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Note – numbering is for reference only and it has no other meaning. Numbers were assigned generally in the order topics were added to the list. Numbers start with 'T' to differentiate from video numbers, below
"fup" is short for "follow-up"
| # | Description | Follow-ups |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | The Rubin Observatory (a remarkable ground-based optical observatory, scheduled to see first-light in two years (maybe mid-to-late 2025) (Marc Gorenstein) | Ted K |
| T2 | Further consideration: Can we do anything more about climate change? Do we want to get into data collection and looking at whether the data we use now are applicable to the long-range questions about climate change? Are data sets really applicable to the problem we are studying? Ted Kochanski and Jerry Harris have proposed doing more about this topic. Still following up with the group about the nature of our interests on this topic. | Keep on list? Push to future. |
| T3 | The art of Space-Time (Anna Barnackna/CEO Mind Mix) Gravitational Lens Effect. (Since the discovery of the first lensed quasars in 1979, this quirky phenomenon has become central to cosmology, as light rays from distant galaxies are deflected (a bit) by gravitational effects of both dark matter and dark energy. DM and DE are the two big mysteries of cosmology – and in physics for that matter.) | TedK to contact Barnackna |
| T4 | Development of car navigation devices starting in ~1910 and evolving to the present day using digital computers, map database, and GPX. (Donald Cooke) | [4/27/24] Cooke not sure when he can present |
| T5 | The development of photogrammetry from ~1930 to the current state of the art using a $500 "toy" drone and free software to produce orthophotography 50 or more times as detailed as the imagery in Google Maps and Google Earth. (Donald Cooke) | [4/27/24] Cooke not sure when he can present |
| T6 | Altruism and Science (DanK) | Peter |
| T7 | Current state of autonomous driving. Justin Tse can talk about automatic driving capabilities in Tesla cars. | steve |
| T8 | Optical AI | Ted |
| T9 | Water Junk and How To Remove It | |
| T10 | Micro-plastics - whatsit, wheresit, and whatchagonnado about it | |
| T11 | Asteroid Colliding with Earth? (Maybe tie-in with Space Junk) | (JohnR) |
| T12 | Museum in Lexington focusing on the Apollo program. 1/2/2025 article Maybe invite the several Lex residents who were members of the MIT Draper Lab to talk to our group. | Harry |
| T13 | Professor Eleta Exline, UNH Scholarly Communication Librarian:“Trends in Scholarly Communication” | TedK |
| T14 | Vera Rubin Observatory Update https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blockbuster-new-vera-rubin-observatory-will-change-astronomy-forever/ "The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes combined" "On June 23, the world will get a look at some of the first images taken by the brand new Vera Rubin Observatory perched on a 8,799-foot peak in the Chilean Andes. Its camera is the largest in the history of astronomy, with a more-than-1.5-meter lens, making this observatory a game-changer. The scope will canvas the entire sky visible from the Southern Hemisphere every three days for 10 years. In its first year, the Rubin Observatory will collect more data than has been collected from all telescopes in the combined history of humanity." | TedK |
| T15 | Computer Transforms used in AI (suggested by Dick Wagner) | |
| T16 | Twistronics. Stacking. Started with Graphine. 3-4-5 layers. (Ted & Dick) | |
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Website for MIT Lincoln Lab: http://www.ll.mit.edu Surf this yourselves to see if areas of R&D or system development would be of interest to you and the LCTG. LL develops technology which, as it matures, is incorporated into a prototype subsystem or system to demonstrate new capabilities for transfer to industry for government use. Intellectual property can be licensed by MIT for commercial applications
Some topics I (Rich Ralston) propose within the next year, including the August 21 meeting.
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