnetic field lines, this weakens the signal.
China’s quantum sensor could overcome these limitations, giving China the edge when it comes to underwater warfare. Anti-submarine forces using the system could pinpoint a submarine with great precision and even detect the tail waves of enemy vessels.
US Army students’ hypersonic rocket smashes altitude record with 93-mile flight
This success helps the SPEAR program train future Army leaders in space and hypersonic warfare.
A team of eight cadets from the US Military Academy’s Space Engineering and Applied Research (SPEAR) program has launched a tactical orbital rocket at hypersonic speeds.
The rocket, launched from Black Rock Playa in Nevada, reached an altitude of 149.556 kilometers (93 miles), a historic milestone in space exploration and engineering education.
It also broke the amateur rocketry altitude record by six kilometers, crossing the Karman Line, the official boundary of space.
The team worked closely with mentors from the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Aviation and Missile Center.
Smashing altitude record
According to a press release by the US Army, on January 11, 2025, the SPEAR Hypersonic Rocket Team executed a precision launch that penetrated the boundary of space.
A two-stage tactical hypersonic vehicle ascended 149.556 kilometers, eclipsing the amateur rocketry altitude record by six kilometers and breaching the internationally recognized Kármán Line at 100 km.
The mission involved completing a long-term engineering project. The cadets designed, built, and launched a hypersonic platform to reach low space altitudes and ensure safe recovery.
This success helps the SPEAR program train future Army leaders in space and hypersonic warfare.
Established in 2018 as a cadet-led initiative, SPEAR is now among the nation’s most advanced undergraduate rocketry programs.
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