Technology

Here’s how technology is shaping the future of education

With an influx of new learning models available, traditional educational methods are bound to evolve in the next decade. To get a better sense of where things are heading, Business Insider has taken a closer look at technology’s developing role in the field of education and outlined the advances that could be spelled out for the future. … Read More

AI can see people through walls

CSAIL The creators of RF-Pose – artificial intelligence software that can see through walls – hope to use the technology to detect degenerative diseases among elderly people. …Check It

What’s Missing From The New Digital Classroom?

Technology is just a tool; it’s how we apply it that will determine the future of education. ~Sarah Rotman

As part of my research at Forrester, I’ve spent a lot of time getting to know companies developing technology solutions for K-12 and higher education. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) like Coursera and Udacity give students around the world access to high-quality courses for free or at a fraction of the cost of a traditional university. … It’s worth thinking seriously about how these solutions will change the nature of education. Many of the changes are positive. We expand access to education across the globe. At the same time we increase scale, we also enable more individualized, self-paced learning, presumably at a reduced cost.  Read More

Online Learning Is Broken, And Versal Wants To Fix It

Bored by online learning? Versal’s “gadget” method aims to make every lecture interactive. ~Lauren Orsini.

What’s wrong with online learning companies like Udemy, Lynda and their ilk? According to a new company called Versal, it’s that their lectures are boring. Low-tech, even.

“Existing courses are really just PowerPoints or videos,” said Versal CEO Gregor Freund. “They’re really only taking advantage of ten percent of the computer. If a course is on a computer it should be taking advantage of its full capabilities.”  Read More

What Is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop, And Why Is It Important?

Twice as fast as an airplane, cheaper than a bullet train and completely self-powered: that’s the mysterious transportation system that inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk is promising. Read More

Make-It-Yourself: The rise of the micro-manufacturers

The next industrial revolution is under way – make-it-yourself. ~Matthew Wall

Thanks to state-of-the-art design software and the latest computer-controlled laser cutters, 3D printers and other manufacturing hardware, designers and inventors are turning their ideas into reality and getting them to market far more quickly and cheaply than they ever could before. Read More

Soon, ‘snakebots’ to explore every inch of planets

Robots that can slither through the dense soil of alien planets could soon be sent out into space. The European Space Agency (ESA) wants its operations on other planets to have greater mobility and manoeuvrability, and is hence looking into whether snake-like robots could be the answer. Read More

Wi-Fi signals enable gesture recognition throughout entire home

Forget to turn off the lights before leaving the apartment? No problem. ~Michelle Ma

Just raise your hand, finger-swipe the air, and your lights will power down. Want to change the song playing on your music system in the other room? Move your hand to the right and flip through the songs.

University of Washington computer scientists have developed gesture-recognition technology that brings this a step closer to reality. Researchers have shown it’s possible to leverage Wi-Fi signals around us to detect specific movements without needing sensors on the human body or cameras. Project page: http://wisee.cs.washington.edu