5G networks and services will be available from 2020 and will be the backbone of our future economy and society. Today at the Mobile World Congress, the European Commission and the 5G Public-Private Partnership (5GPPP) have outlined how the manufacturing, health, energy, automotive, media and entertainment sectors could use 5G to digitise their business models and what performance targets 5G should deliver for them to adopt it.
The 5G PPP – launched by the European Commission in 2013 - brought together experts from the telecoms and IT field and from companies and organisations most likely to rely on 5G , including Volkswagen, Volvo, Peugeot, ERTICO, ABB, Bosch, European Broadcasting Union. Their know-how fed into a white paper which identifies potential uses of 5G for each sector, pinpoints specific technical cross-sector requirements.
Günther H. Oettinger, European Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society said "We are trying not only to develop a communication network to connect people, but rather one that will deliver the Internet of Things, connecting anything that can be connected and delivering innovation on top of connectivity. Making 5G a reality in Europe by 2020 will be essential for the success of key sectors like automotive, health and digital manufacturing. This is a chance to reinforce the competitiveness of European industry". Read the Commissioner's full speech and blog
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5G networks and services will be available from 2020 and will be the backbone of our future economy and society. Today at the Mobile World Congress, the European Commission and the 5G Public-Private Partnership (5GPPP) have outlined how the manufacturing, health, energy, automotive, media and entertainment sectors could use 5G to digitise their business models and what performance targets 5G should deliver for them to adopt it.
The 5G PPP – launched by the European Commission in 2013 - brought together experts from the telecoms and IT field and from companies and organisations most likely to rely on 5G , including Volkswagen, Volvo, Peugeot, ERTICO, ABB, Bosch, European Broadcasting Union. Their know-how fed into a white paper which identifies potential uses of 5G for each sector, pinpoints specific technical cross-sector requirements.
Günther H. Oettinger, European Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society said "We are trying not only to develop a communication network to connect people, but rather one that will deliver the Internet of Things, connecting anything that can be connected and delivering innovation on top of connectivity. Making 5G a reality in Europe by 2020 will be essential for the success of key sectors like automotive, health and digital manufacturing. This is a chance to reinforce the competitiveness of European industry". Read the Commissioner's full speech and blog
Lange Zeit war der Nutzen des Blinddarms unklar. Forscher der Duke University in Durham entdeckten nun jedoch eine wichtige Funktion des dubiosen Organs: Im Falle einer Darmerkrankung werden dort nützliche Darmbakterien gelagert, um sie vor dem Ausschwemmen zu schützen. Ist die Krankheit vorüber, können die Darmbakterien wieder in den Dickdarm zurückkehren und die Genesung vorantreiben.
Lange Zeit war der Nutzen des Blinddarms unklar. Forscher der Duke University in Durham entdeckten nun jedoch eine wichtige Funktion des dubiosen Organs: Im Falle einer Darmerkrankung werden dort nützliche Darmbakterien gelagert, um sie vor dem Ausschwemmen zu schützen. Ist die Krankheit vorüber, können die Darmbakterien wieder in den Dickdarm zurückkehren und die Genesung vorantreiben.
Es ist eine medizinische Sensation: Wissenschaftler haben eine bislang als lose Fragmente wahrgenommene Struktur in der menschlichen Bauchhöhle als Organ identifiziert. Die Erkenntnis könnte bei der Behandlung von Krankheiten helfen.
Es ist eine medizinische Sensation: Wissenschaftler haben eine bislang als lose Fragmente wahrgenommene Struktur in der menschlichen Bauchhöhle als Organ identifiziert. Die Erkenntnis könnte bei der Behandlung von Krankheiten helfen.
Die erste Straße, die Strom aus Sonnenlicht gewinnt, ist im Nordwesten Frankreichs eingeweiht worden. Der Straßenbelag besteht aus Photovoltaikmodulen.
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Die erste Straße, die Strom aus Sonnenlicht gewinnt, ist im Nordwesten Frankreichs eingeweiht worden. Der Straßenbelag besteht aus Photovoltaikmodulen.
The tech world, Burger explained, was moving into a new orbit. In the future, a few giant Internet companies would operate a few giant Internet services so complex and so different from what came before that these companies would have to build a whole new architecture to run them. They would create not just the software driving these services, but the hardware, including servers and networking gear. Project Catapult would equip all of Microsoft’s servers—millions of them—with specialized chips that the company could reprogram for particular tasks.
Forscher registrieren Hitzewelle am Nordpol Am Nordpol und auf der norwegischen Inselgruppe Spitzbergen wurden für Oktober Rekordtemperaturen gemessen. «Das kann katastrophal enden, wenn wir nicht etwas unternehmen», warnt ein Klimaforscher.
Oslo (dpa) - Der Klimawandel wird auf der norwegischen Inselgruppe Spitzbergen immer stärker spürbar. «2016 wird dort das wärmste Jahr seit Beginn der Messungen 1889», sagte der Klimaforscher Ketil Isaksen vom norwegischen Meteorologischen Institut am Freitag der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. Die Jahresdurchschnittstemperaturen lägen in diesem Jahr bei etwa null Grad. Das seien fast sieben Grad mehr als normal.
Auch am Nordpol war es in den vergangenen vier Wochen im Schnitt neun bis zwölf Grad wärmer als normal. «Wir haben am Pol noch nie so hohe Temperaturen gemessen», sagte der Klimaforscher Martin Stendel vom dänischen Meteorologische Institut.
In der vergangenen Woche seien am Pol null Grad registriert worden, das seien sogar 20 Grad mehr als gewöhnlich Mitte November.
Forscher registrieren Hitzewelle am Nordpol Am Nordpol und auf der norwegischen Inselgruppe Spitzbergen wurden für Oktober Rekordtemperaturen gemessen. «Das kann katastrophal enden, wenn wir nicht etwas unternehmen», warnt ein Klimaforscher.
Oslo (dpa) - Der Klimawandel wird auf der norwegischen Inselgruppe Spitzbergen immer stärker spürbar. «2016 wird dort das wärmste Jahr seit Beginn der Messungen 1889», sagte der Klimaforscher Ketil Isaksen vom norwegischen Meteorologischen Institut am Freitag der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. Die Jahresdurchschnittstemperaturen lägen in diesem Jahr bei etwa null Grad. Das seien fast sieben Grad mehr als normal.
Auch am Nordpol war es in den vergangenen vier Wochen im Schnitt neun bis zwölf Grad wärmer als normal. «Wir haben am Pol noch nie so hohe Temperaturen gemessen», sagte der Klimaforscher Martin Stendel vom dänischen Meteorologische Institut.
In der vergangenen Woche seien am Pol null Grad registriert worden, das seien sogar 20 Grad mehr als gewöhnlich Mitte November.
FEI-FEI LI IS a big deal in the world of AI. As the director of the Artificial Intelligence and Vision labs at Stanford University, she oversaw the creation of ImageNet, a vast database of images designed to accelerate the development of AI that can “see.” And, well, it worked, helping to drive the creation of deep learning systems that can recognize objects, animals, people, and even entire scenes in photos—technology that has become commonplace on the world’s biggest photo-sharing sites. Now, Fei-Fei will help run a brand new AI group inside Google, a move that reflects just how aggressively the world’s biggest tech companies are remaking themselves around this breed of artificial intelligence.
Facebook Manages to Squeeze an AI Into Its Mobile App Alongside a former Stanford researcher—Jia Li, who more recently ran research for the social networking service Snapchat—the China-born Fei-Fei will lead a team inside Google’s cloud computing operation, building online services that any coder or company can use to build their own AI. This new Cloud Machine Learning Group is the latest example of AI not only re-shaping the technology that Google uses, but also changing how the company organizes and operates its business.
FEI-FEI LI IS a big deal in the world of AI. As the director of the Artificial Intelligence and Vision labs at Stanford University, she oversaw the creation of ImageNet, a vast database of images designed to accelerate the development of AI that can “see.” And, well, it worked, helping to drive the creation of deep learning systems that can recognize objects, animals, people, and even entire scenes in photos—technology that has become commonplace on the world’s biggest photo-sharing sites. Now, Fei-Fei will help run a brand new AI group inside Google, a move that reflects just how aggressively the world’s biggest tech companies are remaking themselves around this breed of artificial intelligence.
Facebook Manages to Squeeze an AI Into Its Mobile App Alongside a former Stanford researcher—Jia Li, who more recently ran research for the social networking service Snapchat—the China-born Fei-Fei will lead a team inside Google’s cloud computing operation, building online services that any coder or company can use to build their own AI. This new Cloud Machine Learning Group is the latest example of AI not only re-shaping the technology that Google uses, but also changing how the company organizes and operates its business.
Scientists have discovered a new way to edit DNA that could fix “broken genes” in the brain, cure previously incurable diseases and potentially even extend the human lifespan. The breakthrough – described as a “holy grail” of genetics – was used to partially restore the sight of rats blinded by a condition which also affects humans. Previously researchers were not able to make changes to DNA in eye, brain, heart and liver tissues.
Scientists have discovered a new way to edit DNA that could fix “broken genes” in the brain, cure previously incurable diseases and potentially even extend the human lifespan. The breakthrough – described as a “holy grail” of genetics – was used to partially restore the sight of rats blinded by a condition which also affects humans. Previously researchers were not able to make changes to DNA in eye, brain, heart and liver tissues.
Scientists have discovered a new way to edit DNA that could fix “broken genes” in the brain, cure previously incurable diseases and potentially even extend the human lifespan. The breakthrough – described as a “holy grail” of genetics – was used to partially restore the sight of rats blinded by a condition which also affects humans. Previously researchers were not able to make changes to DNA in eye, brain, heart and liver tissues.
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research non-profit backed by Tesla's Elon Musk, Y Combinator's Sam Altman, a Donald Trump fan called Peter Thiel, and..
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research non-profit backed by Tesla's Elon Musk, Y Combinator's Sam Altman, a Donald Trump fan called Peter Thiel, and..
Apple will versuchen, woran Google gescheitert ist: Eine Smart-Brille. Berichten zufolge arbeitet Apple an einem Prototyp, mit dem der Konzern seine Position bei Augmented-Reality-Anwendungen stärken will.
Apple will versuchen, woran Google gescheitert ist: Eine Smart-Brille. Berichten zufolge arbeitet Apple an einem Prototyp, mit dem der Konzern seine Position bei Augmented-Reality-Anwendungen stärken will.
Towards this end, researchers at MIT are investigating ways of making artificial neural networks more transparent in their decision-making. As they stand now, artificial neural networks are a wonderful tool for discerning patterns and making predictions. But they also have the drawback of not being terribly transparent.
The beauty of an artificial neural network is its ability to sift through heaps of data and find structure within the noise. This is not dissimilar from the way we might look up at clouds and see faces amidst their patterns.
And just as we might have trouble explaining to someone why a face jumped out at us from the wispy trails of a cirrus cloud formation, artificial neural networks are not explicitly designed to reveal what particular elements of the data prompted them to decide a certain pattern was at work and make predictions based upon it.
Towards this end, researchers at MIT are investigating ways of making artificial neural networks more transparent in their decision-making. As they stand now, artificial neural networks are a wonderful tool for discerning patterns and making predictions. But they also have the drawback of not being terribly transparent.
The beauty of an artificial neural network is its ability to sift through heaps of data and find structure within the noise. This is not dissimilar from the way we might look up at clouds and see faces amidst their patterns.
And just as we might have trouble explaining to someone why a face jumped out at us from the wispy trails of a cirrus cloud formation, artificial neural networks are not explicitly designed to reveal what particular elements of the data prompted them to decide a certain pattern was at work and make predictions based upon it.
A chunk of ice nearly twice the size of Rhode Island state is cracking off of an Antarctic glacier, and the rift between it and the southern continent is growing longer and wider every day.
The 2,300-square-mile ice block is part of the Larsen C Ice Shelf, which is the leading edge of one of the world's largest glacier systems.
It's called an ice shelf because it's floating on the ocean. It's normal for ice shelves to calve big icebergs, since snow accumulation gradually pushes old glacier ice out to sea.
But this 1,000-foot-thick piece of floating ice is colossal, and it's quickly fracturing off of Antarctica's prominent peninsula, likely due to rapid human-caused global warming.
A chunk of ice nearly twice the size of Rhode Island state is cracking off of an Antarctic glacier, and the rift between it and the southern continent is growing longer and wider every day.
The 2,300-square-mile ice block is part of the Larsen C Ice Shelf, which is the leading edge of one of the world's largest glacier systems.
It's called an ice shelf because it's floating on the ocean. It's normal for ice shelves to calve big icebergs, since snow accumulation gradually pushes old glacier ice out to sea.
But this 1,000-foot-thick piece of floating ice is colossal, and it's quickly fracturing off of Antarctica's prominent peninsula, likely due to rapid human-caused global warming.
Die Naturfilmer James Balog, Adam LeWinter und Jeff Orlowski haben in ihrer Dokumentation "Chasing Ice" den größten Gletscherabbruch aller Zeiten gefilmt. Am dritten Januar 2017 ist ihr mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichneter Film erneut auf Arte zu sehen.
Manche Menschen zweifeln noch immer am Klimawandel, zum Beispiel der künftige US-Präsident Donald Trump. Dabei gibt es deutliche Hinweise wie die Polschmelze oder immer häufiger auftretende Naturkatastrophen. Vor allem eine Sache ist unübersehbar: Das Abschmelzen der Gletscher auf der Nordhalbkugel.
Die Naturfilmer James Balog, Adam LeWinter und Jeff Orlowski haben in ihrer Dokumentation "Chasing Ice" den größten Gletscherabbruch aller Zeiten gefilmt. Am dritten Januar 2017 ist ihr mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichneter Film erneut auf Arte zu sehen.
Manche Menschen zweifeln noch immer am Klimawandel, zum Beispiel der künftige US-Präsident Donald Trump. Dabei gibt es deutliche Hinweise wie die Polschmelze oder immer häufiger auftretende Naturkatastrophen. Vor allem eine Sache ist unübersehbar: Das Abschmelzen der Gletscher auf der Nordhalbkugel.
Que se passe-t-il en Arctique ? Au mois de novembre, la banquise, en pleine nuit polaire, a l'habitude de s'étendre après le minimum estival. En 2016, voilà du jamais-vu : par endroits, elle a continué à se rétracter. Et pour cause : par moments, les températures ont remonté. La courbe ci-dessous, publiée par l'Institut météorologique danois, montre en effet des hausses au mois de novembre. Dans certaines zones, les températures de l'air mesurées ont atteint -5 °C, au lieu de -25 habituellement à la même date.
Le 21 novembre, la surface de la banquise est descendue à 8,655 millions de kilomètres carrés (données du National Snow & Ice Data Center), ce qui constitue un record pour cette période de l'année. « De telles températures d'octobre et de novembre n'ont jamais été enregistrées en 68 ans de mesures », explique en substance Jennifer Francis, climatologue à l'université Rutgers (États-Unis), dans un article de Climate Central.
Que se passe-t-il en Arctique ? Au mois de novembre, la banquise, en pleine nuit polaire, a l'habitude de s'étendre après le minimum estival. En 2016, voilà du jamais-vu : par endroits, elle a continué à se rétracter. Et pour cause : par moments, les températures ont remonté. La courbe ci-dessous, publiée par l'Institut météorologique danois, montre en effet des hausses au mois de novembre. Dans certaines zones, les températures de l'air mesurées ont atteint -5 °C, au lieu de -25 habituellement à la même date.
Le 21 novembre, la surface de la banquise est descendue à 8,655 millions de kilomètres carrés (données du National Snow & Ice Data Center), ce qui constitue un record pour cette période de l'année. « De telles températures d'octobre et de novembre n'ont jamais été enregistrées en 68 ans de mesures », explique en substance Jennifer Francis, climatologue à l'université Rutgers (États-Unis), dans un article de Climate Central.
A new stick-on wearable sensor uses the symphony of internal rumblings, whooshing, gurglings, and cracklings to help doctors diagnose different conditions. And this souped-up, miniaturized stethoscope could one day be a way for clinicians to continuously monitor patients outside of the clinic. So far it’s been tested on chicken breasts and a very small group of people.
IT STICKS TO THE SKIN LIKE A TEMPORARY TATTOO
This wearable, smaller than a penny, can hear the beat of your heart, the sound of your voice, and even the whirr of an implantable heart pump, according to a paper published today in the journal Science Advances.
A new stick-on wearable sensor uses the symphony of internal rumblings, whooshing, gurglings, and cracklings to help doctors diagnose different conditions. And this souped-up, miniaturized stethoscope could one day be a way for clinicians to continuously monitor patients outside of the clinic. So far it’s been tested on chicken breasts and a very small group of people.
IT STICKS TO THE SKIN LIKE A TEMPORARY TATTOO
This wearable, smaller than a penny, can hear the beat of your heart, the sound of your voice, and even the whirr of an implantable heart pump, according to a paper published today in the journal Science Advances.
When the idea of wearable computing was first proposed, analysts and industry executives jumped on the concept like rats off a sinking ship. Tablet sales were already fluttering, ahead of their long slide, smartphones clearly weren’t going to carry the market forever, and various companies from small players like Fitbit and Pebble to entrenched companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft all were hungry to open a new frontier in wearable computing.
When the idea of wearable computing was first proposed, analysts and industry executives jumped on the concept like rats off a sinking ship. Tablet sales were already fluttering, ahead of their long slide, smartphones clearly weren’t going to carry the market forever, and various companies from small players like Fitbit and Pebble to entrenched companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft all were hungry to open a new frontier in wearable computing.
"That’s the news from Bloomberg, who notes that the hardware would connect wirelessly to the iPhone, show objects and other information in the wearer’s field of vision, and could be..."
Apple is working on wearable digital glasses that would connect wirelessly to the iPhone and show content in the wearer’s field of vision, according to a news report.
The iPhone maker has indicated previously its interest in augmented reality. Unlike the simulated world of virtual reality, AR supplements with images and information the user’s normal view of the world.
“We are high on AR for the long run. We think there are great things for customers and a great commercial opportunity,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an earnings call in July, talking about the need for Apple’s devices to work with other developers’ products, such as the successful Pokémon Go game.
The company has also hired VR and AR experts and made some acquisitions that could help it meet its AR goals. Apple has discussed the glasses project with potential suppliers, reported Bloomberg on Monday, citing people familiar with those discussions.
Apple is working on wearable digital glasses that would connect wirelessly to the iPhone and show content in the wearer’s field of vision, according to a news report.
The iPhone maker has indicated previously its interest in augmented reality. Unlike the simulated world of virtual reality, AR supplements with images and information the user’s normal view of the world.
“We are high on AR for the long run. We think there are great things for customers and a great commercial opportunity,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an earnings call in July, talking about the need for Apple’s devices to work with other developers’ products, such as the successful Pokémon Go game.
The company has also hired VR and AR experts and made some acquisitions that could help it meet its AR goals. Apple has discussed the glasses project with potential suppliers, reported Bloomberg on Monday, citing people familiar with those discussions.
Medical students often acquire high levels of knowledge in human anatomy by the time they graduate. Hands-on experience, however, could be limited. Richard Arm, a researcher from Nottingham Trent University, created an incredibly realistic medical dummy that surgeon trainees can practice with.
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Medical students often acquire high levels of knowledge in human anatomy by the time they graduate. Hands-on experience, however, could be limited. Richard Arm, a researcher from Nottingham Trent University, created an incredibly realistic medical dummy that surgeon trainees can practice with.
Microsoft HoloLens has been used in airline pilot training, kitchen remodel demos, even space-to-Earth communication. Now, the Ukrainian military is eyeing the mixed-reality headset for the battlefield.
A HoloLens-enabled helmet from LimpidArmor gives tank commanders 360-degree thermal and optical views of their surroundings. The device (pictured), dubbed Circular Review System (CRS), combines Redmond's tech with a combat helmet, so wearers can live stream camera feeds outside the armored vehicle.
As VR Scout reports, the headgear keeps officials informed about their surroundings so they can target the enemy and prevent friendly fire.
Microsoft HoloLens has been used in airline pilot training, kitchen remodel demos, even space-to-Earth communication. Now, the Ukrainian military is eyeing the mixed-reality headset for the battlefield.
A HoloLens-enabled helmet from LimpidArmor gives tank commanders 360-degree thermal and optical views of their surroundings. The device (pictured), dubbed Circular Review System (CRS), combines Redmond's tech with a combat helmet, so wearers can live stream camera feeds outside the armored vehicle.
As VR Scout reports, the headgear keeps officials informed about their surroundings so they can target the enemy and prevent friendly fire.
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