3D printing has a good future and a bad future. On the bad side, there are 3D printers which can print working guns (read our post on that); on the good side, there are 3D printers which have started printing body parts. This post is about the good side (and it will be updated as…
STOP PRESS: Now microelectronics can be 3D printed along with the usual plastic. As you may be aware, microelectronics are made by a type of printing process, more specifically by etching areas defined by a photograph created on the surface to be etched. Now microelectronics are being created by 3D printing, by using microelectronics in…
As music festivals go, this one is a juggernaut. Crowds roll onto the entry gates in towering waves, presenting ticket booths with a challenging task. At the most recent instance, ticketing began to take too long. People in the queues became first restless, then frustrated, then angry. Fortunately, big data analytics prevented a disaster. Here’s…
Doping has been a major problem in sports for quite a while. Now big data enables athletes to enhance their performance without drugs and without ruining their health. Oh yes, and without being banned for life from their sport! The method involves the use of inexpensive sensors fixed onto the athletes and coupled with their…
This from http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Call-Duty-Advanced-Warfare-Review-Kevin-Spacey-Attempts-Resurrection-68295.html: “Players are outfitted with exoskeletons that allow them to do superhuman things, like leap 20 feet in the air, rip a car door off its hinges and use it as a shield, or slow down time. “ From the technology point of view, Kevin appears filmed as a real actor, when in…