#Microrobots, Working Together, Build with Metal, Glass, and Electronics Someone glancing through the door of Annjoe Wong-Foy lab at SRI International might think his equipment is infested by ants.
Wong-Foy has written software to do that, and used it to choreograph the movement of over 1, 000 tiny robots in a complex circulating pattern.
The software controlling the robots can also move the platform they are sitting On it moves the platform each time a new layer is complete so the robotsworking space stays the same as the structure theye building grows.
Much like 3-D printing technology, microrobots promise to be a more efficient way to make complex objects in small quantities than conventional mass-production technology,
Hobbyists and small companies working on electronics hardware today make few prototype circuit boards due to the time it takes to assemble them by hand
Lithium-ion batteries are just about everywherehey power almost all smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Yet Elon musk, CEO of Tesla motors, says he intends to build a factory in the United states three years from
Firechat makes use of a feature Apple introduced in the latest version of its ios mobile software ios7 called multipeer connectivity.
He hopes to enable many more Internet-optional apps with the upcoming release of software tools that will help developers build Firechat-style apps for iphone or for Android Mac and Windows devices.
However Open Garden s forthcoming software will extend the feature so that data can hop between two iphones out of range of one another via intermediary devices.
and North korea says Mattt Thompson a software engineer who writes the ios and Mac development blog NSHIPSTER.
Recent revelations about large-scale surveillance of online services and the constant litany of data breaches make this a good time for apps that don t rely on central servers he says.
Open Garden s main product is an app that allows Android devices to share their Internet connections (see Could You Spare Some Internet access?.
He argues that the spread of cheap Android phones across the world will make mesh networking feasible.
The Johns hopkins university-led team first designed the chromosome on a computer, streamlining the natural chromosome sequence
Backseat passengers could get streaming movies and fast Wi-fi connections to smart watches and tablets in (and near) the car.
cofounder of BT Software, based in San diego. He is one of a very few developers
Called Kaliki, BT Software app provides audio readings of storiesone by humans, not text-to-speech softwareulled from mainstream publications such as USA Today and TV Guide,
See fter Microsoft Deal, What Left of Nokia Will Bet on Internet of things. In Audi case, the service will cost $100 for up to five gigabytes of data over six months,
or calls by nationalists in Russia to block Skype, or an unfolding German plan to keep most e-mail traffic within its borders.
so that it keeps its best ideas on computers quarantined from the Internet. Retrograde technology is winning money and resources.
A half dozen boutique R&d houses, like Italy Hacking Team, develop computer vulnerabilities and openly market them to government attackers.
Criminals use common computer weaknesses to infect as many machines as possible. But governments assemble large research teams
and analysis for anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab, says he logs on to his computer assuming he is not alone. operate under the principle that my computer is owned by at least three governments,
British spies scooped up millions of webcam images from Yahoo. In December, on Microsoft official blog, the company top lawyer, Brad Smith, said he had reason to view surreptitious overnment snoopingas no different from criminal malware.
Microsoft, along with Google and Yahoo, has responded by greatly widening its use of encryption. ee living in a very interesting time,
where companies are becoming unwilling pawns in cyberwarfare, says Menny Barzilay, a former Israeli intelligence officer now working in IT security for the Bank hapoalim Group,
After all, the Snowden documents suggest how vigorously the NSA worked to insert back doors in gear, software,
In this issue we travel to an old bunker in Switzerland that local entrepreneurs have turned into a server farm,
#First hidden, real-time, screen-camera communication created Such applications include smart glasses communicating with screens to realise augmented reality
information is encoded into a visual frame shown on a screen, and any camera-equipped device can turn to the screen
and immediately fetch the information, researchers said. Operating on the visible light spectrum band, screen-camera communication is free of electromagnetic interference, offering a promising alternative for acquiring short-range information.
But these efforts commonly require displaying visible coded images, which interfere with the content the screen is playing
and create unpleasant viewing experiences. The team at Dartmouth College studied how to enable screens
and cameras to communicate without the need to show any coded images like QR code,
In the Hilight system, screens display content as they normally do and the content can change as users interact with the screens.
At the same time, screens transmit dynamic data instantaneously to any devices equipped with cameras behind the scene, unobtrusively, in real time.
Hilight supports communication atop any screen content, such as an image, movie, video clip, game, web page or any other application window,
so that camera-equipped devices can fetch the data by turning their cameras to the screen.
Hilight leverages the alpha channel, a well-known concept in computer graphics to encode bits into the pixel translucency change.
It decouples communication and screen content image layers.""Our work provides an additional way for devices to communicate with one another without sacrificing their original functionality,
Existing screen-camera work either requires showing coded images obtrusively or cannot support arbitrary screen content that can be generated on the fly.
Our work advances the state-of-the-art by pushing screen-camera communication to the maximal flexibility, "said Zhou u
#Antioxidant helps to diagnose Alzheimer: Experts find proof In a major medical breakthrough, scientists at the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) have reported clinical evidence supporting the role of a novel biomarker in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.
but this often sacrifices peripheral and night vision, according to the researchers at the Johns hopkins university and the University of Maryland.
but this often sacrifices peripheral and night vision, according to the researchers at the Johns hopkins university and the University of Maryland.
This is an important step for the future production of large numbers of these cells for use in cell transplantation therapies or large-scale drug screens, researchers from the Molecular Medicine Institute in Lisbon,
The team applied this simpler approach to mouse embryonic stem cells in a dish, which have the potential to become any cell type.
Thync connects to the smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth. It can be controlled with an app,
which could soon produce self-healing nail polish and a cure for cracked mobile phone screens. A team at the University of Bristol has been quietly developing the technology for the past three years.
or 10 years we're going to see things like mobile phone screens that can heal themselves
which could soon produce self-healing nail polish and a cure for cracked mobile phone screens. A team at the University of Bristol has been quietly developing the technology for the past three years.
or 10 years we're going to see things like mobile phone screens that can heal themselves
"Printing an intricate, ornate metal bridge for a special location to show what our robots and software engineers,
By printing multiple lines, the printer will be able to create a strong, complex structure that spans the canal-printing its own supports along the way
"Printing an intricate, ornate metal bridge for a special location to show what our robots and software engineers,
By printing multiple lines, the printer will be able to create a strong, complex structure that spans the canal-printing its own supports along the way
the miracle material that promises to transform everything from smartphones and computers to cars, buildings and satellites.
The discovery could be used as the basis of a new kind of switching device for future optical computers that use pulses of light rather than electricity to process
It is the first time that scientists have been able to create a computer chip which has its own visible light source,
and will pave the way towards the realisation of atomically thin, flexible and transparent displays,
Creating such small light sources on the surface of a computer chip is considered essential for developing the fully integrated"photonic"circuits of optical computers,
which will in theory outperform the processing and speed of conventional silicon chips in today's computers,
graphene could be perfect for the new generation of touchscreens. Rust-free cars Graphene repels water
the miracle material that promises to transform everything from smartphones and computers to cars, buildings and satellites.
The discovery could be used as the basis of a new kind of switching device for future optical computers that use pulses of light rather than electricity to process
It is the first time that scientists have been able to create a computer chip which has its own visible light source,
and will pave the way towards the realisation of atomically thin, flexible and transparent displays,
Creating such small light sources on the surface of a computer chip is considered essential for developing the fully integrated"photonic"circuits of optical computers,
which will in theory outperform the processing and speed of conventional silicon chips in today's computers,
graphene could be perfect for the new generation of touchscreens. Rust-free cars Graphene repels water
#Microsoft's drones to catch mosquitoes and help stop epidemics WASHINGTON: Microsoft researchers are developing autonomous drones that collect mosquitoes to look for early signs that potentially harmful viruses are spreading,
with the goal of preventing disease outbreaks in humans. Project Premonition, launched by American tech company Microsoft,
is developing a system that aims to detect infectious disease outbreaks before they become widespread. Project Premonition could eventually allow health officials to get a jump start on preventing outbreaks of a disease like dengue fever
the Microsoft researcher who is spearheading the project, calls'nature's drones'-mosquitoes-to look for early signs that a particular illness could be on the move.
Microsoft researchers are beginning to develop ways to make the drones even more autonomous, and they are also working with US Federal aviation administration officials on regulatory requirements, according to a post on the company's blog.
Microsoft researchers are developing autonomous drones that collect mosquitoes to look for early signs that potentially harmful viruses are spreading,
Project Premonition, launched by American tech company Microsoft, is developing a system that aims to detect infectious disease outbreaks before they become widespread.
the Microsoft researcher who is spearheading the project, calls'nature's drones'-mosquitoes-to look for early signs that a particular illness could be on the move.
Microsoft researchers are beginning to develop ways to make the drones even more autonomous, and they are also working with US Federal aviation administration officials on regulatory requirements, according to a post on the company's blog.
and transparent displays, and graphene-based on-chip optical communications,"said Hone
#In a first, drug offers hope for children with dwarfism An experimental drug, vying to become the first approved treatment for dwarfism, improved growth in children by a significant amount in a preliminary study, the drug's developer,
"The vaccine appears to work well in our mouse model to'prime'the antibody response,
environmentally friendly device,'explains Jonathan Bouzy, a project manager at Soft IQ and member of the Humanitech Challenge panel of judges.'
'A technical feasibility study was carried out on the balloon last November in partnership with EDF, Dassault systemes, the Red Helmets Foundation and the Institute of Research and development on Photovoltaic Energy (IRDEP.
environmentally friendly device,'explains Jonathan Bouzy, a project manager at Soft IQ and member of the Humanitech Challenge panel of judges.'
'A technical feasibility study was carried out on the balloon last November in partnership with EDF, Dassault systemes, the Red Helmets Foundation and the Institute of Research and development on Photovoltaic Energy (IRDEP.
or suffering locked-insyndrome may increasingly be able to use brain-computer interfaces to get a better experience of digital
'the headset and app monitors their level of concentration and a`volume bar'of brainwaves is displayed on the screen,
'and you can think of it as a platform for two-way computer-mediated communication between dogs
The smart harness is equipped a computer backpack that fits comfortably on a dog's back.
One of the project's prototypes features a twin battery back on both sides of the dog, a mounted webcam,
and a wireless USB adapter, among other technologies. Using a tablet to send signals to the harness and to the dog,
the researchers are able to see how the dog reacts and interprets the modes of communication.
One member of the team used a tablet to prompt the vibration on the side of the dog's body which he wanted the dog to turn.
"We're using this technology to ask some very fundamental questions about the nature of the way animals can perceive computer-mediated communications
and the way they can interact with computers in order to send digital signals across wireless communication links to handlers,
and transmit that data to a tablet. This allows researchers and dog handlers to monitor the dog's physical well-being."
'and you can think of it as a platform for two-way computer-mediated communication between dogs
The smart harness is equipped a computer backpack that fits comfortably on a dog's back.
One of the project's prototypes features a twin battery back on both sides of the dog, a mounted webcam,
and a wireless USB adapter, among other technologies. Using a tablet to send signals to the harness and to the dog,
the researchers are able to see how the dog reacts and interprets the modes of communication.
One member of the team used a tablet to prompt the vibration on the side of the dog's body which he wanted the dog to turn.
"We're using this technology to ask some very fundamental questions about the nature of the way animals can perceive computer-mediated communications
and the way they can interact with computers in order to send digital signals across wireless communication links to handlers,
and transmit that data to a tablet. This allows researchers and dog handlers to monitor the dog's physical well-being."
the researchers are also working on its application to monitor gas emissions from any source, be it an industry
"This has been the first attempt in India to develop such a product using odour sensors that make use of intelligent software to identify odorous molecules.
It is also possible to train the software by feeding information based on observation of experts,
which uses a laser device may be able to non-invasively monitor blood glucose levels and eliminate the need for daily finger pricking for diabetics.
One will be a finger-touch device similar to a computer mouse. The other will be a wearable version for continuous monitoring,
suggest that the new monitor has the potential to perform as well as conventional technologies. LONDON: A new technology developed by an Indian-origin scientist,
which uses a laser device may be able to non-invasively monitor blood glucose levels and eliminate the need for daily finger pricking for diabetics.
One will be a finger-touch device similar to a computer mouse. The other will be a wearable version for continuous monitoring,
suggest that the new monitor has the potential to perform as well as conventional technologies s
#utated lepto bacteria resistant to drugs, heatmumbai: Scientists at the premier Regional Medical Reference Centre (RMRC) at Port Blair have found that the bacterial species that causes leptospirosis is no longer socially aloof,
Users will be allowed to choose screen names. However if the screen name or profile pictures includea anything#illegal
or bad#the account will be deleted. In a statement issued on its website Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) informed that the real-name registration requirement will control the spread of rumors online.
#Samsung launches Portable 1tb SSD DRIVE Samsung has launched a portable SSD DRIVE with one terabyte capacity. The Samsung portable SSD DRIVE is with small form factor
and weighs only 30 grams. The SSD DRIVE measures 71x53 mm and is 9 mm thick.
The solid state drive is smaller than a business card in size. Samsung has launched Portable SS T1 in 250gb, 500gb and 1tb variants.
Samsung has offered an amazing portable storage option for consumers, powered by 3d V-NAND memory technology.
Samsung SSD will work with both Windows and Mac computers. With dynamic thermal guard feature, Samsung T1 will automatically turn off during extreme temperatures.
500 GB plus storage has become a bare minimum for any PC user. Many companies have started offering SSD options for the laptops.
The latest offering from Samsung is impressive. However, many technology experts feel that the higher price tag could be the only constraint for T1 SSD series i
and piloted driving system at the Consumer electronics Show (CES) in Las vegas. The virtual cockpit unveiled by Audi at the CES is based on the Android platform;
It#s certainly starting to look that way as reports are surfacing that the Japanese government will also begin heavily investing in this very human branch of 3d bio printing technology.
For reports have surfaced that they will invest a massive sum of 25 billion yen in the development of transplantable human organ printing over the next five years
More recently, an IBM Research lab in Zurich, Switzerland developed a device by reconfiguring an atomic force microscope
IBM has licensed the device to Swisslitho AG, a startup that is developing several enhancements for the technology.
a group of international researchers and engineers have combined Artec Scanning Software and the Artec Spider,
a handheld 3d scanner designed specifically for CAD users, to create a new, high-fedelity 3d scanning technique.
and processing 3d surfaces, also offers software licenses for roughly#500 more. In order to prove the superiority of their new scanning method,
and parts as well as developments in making 3d printing material recipes open source-such as Autodesk decision to release the recipe of their Ember 3d printer resin.
and Engineering (IMRE), have used successfully this new material to print various electronic prototypes including a USB connector that can light up a LED bulb, complex three-dimensional circuits and a wearable,
the Atlas has proven to be a highly-accurate 3d printer that is capable of printing large prototypes reliably over time.
The printer can be designed to any desired build space of up to 6x 6x 4 For those looking for more customized options
said Founder and CEO Clay Guillory. e fully expect this printer to be a game changer in the 3d printing industry. hile the Atlas may share many of the same attributes of a well-built desktop 3d printer,
when the technology is combined with various electronics and built with an open source mentality, the possibilities are seemingly endless.
Dustin, Experience Designer Matt Reamer ustin Wordsis an open source invention that helps people who can speak
"We're also going to open source everything we dorom our code, to the 3-D models, to the platform itself,
open source device and platform that families can use to meet their unique communication needs, says Matt. any families who already struggle with financial burdens due to health-related issues end up spending thousands of dollars on assistive communication tools.
Matt wants to make his entire project open source for everybody to be able to have access to.
but they will also serve as inspiration as Matt continues to further iterate on Dustin Words to make it the the penultimate affordable, open source,
to application development everything we do will be shared on open source platforms so that we can engage an impassioned global community.
we have been seeing significant contributions from technologies that exist today on desktops around the world.
#Procter & gamble jumps into 3d bio printing with grant program in Singapore May 26, 2015 By Simonit no secret that one of the most exciting developments in the additive manufacturing industry has been in the advancements in 3d bio printing-the printing
2015 has been a reakthroughyear that has shown significantly more promise for bio printing technologies-including the announcement of an upcoming surgery that will see a 3d printed thyroid gland be implanted for testing-a first of its kind.
the printing can also be used to replace what has largely been a controversial practice for years now:
bio printing technologies will allow for companies to use synthetic living tissue as needed. Among other companies that have been actively looking into how they can leverage bio printing to their advantage is none other than Procter & gamble-the largest consumer goods company in the world.
and Tide to Bounty and Crest-is launching a grant competition in Singapore that asks those in academia to submit research proposals on 3d bio printing applications that would be of relevance to the consumer goods brand. e want to look at the possibilities of bioprinting.
-whose interest in the technology has gone so far as to partnering with bio printing startup Organovo to develop 3d printed skin.
With this in mind, the water soluble materials can be formulated for compatibility with many existing desktop 3d printers
what they are calling the world first universal bioink, with optimal biocompatibility and printing fidelity.
so it kind of works kind of like a muscle sensor in that it picks up small electric discharges and turns that into something you can actually read within software,
while all designs are open source with the express purpose of making it suitable for any type of situation, amputation or genetic defect.
because we this open source, we want someone that has a 3d printer, or very little printing experience, to be able to replicate this,
to be able to use this for new applications, to be able to adapt it into new situations,
which makes this filament a perfect match with all common desktop FDM 3d printers, the Dutch team says.
But of course you should play around with your own nozzle diameter, printing speed settings, and layer height to get the best response from your machine,
the engineers at Utilight have been actively developing a new type of additive manufacturing technology called Pattern Transfer Printing (PTP) that allows for the immediate implementation in the photovoltaic metallization process of c-Si solar cells.
with only an addition of one module with a minimal investment, providing savings of up to 70%in silver paste and an increased efficiency of up to. 4%.With a PTP printer,
adds the company. s today leading photovoltaic cell manufacturers have reached the limits of conventional screen printing metallization processes for solar cells;
#Microsoft granted patent for technology that scans objects and makes 3d printable models Even in the world of 3d printing,
However, Microsoft has just been awarded a patent for the step preceding 3d printing: making 3d printable digital models of objects, specifically after scanning.
and generating 3d models on your PC. If you might wonder how in the world that can be patented after all,
there are quite a few scanners out there already the crucial difference is that Microsoft patent revolves around scanning objects without placing them on revolving plates
and the software does the rest. The turntable is removed completely from the scanning process The patent also concerns the technology ability to distinguish between the object, the users fingers and even the objects around it.
2015 By Simonwhile wee seen a wide range of applications for 3d printing including using the technology to create ready-made helicopter and racecar parts to computer housings and more,
to create new Handomatic software and perhaps most impressive of all, they plan on putting 6, 000 3d printed prosthetic hands out into the world for children in need.
a new Spanish company consisting of professionals from different areas including medicine, electronics, computers, mechanics and additive manufacturing technologies are currently looking at
which can be controlled via a mobile device through the company Exopad app. In addition to being able to control the electrostimulation,
Called GDP 3d printing (short for Gel Dispensing Printing), they believe their upcoming 3d printers are capable of igniting a market explosion in the 3d printing industry and beyond it.
And by the face of it, that could really happen. t the heart of the GDP process is Massivit unique printing gel & smart support.
curing, and the material properties of their ilament ll of these together enable the printing of relatively thick layers with linear movement of the dispensing
and the printer can be utilized at the same time to also print another object Perhaps printing Eve?,they speculate.
As reported in Israeli media, they 3d printed the body of a Strati car by Local Motors, with a bit of help from design specialists from Autodesk.
Autodesk Spark design platform was used for this version of the Strati, which will be on display at Ecomotion, a gathering of people from the Smart Transportation industry.
Lior Zeno, community manager of Ecomotion, told reporters that innovations like this are exactly what can lead to the next generation of creative design. ocal Motors
The collaboration between Local Motors and Autodesk shows the huge possibilities for the smart transportation community in Israel.
if the software determines that an oncoming object may be a hazard,(in this case, anything that measures more than 3 inches/76 mm) the cyclist is alerted via an audio alert.
Like many other modern hardware devices, the Byzee was brought to life thanks to the low cost of 3d printing.
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