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The diversification of primary industries refers to the aim to have producers (primary industries) also perform processing (secondary industries) and distribution and sales (tertiary industries) in order to diversify their management
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Review of industrial applications of printed electronics - what are current successful applications?
TechBlick's presentation reviews printed electronics' industrial applications, dispelling the notion that it's solely a technology of the future. The talk showcases various commercial success stories incl. photovoltaics, displays, sensors, HMIs, 3D electronics, MLCCs, PCBs, semicon packaging, etc
Originally, the vast majority of GIS offered 2D displays, but with the advancement of technology, many systems now feature 3D displays capable of visualizing geospatial information more clearly for different purposes.
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Leaking fluids can wreak havoc if not detected at an early stage. This article showcases ultra-thin and flexible leak-detection solutions that can stick to any surface and immediately alert users in case of a leakage.
The IoT has been a game-changer for large-scale agricultural food growth. Through precision farming—which uses connectivity, sensors, machines, drones and data analytics—farmers can create the ideal crop growing conditions and achieve the best yield-to-input ratio.
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As a result of the development of various machines and robots, we have become able to effortlessly handle jobs that humans could not perform with muscle strength and motor skills. Moreover, owing to advances in sensors, AI, and other information processing technologies, we have also become able to use perceptual abilities that exceed the five human senses.
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Researchers at ETH Zurich, Empa and EPFL are developing a 3D-printed insole with integrated sensors that allows the pressure of the sole to be measured in the shoe and thus during any activity. This helps athletes or patients to determine performance and therapy progress.
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Innovations such as biomimicry, software inspired by insect brains, smart skin, neuromorphic computing, and other emerging technologies further expand robots' capabilities and push the boundaries of robotics hardware.
The Composite Engineering Challenge, organized by the Mitsubishi Chemicals Group and Wevolver, invited innovators, entrepreneurs, startups, and scaleups to submit projects that make use of fiber-reinforced composites.
Known as COWVR and TEMPEST, the duo is demonstrating that smaller, less expensive science instruments can play an important role in weather forecasting.
Using green light and a double-layered cell, PhD researcher Riccardo Ollearo has come up with a photodiode that has sensitivity that many can only dream of.
Without data, the IoT would be useless. The electromechanical and electronic sensors used to collect information are just as important to the IoT’s digital brains as sight, smell, hearing, and touch are to human organic ones.
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The sensor sends out its location as it moves through the GI tract, revealing where slowdowns in digestion may occur.
While babies have a natural mechanism for alerting their parents that they need a diaper change, a new sensor developed by researchers at Penn State could help workers in daycares, hospitals and other settings provide more immediate care to their charges.
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