by baharinmesir | Dec 16, 2016 | Technology
Artificial muscles — materials that contract and expand somewhat like muscle fibers do — can have many applications, from robotics to components in the automobile and aviation industries. Now, MIT researchers have come up with one of the simplest and...
by baharinmesir | Dec 15, 2016 | Technology
The world needs to produce more food to feed a growing population, but is automation and sensor technology the answer? In the not-too-distant future, our fields could be tilled, sown, tended and harvested entirely by fleets of co-operating autonomous machines by land...
by baharinmesir | Dec 14, 2016 | Technology
The robot getting ready to help visitors at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with language translation. BBC Click’s Spencer Kelly meets a robot getting ready to help visitors to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with language translation. Japan is embracing the use of robots...
by baharinmesir | Dec 13, 2016 | Technology
The boss of Barclaycard says the plastic credit card is being replaced with new technology, so soon we will need nothing to make a payment. Imagine strolling into your local supermarket, popping your essentials into a basket, heading to the bagging area – where...
by baharinmesir | Dec 12, 2016 | Technology
New homes are increasingly being built with unusual roof shapes, and new research by James Cook University reveals the potential for some new designs to lose roof cladding if houses aren’t well maintained or have minor construction defects. JCU’s Korah...
by baharinmesir | Dec 11, 2016 | Technology
Construction in a circular economy will require a shared vision of reduced waste. Waste is a major problem for the construction industry worldwide. In the UK, the industry produces three times more waste than households – and only half is recycled. This is...
