Tag Archives for Emerging Technologies
Ask The Chefs: What Are Your Predictions For Scholarly Communications in 2018?
There are so many related threads in the scholarly communications ecosystem that it’s difficult to see what might be knit together or unwound in the coming year. Some trends observed in the past may take giant steps forward, while others … Continue reading
Novel approach to AI wages war on writer’s block
Researcher Janelle Shane, in a recent blog post, detailed her efforts to build a neural network capable of creating the first sentence of a novel. She began by feeding her AI the first lines from popular novels in hopes it … Continue reading
Singapore’s first long-span wind turbine installed at Semakau Landfill
The new turbine is part of NTU’s Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator – Singapore (REIDS) initiative at Semakau Landfill, in partnership with French multinational electric utility company ENGIE. Read More
Gartner’s 100 Data and Analytics Predictions Through 2021 report
Excerpts from Gartner’s 100 Data and Analytics Predictions Through 2021 report. Read More
No more scars: NUS student designs cooking tools for the visually disabled
The event here, organised by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), was one of the international qualifying events. A project on “electronic skin” gloves that translate sign language into speech – by Mr Kaushik Parida, 28, a research associate at NTU’s … Continue reading
Smart Glasses Could Turn Your Nose Into A Remote Control
This proposal for smart glasses recognizes the wearer touching their nose to act as a remote control for their phone. Read More
Sony has patented a contact lens that is blink powered and records video
Unlike other forms of contacts and glasses that created an augmented reality or hook you up to the internet, Sony’s new patent is on a simple set of contacts that can record video. The recording is turned on and off … Continue reading
Libraries to Demo Motion Capture Smartsuit
The Rokoko Smartsuit Pro looks like a fashion statement – a black jumpsuit with sleeves that extend to the palm and straps that go around the foot. However, it is no simple outfit: It’s a mobile motion capture studio that … Continue reading
University of Michigan launches its own self-driving shuttle service
The University of Michigan is trialling its own self-driving shuttle service, taking students on a two-mile trip from the North Campus Research Complex to the Lurie Engineering Center. Read More
Can These Innovative Journalism Projects Find The Future Of News?
The winners of the Knight Foundation’s Journalism 360 Challenge try to find new ways to make current events and stories more accessible. Read More