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New Technology Allows Users to Change a TV Channel by Lifting an Object
New gesture control technology that can turn ordinary objects into remote controls could change how people interact with televisions and other screens. This could end the annoying search for a lost remote in the black hole that is the couch cushions.
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Enhanced Gas Detection Promised by World-First Optical Fiber Laser
Potential applications include breath analysis for early disease detection, environmental monitoring for emissions, climate change monitoring, and fracking and mining operations.
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Smart Bulbs vs. Smart Switches: Which is Best?
They can work separately or together, and each has unique advantages and disadvantages. So which should you choose?
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Compact, Energy Efficient LEDs Rolled Out for Commercial Buildings
CBRE Group will install the Philips lighting in its Madrid offices.
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Software Tool Designed for Optimized Wind Resource Assessments
The software provides an intuitive step-by-step approach for calculating the potential energy yield of a wind farm project.
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Top 5 Smart Devices So Elegant You Will Want to Display Them in Your Home
Past home technology hasn’t had the most attractive design. But smart homes and devices are becoming more integrated into everyday life, companies are developing technology that homeowners want to display.
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New Squared Boards has 128 Gbytes of eMMC Storage
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the UP Squared boards from AAEON Technology. The newest generation of the UP family boards is based on Intel® Celeron® N3350 and Intel Pentium® N4200 systems-on-chip (SoCs).
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Video: Swiss Pilot Program has Drones Using Roaming Vans as Last-mile Delivery Hubs
A collaboration between Mercedes-Benz Vans, Matternet and e-commerce site siroop have begun a three-week trial.
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Video: Boeing is Offering Up $2 Million to Build a Near-VTOL Single-Person Flying Vehicle
The GoFly challenge will take place over the next two years to foster development of new flying technologies.
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Dyson to Build Electric Cars Based on Solid State Batteries
The company plans to launch its EV series in 2020.
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Anyone Hear an Echo?
Amazon has announced new Echo smart speaker devices with a host of improved capabilities.
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Video: This Nunchuck-Wielding Robot May be the Future of Industrial Automation
The development could lead to robots being able to handle soft or semi-rigid material such as fruit picking or interior car assembly.
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Watch: Automatic Home Yogurt Maker Launches on Kickstarter
Yomee is an automatic yogurt maker that makes craft-quality yogurt, without preservatives, artificial flavors and added sugars, and it is cheaper than store-bought.
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Automated Packaging Systems Integrates Collaborative Robot
Automated Packaging Systems is partnering with ABB to integrate the Autobag® 500™ bagging system with ABB’s YuMi® robot.
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Video: Portable Smart Speaker Can Be Controlled Via Voice or Touchscreen
Clazio’s Spark can stream music or video and supports Android, Amazon Alexa and Google commands.
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Watch: Dual Spin Mop Robot Released on Kickstarter
The robot mop is designed with automation technology, the world’s first dual-spin mop robot that can clean up floors without human direction.
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Watch: Pet Camera and Kibble Thrower Will Launch on October 17
The Kibble Launcher is equipped with a pet camera so pet owners can see their pet, throw kibbles and play with their pet from a long distance.
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Small Scale Energy Harvesters Have a Bigger Impact than Previously Thought
The team determined how small-scale dimensions impact nonlinear vibrations and PEH voltage harvesting.
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Biodegradable Microsensors for Food Monitoring Developed
A team of researchers, led by Giovanni Salvatore, post-doc in the Electronics Laboratory, has been working with scientists from other ETH institutes on the development of biodegradable microsensors for temperature measurement.
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Video: Will Robots Destabilize the World? New UN Center to Study Threat
The United Nations’ new Centre on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics will address concerns ranging from the benefits these new technologies offer to the downside of possible mass unemployment and the risks of autonomous weapons.
