In a pilot project Singapore installed a number of new public trash bins, that provide multiple service. Besides allowing people to dump waste, it provides ...
Google Maps new feature: real-time visits of businesses
Google Maps launched a new feature that gives information about how busy shops and restaurants are in real time. The data is enabled through the wide use ...
An artificial muscle made of a fishing line
By selectively heating nylon fibres, researchers at MIT managed to produce artificial muscles that are cheaper and stronger than existing ones. Further the ...
Wild life protection with big data
The giraffe is the tallest animal on earth and can cover great distances. Tracking giraffe populations and recording their wellbeing for the purpose of ...
Gunshot detection technology to be integrated in city design
A fired gunshot is hard to locate for the police. ShotSpotter aims to facilitate this tracking process with the help of technology. More precisely, Sound ...
Gravity sensors predicting earthquakes
A research group of the US, Italy and France found that there could be a great potential in earthquake forecast enabled by gravity sensors. Earlier ...
The digitization of Morocco’s public administration
Enhanced Technologies is the company that digitizes procedures in local public administration of Morocco. So far the company already set up e-government ...
A drone with rocket and airplane features
AeroVironment developed a new drone, Quantix, that launches like a rocket and flies like an airplane. It will ship the new drone in spring next year. ...
Cockroaches inspire robotics researchers
US-based researchers are developing robots based on the principles of cockroaches. To be precise, they transfer the multi-purpose of the wings of the ...
Big data for infectious disease surveillance
According to experts, data received from electronic health records, social media, and other digital data are potential sources for the effective management ...
