Dubai’s 3D printing strategy & the first 3D printed office


30 May, 2016
Dubai is banking on 3D printing in a big way. The country has announced their 3D printing strategy. The strategy is being enforced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice-President of Dubai, who is confident that additive manufacturing is definitely the way to go when it comes to...Read More

Energy Storage Wars: Academics encourage governmental investment


28 May, 2016
Renewable power is making strides in Europe. Britain is said to be the dark horse of the energy storage game right now, Germany ran on full renewable energy for a few hours and Portugal did a four-day stint on completely renewable energy. However, academics are poking holes in some of...Read More

Robot Revolution: Foxconn cuts employees, employs robots


27 May, 2016
The robot takeover continues. Industrial automation and the Industrial Internet of Things are the keywords that you should be following in the year 2016 because there will be news about them every day. Recently, Adidas opened a fully automated branch in Germany and is now making pairs of shoes in...Read More

Oil bidding war: Qatar’s largest oilfield is open for business


27 May, 2016
There is an oil field in Qatar that is considered the largest offshore field in the world and it needs a new operator. It is called the Al Shaheen field and the bids have been flying in from the usual suspects, BP, Shell, Maersk Oil (who ran the field for...Read More

Facebook and Microsoft announce very own fiber optic cable


27 May, 2016
Facebook and Microsoft have become the new favorite tag team of the internet. The two companies have joined hands and have built a new fiber optic cable that will be laid in the Atlantic Ocean. The project's name is Marea, and will stretch beyond 4,000 miles, sandwiched between Virginia and Spain....Read More

The way we engineer computers is about to change, according to computer scientist at Louisiana Tech


26 May, 2016
The ego has landed. Dr. Ben Choi, an associate professor of computer science at Louisiana Tech University claims that he has...in his possession...the new technology...that will revolutionize the computing industry...forever. No, really. USA Today affiliate, the News Star, has reported that Choi possesses new hardware that will redefine what we know...Read More

Intelligent lighting systems could make $5 billion by 2026


26 May, 2016
Are you using intelligent lighting systems in your business or your home? If the answer is no, then the question is, why not? The intelligent lighting systems market will make $5 billion annually by 2026 if recent estimates are to be believed. That would mean by the year 2026, the...Read More

Engineers conduct studies on artificial intelligence and its machine-learning practices


26 May, 2016
Carnegie Mellon University has been observing machine-learning algorithms due to unclarity of how the machines decide between certain categories. The engineers are looking at how the algorithms decide between: "credit, medical diagnoses, personalized recommendations, advertising and job opportunities."  "Demands for algorithmic transparency are increasing as the use of algorithmic decision-making...Read More

Engineers conduct studies on artificial intelligence and its machine-learning practices


26 May, 2016
Carnegie Mellon University has been observing machine-learning algorithms due to unclarity of how the machines decide between certain categories. The engineers are looking at how the algorithms decide between: "credit, medical diagnoses, personalized recommendations, advertising and job opportunities."  "Demands for algorithmic transparency are increasing as the use of algorithmic decision-making...Read More

Chevron’s cyber security stance and 2016 woes


26 May, 2016
Chevron Corporation wants to eliminate any chance of being hacked by cyber criminals. They are currently working on "air-gap critical" systems to stay off of the internet whenever possible to minimize the opportunities for cyber criminals to infiltrate. They're hoping through this systems won't be taken down by targeted attacks,...Read More