Better performance and… mixed reality promises the new iOS 12

More fast, more stable and with a whole new set of features will be iOS 12, the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system (iPhone, iPad). At least this was supported by US giant executives during the WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple’s annual software developer meeting in San Jose, CA. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Norman: A “psychopath” artificial intelligence

Coming directly from a sci-fi thriller scenario is Norman: An artificial intelligence, inspired by Hitchcock’s “Norman Bates” character, who is “trained” to understand images, but has an overly “dark” perception of the world. As the BBC says, when a “normal” algorithm generated by artificial intelligence is asked what it sees Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The robot that will do your shopping, like in the movies

Telexistence is a startup based in Tokyo, which, when I learned about it, made me think about the future of retail. Telexistence, therefore, presented the first mass production of Model H robot. Its operation is simple: the robot is idle, but when the user activates the virtual reality mask, Model Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Using iPhone as a… home key!

Apple is likely to upgrade the use of the NFC chip to the new iOS 12 software, which will be presented next week at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). This upgrade will allow the use of iPhone for operations beyond ApplePay, such as access to hotel rooms and public transportation. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The first three-dimensionally printed eye cornea is a fact

Scientists in the UK have created the first three dimensional printed eye cornea. The technique opens the way so that in the future there will be an unlimited availability of corneas, which are the outer layer of the human eye, as today there is a lack of them for transplantation. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Artificial intelligence system recognizes people by their walk

Researchers at the University of Manchester, in collaboration with scientists at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, have developed a biometric artificial intelligence system that can recognize a person from his steps and ways of walking: In particular, the system can recognize the person simply from the moment he presses a Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The first bio-electric capsule detects stomach bleeding

Researchers at MIT University in the US have created the first capsule-sensor, containing genetically modified bacteria, which can diagnose bleeding in the stomach. It is actually a bacteria “chip” that combines sensors from living microorganisms with electronics of very low energy consumption. The bacterial-electronic sensor transforms the “signal” (i.e. the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

3D printer creates biological tissues

©naftemporiki.gr “Tissues are splendidly complex structures, so to create artificial versions of them that work properly, we have to replicate their complexity” said Ali Handemehocheini, who led… A UCLA engineer has developed a technique that uses a specially designed three-dimensional printer (3D printer) to create therapeutic biomaterials from multi-materials. This Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

“Smart” jell-material moving on the bottom of the sea and moves objects

©naftemporiki.gr “Smart” jell-material moving on the bottom of the sea and moves objects A “smart”, 3D-printed jell-material that can “walk” on the bottom, grab objects and move them, developed engineers at Rutgers University – New Brunswick. This material could be used on robots that mimic marine beings like the octopus, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Apple develops an in-display fingerprint scanner

© Provided by: pestaola.gr Apple is reported to be among the companies experimenting with the use of fingerprint scanners placed on the smartphone screen. According to a report by the Korean newspaper Chosun, Apple is among the companies that will attempt to take such a step. At this stage, the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Nanorobot made the nanohome, the smallest home in the world

© www.cnn.gr Tech A French team of nanorobotic engineers used a new micro robotic-system to create the smallest home in the world. Researchers used a focused ion beam, a tiny robot, a microscope, and other nanostructure technologies inside a vacuum chamber to build a Nano home, where even mites do not Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Robots that move without battery and motor

©naftemporiki.gr The new propulsion system is based on strips of a flexible polymer that bends when it is cold and stretches when it is hot. This polymer is positioned to activate a switch in … Caltech and ETH Zurich engineers have developed robots capable of moving on their own without Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Significant security gap in email encryption technology

© naftemporiki.gr Significant security gap in email encryption technology An important vulnerability was found in a widely used email encryption technology, according to researchers. PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is a data encryption method sometimes added to programs that send and receive emails. Details of the security gap were made public Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

The Facebook Messenger design changes radically

© Provided by: pestaola.gr Facebook Messenger is changing its design once again, focusing on the functions of the conversation. The purpose of Facebook Messenger is to return to simpler forms, making it easier -with the new user interface- to make daily contact with the user. According to Verge, the change Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

In the future, Google’s artificial intelligence will phone for you!

© Sofokleousin.gr In the future, Google’s artificial intelligence will phoning for you! Google has introduced a new Artificial Intelligence software that makes an appointment or phone bookings on behalf of users, making voice conversations on their behalf e.g. with a doctor, a hairdresser or a restaurant. As CEO Sunart Pinchai Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …

Artificial intelligence that mimics the brain by finding the way into virtual labyrinths

©www.cnn.gr Tech Deep Mind, Google’s subsidiary in the field of Artificial Intelligence, unveiled a new program that can successfully find its way into a virtual labyrinth. The originality lies in the fact that the deep learning algorithm of the new artificial intelligence system can “spontaneously” mimic the activity of human brain Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …