Washington will be one of two NCAA programs wearing the latest in helmet technology, as a Huskies’ anonymous donor footed the bill for the entire team to be outfitted with the Vicis Zero1 model helmet. Vicis, which was born out of the UW’s New Ventures Facility, has developed a multilayered, ... Read More »
The compact size, comprehensive feature set, high frame rate and industry-leading sensors and interfaces of Blackfly S make it suitable for a variety of applications such as display or PCB inspection, microscopy, robotics, 3D scanning, intelligent traffic systems and many more. Meanwhile, Point Grey’s extensive simulation and testing of Blackfly ... Read More »
As in so many areas of business, technology is radically transforming health care and health plans. “But there’s good technology and there’s bad technology. Seamless technology and non-integrated technology. Essential, intuitive technology and bells-and-whistles technology. You get the idea,” says Kismet Toksu, president of eBenefits Solutions, an affiliate of UPMC ... Read More »
Valve, the company behind the excellent HTC Vive VR headset, is making its positional tracking technology SteamVR Tracking royalty free. What this means for you is that more VR headsets might soon be able to accurately track you using the Vive’s base stations. It will also lead to more full-body ... Read More »
State-of-the-art safety features based on the latest technology is what makes the 2015 Dodge Journey SXT a feat of Dodge’s ambition to make their safest vehicle yet. And the vehicle has arrived in the country and available from Palas Autohaus. It features multi-stage driver and front-passenger air bags, supplemental front ... Read More »
In celebration of the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Samsung Electronics Co., the official Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment category, unveiled the Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 7 (local time). The Rio 2016-inspired device incorporates an Olympic Games design ... Read More »
When stroke victims are treated within the first four hours of an attack, they are more likely to recover completely or to face only limited disability. A new brain stroke unit in Cairo is designed to quickly treat more patients, but operating this unit will take the work of highly ... Read More »
From a smartphone app delivering market prices to Guatemalan farmers to online nutrition tips in rural Colombia, the push to end hunger has entered a new era with the U.N. food agency deploying the latest technology to fight it. The World Food Programme’s (WFP) new innovation hub, launched in Munich ... Read More »
A new update to Microsoft’s Windows 10 is coming, but you’re forgiven if you didn’t know. It turns out not many people are going to tell you. Admittedly, there’s not much to talk about. The list of refinements for Microsoft’s free paper-anniversary update to Win 10 can fit on a ... Read More »
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update – the largest update to the PC operating system since its big revamp in 2015 – began rolling out to consumers on Tuesday. More than 350m devices have been upgraded since Windows 10 was released in a Microsoft campaign that bombarded computer owners with invitations ... Read More »
Registration is now open for the second annual Fall Ramp-up event, Aug. 16 and 17. All faculty are invited to attend these 50-minute sessions that focus on the campus learning environment and provide timely information to help you prepare for the upcoming semester. Topics will include: Active Learning and Flipped Classrooms ... Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO — A roboticist and crucial member of the team that created Google’s self-driving car is leaving the company, the latest in a string of departures by important technologists working on the autonomous car project. Chris Urmson, a Carnegie Mellon University research scientist, joined Google in 2009 to help ... Read More »
