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Mobile-phone data provides picture of pollution exposure

Editorial Team Sep 2, 2016

Typically, cities measure human exposure to urban pollution by studying air-quality levels in fixed places. New York City, for example, has an extensive monitoring network that measures air quality in 155 locations. But now a study led by…

Medical

Handy 3D-printed devices from MIT

Editorial Team Sep 2, 2016

Although these names seem fitting for superhero characters; Cyborg beast, phoenix, talon — they are actually names for devices that make people feel like superheroes. These devices are 3D-printed hands that are designed for people who live…

3D Printing

Turning ancient craft techniques into 3D technology

Editorial Team Sep 2, 2016

To show the future of ceramics, WASP returns to Argillà, turning ancient craft techniques into 3D technology. Argillà hosts the International Ceramics Festival in Faenza, Italy - where every two years potteries, artists and ceramic experts…

Optoelectronics

Private network device guards home IoT

Editorial Team Sep 2, 2016

Creators of the world’s first, easy-to-use encryption device, Keezel, has launched The Keezel Home Connect to protect smart homes and IoT devices. The Keezel Home Connect safeguards the entire home network and connected devices by creating…

A&D

Airport users to be met by humanoid robot

Editorial Team Sep 2, 2016

On 2nd September, Hitachi and Hitachi Building Systems will begin Proof of Concept (PoC) tests of passenger services using the "EMIEW3" humanoid robot, which was developed by Hitachi. The tests will be conducted at Haneda Airport Passenger…

Optoelectronics

Wireless module provides better LTE coverage

Editorial Team Sep 2, 2016

Sierra Wireless and AT&T will pilot next gen LTE-M network technologies this fall. The pilot will spur LTE network connections for IoT devices. The Sierra Wireless LTE-M module will support the AT&T pilot with several technology…

Wearables

Engineers create plastic fabric for clothing that cools down wearers

Editorial Team Sep 2, 2016

Researchers from Stanford University have just created a low-cost plastic material that could be used to develop clothing that cools the wearer and as a result reduces the need for energy-consuming air conditioning. If the material is…

Featured

Move over self-driving cars, autonomous tractors are now a thing

Editorial Team Sep 2, 2016

Farming may be one of the oldest methods of food generation production out there, but even it has to change with the times. As populations — and technology— grow, farmers are looking for new innovative ways to produce more and more food on…

Featured

Today’s Tech Image: Electron camera captures atomic nuclei

Editorial Team Sep 1, 2016

An ultrafast “electron camera” at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has captured the first direct snapshots of atomic nuclei in molecules that are vibrating within millionths of a billionth of a second after…

Automotive

Can someone control your car by hacking your smartphone?

Editorial Team Sep 1, 2016

You may not be aware of it, but when new cars leave the factory, it sometimes come equipped with prototype software features that are disabled. When it comes to these features, it turns out ordinary techies may be able to unlock them.…