Invisible tagging system enhances 3D object tracking
Stop me if you've seen this before: a black and white pixelated square in lieu of a physical menu at a restaurant.
Aug 15, 2023
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Engineering
News tagged with physical objects
Telecom
An overview of channel estimation technology in high-speed railway communications
To guarantee safe train operations and provide passengers with convenience, such as seamless internet service and robust entertainment options, there is an increasing need for high-reliability, high-data-rate wireless communications. ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Robotics
We're teaching robots to evolve autonomously so they can adapt to life alone on distant planets
It's been suggested that an advance party of robots will be needed if humans are ever to settle on other planets. Sent ahead to create conditions favorable for humankind, these robots will need to be tough, adaptable and ...
Feb 2, 2021
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Engineering
Designing a tabletop instrument that could someday revolutionize mass measurement
NIST is working on a big project in a small package.
Mar 29, 2023
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Software
Google is walking Chrome for Android close up to Physical Web
Google has started to support physical beacons in its Chrome browser for Android. Google made the announcement to move straight ahead with plans to support Bluetooth beacons. "Starting in version 49, Chrome for Android will ...
Internet
Meta-works: Online universe becomes lab for real-life products
Online platforms that are precursors of the metaverse vision for the internet's future are already serving as workrooms to develop products destined for real-life sale.
Jan 13, 2022
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Security
Is your smart watch sharing your data?
You may not realize it, but your internet-connected household devices such as the Ring doorbell, Peloton exercise bike and Nest thermostat are all exchanging data with other devices and systems over the network. These physical ...
Nov 16, 2020
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Researchers explore how a desk surface can serve as a touchscreen
(Tech Xplore)—The digitally augmented desk is a focus area for Carnegie Mellon's Future Interfaces Group and they are on to something quite interesting.
Business
Recruiting digital twins to fix the factory
Research in the International Journal of Services Operations and Informatics discusses how the concept of the digital twin might be used to improve factory layout. The approach could cut the time and resources needed to design ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Security
New tools to minimize risks in shared, augmented-reality environments
A few summers ago throngs of people began using the Pokemon Go app, the first mass-market augmented reality game, to collect virtual creatures hiding in the physical world.
Aug 20, 2019
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