Innovative Metamorphism

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"It isn't all over; everything has not been invented; the human adventure is just beginning."
― Gene Roddenberry

Yup! Here I am with some thing I thought could be informative for you mates. In this thread I'll be adding up all the news and information I can get my hands on, Any thing that falls under the definition of " New Idea " or " Innovation" it could be big or tiniest thing or even just a concept may be. A better way of doing something. Any of new and emerging technologies, invention, innovation, and science news etc I would like to welcome any of the related piece of information from all my dear mehfleens too

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!! Let us Start by a new world record
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Using a new type of optical fiber, researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have transmitted data over a single optical fiber at a speed of 43 terabits per second (43 Tbps) to set a new data transmission world record. This beats the previous record of 32 Tbps set by researchers at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Although the High-Speed Optical Communications (HSOC) team at DTU Fotonik had previously achieved the world's highest combined data transmission speed of 1 petabit per second (Pbps) using hundreds of lasers, the team's 43 Tbps record was achieved with a single laser in the transmitter, making it much more energy efficient.

The new record was made possible by using a new type of optical fiber borrowed from Japan telco NTT that contains seven glass thread cores instead of the single core found in standard optical fibers. Although the seven cores allows the fiber to transfer more data, the team says it does not take up any more space than a standard optical fiber.

The team says the quest for faster and faster data transmission speeds will help in the development of technology that will accommodate the ever-increasing growth of internet traffic, which it estimates is growing by 40 to 50 percent annually, simultaneously increasing bandwidth while cutting energy consumption.

The team says its new record has been verified and presented in a post deadline paper at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2014 international conference held in San Jose, California last month.

Source: Technical University of Denmark​

 

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Wyvern system allows multiple programming languages within one computer program

The web would be a much more secure place if not for the vulnerability built right into a common coding practice: pasted-together strings of database commands (usually for either SQL queries or JavaScript-enabled user interactions), which could be exploited for malicious purposes. But computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon are developing a programming language specifically intended to protect computers and websites from such threats.

Wyvern, as they call it, is something of a meta-language. It allows coders to develop web pages and applications using a variety of specific programming and scripting languages – such as SQL for querying databases or HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for constructing web pages – with the trick being that each language works as it normally would, so there's no need to use awkward and potentially-insecure workarounds in cases where multiple languages are required.

Multiple languages are often required in presenting content on websites. The bulk of the words you read and images you see are coded in HTML and CSS, either on the fly according to PHP queries or as files loaded directly from the server. But the suggestions many search bars display as you type and the instant page loads you sometimes see when clicking through multi-page articles are only possible thanks to JavaScript (usually in combination with Lua, PHP, and/or Python). And the chances are that if you need to go to an account page or perhaps buy something via an online store, you'll be indirectly sending SQL database queries.

Avoiding security problems with the code embedding and translating that these often-complex queries entail takes a lot of care, expertise, and testing, but a special language like Wyvern could take the pain away. It understands and identifies these sublanguages by context and treats data and objects accordingly as literals (fixed values) of a given type in a language appropriate to that type (so to further the example above, an SQLQuery type literal will be dealt with in SQL code rather than as a string of text that needs to be parsed by a special function).

"Wyvern is like a skilled international negotiator who can smoothly switch between languages to get a whole team of people to work together," associate professor Jonathan Aldrich says. "Such a person can be extremely effective and, likewise, I think our new approach can have a big impact on building software systems."

Wyvern is not the only project to tackle the issue of meta-programming and code parsing across languages – others include ProteaJ, Scheme, OJ, andSpoofax, which approach the problem from different angles – but its creators believe Wyvern offers the best balance between composability and expressiveness such that it enables a broad range of embedded languages to be used more or less freely.

It's not yet ready for the prime time, though. Wyvern is at this stage only implemented at a basic level, with many features not fully developed or enforced. Budding contributors or experimenters can dive in at the project'sGitHub page, however.

Sources: Carnegie Mellon, Wyvern
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Driverless cars to hit UK roads from next year

Driverless cars are an exciting glimpse of the future, with great potential to improve road safety. It seems the UK has caught on to this, announcing a £10 million (US$17 million) scheme to test driverless cars on public roads from January 2015.

The UK Government is calling on all major cities to join together with businesses and research organizations to put forward a proposal for the country to become a test location for autonomous cars. Trials are expected to last between 18 and 36 months, and the £10 million funding pot will serve as a competition prize for up to three UK cities, with London being confirmed as a hopeful bid.

Currently, self-driving cars are only allowed on private roads in the UK, but the new scheme will allow for the testing of fully autonomous vehicles on public roads, as well as cars with self-driving features.

"Driverless cars have huge potential to transform the UK’s transport network – they could improve safety, reduce congestion and lower emissions, particularly CO2," said the UK’s Transport Minister, Claire Perry.

Driverless cars have been coming for some time, with manufacturers including Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Toyota, Ford and Volvo all working on the technology. Jaguar also recently previewed its self-learning smart car which can mimic a driver's behavior.

Nissan recently carried out the first public road test of a driverless car on a Japanese highway, and has said it plans to be manufacturing driverless carsby 2020. Meanwhile, several states in the US have already passed legislation which will allow driverless cars, including California, Nevada and Florida.

Much of the limelight has centered on Google thus far; its driverless car has completed 804,000 km (500,000 miles) of road tests. The technology giant has set 2017 as the date its cars will hit the roads.

"Britain is brilliantly placed to lead the world in driverless technology. It combines our strengths in cars, satellites, big data and urban design; with huge potential benefits for future jobs and for the consumer," said Science Minister Greg Clark.

The deadline for applications for the driverless cars competition is October 1.

Source: UK Government
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