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Dubai camel races resume with robot jockeys
Robot technology has reached desert tracks in the UAE, and it’s holding camels by the reins One of the oldest sports in the Middle East has been revamped by robotic
Meet Professor Ozgur Sinanoglu – the inventor of unhackable computer chips
Meet Professor Sinanoglu – the inventor of unhackable computer chips His groundbreaking research has been funded by multiple entities including the likes of tech giant Intel and US Department of
Maker Faire Rome partners with DIDI Dubai in the name of Circular Economy
Maker Faire Rome partners with DIDI Dubai in the name of Circular Economy A design workshop with DIDI – Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, will envision the future of
eCommerce pollution: new rules are being set in California
eCommerce pollution is choking California, new rules are being set A plan aimed at the nation’s largest cluster of warehouses could set a template for restrictions on pollution elsewhere
It’s Maker Music Festival weekend, join in!
200 Musicians, Makers and Artists Come Together as Creative Placemakers in their New VIRTUAL Campus An“Open Studios” for music makers: fifteen “buildings” with makers from around the world open to
Fjord 2021 Trends Report highlights the importance of DIY culture
Major design FIRM Fjord maps DYI innovation as a pressing trend in 2021 “Innovation is also a product of people ingenuity in challenging circumstances”. Isn’t the ethos of Maker Faire,
Discarded chewingum turns into skateboard wheels
Students turn discarded chewingum into colourful skateboard wheels About sixty chewingums are needed for a skateboard. Maybe we all should start chewing for the cause! Hugo Maupetit and Vivian Fischer from
AI to help facial recognition, for bears
Training Facial Recognition on Furry Friends: Bears In their spare time, two Silicon Valley developers aided conservationists in developing artificial intelligence to help keep track of individual bears
April 22 is “Girls in ICT Day”, to promote technology careers for women
Special 10 Year Anniversary Celebration of International Girls in ICT Day Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures! On Girls in ICT Day– marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April –
This suit can improve mobility for stroke or Parkinson’s patients
The Exopulse Mollii Suit can improve mobility for people affected by a stroke or Parkinson’s disease The single-piece suit is equipped with 58 imbedded electrodes, which are adjust to the user’s individual needs
LOOKING BACK AT THE BEST OF DESIGN AND MAKING IN TIMES OF COVID-19
LOOKING BACK AT THE BEST OF DESIGN IN TIMES OF COVID-19 A recap of top stories from all over the world as picked by designers repost from What Design Can
Masters Of Networks: explore collective intelligence
Masters of Networks 5: networks of meaning A hackathon on semantic data to explore collective intelligence awaits you April 28-30 Society is a network. Societal change arises from the
New biodegradable electronic displays to minimise waste medical electronics
Scientists have produced the first biodegradable electronic displays The biodegradable electronics might help adopting a sustainable lifecycle The growing use of electronic devices in consumables and new technologies for the
NASA to offer funding for initial studies of commercial space stations
A concept for a commercial space station proposed by Sierra Nevada Corporation A new NASA program will provide funded Space Act Agreements to companies to mature their designs, with later
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