Google is adding a new mode to its Maps platform that enables users to enjoy sweeping views of cities and neighborhoods in impressive detail. The newly introduced “immersive view” is a mish-mash of its existing Street View and aerial mapping imagery that comes together in a SimCity-esque tool for remote exploration, even allowing interior views of restaurants to help you […]
Google Map Immersive View Vibe
Smart Pacifier
Presently, in order to check electrolyte levels in newborn babies, blood samples are drawn from the infants twice a day. Soon, however, a “smart” pacifier could be used to non-invasively collect that same data. The monitoring of electrolytes in newborns is very important, as low levels indicate that the infant is becoming dehydrated – this is a particularly common problem […]
Rising Temperatures Changes Our Sleeping Hours
More severe and frequent droughts, storms and other extreme weather events are ways scientists expect climate change to endanger human health, but global temperatures can also impact our wellbeing in more insidious ways. Scientists are beginning to explore this idea with regard to human sleep, based on the premise that rising ambient temperatures are impacting the quality of our rest. […]
Bombardier Classy Fast Business Jet
Bombardier has taken the covers off its new Global 8000 business jet, which the company claims is the world’s fastest and longest-range production business jet, combining a luxury cabin with a top speed of 623 knots (716 mph, 1,152 km/h) and a range of 8,000 nm (9,200 miles, 14,816). The private jet industry is booming with sales currently running at […]
Night Vision Pocket Camera
Startup Duovox has launched a compact night vision camera with a custom Sony sensor and advanced algorithms at its heart that effectively turn night into day, bringing the full color experience to after-dark hikes in the mountains, night-time wildlife photography or even pitch black handicam horror flicks. “We have used the latest low-light imaging technology and combined it with our […]
MAGIC AI to Assist Combat Medics
DARPA has selected Raytheon BBN to lead a team to develop an augmented reality device that can act as a virtual assistant for combat medics, guiding them through 50 different medical procedures using artificial intelligence. When it comes to increasing the chances of a battlefield casualty surviving, a field medic is the single most important factor. This is because medics […]
Overall Equipment Efficiency – the true meaning of OEE
In many businesses, big and small, overall equipment efficiency is a way to understand performance and quality value of an enterprise. This article is going to help you get a better look at OEE as a way of upgrading modern production management and digital transformations that makes factories really smart. Why is equipment effectiveness the main key to success? If […]
Wearable Measures Alcohol, Lactate & Glucose Levels
While we’ve already seen skin-worn patches that can detect individual substances in the bloodstream, a new one goes considerably further. It simultaneously measures glucose, alcohol and lactate, and could have multiple applications. Designed by a team of engineers at the University of California-San Diego – and building on previous research – the prototype thick-coin-shaped device consists of two linked sections. On the bottom is […]
Smart Pacifier
Presently, in order to check electrolyte levels in newborn babies, blood samples are drawn from the infants twice a day. Soon, however, a “smart” pacifier could be used to non-invasively collect that same data. The monitoring of electrolytes in newborns is very important, as low levels indicate that the infant is becoming dehydrated – this is a particularly common problem […]
Algae Harvester
As the number of electronic devices grows, we’re going to have to get creative with our energy sources. Cambridge researchers have now demonstrated how an algae energy harvester can use sunlight to power a microprocessor for over a year without any human help. Algae features heavily in green technologies of the future, in many different ways. It shows promise in producing […]