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What the city of the future will be like: 7 key trends

How living in and outside cities will develop will depend on many factors, including the ability of cities to adapt to changing circumstances, and the willingness of citizens to embrace new technologies and ways of living The future of living in cities is likely to be influenced by various factors, including technological advancements, societal shifts,…

FIWARE Announces Yasunori Mochizuki as New Chairman of the Board of Directors

A leader on board who has decades of experience, a history of driving business to excellence, and who is recognised for being an active and widely known member of the FIWARE ecosystem since its inception Earlier today, FIWARE Foundation announced that Mr. Yasunori Mochizuki, a longtime NEC Corporation Fellow, has been appointed as the new…

Is voice biometrics in banking secure enough?

Generative AI voice cloning tools only need a minute of voice data–which is often scraped from social media–to create a result that is almost indistinguishable from the original Apart from going into a branch, calling a bank feels more human for digital-shy consumers. For many, it is the first port of call for making account…

Off the roof: the quest to harness energy from facades

Researchers are going beyond conventional solar panels in a bid to generate heat and electricity from the other external surfaces of buildings In social housing on the outskirts of the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven, Renske Crone was delighted with an experiment in 2022 involving her apartment: it was outfitted with panels that produced energy…

Will tech change what it means to be human? And does it matter?

Michael Sandel pokes, and prods with provocative questions at the Harvard Dialogues event Forget Botox. Artificial intelligence took 40 years off Harrison Ford, now 81, for the 2023 release “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” The movie star discussed the digital de-aging process in a clip viewed by hundreds of students, faculty, and staff…

Researchers of Princeton discover an abrupt change in quantum behavior that defies current theories of superconductivity

Fluctuations are temporary random changes in the thermodynamic state of a material that is on the verge of undergoing a phase transition Princeton physicists have discovered an abrupt change in quantum behavior while experimenting with a three-atom-thin insulator that can be easily switched into a superconductor. The research promises to enhance our understanding of quantum…

Organic farming in Europe is shedding its niche label

Consumer demand in the EU is growing for more sustainable food production Europeans are increasingly keen to eat food that is both healthy for them and gentle on the environment. Retail sales of organic food in the EU jumped 80% between 2015 and 2020. But accelerating the switch away from industrialised farming in Europe requires…

Researchers release solar power data software to increase clean energy generation

The software tool sorts through messy data to reveal what’s going on with solar panels on cloudy and sunny days A lot can happen to solar panels that are mounted to a roof – from tree branches casting shade over them to a neighbor’s baseball cracking one. Now, a solar panel owner can better understand…

AI innovation package launched by European Commission to support startups and SMEs

The European Commission has launched an AI innovation package to support European startups and SMEs in the development of trustworthy AI that respects EU rules and values The AI innovation package will provide a broad range of measures to support AI startups and innovation. It is set to include a proposal to provide privileged access to supercomputers…

New model predicts how shoe properties affect a runner’s performance

Developed by MIT engineers, the model could be a tool for designers looking to innovate in sneaker design A good shoe can make a huge difference for runners, from career marathoners to couch-to-5K first-timers. But every runner is unique, and a shoe that works for one might trip up another. Outside of trying on a…