Notations From the Social Grid (Weekly Edition): "VIrtual Peter" Looks to the Future

 

Selected By Virtual Peter Buildings of the future could be fully 3D printed using recycled glass 3D printed concrete may lead to a shift in architecture and construction. Because it can be used to produce new shapes and forms that current technologies struggle with, it may change the centuries-old processes and procedures that are still used to construct buildings, resulting in lower costs and saved time.

Selected By Virtual Peter Google’s New Tech Can Read Your Body Language-Without Cameras This is not the first time we’ve seen Google use radar to provide its gadgets with spatial awareness. In 2015, Google unveiled Soli, a sensor that can use radar’s electromagnetic waves to pick up precise gestures and movements. It was first seen in the Google Pixel 4’s ability to detect simple hand gestures so the user could snooze alarms or pause music without having to physically touch the smartphone. More recently, radar sensors were embedded inside the second-generation Nest Hub smart display to detect the movement and breathing patterns of the person sleeping next to it. The device was th...

Selected By Virtual Peter Musion Produces Lifelike Interactive Holograms with AJA Gear The proliferation of advanced imaging technologies has increased accessibility to lifelike 3D holograms for wider audiences in recent years, with applications spanning entertainment, live event, corporate marketing, and education markets. Among the innovators accelerating the industry, Musion Group has trailblazed the development of hyperreal, interactive holograms using high-end imaging and cinematic technologies since 2008.

Technology Stanford Scientists Combine AI, Atomic-Scale Images in Pursuit of Better Batteries ACM TechNews Stanford Scientists Combine AI, Atomic-Scale Images in Pursuit of Better Batteries A research team led by Stanford University analyzed atomic-scale microscopic images using artificial intelligence (AI) to understand why rechargeable batteries wear out, paving the way for better batteries in the future. Red 6 aims to use augmented reality and A.I. to train U.S. military pilots Dan Robinson, a soft-spoken native of northeast England, chats in a Miami Beach coffee house, his dog at his feet. Meanwhile in California, representatives of the U.S. Air Force test a video game-like technology his company is developing to answer America’s military pilot predicament.

Transportation Baidu plans 100-city robot taxi rollout by 2030 Chinese web giant Baidu has revealed plans to introduce its autonomous taxi service to 65 cities by the year 2025, then add another 35 cities by 2030. CEO and co-founder Robin Li revealed those targets on Tuesday during the company's Q4 2021 earnings call – on which he also stated that Apollo Go autonomous taxi service provided 213,000 rides in the quarter, almost doubling patronage. The service offers Level Four autonomy, so can only operate without human control in geofenced areas. And the company still has "safety drivers" in some cities, to ensure timely interventions in the name of safety... First look at the Polestar O₂ concept: A hard-top roadster convertible with an autonomous drone built in Swedish EV brand Polestar has provided further evidence of its break from the DNA of parent Volvo Cars, unveiling its second concept vehicle, the Polestar O₂. This all-electric, hard-top convertible builds off the automaker’s Precept concept and further showcases what Polestar has planned for its future EVs from both a design and sustainability standpoint. Whether cinematic drones will be included or not remains uncertain, however.

Space These tiny robots are about to explore the Moon like never before The Colmena Project has officially launched with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Mexican Space Agency. The state of Hidalgo has also backed the project which will put five robots on the surface of the Moon next June. UNAM, the National University of Mexico, leads the project, which has been made possible thanks to over 200 students involved with the Space Instrumentation Laboratory (LINX). NASA’s NuSTAR X-Ray Space Observatory Makes Illuminating Discoveries With ‘Nuisance’ Light During that time, scientists have had to deal with stray light leaking in through the sides of the observatory, which can interfere with observations much like external noise can drown out a phone call.

Health Rocket VR Health Partners with Massachusetts General Hospital to Co-Develop VR Digital Therapeutic for Stem Cell Patients Under the terms of the agreement Rocket VR Health will leverage its virtual reality therapy platform to co-develop a VR digital therapeutic solution based on population-specific well-researched care interventions created by Massachusetts General Hospital. This Digital Therapeutic Solution is intended to help with distress management in blood cancer patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) in an in-clinic setting. HCT can be used to treat certain types of cancer, such as leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma, and other blood and immune system diseases that affect the bone mar... Australian surgeons turn to 3D printing to restore patients' ankles SYDNEY (XINHUA) - Two Australian orthopaedic surgeons have developed a 3D-printing technique to create high-tech ankle replacements. Their breakthrough is achieved using specialised computer-aided design software which enables the surgeons to create a customised prosthesis unique to each patient.