Technology
Apollo 11: A seismic scientific event that multiplied pace of technology
Fifty years ago, the course of human history changed. The idea that people could leave this planet, travel to outer space, land on another surface, then return to Earth safely was only the domain of science fiction until July 20, 1969. Arguably, it happened ahead of schedule — not the schedule President Kennedy laid out …
BRAIA Delegation Visits Institute of Space technology
Institute of Space technology (IST), hosted a delegation of 80 guests including faculty and students from the member countries of Belt and Road Aerospace Innovation Alliance (BRAIA) like China, UK, Austria, Turkey, Malaysia and Pakistan. IST is amongst the founding members of BRAIA, established on April 23, 2017 in Xi’an, China. The Belt and Road …
Technology Plays Key Role In F B Industry-Gaurav Bahl
Technology plays a big role in today’s food and beverage landscape, and with an ever growing lineup of tech items on the menu, brands must adopt and adapt according to the needs of the consumers. In this modern era, market forces require food and beverage establishments to seek efficiencies, achieve agility in their processes and …
The FaceApp scare: how machine learning technology can put your identity in danger
Culture Spotlight A software developer explains the fine print we don’t read when it comes to getting into the latest online trend—like FaceApp—as well as the dangers of machine learning technology where you can be made to appear to have said something or acted in a way that never really happened Dominic Ligot | Jul …
‘It was as if that aging Face App technology was superimposed over the Mayo team’
Little House on the Prairie is not an obvious starting point for a Super 8s allegory, but of all the virtues required by those who read and write about Mayo football, tolerance of the absurd is paramount, so I urge you to endure. Season one, episode 6 sees Miss Amy – an elderly grandmother whose …
Technology is no substitute for having a fit, dedicated team
As Ireland celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising in 1966, Myles Kinsella, a UCD student, set off alone for an ascent of Ireland’s highest mountain. Tragically, he died in a fall on the east face of Carrauntoohil. Soon after, a member of an English school party was also killed while hillwalking in the …
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology hosting free space event for middle and high school students
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is hosting an event Saturday to give kids a chance to experience their own moon landing. The NASA Apollo 50th Next Giant Leap Student Challenge is for middle and high school students wanting to try their hand in aerospace. Starting at 9:30 a.m. …
New bubble technology taking on blue green algae
Thursday a water retention pond in Hobe Sound is serving as the testing grounds for a new technology that could mitigate blue green algae. Barry Hinton is Vice President of Blue Nano Technologies, a water remediation company that’s looking to put an end to blue green algae blooms. Hinton and his team rolled in a …
Technological legacy of the Apollo era is much more complicated than you think
You’ve probably heard this argument in favour of investing massive amounts of public money into ambitious space ventures: That it will have knock-on effects in the development of technology. Things we can’t even imagine now! Just look at the Apollo era: It led to the invention of absorbent disposable diapers! And Teflon! And Velcro! The …
DfT to embrace artificial intelligence technology in plans for local roads health-check
Department for Transport (DfT) announces a national examination of road markings to help improve road safety assessment will give an insight into the current condition of local road markings, sections of the National Cycle Network and the country’s footways Innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technology will be used to help improve the condition of local roads, …
