It was easy for exhibitors to get lost in the virtual shuffle at CES 2021, where the digital exhibit hall simply displayed the logos of the 1900-plus exhibitors. To get any detail about a particular presenter, you had to search for their booth and click into it, wading through videos, power points, PDFs, and images to try […]
Image: Aalto University The structure of a polarized discussion on Twitter or Facebook Social media today depends on building echo chambers (a.k.a. “filter bubbles”) that wall off users into like-minded digital communities. These bubbles create higher levels of engagement, but come with pitfalls— including limiting people’s exposure to diverse views and driving polarization among friends, families […]
Hitachi has launched two new differential scanning calorimeters (DSCs) suitable for materials development and product quality control. Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Corp has launched two new differential scanning calorimeters (DSCs) suitable for materials development and product quality control. The NEXTA DSC range features an optional RealView Sample unit which can obtain visual sample information during […]
Kenny Carmichael with Gillian Thomson, branch manager at MSP Scotland. Vivalda Group, a UK supplier of building materials, has launched Prism Powder Coating, a standalone powder coating business based in Scotland. This follows Vivalda’s acquisition of MSP Scotland in 2019, previously Strathclyde Powder Coatings. ‘While our powder coating operation has been around for more than […]
RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers has joined Pinfa. RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers has joined Pinfa, the flame retardant and halogen-free producers and users association. According to the company, members of Pinfa, which is part of the European Chemical Industry Council, are allowed to share information to develop products made of fireproof and environmentally friendly materials, following market demand. ‘We […]
To make non-marking tyres for dangerous environments, conductive fillers need to be added at the compounding stage. Nanotubes excel here, as Anastasia Zirka explains There are a number of standards relating to regulations for tyres and their electrical properties. As is often the case with standards, their titles can be bit of a mouthful, such […]
Like most conferences last year, the 3rd IBM IEEE CAS/EDS AI Compute Symposium was also the symposium’s inaugural virtual event. The event explored the next-gen AI ‘from atoms to apps.’ Held over two days in October and supported by the IBM Academy of Technology, the symposium drew more than 650 participants from roughly 45 countries. […]
New hydrogen power technology could mark a commercial breakthrough for drones, paving the way for mobile robot development with extended range and load capacity. Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) has announced it has successfully used hydrogen-powered drones to deliver humanitarian aid in remote locations. With two hours of flight time (longer than most battery-powered drones), the […]
From turning the steering wheel to pressing down the accelerator pedal, the driving experience is very tactile. Haptic technologies simulate the sense of touch by triggering forces, vibrations or motions to the drivers, and are increasingly used by the automotive industry as a way to confer a safer, more informed and more intuitive user experience. […]
As new variants of the coronavirus continue to spring up like wildfires across the planet, researchers have been frantically trying to determine which new strains might outwit our brand new vaccines. Artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to help. In a paper published Friday in the journal Science, researchers at MIT described a machine learning algorithm that can predict which mutations pose the […]