Children’s coding kit brings magic to life
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Children growing up in a technological world need to speak the language. We’ve seen companies seek to teach children about technology through crypto piggy-banks or AI toy robots. But where better to learn how to code through the magic of the world’s favourite wizard? Kano has teamed up…
Developer uses AR tool to create virtual business card
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); For many people, business cards have become obsolete, supplanted by email, messaging and smart phones. However, a new augmented reality business card may help make them relevant again. Developer, Oscar Falmer, has created an AR app that brings business cards to life. He created the app in just three…
Security router encrypts an entire homes online activity
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Irrigation system vulnerabilities highlight physical consequences of cyberattacks
Vulnerabilities in commercial smart irrigation systems could allow cyberattackers to turn water systems on and off at their will, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of Negev (BGU). The findings, revealed in a Wednesday press release from the researchers, highlight the growing trend of physical consequences associated with cyberattacks. Utilizing an attack like this,…
Floating device monitors flood risk and river pollutants
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); A team of engineers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have developed a low-cost, portable gauging station called ‘Drifter’. Housed in PVP piping that is deployable by hand or helicopter, the Drifter measures water flow, height and sediment flux. They are specially weighted, floating only 1 to 2…
Amsterdam bridge houses transformed into hotel rooms
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); The bridge houses along the canals of Amsterdam were home to the canal’s bridge keepers for 100 years. They have since been abandoned with the introduction of automated technology. A new initiative – called SWEETS hotel – is re-purposing these abandoned spaces as waterfront hotel rooms. The initiative…
Space-inspired sports bra adjusts to movement
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Gen-I: intelligent science in practical reality
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Tech Explained: Chatbots
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); If you have recently messaged a large or even medium-sized company, you have probably communicated with a chatbot. A chatbot is an application that uses artificial intelligence technology and natural language processing to have conversations. Where businesses previously used call centres to answer customer questions, many are now…
Cookery kit helps elderly people socialize
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Loneliness was once considered just an emotion that comes and goes, but it has been taken more seriously this year. As reports show that some people living alone have almost no contact with humans day-to-day, it has been deemed a crisis for some. Technology has worked towards bringing…