A new study shows that the global elearning market is growing at significant rates. This development can be ascribed to various factors such as ...
How lacking to share data with firefighters risks lives
When a city’s boroughs miss to provide information on vacant buildings for firefighters, the consequences can be deadly. This seems to be the ...
How to bring family time back from smartphones
A report from 2014 actually shows that 62% of children feel that their parents do not pay attention when they want to talk to them. The “Pause” ...
Tweeting bridges in Sweden
In order to improve monitoring of bridges’ wear, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm developed sensors for bridges. The ...
DHL to launch new logistics service by 2017
DHL announced to introduce a new logistics service in Germany by January 2017. In 2018 it will be expanded to other European countries and will, according ...
The role of big data in the fight against water crises
Incidents of water crises in form of droughts or contaminations are taking place around the world. Open data can play a key role in the detection of ...
Civic participation in the digitalization process
In the process of adopting smart technology for the development of a city, the local population has to be engaged. Citizens have to informed about the ...
Sensors on remote power lines
Low-cost sensors have been installed at remote power lines by NV Energy in the US. They will help to improve maintance and avoid outage by sending alerts ...
Will building porters be replaced by robots?
In-house delivery by building porters has been a luxury for those who can afford it. The robotics company Savioke developed a delivery robot that might be ...
Improving miners’ safety with new technology
Miners worldwide are working under security risks that are considerably higher than most occupations above ground. Efforts to reduce this risk or improve ...
