09/09/2015

Technology

The word haptic, from the Greek: ἁπτικός (haptikos), means “pertaining to the sense of touch” and comes from the Greek verb ἅπτεσθαι haptesthai, meaning “to contact” or “to touch”.

Haptic technology will be more remarkable than any breakthrough in the past technology

Haptic technology will change the way we live and interact with technology in the future. As mobile devices to act more like an extension of our body, so that the connected smart devices will act as an extension of our environments, allowing us to control the world around us in a unimaginable way.

Paradigm shift urgently needed for forecasting corrosion within civil engineering structures

The most common cause of degradation and failures of reinforced concrete structures is chloride-induced corrosion of its embedded steel. This is a pervasive, urgent problem that requires immediate attention and ...

EU counters steel subsidies

The EU imposed anti-subsidy duties on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in Indonesia and also India. With Indonesia at the forefront, the EU is countering the highly ...

FABEX Saudi Arabia 2022

FABEX Saudi Arabia alongside with Metal & Steel Saudi Arabia, since its inception in 2012, has cemented its position as the genuine business class event for steel, steel fabrication, metal processing, forming, ...

Launch of ‘NEB LAB’ with new projects and call for Friends

The Commission is launching the NEB LAB: a ‘think and do’ tank to make the New European Bauhaus a reality through concrete and tangible projects. By connecting the initiative’s growing ...

Over €1 billion for the EU climate transition

The Commission signed grant agreements of €1.1 billion with seven large-scale projects via the EU Innovation Fund, funded by revenues from the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS). These projects aim ...

How prepared the EU’s governing entities are against cyber threats

The number of cyberattacks on EU bodies is increasing sharply. The level of cybersecurity preparedness within EU bodies varies and is overall not commensurate with the growing threats.  Since EU ...

What is the Construction Products Regulation about?

The Construction Products Regulation aims to ensure that construction products can freely circulate within the Single Market. To achieve this, the Construction Products Regulation lays down harmonised rules for putting ...

The return of SIL 2022: business, knowledge, and networking

After two years of absence due to the health situation, the 22nd edition of SIL Barcelona, the leading trade fair for Logistics, Transport, Intralogistics and Supply Chain in Southern Europe, ...

AI algorithm from CTA images accurately predicted heart attack risk

Investigators from Cedars-Sinai have created an artificial intelligence-enabled tool that may make it easier to predict if a person will have a heart attack. The tool, described in The Lancet Digital Health, accurately ...

€200k fund to support AI technologies for the Healthcare sector

The HosmartAI project – “Hospital Smart development based on AI” has announced the launch of its Open Call #1 – INNOVATE Call for Tech, with a total budget of €200k ...

Increasing efficiency in the manufacturing industry using machine learning assistance

Efficiency rates for production machinery frequently fall far below what technology could achieve. The common reason is experienced employees are not always available when a failure occurs while other employees ...

Brain-based computing chips not just for AI anymore

With the insertion of a little math, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have shown that neuromorphic computers, which synthetically replicate the brain’s logic, can solve more complex problems than those posed ...