Μάρτιος 2017

A range of breakthrough eco-building solutions which tackle the emerging problem of indoor air quality have been presented by the ECO-SEE project at the Ecobuild construction fair in London.

The solutions include novel insulation, coating and panel products which improve air quality by passively regulating humidity, capturing VOCs, and removing indoor organic pollutants through photocatalysis. External and internal wall panels have also been developed, in addition to design tools to support end users.

50% improvement in energy performance

The automated home and office market is predicted to grow quickly in the next few years. But as reports of cyber attacks increase, is it still possible for a home to be a castle in the age of smart buildings, or are we lowering the drawbridge to hackers?

Smart buildings offer better energy efficiency and the kind of futuristic mod cons that appeal to many consumers, but some experts warn our appetite for new technology is putting us at risk from increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks.

Utility field work can be a real headache even with precise maps at hand. Admitting that they rapidly manage to locate the sought network, workers may end up damaging grids belonging to someone else. This type of scenario will soon be avoidable thanks to an assistive device developed under the LARA project.

Ένα ρομποτικό πρόσωπο, που έχει την ικανότητα να παίρνει εκφράσεις πόνου, φόβου, αηδίας και άλλων συναισθημάτων, προκειμένου να βοηθήσει στην εκπαίδευση των γιατρών στις διαγνώσεις, κατασκεύασαν επιστήμονες από τις ΗΠΑ.

Σύμφωνα με το «New Scientist», το ανθρωποειδές ρομπότ, που φέρει το όνομα «Φίλιπ Ντικ» (από το όνομα του διάσημου Αμερικανού συγγραφέα επιστημονικής φαντασίας) έχει ρεαλιστικό δέρμα στο πρόσωπό του και μπορεί να παίρνει πειστικές εκφράσεις.