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3D-printer bridges construction boundaries

“Over 1,400 years ago, Chinese people built the first known stone arch bridge in an epoch we do not readily think of as technological. Now, in an age when the prominence of technology cannot be denied, the glory of …

First Battery-Free Bluetooth Sticker Sensor Tag Demonstrated at NRF

“Wiliot, the semiconductor pioneer and innovator, raises a $30 million series B for a total of $50 million in funding. This follows its demonstration of the first-ever sticker-sized Bluetooth sensor tag incorporating an ARM processor powered solely by scavenging energy …

International collaboration publishes concept design for a post-LHC future circular collider at CERN

“Geneva. Today, the Future Circular Collider (FCC) collaboration submitted its Conceptual Design Report (CDR) for publication, a four-volume document that presents the different options for a large circular collider of the future. It showcases the great physics opportunities offered by …

Seeing the Wood for the Trees: Using AI for Smarter Forest Management

“Nearly 19 million acres of forests are destroyed annually, equal to 27 football pitches a minute. Forests serve as homes for thousands of animals, and for many people they’re a source of food, water, clothing, medicine and shelter. The …

IBM Unveils World’s First Integrated Quantum Computing System for Commercial Use

“At the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled IBM Q System One™, the world’s first integrated universal approximate quantum computing system designed for scientific and commercial use. IBM also announced plans to open its first …

Using Autonomous Vehicle Technology to Make Roads Safer Today

“Technologies Developed for Fully Autonomous Vehicles Can Improve the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Already in Wide Use Safety has always been our North Star. We view it as a moral imperative to pursue a future with autonomous vehicles (AV), but …

3D printed rib implanted in the human body

“Innovative surgery for the world of medicine was performed in Bulgaria. In November cardiac surgeons at the clinic in Sofia implanted a rib that was made on a 3DGence 3D printer. This is one of the first case in the …

From Fantasy To Reality: Ford’s New $45 Million Advanced Manufacturing Center Bringing The Future To Life - Today

“Inside Ford’s new Advanced Manufacturing Center, an engineer stands in front of a 3D printing machine churning out brake parts for Ford’s soon-to-be-introduced Shelby Mustang GT500. Across the room, two team members strap on virtual reality headsets to …

2 kids get artificial limbs using 3D printing facility at Kasturba Hospital

“Two children with deformities have received artificial limb printed (manufactured) at “ Hastha” Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. The revolutionary 3D printing facility for artificial limb manufacturing at “Hastha” was inaugurated by Dr. H. Vinod Bhat, Vice Chancellor, MAHE, Manipal …

Beijing plans an AI Atlantis for the South China Sea - without a human in sight

“Urged by President Xi Jinping to dare to do something that has never been done before, scientists say challenges could give China huge technology lead China is planning to build a deep sea base for unmanned submarine science and defence …