The artificial intelligence technology that detects rip currents
May 6, 2021 |
Environment
A Portuguese surfer-engineer developed an artificial intelligence-powered technology that identifies potentially dangerous ocean currents on beaches.
The system uses cameras that help lifeguards keep swimmers away from a hazardous situation near the shoreline.
Every year,
These bodies of water seep away from the shore through deep channels and are very common on nearly any worldwide beach.
They are often indistinguishable in the eyes of a swimmer and even an inexperienced water sports enthusiast.
And most people don t know what to do to
Ricardo Santana is a passionate surfer with a degree in aerospace engineering from Técnico Lisboa (IST) in Portugal.
In a big step towards sustainable fashion, scientists create a biodegradable, carbon-capturing textile from algae
Made using a 3D printer, this is the first example of an engineered photosynthetic material that is tough enough for a t-shirt or an artificial leaf
May 6, 2021
Algae, simple aquatic plants that include pond scum and seaweed, are an important source of food, cosmetic additives, and fertilizers. They are also a promising source for making biofuels and bioplastics. And now, sustainable clothes.
Researchers have used 3D printing to make a tough, sustainable material from algae that could be used to make clothes and labels. Because the material, reported in the journal
6 May 2021
Gebouw 356 op de locatie Valkenburg met beheerders en huurders. De personen op de foto zijn gevraagd mee te werken voor het RVB en hebben goedkeuring gegeven.
300,000 euros acceleration money available for startups and scale-ups at Unmanned Valley
To accelerate the development of promising innovations in unmanned technology, autonomous systems and sensors, Unmanned Valley – the field lab for sensor-based technologies located at the former Valkenburg naval air base, 16 kilometers north of The Hague in the Netherlands – is launching a subsidy scheme. Startups and scale-ups can apply for a subsidy of up to 25,000 euros.
A total of 300,000 euros is available for several innovation projects. One of the conditions for awarding the grant is that the applicant himself co-finances 25% of the project. The subsidy scheme has been made possible by the Dutch municipality of Katwijk and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
BEN TURNER, LIVE SCIENCE
4 MAY 2021
Scientists have gotten one step closer to a quantum internet by creating the world s first multinode quantum network.
Researchers at the QuTech research center in the Netherlands created the system, which is made up of three quantum nodes entangled by the spooky laws of quantum mechanics that govern subatomic particles. It is the first time that more than two quantum bits, or qubits that do the calculations in quantum computing have been linked together as nodes or network endpoints.
Researchers expect the first quantum networks to unlock a wealth of computing applications that can t be performed by existing classical devices - such as faster computation and improved cryptography.
This photosynthetic material could be made into living clothes 04 May 2021
Professional Engineering
A small sample of the bioprinted photosynthetic material, which could one day be used to make artificial leaves or living clothes (Credit: University of Rochester photo) A new living, photosynthetic material could be used for clothes, energy harvesting or medical applications, its developers have said.
An international team of researchers from the University of Rochester in New York State and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands used 3D printers and a novel bioprinting technique to print algae into the ‘tough and resilient’ material.
“3D printing is a powerful technology for fabrication of living functional materials that have a huge potential in a wide range of environmental and human-based applications, said Srikkanth Balasubramanian, a postdoctoral research associate at Delft and the first author of the paper. “We provide the firs