With ever-advancing technologies and artificial intelligence creeping into the workforce, job security for current and future generations has never been more worrying. Economic instabilities have shown just how quickly some industries can boom and others perish. So how is British Columbia’s job market going to evolve and what do we do to help workers get…
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A white button mushroom equipped with 3D-printed graphene nanoribbons (black) collects electricity generated by 3D-printed cyanobacteria (green). Image: Sudeep Joshi / Stevens Institute of Technology Mushrooms can delight the palate, be turned into packaging, and knock you dead. Now they have a new power—generate electricity by working as the substrate for a bacteria and graphene…
Mazor X robotic-assisted spinal surgical platform. (Credit: Mazor Robotics) Medtronic has launched its Mazor X Stealth robotic-assisted spinal surgical platform in the U.S., touting its recent use in its first commercial procedures. The first uses of the system took place at Louisville, Ky.’s Norton Healthcare and Reston, Va.’s Reston Hospital Center, the Fridley, Minn.-based medtech giant…
Researchers at Columbia University in New York have created a system that translates thoughts directly into recognisable speech. The neuroengineers behind the system, from the university’s Zuckerman Institute, claim that it marks a major step towards the development of brain-computer interfaces for patients with limited or no ability to speak such as those living with…
With the companion Adapt mobile application, players are able to input different fit settings over the course of a game, as well as check the sneakers’ battery and change their LED colors. The other benefit to having wireless connectivity in the Adapt BB is that it will support firmware updates, which means it is expected…
Maybe it is time to upgrade your bike? Bikes themselves are some of the World’s most popular forms of transportation. Right now there are well over 2 billion bikes around the world and by 2050 that number could reach as high as 5 billion by 2050. And why not? Bikes are a convenient, healthy, cheap…
3 Digital Transformation Mistakes Manufacturers Make – and How to Avoid ThemTransition to digital manufacturing is often hampered by lack of strategy, being unprepared for employee pushback and data overload.More >> How to Fix Simulation by Going LeanMark Zebrowski, former automotive simulation analyst, advocates a lean simulation strategy.More >> How a Tiny Curiosity Motor Identified…
Everyone seems to be talking about digital these days, from Industry 4.0 to the Internet of Things (IoT) and how all of this is going to affect our collective future. Cloud computing, semi-autonomous AI, and connected devices are already with us and this trend will only continue, but for some reason, manufacturers seem to be…
