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.

ITS in action: Copenhagen’s green agenda

This September, all eyes will fall on Copenhagen as the city hosts the year’s biggest Intelligent Transport event: the 25th ITS World Congress. Organised by ERTICO and the European Commission ...
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Developing and testing shared, connected and cooperative automated vehicle fleets in urban areas for the mobility of all

Specific Challenge: Shared, connected and cooperative automated vehicles may become a game changer for urban mobility. They can provide seamless door to door mobility of people and freight delivery services, ...
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International Metal Technology Taiwan (iMT Taiwan)

Blazing Business Opportunities  A unique industry structure has developed in Taiwan over the years. Through its role as an industry cluster, Taiwan provides the flexibility and cost-effectiveness other markets cannot ...
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Upgrading transport infrastructure in order to monitor noise and emissions

Specific Challenge: Noise and emissions from transport affect seriously people's health and environmental ecosystems requiring the implementation of mitigation measures to achieve a higher reduction in all transport modes. The ...
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Safety in an evolving road mobility environment

Specific Challenge: The road mobility environment – the area which covers both road transport users and those affected by them – is evolving. Vehicle types are beginning to change as ...
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Businesses are more digital, e-commerce is growing slowly

Today the European Commission is publishing the results of the 2018 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), a tool which monitors the performance of Member States in digital connectivity, digital ...
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Motorless Self-Propelled Robots

Engineers at Caltech and ETH Zurich have developed robots capable of self-propulsion without using any motors, servos, or power supply. Instead, these first-of-their-kind devices paddle through water as the material ...
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Gastech 2018 Conference

The leading exhibition and conference for the global gas, LNG and energy industries For over 45 years, the Gastech exhibition and conference has been at the forefront of the international ...
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Bucharest Technology Week

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A brand new solution for multidomain display design for LCD technology

An international research team from Russia, France, and Germany has proposed a new method for orienting liquid crystals. It could be used to increase the viewing angle of liquid-crystal displays. The paper was ...
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Upgrading transport infrastructure in order to monitor noise and emissions

Specific Challenge: Noise and emissions from transport affect seriously people's health and environmental ecosystems requiring the implementation of mitigation measures to achieve a higher reduction in all transport modes. The ...
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Advancements in aerodynamics and innovative propulsion systems for quieter and greener aircrafts

Specific Challenge: Significant progress has been done recently in terms of environmental emission (including noise) by the development of Ultra High Pressure Ratio and Ultra High By-Pass Ratio engines. Technology ...
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