Electronic devices have become pervasive in our household equipment, our cars, our communication tools and indeed in almost every object that surrounds us in our private and professional spheres. Not only do they multiply, but...
Robots are machines capable of endlessly repeating the same operation, without fatigue or making mistakes. With such qualities, they are now quietly moving into many areas of our socio-economic world, replacing human operators deemed less...
In recent years, the massive and controversial use of drones in U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan has fueled an intense debate. But this controversy is only the tip of the iceberg: the development...
The next automobile revolution will be the driverless car. Ever since the automobile industry was born, it has continuously represented a clear-cut vector for technological progress and societal transformation. Driverless cars, with general roadworthy models...
Initially developed for military uses, exoskeletons are now moving into civvy street, with applications under development for disabled senior citizens or handicapped persons. Business of this product calls for sophisticated technologies by also for a...
Burning of fossil fuels constitutes the main source today of greenhouse gases and it is also the principal vector of anthropic action on the climate. But the relationship between energy and climate is far more...
Robots have become so omnipresent as to fade into the background as we go about our daily business. From software to hardware they come in myriad flavors. They are our self-guided vacuums, our GPS, an...
MEMS are basically information sensors that transmit the information to a microcontroller that carries out the analysis. It is an essential element of the so-called smart objects, allowing them to capture information about their environment....
As of the early 2000’s, Internet has opened paths to a new form of collective intelligence, viz., human or humanoid computing. Be reassured, reader, this is not a way to turn your brain into a...
Significant tech breakthroughs, a growing number of applications, mature industrial processes: in recent years many factors have boosted the development of nuclear medicine. Not so long ago, it was a matter of R&D. Now it’s...
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