Google Home: A cheat sheet
PC vs. Mac and iPhone vs. Android are giving way to an all-out battle between smart home hubs, with Amazon’s Alexa-powered Echo Wi-Fi speaker dominating the market. The Google Assistant-powered Google Home has an uphill battle to exceed the sales of Amazon’s Echo smart speakers. Amazon’s dominance—and the dominance of its third-party Alexa partners—doesn’t mean…
Tailor made graphene wheelchair is stronger than steel
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Switzerland-based Küschall, aims to make wheelchairs that make everyday life easier. Their latest wheelchair is the Superstar. It is the first wheelchair built from graphene – an aerospace material. Graphene is stronger than steel and tougher than diamond, yet very flexible. It’s lightweight and has high mechanical resistance…
AI paints a new direction for contemporary art
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made a huge contribution in the fields of finance, healthcare and logistics. But now the first major artwork exhibition created by AI highlights the potential of this technology spanning into the creative industries. We’ve already seen some examples of AI used to deliver creative…
Smart ventilation system improves air quality
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Hype no more: 56% of enterprises plan to use blockchain by 2020
Large enterprises are adopting emerging technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) up to 10x more than SMBs, according to a Wednesday report from Spiceworks. By 2020, 56% of large enterprises plan to adopt blockchain-enabled technology—up from one quarter now—the survey of 780 business technology buyers across North America and…
Springwise sessions: Navigating the disruption economy
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); On 2 October 2018, the first of a series of Springwise Sessions was launched at The Club at The Ivy in London. Bringing together high profile guests from government, and business, we explored a fascinating discussion on ‘Navigating the disruption economy‘ with Dr. Rannia Leontaridi OBE (Co-Director at the…
Tech Explained: Nanotechnology
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); The field of nanotechnology is often said to have been kick-started by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. In 1959, he gave a talk entitled, ‘There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom’. Feynman speculated about the coming ability to rearrange atoms and molecules. In 1974, Japanese engineering professor…
Biodegradable plastic created using cooking oil waste
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Concerns are mounting over the role of fossil fuels in global warming. This has led to a new urgency in find materials that can replace those made from petroleum products. We have already seen some substitutes for plastic. These include edible straws and packaging made from yeast. Now,…
Do We Need Critics and Commentators Any More?
Do people actually need (or want) a critic or commentator to stand between them and an experience any longer? Or are people okay with processing for themselves? I have some thoughts on this. Last night, Jac and I went to see the new Tom Hardy movie, Venom. It’s yet another superhero movie with a slight…
Visualizing produce in the world of IoT
Visualizing produce in the world of IoT Length: 3:40 | Oct 9, 2018 IoT helps power visual labels during the life of produce, explains Yoav Levy of Freshpoint Source: New feed 2