Industry News

• Vodafone and AT&T get IoT on the road with car-to-car comms 26th March 2019
  Technologies to allow cars to more easily communicate with each other and the world around them will be developed as part of an alliance between AT&T and Vodafone Business. The companies have announced they will work together to accelerate the development and use of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity within the automotive industry. As part […]
• A real step towards the virtual holodeck 26th March 2019
  Turkish physicists use fundamental maths to solve a long-standing conundrum in the development of holographic projection The Holodeck was a major feature of many episodes of Star Trek: the Next Generation. The 23rd century Starship Enterprise (NCC 1701D to its fans) had an entertainment feature that allowed its crew to enter fully convincing three dimensional […]
• New sensor pinpoints imminent failure in electrical devices 25th March 2019
  A sensor developed at MIT monitors all electric devices in a given area to determine which ones are in use and whether they are set for imminent failure. In tests on board a ship, the system pinpointed a motor with burnt-out wiring that could have led to an onboard fire. The new sensor, whose readings […]
• Low-cost ankle exoskeleton boosts leg strength discretely 25th March 2019
  Engineers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, have devised an unpowered, low-cost ankle exoskeleton that can be worn under clothing, enhancing lower leg strength discretely. Weighing in under half a kilogram, the device consists of a friction clutch that sits under the sole of the foot, connected to an assistive spring and a soft shank […]
• 4D printed metamaterials take shape for morphing wings 25th March 2019
  Engineers in the US have created 4D printed materials with potential applications in morphing aircraft wings, soft robotics and tiny implantable biomedical devices. 4D printing is based on additive manufacturing technology, but uses special materials and sophisticated designs to print objects that change shape with environmental conditions such as temperature acting as a trigger, said […]