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https://youtu.be/ZVVssVSAq5w By Anna Cui Las Vegas EBC Correspondent Las Vegas, USA (Eagle News) — An eye massager, a “smart” brush that tells you if you’re brushing your hair the right way, a scanner that checks nutritional content of food, and “sleep lamps” that can lure you to sleep or wakefulness depending on the time of day. These are just some of the health and wellness products that the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s Las Vegas […]
(Reuters) — Two-fingered ‘peace’ signs – or V-signs – taken by high-resolution digital cameras from as far away as three metres (9 feet) may lead to fingerprint theft, Japanese researchers warn. Millions of photographs are uploaded onto social networking sites daily, many of which involve people making the ubiquitous sign. Isao Echizen, a professor at Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NIII), says advanced technology is not necessary for fraudsters to copy fingerprints. “If a […]
Each year Britain processes more than 945 million white-feathered broiler chickens, the type found in our supermarkets and used by fast-food chains. That’s a lot of leftover feathers. Two PhD students from Imperial College London are working on a method to turn this chicken feather waste into a useful product. Elena Dieckmann from the Dyson School of Design Engineering, alongside Ryan Robinson from the National Heart and Lung Institute, founded start-up Aeropowder in early 2016. […]
(Reuters) — Undergraduates from Eindhoven University of Technology have successfully undertaken an 80-day round-the-world motorcycle journey on an electric motorbike they built from scratch. The team of 23 students, from various academic disciplines, launched the project, entitled STORM Eindhoven, two years ago with the aim of raising the profile of electric powered vehicles. “The 80 days around the world challenge meant that we had to travel 500 or 600 kilometers a day, even longer sometimes. […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – The Moon, our planet’s constant companion for some 4.5 billion years, may have been forged by a rash of smaller bodies smashing into an embryonic Earth, researchers said Monday. Such a bombardment birth would explain a major inconsistency in the prevailing hypothesis that the Moon splintered off in a single, giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized celestial body. In such a scenario, scientists expect […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Here are some key highlights of the 2017 International Consumer Electronics Show, which concluded Sunday: – Alexa everywhere – Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa was the surprise star of the show, with dozens of new products and services integrating the voice-accessed machine smarts into appliances, TVs, speakers, lamps, cars and more. Analysts said the gains for Alexa could help unify a fragmented market for connected devices, and bring artificial intelligence […]
(REUTERS) — Carmaker Toyota unveiled a concept vehicle featuring digital displays throughout and an artificial intelligence system on Wednesday (January 04) at CES in Las Vegas. According to Toyota, the vehicle features what they call ‘kinetic warmth,’ a warm and welcoming atmosphere to create a relationship between the driver and the car. “The CALTY team developed a concept that we’re calling Kinetic warmth. It’s a design philosophy that’s guided every element of the Concept-i’s creation […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NASA is sending an African-American astronaut to the International Space Station for the first time. The traveler is Jeanette Epps, a physics and science whiz who used to work for the CIA as a technical intelligence officer. Epps will head to the ISS as a flight engineer in 2018. Her commander will be Andrew Feustel, a veteran astronaut. “Each space station crew brings something different to the table, and […]
(Reuters) — After 15 years of development, an Israeli tech firm are optimistic of finally get their one-and-a-half tonne people-carrying drone off the ground and into the market. The Cormorant aircraft, billed as a flying car capable of transporting 500kg of weight and travelling at 115 mph, completed its first automated solo flight in November, taking off, flying and landing by itself. Developers Urban Aeronautics believe the vehicle, which uses internal rotors to […]
QATAR (Reuters) — Migrant workers building soccer stadiums in Qatar are to be given ‘cooling’ hard hats to reduce their body temperature. Scientists at Qatar University designed the solar-powered hard hats to improve conditions for 2022 World Cup labourers who rights groups say have suffered abuses. Mechanical Engineering student Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Ibrahimi was among the team which developed the helmet. “The head is an important body organ. Any increase in its temperature might cause harm […]
As heart transplant surgery becomes more common, the supply of donor hearts in the United States continues to fail to meet demand. Now doctors in Seattle are testing a new system for transporting donor hearts that they hope will close the gap. https://youtu.be/9c1WqQAYCac
San Francisco, United States (AFP) — by Sophie ESTIENNE / with Rob Lever in Washington The mega-extravaganza of the tech world in Las Vegas is showcasing an array of new devices that get smarts from computer chips, sensors and artificial intelligence, but go further by opening doors to augmented or virtual realities. The Consumer Electronics Show, which begins with a series of media events Tuesday will offer trade professionals a look at new robotics, connected cars and […]
