California assesses whether Tesla's self-driving testing needs regulation

Technology strategy

The U.S. Department of Commerce extends the temporary control period for the emerging technology "geospatial image automatic analysis software"

According to the january 12 news of cross-border compliance preview, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently issued an announcement to extend the temporary control period of "automate the analysis of geospatial imagery" in the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 0Y521 series for one year. This software is software that is "specifically designed" to train deep neural networks to automatically analyze geospatial images and point clouds. Where point clouds are collections of data points defined by a given coordinate system, they are also considered digital surface models. The software has the ability to provide a graphical user interface that enables users to identify target objects (such as vehicles, houses, etc.) from geospatial images and point clouds to extract positive and negative samples of objects of interest. Previously, BIS added 0D521 ( a software specifically designed to automate geospatial image analysis ) to the 0Y521 series on January 6, 2020 , and extended the temporary control period for the item for one year on January 6, 2021.

Information

The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommends that regulators tighten oversight of crypto ATMs

According to The Verge News on January 12, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report recommending that the Internal Revenue Service and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) strengthen the regulation of cryptocurrency ATMs. The GAO believes that cryptocurrencies can be used for criminal offenses, so governments need to gain a deeper understanding of how people acquire cryptocurrencies outside of crypto exchanges. While operators of crypto ATMs must comply with multiple regulations (must register with FinCEN, keep transaction records, and collect additional information on a single transaction over $3,000), the GAO believes it is still difficult for government agencies to fully understand the situation. Not only are there unregistered crypto ATMs, but registered operators are not required to provide a list of kiosk locations unless required by FinCEN. This makes it difficult for the government to investigate areas with a higher risk of illegal activities. The GAO report has no legal effect, but may have influence in Congress.

California assesses whether Tesla's self-driving testing needs regulation

According to TechWeb news on January 13, the California Department of Motor Vehicles said it was evaluating whether Tesla's self-driving tests needed to be regulated. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has previously said that Tesla's beta "fully autonomous driving FSD" feature requires human intervention and is therefore not subject to its self-driving car regulations. However, the bureau's latest statement argues that Tesla's recent software updates show that the technology is being used dangerously. The bureau is reconsidering regulatory decisions after referring to public investigations by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the opinions of other experts.

British lawmakers have warned that the digital pound could undermine financial stability and invade privacy

According to Reuters news on January 13, British lawmakers said that the digital pound sterling for consumers in the future could damage financial stability, raise credit costs and invade privacy. The Bank of England and treasury proposed in November 2021 that they would negotiate in 2022 on whether to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2025. At present, many central banks in the world are actively promoting CBDC research and development and testing to avoid losing the dominance of digital payments when cash usage declines. In this regard, The Chairman of the British Economic Affairs Commission (EAC), Foxes, said that regulation is a better tool to resist the issuance of cryptocurrencies by large technology companies, which can effectively reduce the excessive cost of issuing central bank digital currencies.

German cybersecurity personnel successfully hacked into 25 Tesla cars around the world to achieve remote control

According to the news of the new Zhiyuan public number on January 13, David Colombo, a German cybersecurity officer, announced that he had successfully invaded 25 Tesla cars in 13 countries around the world and achieved remote control. Columbus found a flaw in a third-party software that allowed hackers to remotely control some of the vehicle's features, such as unlocking doors, controlling windows, starting the car without a key, and shutting down Tesla's security system, but not being able to drive remotely. The vulnerability is caused by software service providers storing sensitive information in an insecure manner that can connect cars to software. When the hacker successfully breaks in, he can send various instructions to the car. With no way to fix the vulnerability, Columbus declined to disclose specific ways to hack into Tesla cars in case the security risk was expanded.

creature

Canadian scientists used DNA to make a light-emitting nano-antenna that could see proteins up close

According to the cnBeta network on January 11, researchers at the University of Montreal in Canada used short DNA fragments to synthesize a nano-antenna, and the fluorescent dye attached to it acts as the "receiver" part of the tiny antenna, which can sense the molecular surface and interaction of specific proteins, fluoresce according to different protein functions, and transmit information to scientists. Nano-antennas created by adjusting the length and structure of DNA fragments and attaching different dyes to different places can give different signals as certain protein functions occur to help scientists monitor protein movement, action, and change. The new nano-antennas can be used to study biology closer, including the way protein failures cause disease, and promise to open up new avenues for drug development.

An international research team led by Japan has developed a way to synthesize anti-cancer drugs in the body, which can effectively inhibit cancer growth by intravenous injection

According to the news of translational medicine network on January 11, the international research team of the Riken CPR, a pioneering research group of the Riken Institute of Chemistry in Japan, used metal catalysts to assemble anti-cancer drugs in vivo and successfully treated cancer in mice. The researchers used transition metal catalysts to efficiently create the benzene rings needed for anti-cancer drugs near cancer cells, using non-toxic substances that only bind them together at tumor sites to form active anti-cancer drugs, which increased their anti-cancer activity by 1,000 times. By injecting the ingredients and transition metal catalysts needed for intravenous medications, cancer growth can be inhibited without side effects such as weight loss. This is the first study to use therapeutic in vivo synthetic chemistry to make anti-cancer substances, a paradigm shift in pharmaceutical and drug discovery. The technology is also expected to synthesize a variety of other molecules in the body and will become a powerful platform for future cancer treatments. The research results were published in the journal Nature Communications.

energy

The Biden administration announced it would allocate billions of dollars to build a series of clean energy projects

According to the official website of the White House on January 12, the Biden administration announced that seven federal agencies will allocate billions of dollars to build a series of wind, solar, geothermal and low-carbon transmission network projects. This includes: the Department of the Interior will lease 480,000 acres of land off the coast of New York and New Jersey and build 5.6 GW to 7 GW of wind energy; the Department of Transport will build new areas for building and placing offshore wind turbine components in Portsmouth and Port Albany; the Department of Energy will launch a new "Build a Better Grid" program to deploy low-carbon transmission networks that can cope with extreme climates; the Department of the Interior, Agriculture, Defense, Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency will improve the process for reviewing clean energy projects on public lands. Promote the deployment of wind, solar and geothermal energy projects; the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of the Interior and the Department of Energy will take action to promote the rational use of the oceans.

ocean

The U.S. Navy Battle Group "divided its troops into two ways" into the South China Sea

According to the news of the sea strategic situational awareness on January 11, the USS Essex amphibious group and the "Carl Vinson" aircraft carrier battle group entered the waters of the South China Sea on the same day. It is reported that the amphibious brigade of the "Essex" crossed the Strait of Malacca into the South China Sea late at night on the 11th, and the "Carl Vinson" aircraft carrier battle group appeared in the waters around East Malaysia on the morning of the 11th, and crossed the Barabac Strait into the waters of the South China Sea. The U.S. Navy 'divided its troops into the South China Sea in two ways' is the first time in the New Year, and the "Carl Vinson" aircraft carrier has returned to the South China Sea since October 31 last year, after February. In addition, according to the currently announced news, in the next few months, the US military may deploy more troops in the waters of the South China Sea.

India successfully test-fired an improved "BrahMos" ship-borne supersonic cruise missile

According to the news of the reference news network on January 12, the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) released a message on the 11th that India successfully tested an improved "BrahMos" shipboard supersonic cruise missile on the destroyer "Visakhapatnam" on the same day. It is reported that this type of missile was produced by the India-Russia joint venture BrahMos Aerospace Company, which was first test-fired in 2001 and is mainly divided into land-based and sea-based versions. In December 2021, India successfully test-fired the BrahMos airborne missile from the Su-30MKI fighter jet, obtaining the air-based launch capability of the missile. Indian Defense Minister Rajnat Singh claimed that the Brah Mos missile could enhance India's defenses against "threats."

U.S. Navy documents say the deployment of unmanned ships will be accelerated

According to the news of the Global Network on January 13, the US Navy Surface Forces Command recently launched the "Surface Warfare: Competitive Blade" document to plan the development of the US Navy's surface combat forces in the next 10 years. The document points out that the U.S. Navy will continue to serve 10 new combat platforms in the next 10 years, and clarifies five mission lines, including improving ship maintenance capabilities, rapidly deploying new ships and weapons platforms, developing new tactics and operational concepts, strengthening infrastructure construction, and strengthening officers and soldier training. At the same time, the document emphasizes that unmanned combat forces should be vigorously developed, the deployment of unmanned surface boats should be accelerated, and network and artificial intelligence technologies should be used to achieve the coordination of unmanned combat forces and manned combat forces.

aviation

The U.S. Air Force funded Boom Supersonic for supersonic airliner research and development

According to Global Aviation News on January 13, the U.S. Air Force, through its innovation divisions AFWERX and AFVentures, awarded Boom Supersonic a nearly $60 million Strategic Capital Increase Program (STRATFI) contract to advance research and development of the supersonic airliner Overture. It is reported that Overture will fly twice as fast as the current civil aircraft, can carry 65-88 passengers, and operates on sustainable aviation fuel. The Overture supersonic airliner is scheduled to begin production in 2023, enter service in 2025, and begin passenger operations in the late 2020s.

space flight

South Korea began to develop the "Haike" hypersonic missile

According to intelligence peak news on January 13, South Korea announced the development of the Hycore hypersonic missile to deal with the North Korean threat. This is the first time that South Korean officials have confirmed that hypersonic weapons are being developed. It is reported that the concept of the prototype hypersonic cruise missile of the "Haike" includes a two-stage solid fuel booster and a scramjet engine, which will be launched from the ground station. The first test of the missile is scheduled for 2022.

Russia is building infrastructure for the Dagger hypersonic system

According to the news of modern defense technology on January 13, military airfields in various regions of Russia are completing the preparation of the infrastructure of the "dagger" hypersonic system. These facilities will be used for the maintenance and testing of hypersonic missiles. Russian military expert Viktor Murakhovsky pointed out that the Russian Air force will ensure the storage, combat readiness and maintenance of the Dagger missile, which will be deployed in the MiG-31K aircraft.

Materials

North Carolina State University develops soft materials to preserve biological drugs

According to the North Carolina State University website on January 11, researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a soft material that can preserve drugs used to treat infections without the risk of antimicrobial resistance. The researchers found that dendriPeps, a dendri macromolecule combined with short-chain amino acids or peptides, can surround the nanoparticles and stabilize them under a variety of conditions. DendriPeps coats nanoparticles, which are released by local stimuli (temperature, pressure, humidity, etc.), which are therapeutically active or kill dangerous bacteria like bacteriophages.

Osaka University develops sustainable sulfur-resistant catalysts

According to the news of Phys.org Network on January 12, researchers at Osaka University have developed a highly active and durable metal phosphide catalyst for sulfoxide deoxidation. The researchers integrated phosphorus into the metal skeleton to prepare ruthenium phosphide, a precious metal phosphide nanoparticle catalyst for deoxygenating sulfoxide. Ruthenium phosphate nanoparticles (Ru-P/SiO2) exhibit excellent catalytic activity and durability to sulfur poisoning compared to conventional metal catalysts. The research was published in the journal JACS Au.

Advanced manufacturing

Australian researchers have developed new algorithms to help robots avoid moving obstacles

According to the Robot Lecture Hall on January 12, researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA) have developed a new algorithm that can help robots avoid hitting humans and other moving obstacles. The researchers used the TurtleBot robot platform, combined with new algorithms, to develop a collision-free TurtleBot robot model that can adjust the speed and steering angle. In simulation tests of nine different scenarios, the researchers compared the collision rates, average arrival time, and average robot speed of common online collision avoidance algorithms DWA, APF, and new algorithm models. Tests have shown that in each case, the new algorithm helps the robot reach its destination without any collision.

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