Search results for internet of things

Hi Tech & Innovation Apr 17, 2018

With smart cities, your every step will be recorded

Modern cities are brimming with objects that receive, collect and transmit data. This includes mobile phones but also objects actually embedded into our cities, such as traffic lights and air pollution stations. Even something ...

Nanomaterials Apr 13, 2018

Could holey silicon be the holy grail of electronics?

Electronics miniaturization has put high-powered computing capability into the hands of ordinary people, but the ongoing downsizing of integrated circuits is challenging engineers to come up with new ways to thwart component ...

Consumer & Gadgets Apr 13, 2018

How technology could make hotels feel more like home

A hotel room door that opens with your smartphone – no room key required. In-room virtual reality glasses providing virtual tours of famous landmarks. Smart device-controlled lighting and thermostat, a smart TV connected ...

Energy & Green Tech Apr 11, 2018

Researchers develop smart sensors to prevent power outages

Who turned out the lights?

Internet Apr 10, 2018

The story of techlash, and how the future might be different

Are you over social media? Are you disillusioned with a seemingly relentless pace of change? Does the future really, really worry you? You're not alone.

Engineering Apr 6, 2018

Putting the 'smart' in manufacturing

"Although smartphones and tablets are ubiquitous, many of the companies that make our everyday consumer products still rely on paper trails and manually updated spreadsheets to keep track of their production processes and ...

Engineering Apr 5, 2018

Quality assurance for autonomous systems

Cyber-physical systems combine electronics, software and mechanics. They are highly complex, and in addition to many application possibilities, raises a whole range of issues. They are dependent on error-free software, and ...

Business Mar 29, 2018

Microsoft shakes up ranks to shoot for the cloud

Microsoft on Thursday announced a big managerial shakeup including the departure of the head of its Windows group as the technology pushes deeper into a future in the cloud.

Social Sciences Mar 29, 2018

Online sex trafficking bill will make things worse for victims, expert says

A controversial bill to crack down on online sex trafficking was recently passed by Congress and sent to President Donald Trump's desk, but anti-trafficking advocates and experts, including a University of Notre Dame Law ...

Telecom Mar 22, 2018

NIST facilitates first-ever spectrum sharing between military and public wireless users

For the past three years, an important broker has had its eyes on a prime piece of property that it wants to allocate to multiple tenants to ensure maximum use. However, the "For Lease" sign isn't on some quiet suburban street, ...

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