Technology
For these Israeli startups, design is just as important as technology
Last year, a group of students at Jerusalem’s renowned Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design set to work imagining the future. Their specific goal was to envision the next generation of wearable devices for the blind. Working in collaboration with the technology company Orcam, a Jerusalem-based producer of devices that help the visually impaired read …
New car technology could call emergency services to road accidents in seconds
A car manufacturer is developing technology where its vehicles will send emergency services information about injuries sustained in road traffic accidents – within SEVEN SECONDS of impact. Hyundai has teamed up with MDGo, which specialises in medical artificial intelligence systems, to work on the pioneering new safety feature which could slash ambulance response times. Using …
The new technology will significantly enhance energy harvest from PV modules
The whole world is inevitably moving towards a more sustainable lifestyle. Sustainability of the environment requires changes in the current way of life and introduction of new, more sustainable solutions in our everyday consumption. The TalTech Power Electronics Research Group led by Researcher-Professor Dmitri Vinnikov has been working on improvement of the efficiency of alternative …
High Tech: 10 Players Embracing Guitar Technology to its Fullest
From far-out pedalboard wizards and ambitious loopers to state-of-the-art shredders, there has never been a shortage of fearless creators boldly pushing music and guitar technology forward. Here are just a few of the players who have embraced gear to its fullest, innovating new sounds and styles in the process. Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead Behind the spacey …
Technology, advertising, education: Sector hopeful about government adoption review
Spruce Grove-Stony Plain UCP MLA Searle Turton introduced a private member’s bill last month to reform the adoption process. Supplied The adoption sector is welcoming signals from the provincial government that it will review Alberta’s adoption rules. The move came in the form of a private member’s motion from UCP MLA Searle Turton, member for …
GB Sciences Obtains Exclusive License for Patented Oral Thin Film Technology Containing Cannabis and Hemp-Derived Ingredients
Oral thin films provide a convenient and accurate delivery system with increased bioavailability of cannabis active ingredients for patients LAS VEGAS, June 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — GB Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB:GBLX) today announced it has obtained an exclusive license to formulate, manufacture, and sell cannabis-infused oral thin films through its MME-licensed subsidiaries and affiliates GB Sciences Louisiana, …
Technology Decisions to Avoid Digital Transformation Exhaustion
Technology Decisions to Avoid Digital Transformation Exhaustion Getty Images Organizational exhaustion is the deadliest enemy of companies undertaking digital transformation. It may be hard to believe, but one reason this happens is that companies do a lot of work to prepare for an unknown objective. Therefore, they effectively dissipate their commitment, resources, money and energy …
Audi, Renault and Honda partner with Alibaba on AI and voice technology
Audi, Renault and Honda have announced a partnership with AlibabaA.I. Labs, an AI research division of Alibaba Group, around driving automation and smart mobility in its cars. The agreement, announced at CES in Shanghai this week, will see the car brands adding Tmall Genie Auto technology into its cars, so that people can use voice …
Long-delayed NASA technology demonstration payloads finally set for launch
WASHINGTON — After years of delays, a group of NASA technology demonstration payloads is finally set to lift off on a Falcon Heavy later this month. The four NASA payloads are part of the overall Space Test Program (STP) 2 mission scheduled to launch on a Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida …
3 everyday technologies that seniors might actually find useful
SANDY — What do you envision when you imagine a senior citizen using a computer? Frustration? Confusion? That stereotype needs to be updated, said Jerry Stewart, volunteer technology trainer at the Sandy Senior Center. “What we’ve done over the last 20 years has totally changed,” Stewart said. “When we started (at the center), seniors 20 …
