Things are changing so fast’: the benefits and dangers of robots in the UK workplace
By: Richard Partington June 30, 2019 “We are under the threat of closure all the time,” says Andrew Peters without a hint of fear in his voice. As though repeating himself for the hundredth time, the managing director of Siemens’ Congleton factory in Cheshire explains his workers are battling for survival. Competition in this historic […]
Google’s Next Subsea Internet Cable to Connect Africa and Europe
By: Dan Robitzski June 28, 2019 Deep Connection Google announced Friday that the company plans on building its third international, under-sea internet cable. The company is calling the cable “Equiano” and told Reuters that it expects the cable to be at least partially operational by some time in 2021, when a link between Portugal and […]
The Pentagon has a laser that can identify people from a distance—by their heartbeat
By: Technologyreview Jun 24, 2019 Everyone’s heart is different. Like the iris or fingerprint, our unique cardiac signature can be used as a way to tell us apart. Crucially, it can be done from a distance. It’s that last point that has intrigued US Special Forces. Other long-range biometric techniques include gait analysis, which identifies someone […]
This water slide uses VR technology to create an unforgettable experience
By: Interesting Engineering June 24, 2019 This water slide uses vr technology to create an unforgettable experience Watch Full Video
These New Smart Lightbulbs Can Beam Data Through Light
By: Victor Tangermann June 20, 2019 Bright Idea Smart electronics company Signifiy just announced a futuristic take on the internet of things: the Trulifi, a smart lightbulb that can beam data streams using light instead of WiFi. “Wherever there’s light, there can now be wireless communication,” promises Olivia Qiu, Chief Innovation Officer at Signify, in […]
Bulk hacking’ by UK spy agencies is illegal, high court told
By: Owen Bowcott June 17, 2019 “Bulk hacking” powers exploited by the intelligence services to access electronic devices represent an illegal intrusion into the private lives of millions of people, the high court has been told. In its latest challenge to the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), the civil rights organisation Liberty has argued that […]
New Robots Can Safely Decommission Nuclear Reactors
By: Dan Robitzski June 14, 2019 Going In A new semi-autonomous robot is capable of traveling into a decommissioned nuclear reactor and safely dismantling it, piece by piece. Typically, the robots that handle nuclear waste, like the one sent into the Fukushima reactor after it was destroyed by a tsunami, need to be remote-controlled every […]
Uber Air announces Melbourne as trial city for flying taxi service
By: Lisa Martin June 11, 2019 Melbourne will be the first city outside the US to host trials of Uber Air, a service the company describes as “aerial ridesharing” that will shuttle people from rooftop to rooftop for the price of an UberX. The company has flagged test flights will begin next year, with commercial […]
The future of patient monitoring
By: Cambridge consultants March 28, 2017 Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has seen exponential growth in recent years,2 boosted further by the widespread adoption of consumer wellbeing monitoring and, more recently, its subsequent convergence with long-term healthcare monitoring in the home and other non-clinical environments. Initially aimed at exercise monitoring, wellness devices, including fitness tracking, sleep […]