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Could Facial Recognition Privacy Issues Constrain Augmented Reality?

Facial recognition is a key element of augmented reality, processed using various artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning systems. But with so much photographic data being collected, there is a risk to privacy. The FBI, Microsoft, and others are stru...

Privacy | By Christian Cawley | 22-07-2019

Killer Electric Vehicles Must Now Make a Noise

The Consequences of Silent EVs It's certainly true that slow-moving electric vehicles (EVs) are deadly quiet and there are cases where that operational silence has killed pedestrians. Consequently, the European Union has made it a legal requirement that all ne...

By Paul Whytock | 19-07-2019

Three-Dimensional Printing Comes to World of Mass Production

What is 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing)? Additive manufacturing at volumes that are useful for mass production is the goal for a 3D printer that uses artificial intelligence and optical coherence tomography to increase output and quality. Additive manufac...

By Rob Coppinger | 17-07-2019

Intelligent Logistics Transforming Delivery

Intelligent logistics is increasingly coming to the fore buoyed by the adoption of smart devices, big data analytics, cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT). And these factors, which enhance the tracking and management process, will be the key driver...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 16-07-2019

How Sensors Can Enhance IoT Projects

Building an IoT project almost always relies on the inclusion of at least one sensor. Perhaps it requires a trigger or the constant collection of data. Typical IoT sensors include IR sensors, thermistors for temperature, motion detection sensors, etc. But ther...

By Christian Cawley | 15-07-2019

Is the Future of Automobile Really EV?

The electric vehicle has long been touted as the future of the automobile. After all, the internal combustion engine is considered inefficient and dirty, unsustainable as a technology. In the European Union, in particular, its days are numbered, passed into la...

By Christian Cawley | 11-07-2019

Increased Bandwidth Rates for Wireless Data and Power Transfer

Predictive adaptive antenna tuning for inductive charging and data transfer could allow wireless bandwidth rates to increase. Inductive links such as radio-frequency identification (RFID) and wireless charging normally use the same carrier frequency, used prim...

By Rob Coppinger | 09-07-2019

Next generation EV wall boxes provide speedy charging

The age of the EV is soon upon us, bringing an end to the 100 year hegemony of the internal combustion engine (ICE). However, an increase in the availability of next generation wall boxes to provide speedy EV charging is crucial to ensuring an even more rapid...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 08-07-2019

2.4GHz vs Bluetooth Audio: Which One is Better?

With wireless connectivity, there are tons of different options. The most common is arguably Wi-Fi, which includes bands such as A, B, G, and N. Smart home devices feature a set of wireless communication protocols such as Z-Wave, Zigbee, and Insteon. Wired con...

By Moe Long | 04-07-2019

Sensor technology cuts secondary earthquake fire risk

An earthquake registering 5.9 on the Richter scale may only be classed as moderate but it will damage old and weak buildings and is downright scary. I know, I experienced one during a business trip to Taiwan. Mine may have only lasted about 90 seconds but it’s...

By Paul Whytock | 03-07-2019

Glass fibre optics to power up 5G

Glass fibre is rightly described as the communication base of the future on account of the ever-increasing amounts of data that will need to be transmitted, following the roll-out of the fifth-generation (5G) wireless standard that is expected in 2020. The rol...

By Nnamdi Anyadike | 02-07-2019

Safer lithium battery with semi-liquid lithium metal-based anode

Electric vehicles and wearable devices could benefit from a safer, higher capacity lithium battery which uses a semi-liquid anode in combination with a garnet-based solid ceramic electrolyte. Typical lithium batteries use a lithium foil as anode and use combus...

By Rob Coppinger | 01-07-2019