Earlier this month, I wrote a piece on how 5G was being used to keep wild boar populations at bay around the Pyeongchang stadium during the 2018 Winter Olympics. The piece covered one of the most innovative technologies being utilized at the games, which was ultimately the tip of the iceberg. The 2018 winter games…
Smart Technology Credited For Decline In UK Motorway Incidents
In 2016, the United Kingdom had over 1800 casualties and 24000 injuries in traffic-related accidents. Congestion on major road networks and motorways costs about £2 billion a year, with 25 percent of those costs resulting from accidents. In an effort to improve traffic flow and mitigate the number of accidents, Highways England launched a £205…
This Week In Photos: Neptune’s Shrinking Storm, Robotic Crop Harvesters, Ship Contrails Visible From Space
Neptune’s Shrinking Storms At three billion miles away, Neptune is considered the furthest planet from our solar system. In the 1980s, NASA’s Voyager 2 first discovered giant dark spots on the planet’s surface, which were determined to be massive storms raging on Neptune’s surface. Since their discovery, only Hubble has had the sharpness in blue…
National Parks On The Path Towards Greater Innovation
Industry experts believe innovation brought about by the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) could play a key role in better protecting our world’s national parks, while reducing expenses and improving the visitor experience. Director of the Connected Communities Research Lab at Lancaster University Management School Edward Truch, was the lead author of the “Smart Parks: Bringing…
This Week In Photos: Touchscreen Games For Dogs, Real-Time Elephant Tracking, ESA’s New Satellite
Touchscreen Games For Older Dogs Regular and lifelong training can form positive emotions and prolong mental deterioration in old age for dogs. According to a new study led by cognitive biologists from Vetmeduni Vienne, computer interaction is being considered a practical alternative for stimulating the brains of older dogs that can’t endure the same degree…
Chilean Earthquakes Tested By Satellite-Based Earthquake Early Warning Systems
Researchers testing a satellite-based early warning system developed for earthquakes that’s being developed for the U.S. West Coast, determined the system performed well, upon reviewing data collected from three large earthquakes that occurred in Chile between 2010 and 2015. Reported in the journal Seismological Research Letters, the findings suggest this system could provide early warnings of…
The World’s Longest Tracked Shark Providing Invaluable Data To Researchers
Scientists have been tracking sharks for years with hopes of learning new information on how these sharks live and what aspects of their environment influence their behaviors. Tagged in Bermuda in 2014, a tiger shark nicknamed “Andy” by Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) has traveled over 37,560 miles throughout a territory ranging…
Satellite Readings Paint Grim Picture Of Persian Gulf Oil Pollution Levels
A collaborative project between the IO RAS (Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences) and aerospace company ScanEx has been monitoring pollution levels of the Persian Gulf. The research determined the Gulf has severe issues, since this body of water is constantly exposed to oil pollution. These levels have steadily increased in the Persian…
Video: 4G Vs. 5G Connectivity
With the highly anticipated release of 5G connectivity on the horizon, it’s worth reiterating what’s making people across all industries excited. Among the major takeaways of the 5G network is its high-quality speed that will be capable of making anything from streaming online content to remote controlling. While 4G and LTE have done their part…
Going Cordless: Is Genuine Wireless Virtual Reality On The Horizon?
While 2018 could very much be the year that tethered cables come off the increasingly popular virtual reality (VR) headsets, these devices won’t necessarily be completely hassle-free. Granted there are phone-connected VR platforms that are already (and have always been) wireless, these setups have some distinct limitations. Some early tether-less VR examples were released in…
AT&T Provides Minneapolis With Connectivity Boost Ahead Of Super Bowl
In preparation for Super Bowl 52, multinational telecommunications giant AT&T has gone to extreme lengths for the big game. Like other corporate entities in the industry, AT&T has been boosting the cellular capacity throughout the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and U.S. Bank Stadium (where the game will be played). Fans attending should expect an all-around better…
Nobel Prize Winner Developing Remote Power Supply System
Professor Hiroshi Amano from Nagoya University made headlines in 2014 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for his development of the blue light-emitting diode (LED). With the help of other researchers, the renowned physicist is now developing a remote power supply system that can send energy over great distances using electromagnetic waves.…
Infographic: A Look At Spain’s First Radar Satellite
Multinational aerospace conglomerate Airbus in collaboration with Hidseset (Spain’s operator of governmental satellites) have spent years developing the PAZ (Spanish for “peace”) satellite, which is scheduled to launch July 30, 2018. After spending the past two years in Madrid, the PAZ satellite was transported to Vandenberg, California, where SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 is poised to carry the…
Grant Leads To Development Of Wireless Undersea Technology With Real-Time Communication Capabilities
The National Science Foundation issued a $500,000 grant to researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, toward designing, deploying, and evaluating a first-of-its-kind software-defined testbed for real-time undersea wireless communications and surveillance. The “Cognitive Networking of the Oceans: Localization and Tracking Fundamentals”, the four-year project provides the foundation of a four-tier…
Video: Park Your Car…Using Your Key?
In this age of modern innovation, it’s sometimes hard to keep up with all the different advancements that seem to come out on a daily basis. Between vehicular autonomy, running on electricity, and the array of accessories featured in newer models, the automotive industry is at the forefront of this technological influx. After years of…
Satellites Will Play Instrumental Role In 5G Network
For over 50 years, satellites have been instrumental in the telecommunications industry, despite mostly being used by government and major communication entities. With satellite uses roles becoming increasingly broad in recent years, the economics of these crafts are evolving. Manufacturing and operational costs are being lowered due to trends like miniaturization, along with companies like…
Drone Pilot Rescues Boy From Potentially Deadly Shark Encounter
A boy vacationing in the Bahamas may owe his life to a drone operator, who was able to warn the young beachgoer when a group of sharks started zeroing in on his location. The harrowing footage (as shown below) captures the boy as he jumps into the warm Caribbean waters (just a mere few yards…
This Week In Photos: ISS Debris Tracker, Wearable Plant Sensors, Nor’easter Satellite Images
ISS Launches New Debris Tracker It’s estimated over 100 million pieces of orbital debris measuring smaller than one centimeter currently orbit Earth. These debris pieces travel at dangerously fast speeds and some as small as .3 mm can pose a danger to astronauts and robotic devices on missions. The International Space Station (ISS) uses orbital…
5G Could Be China’s Gateway For Technological Domination
The highly anticipated emergence of 5G in the telecommunications industry is going to play a profound role in the entire industrial economy over the next several years. All indications point to 5G going well beyond the Internet of Things (IoT), onto broader applications involving big data transmission and artificial intelligence (AI). Having said that, the one who…
Drone Swarms Will Help Us Better Detect Tornadoes: Here’s How
Every year, tornadoes claim about 60 lives in the United States. One of their most frustrating qualities is how difficult they are to predict, with weather monitors receiving an average of about 13 minutes notice to take cover whenever one is detected. This is something that Jamey Jacob, a mechanical engineer from Oklahoma State University,…
This Week In Photos: “Shark-Like” Quantum Material, ISS Robotic Assistants, NASA Tests Prototype Sensors
Quanum Material With “Shark-Like” Abilities Can Sense Small Electric Grids “Quantum material” that emulates a shark’s ability to sense minute electric fields from small prey has performed fairly well in ocean-like conditions, leaving potential room to be applied in applications ranging from defense to marine biology. The material maintains functional stability and doesn’t corrode after…
Will 5G Deployment Be Worth Annual $200 Billion Price Tag?
Many wireless engineers envision future mobile networks controlling our vehicles, facilitating communication between refrigerators and supermarkets, along with providing fast reliable broadband connections to our homes. This is all possible through 5G connectivity, and much closer than many of us might realize. The hype surrounding 5G is understandable, as the network promised speeds and lower…
Four Bizarre Connected Items Used To Wage Cyberattacks
In recent years, cyberattacks have been on the rise, and don’t seem to be limited by choice of targets. With the degree of internet connectivity in our homes, jobs, and vehicles, cybercriminals are never short of openings. As we all know, the Internet-of-Things (IoT) gives everyday devices online connectivity, a number that’s projected to reach…
This Week In Photos: Next Generation GRACE Satellite, Watercress That Gives Off Light, Windows With “Switchable” Surfaces
Next-Generation Installment Of GRACE Satellite Readying For Launch Earlier this week, a pair of advanced research satellites that respectively hail from the United States and Germany, arrived at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base to apply the final preparatory touches for their launch next spring. The twin satellites, known as the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment…
End Could Be Near For 3G In The United States
While the majority of mobile customers currently use 4G or 4G LTE networks, the anticipation for 5G service is already making waves through the mobile service and wireless tech industries. Granted we still have at least a year or so from reaping the benefits of 5G, the shift of focus upon this network just goes…