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Quantum materials promise a safer, wealthier and healthier world
Quantum materials promise a safer, wealthier and healthier world The University of Adelaide has launched its Quantum Materials strategy with its focus on cutting-edge fundamental research and delivering new quantum-enabled technologies for a safer, wealthier and healthier world. Quantum materials we...
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Trial with See.Sense uses Dott e-scooters to measure road quality
Trial with See.Sense uses Dott e-scooters to measure road quality Dott has successfully completed a trial with cycling technology firm See.Sense to show how its e-scooters can be used to improve road safety for all micro-mobility users. A number of Dott’s fleet were fitted with sensors from See.Sens...
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IDTechEx explores 2021’s most Advanced Materials
IDTechEx explores 2021’s most Advanced Materials With the pandemic still raging, supply chain disruptions, the chip shortage, climate catastrophes, and geopolitical turbulence, it is safe to say 2021 has not been smooth sailing. The materials and chemical sector provides the backbone of every...
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The old Car Jump Study physics problem
The old Car Jump Study physics problem Many introductory physics courses present students with a theoretical scenario for an assignment. If an automobile is moving at a steady speed over a hill in the shape of a vertical circular arc, what is the maximum speed it can attain without losing contact wi...
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Ultrabright X-rays can give ultrathin solar cells a boost
Ultrabright X-rays can give ultrathin solar cells a boost Using the Advanced Photon Source’s ultrabright X-rays, researchers have determined that sunlight itself can improve the efficiency of 2D materials used to collect solar energy. A team of researchers led by Rice University has achieved a new b...
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Jade helps Pallet Network mobilise forklift trucks with Panasonic TOUGHBOOK tablets
Jade helps Pallet Network mobilise forklift trucks with Panasonic TOUGHBOOK tablets Jade Solutions has helped The Pallet Network mobilise its forklift trucks with Panasonic TOUGHBOOK Android tablets helping to improve productivity and customer service in the competitive logistics industry. “We had a...
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Darwin launches autonomous passenger shuttle trial service in Oxfordshire
Darwin launches autonomous passenger shuttle trial service in Oxfordshire A fully autonomous passenger shuttle service began trials on UK roads today, Science Minister George Freeman has announced. The new service is being trialled by Darwin Innovation Group, with support from ESA and the UK Space A...
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Vivacity Labs look at the future of our roads with 3 predictions for 2022
Vivacity Labs look at the future of our roads with 3 predictions for 2022 2022 will be a defining year for the future of travel. The last two years have seen travel modes and patterns shifting and fluctuating in response to societal changes, new behaviours and policy initiatives. It’s made us recons...
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How Machine Learning actually works
How Machine Learning actually works Over the last few years, machine learning has gained traction at an increasing rate, with more and more businesses adopting machine learning into their day-to-day processes. In recent years, machine learning is gaining more and more popularity, but what exactly is...
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GROB Systems announces modular and flexible Electric Powertrain Solutions
GROB Systems announces modular and flexible Electric Powertrain Solutions GROB Systems, a global leader in the development of manufacturing systems and machine tools, announces the availability of its modular, flexible, and scalable electric powertrain solutions. With many years of experience in ele...
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New version of Enscape offers dynamic real-time visualization and streamlined workflows
New version of Enscape offers dynamic real-time visualization and streamlined workflows Enscape, a leading provider of real-time visualization, 3D rendering, and virtual reality technology for the global AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry, today announced that transforming BI...
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Skyjack’s Elevate Telematics outsmarts the criminals
Skyjack’s Elevate Telematics outsmarts the criminals Skyjack recently helped Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) locate and recover stolen Skyjack machines with the help of ELEVATE telematics. In October, customers in the U.S. informed Skyjack that their scheduled machine orders...
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Teletrac Navman awarded Telematics contract with Associated British Ports
Teletrac Navman awarded Telematics contract with Associated British Ports Teletrac Navman, a global market leader in telematics technology, has secured a contract with Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton. As the UK’s leading port operator, with a network of 21 ports, ABP handles arou...
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Ritchie Bros. new online tool provides access to millions of heavy equipment sales prices
Ritchie Bros. new online tool provides access to millions of heavy equipment sales prices A 20 ton excavator with 8,000 hours on the clock. The eight year old skidsteer loader you’re looking to sell. Or that truck tractor you’ll need to replace soon. How much would they sell for in today’s market? W...
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Jenoptik calls for technology to enforce mobile and seatbelt use
Jenoptik calls for technology to enforce mobile and seatbelt use A Director of leading enforcement technology company Jenoptik is welcoming the Government’s tightening of laws around using a handheld phone whilst driving, and says proven solutions exist to enforce the rules automatically. Geoff Coll...
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5G edge computing rail antenna launched by HUBER+SUHNER and McLaren Applied
5G edge computing rail antenna launched by HUBER+SUHNER and McLaren Applied Now enabling 5G applications to run on trains, the HUBER+SUHNER SENCITY® Rail ACTIVE Rooftop antenna is the first-of-its-kind rail antenna that contains an embedded radio and compute module to offer increased data throughput...
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Improving the UK’s infrastructure with Highways in the sky
Improving the UK’s infrastructure with Highways in the sky The country’s shortage of HGV drivers highlights the need to reimagine how we move goods across the UK. The world is on the cusp of a revolution in aviation, as the implementation of electric and autonomous flight gives us a unique opp...
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XYZ Reality releases The Atom engineering-grade Augmented Reality platform
XYZ Reality releases The Atom engineering-grade Augmented Reality platform XYZ Reality, the transformational construction technology company behind Holosite, the world’s first Engineering-Grade Augmented Reality platform, today announces its worldwide commercial launch and the reveal of its ground-b...
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Topcon technology brings race track back to life at Porsche’s new Experience Centre
Topcon technology brings race track back to life at Porsche’s new Experience Centre The Autodromo di Franciacorta is a race track in Castrezzato, Italy, which has hosted a variety of prestigious motorsport events throughout the years and most recently, the Porsche Festival in October 2021. In...
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B2W Software hosting in-person User Conference February 6-8 2022 in California
B2W Software hosting in-person User Conference February 6-8 2022 in California B2W Software, a leading provider of software for heavy construction, today announced the agenda for Make Work Flow, the company’s 2022 User Conference. Following a highly successful online program in 2021, this 21st annua...
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Boat owners measuring coastal Plastic Pollution globally with DJI drones
Boat owners measuring coastal Plastic Pollution globally with DJI drones DJI, AnimaMundi Ocean Data Solutions and Lagoon are using drones to build the world’s first comprehensive database of plastic waste on coastlines, to build the first comprehensive global database on plastic waste on our c...
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Mapping the Smart Factory future with AI Automatic Error Detection and Diagnostics
Mapping the Smart Factory future with AI Automatic Error Detection and Diagnostics In predictive maintenance, the most critical factor that safeguards against machine downtime is early detection and remediation. Futuremain from Korea is the only predictive solution provider in the country that can d...
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Sandia Gamma Ray Lab develops remote high-voltage measurement sensor
Sandia Gamma Ray Lab develops remote high-voltage measurement sensor Ever since the first human placed a bare hand on an uninsulated electric line, people have refrained from personally testing energetic materials. Even meters made of metal can melt at high voltages. Now, using a crystal smaller tha...
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Acoustic waves may be able to filter microplastic from polluted water
Acoustic waves may be able to filter microplastic from polluted water Microplastics are released into the environment by cosmetics, clothing, and industrial processes or from larger plastic products as they break down naturally. The pollutants eventually find their way into rivers and oceans, posing...
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Komatsu targets unmanned Lunar construction innovations
Komatsu targets unmanned Lunar construction innovations Komatsu has been selected for the “Space Unmanned Construction Innovation Technology Development Promotion Project” with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Japan that was launched in July this year as par...
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Telefónica Tech joins Ferrovial initiative to develop smart 5G highways
Telefónica Tech joins Ferrovial initiative to develop smart 5G highways Ferrovial has reached an agreement for Telefónica Tech, Telefónica’s digital business unit, to join AIVIA Orchestrated Connected Corridors, an initiative to develop smart 5G highways with advanced oversight, sensorization and si...
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National Highways new digital system will help keep motorists better informed
National Highways new digital system will help keep motorists better informed National Highways is reaching for the skies with a new digital infrastructure that will help keep roads moving and give drivers round-the-clock real-time traffic information. New technology is being introduced into Nationa...
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The future of safe integration of ADAS technology in US fleets
The future of safe integration of ADAS technology in US fleets Every year, more than 37,000 people die on US roads and 94 percent of those accidents are results of human error. The ongoing conversations around the integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) has identified problems that need to be addre...
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Epicor BisTrack streamlines operations with Geotab, Buildxact and Epicor ECM
Epicor BisTrack streamlines operations with Geotab, Buildxact and Epicor ECM Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced two new strategic independent software vendor (ISV) partnerships with Geotab and Buildxact. The direct integration...
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VolvoCE tests tele-operated high-lift wheel-loader using 5G
VolvoCE tests tele-operated high-lift wheel-loader using 5G Volvo Construction Equipment is the first in the world to trial a remote-controlled High-lift wheel loader over a 5G network in a complex forestry application – in a bid to develop safer, more productive timber processes and explore its pot...
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Transport for Wales develops AI Bus Strategy with CitySwift
Transport for Wales develops AI Bus Strategy with CitySwift Transport for Wales and CitySwift are delighted to announce they have partnered on a pilot programme to optimise public transport services using data and machine learning. The programme aims to deliver efficiencies and improve service level...
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3 ways Blockchain is used in the Construction Industry
3 ways Blockchain is used in the Construction Industry Although blockchain has been in use since 2008, it was originally established for the crypto currency industry as a way of tracking transactions. Blockchain is a digital ledger in which anyone can add transactions, but no one can then delete the...
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Day and Zimmermann empowered with Anexinet Hybrid Cloud Services
Day & Zimmermann empowered with Anexinet Hybrid Cloud Services Anexinet Corporation, a leading provider of digital business solutions, today announced the company transformed Day & Zimmermann with a traditional IT infrastructure consisting of a production data center and a disaster recovery...
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Testing sensors in fog makes Autonomous Vehicles and Drones safer
Testing sensors in fog makes Autonomous Vehicles and Drones safer Self-flying drones and autonomous taxis that can safely operate in fog may sound futuristic, but new research at Sandia National Laboratories’ fog facility is bringing the future closer. Fog can make travel by water, air and land haza...
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AUSA launches AUSAnow Connected Fleet Manager
AUSA launches AUSAnow Connected Fleet Manager AUSA has completed the global launch of its AUSAnow fleet manager, an online fleet control solution. With this new digital service, AUSA is offering all of its customers a product to improve their efficiency and profitability by using their mobile phones...
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Egis and Cylus launch first Global Rail Cybersecurity Operations Center
Egis and Cylus launch first Global Rail Cybersecurity Operations Center Egis and Cylus will deliver the first Rail Security Operations Centre (SOC) through their joint cybersecurity Center of Excellence opened in 2020. The development of this very innovative service was agreed in Dubai with the offi...
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Trimble Civil Construction Field Software now available via Worldwide subscription
Trimble Civil Construction Field Software now available via Worldwide subscription Trimble announced today that its Trimble® Earthworks Grade Control Platform software and Trimble Siteworks software are now available globally as a subscription service. Contractors now have the ability to implement a...
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Exascale and the future of supercomputing
Exascale and the future of supercomputing In 1949, physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) newly minted Argonne National Laboratory ordered the construction of the Argonne Version of the Institute’s Digital Automatic Computer, or AVIDAC. A modified version of the first electronic compute...
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Bosch expands mobile hydrogen applications and components
Bosch expands mobile hydrogen applications and components Bosch has expanded its product portfolio for mobile hydrogen applications: as of now, it also includes components for H2 tank systems such as tank valves or pressure regulators. For this purpose, the supplier of technology and services has en...
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The World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies to watch in 2021
The World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies to watch in 2021 The World Economic Forum announced today its annual list of breakthrough technologies with the most significant potential to impact the world positively. From climate change to public health, technology will play a critical rol...
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Topcon introduces new CX Platform and MC-Max Machine Control Solution
Topcon introduces new CX Platform and MC-Max Machine Control Solution Topcon Positioning Group has announced its MC-Max machine control solution. Based on its MC-X machine control platform, and backed by Sitelink3D — the company’s real-time, cloud-based data management ecosystem — MC-Max is a scalab...
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Doosan Robotics wins CES2022 Innovation Award for Camera Robot System
Doosan Robotics wins CES2022 Innovation Award for Camera Robot System Doosan Robotics announced it has been named as Honoree in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 Innovation Awards for its camera robot system, “New Inspiration. New Angle. (NINA)”. The CES Innovation Awards program,...
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Starship Delivery Robots reveal Environmental Impact of Milton Keynes trials
Starship Delivery Robots reveal Environmental Impact of Milton Keynes trials Starship Technologies, in conjunction with Milton Keynes Council, has announced the initial findings of an internal study to review the early impact of zero-emission robots in the city over the last three and a half years....
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Driven-by-QCraft heralds 3rd-Generation Autonomous Driving hardware
Driven-by-QCraft heralds 3rd-Generation Autonomous Driving hardware QCraft has released the 3rd-generation hardware based on its “Driven-by-QCraft” solution. The sensor suite provides compact features of multiple types of advanced high-precision sensors to achieve 360-degree blind spot-free percepti...
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3D Printed Sand gets super strength with Polymer discovery
3D Printed Sand gets super strength with Polymer discovery Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jet additive manufacturing, a 3D-printing method used by industries for prototyping and part produ...
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Reducing water, air and environmental pollution from Drain Sewer Cleaning operations
Reducing water, air and environmental pollution from Drain Sewer Cleaning operations The environmental benefits that could be achieved by avoiding the frequency of using Diesel powered HGV Drain cleaning Trucks and the additional air pollution created by their pumps and vacuum suction facilities are...
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Global Construction Industry shows a real commitment to Sustainability
Global Construction Industry shows a real commitment to Sustainability The fourth edition of the World Green Building Trends SmartMarket Report makes a clear case that the design and construction industry is committed to building green. This seminal study of the drivers and business benefits of gree...
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Gatik and Walmart operate Autonomous Delivery Truck without a safety driver
Gatik and Walmart operate Autonomous Delivery Truck without a safety driver Gatik and Walmart Inc. announced today that Gatik is operating daily without a safety driver behind the wheel on its delivery route for Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas, moving customer orders between a Walmart dark store an...
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Point One Navigation secures $10m to develop precise location technology
Point One Navigation secures $10m to develop precise location technology Point One Navigation, a leader in precision location technology, today announced it has launched out of stealth mode and closed a $10 million Series A round of funding. The round was led by UP.Partners, with participation from...
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Giga Carbon Neutrality preparing to launch zero-emission Commercial Vehicles
Giga Carbon Neutrality preparing to launch zero-emission Commercial Vehicles Giga Carbon Neutrality will launch 21 different battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicles by the end of 2023. Giga Carbon Neutrality’s portfolio is configurable to a wide range of commercial use cases and inc...
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Mindtech releases Application Pack to Train Smart City AIs
Mindtech releases Application Pack to Train Smart City AIs Mindtech Global, developer of the world’s leading end-to-end synthetic data creation platform for training AI vision systems – has released a new application pack for companies developing Smart City solutions. Mindtech’s Chameleon platform h...
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Cepton Nova Lidar named a CES 2022 Innovation Award Honoree
Cepton Nova Lidar named a CES 2022 Innovation Award Honoree Cepton Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been named a CES® 2022 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Vehicle Intelligence & Transportation category for its Nova lidar, a miniature, wide field of view lidar sensor for near-range...
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Smartsheet announce partnership with McLaren Formula 1 Team
Smartsheet announce partnership with McLaren Formula 1 Team McLaren Racing and Smartsheet, the enterprise platform for dynamic work, today announced a new partnership that will see Smartsheet become an official technology partner of the McLaren Formula 1 team at the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix. Smarts...
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OnRobot debuts WebLytics Software for collaborative applications
OnRobot debuts WebLytics Software for collaborative applications OnRobot has released its software debut with the launch of WebLytics, a unique production monitoring, device diagnostics, and data analytics solution designed to enhance productivity and minimize downtime. Capable of monitoring the per...
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Vivacity Labs and Vaisala to improve travel sustainability with Data Insights
Vivacity Labs and Vaisala to improve travel sustainability with Data Insights Vivacity Labs, the London-based transport technology scaleup, and Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements, have partnered to drive sustainability in the travel industry. Vivacity’s s...
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Costain and Monotch announce strategic partnership
Costain and Monotch announce strategic partnership Dutch smart infrastructure specialist Monotch has selected Costain as UK deployment partner for its Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) services in a move which will enable greener, safer, and faster customer journeys on the UK road ne...
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Helion raises $500m to demonstrate Net Electricity from Fusion by 2024
Helion raises $500m to demonstrate Net Electricity from Fusion by 2024 Helion, a clean energy company committed to creating a new era of plentiful, zero-carbon electricity from fusion, today announced the close of its Series E raise of $500 million. The round was led by Sam Altman, whose involvement...
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GIS and Digital Twins are Crucial Building Blocks for Renewing US Infrastructure
GIS and Digital Twins are Crucial Building Blocks for Renewing US Infrastructure The American Society of Civil Engineers gives America’s foundational systems an overall grade of C-. Geospatial technology and digital twins are crucial building blocks for renewing and upgrading the US infrastructure....
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PERI and STRABAG 3D print an office building with COBOD technology
PERI and STRABAG 3D print an office building with COBOD technology The leading position of Danish robot 3D construction printer company COBOD International A/S is further cemented day by day as more buildings are made with the 3D construction printers from COBOD. Last week, COBOD announced 3 new 3D...
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Construction in the US must invest in Digital to stay competitive
Construction in the US must invest in Digital to stay competitive Digital tools and access to reliable, timely, accurate data have the potential to transform the civil construction sector, but contractors and engineers in the United States currently lag behind other global markets in their use of th...
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Ouster introduces Digital Flash series LiDAR
Ouster introduces Digital Flash series LiDAR Ouster, Inc., a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors, introduced today the DF series, a flexible and scalable high-performance solid-state digital lidar platform for the automotive industry. The DF series is a suite of short, mid, and...
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Hytera rugged MCS Radio PDM680 empowers Public Safety Digital Transformation
Hytera rugged MCS Radio PDM680 empowers Public Safety Digital Transformation At CCW 2021, Hytera launched the PDM680, its first rugged 3GPP-compliant Mission Critical Services (MCS) radio. The PDM680 is designed to help first responders stay connected and informed anywhere, anytime in critical situa...
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DJI reimagines the Mavic 3 with better sensors and smarter technology
DJI reimagines the Mavic 3 with better sensors and smarter technology DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, today reimagines what a drone can be with the new Mavic 3, a bold and brilliant update of the iconic folding camera drone that once again redefines how to c...
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More needs to be done on Cybersecurity in manufacturing and engineering
More needs to be done on Cybersecurity in manufacturing and engineering As the fourth industrial revolution gathers pace, cyber criminals are honing their craft. But what exactly are the risks and what can the manufacturing and engineering sectors do to keep their new systems safe? We’re living in a...
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Geotab Sustainability Report charts path to Net-Zero
Geotab Sustainability Report charts path to Net-Zero Acknowledging the pivotal role it plays as an enabler of low-carbon fleets and supporting infrastructure, Geotab Inc., a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, today announced its commitments to helping fight climate change via its ina...
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UP42 announces super-resolution Imagery from Airbus Pléiades Neo Satellites
UP42 announces super-resolution Imagery from Airbus Pléiades Neo Satellites UP42 is pleased to announce the immediate availability of very high-resolution optical imagery from the Airbus Pléiades Neo constellation on the UP42 geospatial marketplace and developer platform. Pléiades Neo’s unique combi...
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