Blockchain is useful for a lot more than just Bitcoin
Blockchain technology is not just useful for creating digital currencies such as Bitcoin or developing new financial technologies.
May 10, 2016
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Consumer & Gadgets
'SoundWear' a heads-up sound augmentation gadget helps expand children's play experience
In this digital era, there has been growing concern that children spend most of their playtime watching TV, playing computer games, and staring at mobile phones with 'head-down' posture even outdoors.
Jul 28, 2020
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Telecom
Here's the real reason to turn on airplane mode when you fly
We all know the routine by heart: "Please ensure your seats are in the upright position, tray tables stowed, window shades are up, laptops are stored in the overhead bins and electronic devices are set to flight mode."
Sep 20, 2022
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Business
Nokia's vision of the future is a world where the metaverse replaces smartphones
It's hard to imagine a world untethered from your cellphone. Unless you work for Nokia.
Oct 20, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Ultra-wideband micro-location technology developed
From Augmented Reality games to automatic car locks: Gauging the location of devices is becoming increasingly important in modern life. Except that the precision we demand is far beyond the reach of GPS or Bluetooth. With ...
Jul 26, 2021
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Engineering
Intensity control of projectors in parallel: A doorway to an augmented reality future
One challenge to adopting augmented reality (AR) in wider applications is working with dynamic objects, owing to a delay between their movement and the projection of light onto their new position. But, Tokyo Tech scientists ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists use machine learning to optimize hydraulic fracturing design for oil wells
Skoltech researchers and their industry colleagues have created a data-driven model that can forecast the production from an oil well stimulated by multistage fracturing technology. This model has high commercialization potential, ...
Jul 16, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers design open-source AI algorithms to protect power grid from fluctuations caused by renewables and EVs
In order to prevent power grid failure in a society where electrification is supplied increasingly by variable sources like solar and wind, researchers in Sweden report the development of artificial intelligence algorithms ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Engineering
A roadmap for making critical infrastructure safer as natural disasters increase
According to the European Union, it costs around €20 billion to repair and maintain transport infrastructure as a direct result of natural hazards. The American Society of Civil Engineers believes neglecting to maintain ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Internet
Through the metaverse, and what can be found there
The term "metaverse" has entered pop culture lexicon in recent years, largely due to Facebook, but the idea itself isn't new. Since the late 1970s and early 1980s, many of those in the technology community have imagined a ...
Mar 9, 2022
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