and vehicle Lexus has built a car that pulsates with light in time with the driver's heartbeat in order to display the connection between the driver and the car.
Pictured, the side panels light up The model uses biometric technology to visualise the physical and emotional connection shared by man and machine when at the wheel.
and uses it to trigger the electroluminescent paint to display the heartbeat in a pulsating pattern on the car's side panels.
Pictured, the side panels being prepared When the car is parked in the day time and the system is shut down,
with the electronic images in the centre of the eye melding with natural images from the surviving peripheral cells in the retina.
The website Hacked obtained a copy of Tajmar's Propulsion and Energy Forum paper.''Our measurements reveal thrusts as expected from previous claims after carefully studying thermal and electromagnetic interferences,
'wrote Tajmar in the paper, according to the website.''If true, this could certainly revolutionise space travel.'
'announced Nasaspaceflight. com in April The site has become an unofficial source of EMDRIVE news,
according to users on forum Nasaspaceflight. com. A number of those discussing the plan on the technical forum claim to be Nasa engineers who are involved in the project.
'However, Nasa's official site says that:''There are many'absurd'theories that have become reality over the years of scientific research.'
Scientists develop the new material using computer simulations to calculate the optimal composition that would give the material its record breaking melting point.
Facial recognition technology can identify people in complete DARKNESS by reading thermal signatures Criminals operating under the cover of darkness had better watch out.
Computer scientists have developed a technology that can recognise a person face and identify them in poor lighting and even total darkness.
It uses a eep neural network systemthat works a little like the human brain to analyse infrared images and match them with ordinary photos.
This is a new approach to facial recognition, which is used for biometrics, access to devices and social media tagging, for example.
At the moment, facial recognition systems tend to rely on matching clear and well-lit photos meaning they are not useful
if someone is standing in the shade, RT reported. Computer scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of technology, Germany, developed the new facial recognition technique that reads a person thermal signature.
Saquib Sarfraz and Rainer Stiefelhagen created the system that uses mid or far-infrared images then matches details with those in ordinary photos.
To overcome this, they used a deep neural network, which is a computer programme that imitates the way the human brain makes connections and draws conclusions.
But it needs a large dataset to do this in the form of masses of infrared and normal images
and manufacturing custom 3d fabrics from a computer, with no sewing required. the printer works with custom polyester and cotton blends,
that are shipped as liquids in pods that are placed into the machine prior to each job. the team consists of marcus foley, aaron rowley both biomedical/mechanical engineers and joseph white,
a computer engineer. the technology they devised first starts with a designed mold using CAD. the mold is inserted then into the printing chamber,
and connects to a computer via USB. the project is looking to introduce colors and other types materials to the electroloom soon. the project is currently looking for funding on kickstarter,
and CEO michael schmidt, the HYVE caroshome gym works with a virtual reality headset, that can imitate flying, roller coasters,
when a VR boom started with oculus rift a few months later. we could then work on making our concept become reality. he icaros works along with virtual reality headsets the design
works on user balance alone, with no hydraulics or motors, and all the movement in pitch
and roll axis are detected by smartphone accelerometers, that send user data into the virtual world, which was created by HYVE companion animation studio, lumacode. the combination movement and visual cues,
convincingly fools the brain into believing the virtual scenarios. initially the caroswas very complex with advanced exo skeleton electronics,
with a final result looking like their working prototype. all movements are done by the user e
fingerprint technology has come along way to fill that void. it already in banks, laptops, and smartphones. ola fingerprint smart lock wants to bring it to the forefront with faster operation, longer battery life,
and phone-less independence. made of zinc aluminum alloy, the lock incorporates the most advanced fingerprint sensor from sweden. it utilizes a radio frequency signal to scan the pattern under the surface of the skin to guarantee its authenticity. the body is has no keyholes to deny any idea of lock picking,
and is installable in minutes with a mortise lock or a standard latch bolt system. the ola fingerprint lock uses four AA BATTERIES with a back up AAA BATTERY that are all replaceable by dissembling the back casing on the side of the home.
it is contained self, but to expanded its functionality, it is equipped with bluetooth 4. 0 and an app that is intuitive and intentionally minimal. it grants access to friends and family members with either a bluetooth key,
or by registering their fingerprints. the ola fingerprint lock currently looking for funding on its kickstarter campaign with a march 2016 shipping date. the companion app for ola the sensor uses radio frequency signal to scan the pattern under the surface of the skin schematics of the ola fingerprint lock n
#droprinter exclusively developed for smartphones for truly mobile printing droprinter exclusively developed for smartphones for truly mobile printing all images courtesy droprinter the droprinter is designed solely for printing from a smartphone with a basic geometry that is made to fit in small bags
and be extremely portable. it can print text, photos, doodles and websites and doesn need ink
because it uses thermal paper to print anything displayed on the screen. the thermal paper is coated with a solid state mixture,
that when heated above its melting point, reacts with the acid, and shifts to its colored form. each roll of paper has 85 feet of paper to print. compact and easy to use,
with one stop to connect and within seconds starts printing and after the first connection,
droprinter pairs automatically to the mobile device. simple black and white color way influenced by brands like muji and apple,
the team behind the droprinter believes that people may not bring pens and paper everywhere, but they always bring their smartphone everywhere. that idea spawn the printer for moments
when paper feels the most natural and organic way to communicate. checkout their kickstarter campaign that is looking for funding. the portable printer doesn need ink n
#Harvard Yale scientists develop technique to make GMOS safer A new milestone has been reached by scientists at Ivy League universities Yale and Harvard;
The glasses allow the user eyes to perceive more than usual. Thanks to Kathy older sister Yvonne Felix, who is also legally blind,
On a video posted to Youtube, Yvonne wrote: Kathy and I have been legally blind since we were children. esight glasses, an amazing new technology that
Every esight user has their own inspiring story of success to tell. Our clients tell us all the time that esight is truly life-changing.
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Some users take esight to work and school. Others use it to read. Some want to see faces
Vision Enhancement esight makes glasses that combine a camera, display technology, and advanced computing to deliver a real-time video that enables sight for people with vision loss.
Users have complete control over the image they see which means that can enhance, magnify, and adjust the image to ensure their eyes can best interpret their world. esight doesn just enhance sight,
it gives people the freedom to use their sight in any way they choose. Incredible Technology Our glasses are packed with sophisticated technology designed to support people with legal blindness. esight is hands-free, mobile,
which means that users can move seamlessly between activities, including those that would otherwise be inaccessible due to low-vision.
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#Fraunhofer reveals chip-scale solar-powered wireless sensor node German lab Fraunhofer IMS has created a self-contained solar-powered wireless chip-scale IC that can warn
and through the night. y keeping both processor and chip extremely small, the latter is extremely frugal.
Depending on the user preferences, the sensor can be set so that it wakes up every few minutes,
cytoskeletal webs, neural circuits, and vasculature networks) form naturally to provide essential functions in even the most basic forms of life.
Intel saw a return to growth in 2014, following two years of revenue decline, with 4. 6%growth.
Intel is on pace to reach its goal of 40 million tablet processors in 2014,
although these processors are being shipped at significantly discounted prices with incentives. On the PC front, Intel continued to gain market share from AMD,
and Gartner expects volume increases for both Intel notebook and desktop platforms compared with 2013.
Intel has maintained the No. 1 market share position for the 23rd consecutive year, capturing 15.0%of the 2014 semiconductor market, down slightly from its peak of 16.5%in 2011,
Gartner said. n 2014, we saw a return to production growth in the traditional PC sector,
after a 10.1%decline in 2013, said Norwood. he smartphone market continued to perform well, with production growth of around 34%,down slightly from 39.5%in 2013,
although there was a distinct shift to utility and basic smartphones away from premium handsets. Tablet production,
however, experienced a sharp slowdown from last year. RAM revenues will hit $46 billion in 2014,
an all-time high surpassing the previous record set back in 1995. Norwood continued. owever, in terms of the overall share of the semiconductor market
DRAM accounted for 13.5%in 2014, half of the 27.9%share it held back in 1995.
and the Bluetooth chipset firm has combined its in-the-home wireless mesh network technology with Android Wear to allow home control
The CSRMESH protocol is used to connect Bluetooth Smart enabled devices controlling lights heating thermostats or even mechanisms to open and close curtains.
Android wear will provide this. The demonstration will be connected part of CSR CSRMESH enabled home at CES in Las vegas, January 6-9th,
which allows users to check 30 most important vitamins and minerals and has secured substantial financial backing on the Indiegogo crowdfunding website.
The pen-like device is called Vitastiq and uses a smartphone as an interface. The device uses a method called electro-acupuncture (EAV), a traditional technique for measuring vitamin and mineral levels.
EAV is a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of electrodes.
The smartphone app saves and evaluates previous reading from the device. The Croatia-based company has been working on the device and ios app development for two years.
Following the funding they company is now preparing for volume production and a commercial launch of the product next month.
An Android app will be introduced in April l
#Robot arm controlled by quadriplegic intentions Californian researchers have linked a robot arm to the brain of a quadriplegic man,
with appropriate computer processing, has given the patient he ability to perform a fluid handshaking gesture and even play ock,
This information was used then to steer a computer cursor or to direct a robotic arm the latter developed by Johns hopkins university.
and transmits the results wirelessly to a smartphone. It can do a complete blood test a PSA test
and direction of any input to determine user intent. It is offering beta versions of an app using technology.
When a user moves toward a menu selection with a finger on a touchpad, moves their hands in the air or moves their eyes in a car heads up display or under a VR hood,
the app infers the choice, and figuratively moves toward the user, opening up the next levels of information via predictive sensing.
This interface presents more information to the user faster than the current point and click tap and lift interfaces.
The first use of the predictive sensing technology is in Qi Android smartwatch launcher, Qilaunch Wear.
As a user puts a finger on the watch face and starts moving it toward a selection,
the app launches with no lift and tap or point and click required. According to the company, this updated look streamlines the interface, speeds up engagement with apps,
and allows the user to see more content and choices on a smaller screen. The only requirement to control any device is continuous motion,
remotes or other hardware necessary. Designed to be universal, the Qi predictive motion interface works with almost any type of device,
and can be added to any application or operating system. The interface consumes less power than current touchscreens,
gestures or other ways of communicating with devices. ith Qilaunch Wear and all the coming versions of our interface, there are no top signsthat slow down navigation
so users have the fastest route to navigate and select apps, says Qi founder and CTO Jonathan Josephson J
This paves the way to producing high-resolution and large organic electroluminescent (EL) displays and establishing cost-competitive manufacturing methods.
Organic EL displays can be made thin and flexible with excellent response time and contrast ratio. Products require organic EL displays of high pixel density,
i e. around 200ppi for 4k televisions, 500ppi for full HD mobile devices and even higher density for compact displays for wearable devices.
There has been active R&d for organic semiconductors to develop a high-resolution patterning method for organic EL materials to be used in these products.
while getting the same performance, said the firm. his riding data is updated to the cloud, every 10 minutes,
from the Gogoro mobile app on the riders smartphone or when a battery is exchanged at a Gostation via NFC. iders get to select specific ride feel,
#University embeds RFID chips in yarn Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have come up with a way of embedding RFID chips in yarns
f an RFID chip is embedded into a shirt, for instance, it will provide a much greater level of anti-theft
Sealed inside resin micro pods within yarns, the fabrics incorporating RFIDS can be run through washing machines
Similar to the RFID devices now used in bank cards for contactless payments, the tiny chips can contain all the information
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#Black arsenic phosphorus could replace silicon Layered semiconducting black arsenic phosphorus could be an alternative to silicon,
A likely application says Johan Liu is the integration of graphene-based film into LEDS, lasers and radio frequency components for cooling purposes. s
A likely application says Johan Liu is the integration of graphene-based film into LEDS, lasers and radio frequency components for cooling purposes n
Weightless-N is designed around a differential binary phase shift keying (DBPSK) digital modulation scheme to transmit within narrow frequency bands using a frequency hopping algorithm for interference mitigation and enhanced security.
and implicit authentication using a shared secret key regime to encode transmitted information via a 128 bit AES algorithm.
Each base station queries a central database to determine which network the terminal is registered to
in order to decode and route data accordingly y
#Wize Mirror reads back vital signs Mirror mirror on the wall, am I at risk of heart disease?
Facial recognition software looks for telltale markers of stress or anxiety, while the gas sensors take samples of the user breath looking for compounds that give an indication of how much they drink or smoke.
The 3d scanners analyse face shape to spot weight gain or loss while the multispectral cameras can estimate heart rate or haemoglobin levels.
After the software has analysed the face which only takes about a minute the mirror produces a score that tells the user how healthy they seem.
It also displays personalised advice on how to improve their health. Wize Mirror is being developed by a consortium of researchers
and industry partners from seven European union countries, with EU funding. Sara Colantonio and colleagues from the National Research Council of Italy,
Clinical trials of the device will begin next year at three sites in France and Italy, aiming to compare its readings with those from traditional medical devices.
is an app that uses a smartphone camera to monitor blood levels in the face
#Will car makers become internet companies? Connected vehicles will create a new business opportunity proving the internet-based mobile services to the driver.
Car manufacturers will soon be competing against technology companies to provide the online services to connected cars. Autonomous connected vehicles are seen as the first major market for so-called internet of things (Iot.
This will be an important market for IC and hardware system suppliers. But arguably the biggest market opportunity will be in the provision v of online services that support the Iot devices in the car.
and partner with software suppliers. According to chip supplier NXP: Existing automotive technologies and business models that have worked for the car industry for a century are not so well suited to a changing car market with autonomous vehicles and Iot-connected cars.
This will combine car makers with electronics firms and software services suppliers. No single sector will be able to capitalise on this market, due to its diversity and the range of technologies required.
Connecting vehicles to the internet will add a far greater level of complexity to the automotive business model.
Their core activity will be designing new forms of autonomous connected vehicles, but to be successful in the connected vehicles market they will need to develop
and sell internet based services. Whether they are successful in doing this will determine they business growth in the years ahead.
3-D printers that make real human skin. L'oréal USA, the largest arm of The french cosmetics company, recently announced that it is teaming up with a San diego-based bioprinting startup called Organovo Holdings to print actual skin tissue.
#Meet the Machine That's Turning Grocery stores'Food waste Into Fertilizer Larry Lesueur is used to former peers from the software world asking him,
considering the decidedly different turn he and his former Microsoft colleague Jose Lugo took in 2010 when they founded Redmond, Wash.
spent two years using a PCC store as a iving laboratory to understand how food waste is created in a retail grocery environment. n 2010 the WISERG teamith the help of biologists, computer programmers and engineerseveloped a solution:
The Harvester also delivers data to help stores cut down their food waste. t not about just how much goes out the back door
meanwhile, is putting data culled from the Harvester to work to improve ordering and reduce shrink.
As the software gets smarter, Harvesters will help markets parse down to the item level to figure out
The Foodily virtual recipe book allows users to search, save and share digital recipes on their smartphones or tablets and,
via partnerships with retailers like Freshdirect, turn recipes into shopping lists and order ingredients online for delivery.
The Smartgrill by Lynx, programmable via smartphone, is activated voice to cook on user command or automatically via a database of more than 200 preprogrammed recipes.
Instead of reviewing restaurants, Foodspotting users recommend dishes. The app is searchable by specific foods. Move over lattes.
The hottest hot beverages in Manhattan are the sippable one brothsfrom Brodo single-service window, with add-ins like Calabrian chili oil, shiitake mushroom tea and fermented beet juice.
Enjoyfresh online marketplace allows users to search and sign up for unique off-menu dishes and exclusive events at local restaurants.
Amelia is an artificial intelligence platform created by Dube managed IT services firm IPSOFT, a virtual agent avatar poised to redefine how enterprises operate by automating
and enhancing a wide range of business processes. The product of an obsessive and still-ongoing 16-year developmental cycle, shees, everyone at IPSOFT speaks about Amelia using feminine pronounseverages cognitive technologies to interface with consumers
for example, and her patent-pending intelligence algorithms absorb in a matter of seconds the same instruction manuals
She relies on that baseline information to reply to customer email and answer phone calls; if she understands the query,
she scans the web or the corporate intranet for clues. Only when Amelia cannot locate the relevant information does she escalate the case to a human expert,
and comprehend complex problems is what sets her apart from rival AI breakthroughs like IBM Jeopardy!
which specializes in data analytics. It also what brings her closer to humanness than any technology before her.
NTT Group and Baker hughes, tackling everything from overseeing technology help desks to supporting financial operations to advising remote workers in the field.
Dube came to the U s. to pursue a doctorate in theoretical computer science at New york University.
While at NYU he began exploring the artificial intelligence principles and philosophies that form the basis of the Amelia platform, convinced that his research into cloning human thought processes would stretch no longer than a couple of years.
The person who invented the term rtificial intelligence, computer scientist John Mccarthy, himself said that the problem turned out to be a lot harder than anticipated,
the network and the servers become self-aware and self-governing? IPCENTER was the product realization of adaptive learning systems that would be able to self-govern.
IPSOFT efforts capitalized on research in the field of affective computing. e. interactions between humans and computing systems capable of detecting
and responding to the user emotional state based on cues like facial expressions, gestures, speech, even the force or rhythm of key strokes or the temperature of the hand controlling the mouse. f Amelia is to become the most faithful service agent,
she also needs to be able to respond to man need to communicate with somebody who can understand emotionsot just a robotic ress 1 for thisand ress 7 for that,?
You don want to come up with a search engine or a pattern-matching engine. It needs to stand up to the test of doing
utonomics, cognitive computing and robotic process automation are already reconfiguring the outsourcing segment. Alsbridge reports that in recent months,
and now Google has them on the road. The pace of change is so rapidlmost exponentialhat even though Amelia is not yet really operational in too many situations,
and the landscape two years from now could be completely different. all center employees aren the only ones keeping a watchful eye on cognitive technologies. think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence.
he development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. rian Christian, a poet with degrees in computer science and philosophy, is the author of The Most Human Human,
a book exploring the history and future of artificial intelligence, as well as humankind evolving relationship to AI technologies. hen
I was on my book tour, the No. 1 question I would get from audiences would be,
It not just people on the street, Christian says. t also true for a lot of the people at the very places developing these technologies. hristian cites the example of Stuart Russell, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley,
and co-author of the textbook Artificial intelligence: A Modern Approach, which Christian declares he bible of AI.
and that computers must be programmed to understand human values to guarantee they don do harm to their creators.
But then I talk to people at the biggest computer science departments in the U s. laces like Google
whether artificial intelligence represents a promise or a threat seems likely to grow even louder in the months and years ahead.
he says. n the next few years you will start to see customers hanging up the phone and asking,
and not be able to tell if it a human or an android. I think we are very much approaching that. hat Blade runner future may seem more dystopian than utopian to some.
#Big U s. Data Breaches Offer Treasure trove for Hackers A massive breach of U s. federal computer networks disclosed this week is the latest in a flood of attacks by suspected Chinese hackers aimed at grabbing personal data,
industrial secrets and weapons plans from government and private computers. The Obama administration on Thursday disclosed the breach of computer systems at the Office of Personnel Management
and said the records of up to 4 million current and former federal employees may have been compromised.
It was the second computer break-in in less than a year at the OPM, the federal government's personnel office.
The first breach has been linked to earlier thefts of personal data from millions of records at Anthem Inc, the second largest U s. health insurer,
Guidance Software, a cybersecurity firm, said the first signs of data"exfiltration"were detected originally with Einstein
"We've seen a huge uptick in opportunistic exfiltration of high-value data, "he said, adding that the attack on the pharma company involved malicious software installed together with the Chinese-language search engine Baidu.
Admiral James Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a cyber conference at West point military academy last month that U s. adversaries like China
and F-35 built by Lockheed martin Corp. Lockheed redoubled security efforts focused on suppliers after a"significant and tenacious"attack on its computer networks in 2011 that was enabled by lax security at a supplier.
including misconfigured and unpatched software. U s. government officials and cyber analysts say Chinese hackers are using high-tech tactics to build massive databases that could be used for traditional espionage goals,
such as recruiting spies, or gaining access to secure data on other networks. The latest incident gives hackers access to a treasure trove of personal information,
including birth dates, Social security numbers, previous addresses, and security clearances. All that data could help hackers identify information about specific targets
including potential passwords for websites that may be portals to information about weapons systems or other research data."
"They can dig down into that data and learn more about the individuals, what their hobbies are,
what their vices are, what skeletons they have in their closet, "said Babak Pasdar, president and chief executive of Bat Blue Network, a cybersecurity firm.
which hackers gained access to private data of a website administrator by finding passwords on a public website linked to the person's hobby."
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