Teaching those who will teach teachers tomorrow
Robots That Teach Each Other What if robots could figure out more things on their own and share that knowledge among themselves? Many of the jobs humans would like robots to perform, such as packing items in warehouses, assisting bedridden patients, or...
The Big Data !
Why data is the new coal “Is data the new oil?” asked proponents of big data back in 2012 in Forbes magazine. By 2016, and the rise of big data’s turbo-powered cousin deep learning, we had become more certain: “Data is the new oil,” stated Fortune. Amazon’s...
A new perception of what a sport can be
Cybathlon – Powered Exoskeleton Race, October 2016 The Cybathlon, or Cyber-Athlon, is a dedicated competition for people with disabilities and their mobility enabling devices. The Cybathlon will be held on the 8th of October 2016 in the Swiss Arena in...
Smart clothes, a new market rising thanks to recent discoveries
Graphene ink may enable 'smart' clothes London: Scientists have developed conductive cotton fabrics using graphene-based inks that could lead to smart textiles and interactive clothes with applications ranging from healthcare to the Internet of Things....
Should we be afraid of mass surveillance ?
Snowden the movie: Ewen MacAskill watches the NSA super-leak come back to life Oliver Stone looks overwhelmed. It is May 2015, and we are in Munich on the penultimate day of shooting his drama about Edward Snowden. At lunch, the director seems anxious...
The technology at work to achieve even greater achievements
VENDÉE GLOBE: THE BOAT VENDEE GLOBE IS THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST YACHT RACE, AND THE BOATS HAVE TO BE UP FOR THE TASK. THESE VESSELS ARE STRIPPED BACK IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE TO ENSURE MAXIMUM SPEED ON THE HIGH SEAS The Vendée Globe yacht is an Open 60. The...
A War has Begun ! Self-driving Car...
Today, Tuesday 11th October 2016, self-driving vehicles are being trialed in public for the first time in Britain. The landmark trial, which is being carried out by Transport Systems Catapult as part of the LUTZ Pathfinder project, is taking place around...
Li-Fi : When your lamp becomes a router
Olin College Professor Receives NSF Grant To Study Wireless Data Transmission Using Visible Light Olin College Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Siddhartan Govindasamy received a substantial grant from the National Science Foundation...
Slack, a new way to share work
Slack Makes Group Communication Faster and Easier Group emails can really kill productivity, especially when messages become conversational or “off-topic” chatter. In this case, it’s high time to put mail clients to rest, and use collaboration services...
Google's fight for a safer internet
Good news, internet: The web is getting more secure While reports of major hackings continue to make news, the sites you visit are safer than ever before. In fact, the web is more secure than it was just a year ago. That's because more websites are finally...