WASHINGTON — L3Harris told investors July 26 that federal regulators will not challenge the company’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, clearing the way for the deal to close as early as July 28.
“We were advised today that the Federal Trade Commission will not block our acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne; therefore, we are moving forward to close the transaction on or about July 28,” Christopher Kubasik, chair and chief executive of L3Harris, said in a letter to investors. Read More...
The scientists took inspiration from sea cucumbers, which are able to switch between soft and stiff states in order to protect themselves. Wang and Pan et al.The robot heats itself using magnetic induction to transform into a liquid.
Researchers have once again turned science fiction into, well, just science by creating a Terminator-like robot that can melt and re-solidify on command, all without sacrificing its strength. This new robot combines the best aspects of both “stiff” robots — hard-bodied, typical robots — and “soft” robots — flexible but weak robots with difficult-to-control movement. Read More...
cocktail / summer
With the Rio Olympics coming to a close, it’s time to celebrate with Brazil’s national drink – Caipirinhas! Jack and I have some fond Caipirinha memories – we actually spent our honeymoon in South America and our first stop was Rio. On our first night we had dinner at a great restaurant in Ipanema, the name of which I can’t remember (before the blog I was terrible at taking travel notes). Read More...