Glowing paper can test for infectious disease
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); One serious difficulty for medical personnel working in remote or impoverished regions is how to test for infectious diseases without using complex and expensive equipment. At Springwise, we have seen several approaches to this problem. For example, an insulin kit specially designed for children and home-based clinical tests.…
‘Rewritable’ paper can be used multiple times
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Mango nanoparticles help to fight oil contamination
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Researchers are often finding new ways to use substances found in natural products in innovative ways. Springwise has highlighted such innovations as leather made from palm leaves and packaging material based on plant matter in the past. Such diverse uses for seemingly innocuous materials demonstrates the potential scope…
Reusable takeaway cup integrates contactless payment chip
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Takeaway coffee is very popular in the UK – more than 7 million cups of coffee are used there every day. However, coffee retailers are tempered by the fact that less than 1 percent of disposable coffee cups are being recycled. In April 2018, the UK’s leading coffee…
Pregnancy tests conducted via smart toilets
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10 tech trends that will actually be adopted in 2019
While many people have cast wild predictions on what the future of tech holds, the IEEE Computer Society forecasts a more realistic look at the top tech trends that will likely reach adoption in 2019, according to a Tuesday report. Certain technologies have outpaced others in terms of adoption, including Kubernetes and Docker, and edge…
Malware targeting IoT devices grew 72% in Q3 alone
More about cybersecurity Cybercriminals continue to develop sophisticated tactics for exploiting victims, according to a new report from McAfee Labs. An average of 480 new threats per minute appeared in Q3 2018, with new malware samples rising by 53%, the report found. Malware attacks increasingly target Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which are rife with…
Tech Explained: Smart Tags
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Imagine going to the grocery store, filling up your cart and then walking right out the door. No waiting as your purchases are rung up, no need for pulling out your debit card to pay. Instead, smart radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags allow an electronic reader to detect every…
Media partnership helps British communities clear up waterways
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); The war on plastic has never been more fierce. From a floating park in Rotterdam entirely made of waste plastic to building blocks made from repurposed plastic, communities across the globe are finding ways to re-use plastic products. In the UK, an environmental charity is teaming up with…
Startup uses blockchain and IoT to improve food transparency
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