October 2018 News Wire
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Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for October 2018.
Flexible Solar Self-Powered Biosensors
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06788-1
Watch this self-solving Rubik’s cube march its way across a table
https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/24/watch-this-self-solving-rubiks-cube-march-its-way-across-a-table/
Why writing clean code matters
https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/why-writing-clean-code-matters/
A virtual visit to Chateau de Versailles
https://blog.sketchfab.com/a-virtual-visit-to-chateau-de-versailles/
Replicate Planetary Motion with 9 Sphero Robots
https://edu.sphero.com/remixes/1395500
From laboratory in far west, China’s surveillance state spreads quietly
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Interesting stories about computer science, software programming, and technology for October 2018.
