Month: March 2019

Robotic hand lets people feel and move objects from really far away

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: A robotic hand gives users the ability to feel and manipulate objects from as far away as another country. The technology is a combined effort from three companies with robotics from the Shadow Robot Company, fingertip sensors from SynTouch and haptic feedback gloves by HaptX. The sensors feel everything a finger…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 25, 2019 Off

An Uber for decentralised cloud services

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: MIT spinoff Conduit is hoping to make systems like Amazon Web Services obsolete with a decentralised cloud computing model called collective computing. Here is how it works: on average, most computers use only around three-eighths of their computing capacity at any given time. To take advantage of…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 22, 2019 Off

Artist reimagines old-fashioned chalk using a 3D printer

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: New York-based artist Nikolas Bentel has given ordinary chalk sticks a makeover using 3D printing. The idea was to rethink how drawing tools are designed, while also giving kids a fun tool to enjoy architecture and design. He used a computer to model the shapes and then made 3D prints…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 21, 2019 Off

Peer-to-peer lending platform moves one step closer to replacing traditional banks

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By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 21, 2019 Off

5G will impact these 10 industries the most

Major 5G network deployments are expected by 2020, and the technology will create opportunities across many industries, according to CB Insights. 5G in NYC: The potential benefits for businesses Jeremy Goldberg, the deputy CTO for the NYC mayor’s office, talks about how Governors Island is a great 5G testbed and why small businesses need to…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 20, 2019 Off

Tech explained: Geostationary satellites

ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Satellite internet has been growing at a rapid pace. SpaceX, OneWeb and Boeing are amongst the companies making plans to place hundreds of communications satellites in low Earth orbit to provide internet access. SpaceX alone expects to earn more than $30 billion in revenue by 2025 from its…

By jrtrombold@gmail.com March 20, 2019 Off