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GAO Reports: The Internet of Things — FAQs

Laura Samsó — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 17:41:21 +0000

I think about pros and cons of living in a connected world … think about it …sometimes the answer it is not so simple, nor unique.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44227.pdf by Eric A. Fischer — Senior Specialist in Science and Technology, October 13, 2015

U.S. Plans $6 Billion Investment in Space Situational Awareness

Laura Samsó — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:52:49 +0000

http://spacenews.com/planned-u-s-investment-in-space-awarene…PqrOS.dpuf

U.S. Air Force Assigns Two Block Buy Launches

Laura Samsó — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:46:05 +0000

http://spacenews.com/u-s-air-force-assigns-two-block-buy-launches/

Drone ‘Angst’ extends beyond backyard spying

Laura Samsó — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:38:44 +0000

http://aviationweek.com/defense/drone-angst-extends-beyond-backyard-spying

Using drones to explore space

Laura Samsó — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:07:21 +0000

Long time ago I was wondering why not to use drones (• (named for that concrete application Extreme Access Flyers) to explore the space, to reach new planets, asteroids … it would be exciting … rovers are limited in action, so what if we make it airborne? Once in space, why not to send a drone or a swarm of them from the main spaceship to explore a new planet? They could interact, share capabilities, morph, etc.

While the economy looks more or less promising for civil and military, there is still a long path to walk …

“Teal Group’s 2015 market study estimates that UAV production will soar from current worldwide UAV production of $4 billion annually to $14 billion, totaling $93 billion in the next ten years. Military UAV research spending would add another $30 billion over the decade.”

Now NASA pursues the aim of using drones to overcome the problems of rovers …

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/extreme-access-flyer-to-take-pla…-airborne/

(• Using the word drone as it is more commonly used in society.

Ad Astra!

FDA approved the first 3D-printed prescription drug

Laura Samsó — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 22:47:25 +0000

How 3D printing is changing the way we manufacture and produce is already a fact, step by step, in different areas, from aerospace to the medical areas.

How will this impact the established processes, the economy, the patient …

Is this the dawn of personalized medicine? patients will be able to print their own pills at home? Will 3D printing represent an enhancement to distribution processes?

Exciting but at the same time other questions are if following a cheap driver is really safe…

“Would the FDA be able to oversee personal pill printing? Should they? If an automated pill printer goes out of whack and misprints medication, would the blame fall on the machine’s manufacturers or the operators (i.e., the patients)? What if the machines were hacked? If people can reverse engineer patented drugs through 3D printing, how can those patents be protected? Will it be a detriment to drug development?

will people be able to hijack pill printers to manufacture illicit drugs?” This is the same situation we have now with RPAS/UAS (Remote Piloted Aircrafts/Unmanned Aircraft Systems) and cyberthreats ..