Recycling: Scientists develop technology that can turn Covid-19 PPE into SCHOOL CHAIRS

The NHS is using new tech that turns waste personal protective equipment (PPE) like COVID masks, gowns and curtains into plastic for school chairs and other products. Tech that makes school chairs and other items from waste personal protective equipment (PPE) like COVID masks, gowns and curtains is being used by the NHS. Machines developed by the Cardiff-based Thermal … Read more

Scientists urge the public to try a new game to see the risks of ’emotion recognition technology’

Members of the public are being asked by scientists to pull faces at their webcam or phone screen to learn more about a controversial technology.  The site, called Emojify, was built to draw attention to ’emotion recognition’ systems and the downfalls of this powerful technology.  Powered by artificial intelligence, it is is designed to recognise … Read more

UK schools’ science and technology curricula ‘not fit for purpose’, say teachers

Science and technology curricula in UK schools are ‘not fit for purpose’ and need to be updated to help pupils ‘change the world for the better’, teachers have warned. Polls taken amid COVID-19 on behalf of the Amazon Longitude Explorer Prize found 47 per cent of teachers think the technology curriculum, specifically, is out of date. More … Read more

Son ‘brings grandparents back to life’ using deep fake technology

Heartwarming moment son uses AI to bring his grandparents’ portraits to life and shows them to his parents  Gagandeep Singh Anand, 26, uploaded footage of this grandparents online  He used the genealogy website MyHeritage to animate the old images  Gagandeep showed the images to his parents  Gurcharanjeet and Manjeet Both his parents reacted emotionally seeing the … Read more

Son ‘brings grandparents back to life’ using deep fake technology

Heartwarming moment son uses AI to bring his grandparents’ portraits to life and shows them to his parents  Gagandeep Singh Anand, 26, uploaded footage of this grandparents online  He used the genealogy website MyHeritage to animate the old images  Gagandeep showed the images to his parents  Gurcharanjeet and Manjeet Both his parents reacted emotionally seeing the … Read more

Samsung ISOCELL 2.0 technology ready, able to process more light

Just a couple of months ago, Samsung introduced the new ISOCELL HM3 sensor. It offers more advanced mobile photography features and autofocus. It’s a 108Mp mobile image sensor that is capable of capturing more details for sharper results, mainly for premium flagship phones. This time, the Isocell technology has gotten an upgrade. ISOCELL 2.0 technology … Read more

Major study predicts how humans will use technology to ‘upgrade’ our lives by 2030

Over the course of the next decade humans will integrate more with technology to ‘upgrade’ our lives including brain chips and exoskeletons, a new report claims. Produced by dentsu, a global advertising and digital agency, the report looks at ways the world could change over the next 10 years and the impact on global brands. … Read more

Omate O6L Pro Kids Smartwatch now available with vSIM Technology

Omate is more popular now for its smartwatches. The last one we featured here was the Omate x Nanoblock Smartwatch for the kids that launched at the MWC 2018. There were other kid-friendly Omate smartwatches introduced before that and today, we’re learning about another one. The Omate O6L Pro is a new kids smartwatch that … Read more