Researchers at University of Oxford developed a way to connect water pumps to the cloud. It helps UNICEF and other agencies to monitor the water supply and ...
Mobile screening to help fighting cancer at an early stage
The city of Manchester is trying to fight cancer at an early state by bringing mobile scanners to the communities. Cancer is strongly linked to poverty so ...
Faster broadband for rural areas in Scotland
As a part of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband initiative, 39,000 households and businesses in rural areas of Scotland received high-speed broadband ...
Fastest driverless motorcycle showcased in Dubai
At the Gulf Traffic event the Danish company “Nerve” showcased its driverless motorcycle which is the fastest autonomously driving vehicle in ...
Open data network for monitoring pollution
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been declared one of the major tasks of governments around the world. Smart city technologies can be a tool in this ...
Environmentalism meets drones and machine learning
In order to protect endangered species, scientists have to track them. Marine researchers started to use drones and machine learning to keep record of the ...
Mercedes-Benz launches car-sharing service in December
Mercedes-Benz will launch its new car-sharing platform at the start of December. The App-based platform “Croove” pairs up private vehicles ...
A sensor parasail for maritime communication and information
The distance that can be covered to collect data on ships is limited to the line of sight. In order to get further, the U.S. Navy is testing sensors and ...
Why Shanghai is about to become a truly Smart City
Shanghai is about to become a truly smart city. The implementation of an Internet plus strategy is leading to opportunities that expand connectivity across ...
USB stick detects levels of HIV in less than 30 minutes
Scientists at Imperial College of London in partnership with UK biotech company DNA Electronics developed a USB stick-based HIV test that is capable of ...
