In 2014, the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued stark warnings in its latest assessment of climate science, projecting potentially catastrophic outcomes if greenhouse-gas emissions are not brought in check.
An Iranian scientist claimed this week that he had invented a radar system which can detect drug addicts from nearly a mile away, and measure the level of narcotics flooding their system.
According to the Iranian Mehr news agency, the system was designed to identify explosives and bodies buried under rubble, as well as alcohol and drugs.
Scientist Seyed Ali Hosseini told the news agency on Tuesday that the technology can locate drug addicts from 1,500 meters (0.9 miles away). He said the “radar tracker was designed and built to detect drugs, explosives, bodies alive and dead under the rubble, addictive drugs and alcoholic beverages.”
This is the first holiday season that smart home products are widely available through all the major retail channels — and have full marketing weight behind them from companies like Nest, Wink, and Philips Hue. But do consumers care? The Logitech Harmony team conducted a quick survey of holiday shoppers* a few weeks ago to find out, and the results were surprising.
Our research revealed roughly one in four people either want, or are planning to give smart home products as a gift this holiday season. Also, 85% of respondents said they are familiar with smart home products, while 23% reported owning at least one, with 3% owning three or more.
BeneChill, a startup established in San Diego eight years ago to develop a rapid-chilling technology to treat patients suffering from heart attacks and brain injury, intends to raise more than $14.6 million through an IPO.
San Diego-based AltheaDx, which uses diagnostic tests and bioinformatics to help doctors identify the optimal drugs based on a patient’s genetic make-up, plans to raise as much as $69 million in an IPO.
The company, which began operating in 2008, says in its IPO filing that it has used its IDgenetix technology to complete tests on more than 13,500 patient samples through the first nine months of the year. More than half of those were done in the third quarter.
In 2014, the hottest theme in mobile technology was the introduction of wearable gadgets that can track everything from seizures to how much sunlight you soak up. Device makers large and small attempted to make wearables that are both functional and fashionable.
Everyone loves a nice houseplant, but taking care of it often gets put on the back burner as more urgent things divert their owners’ attention. A day here and a day there without watering or trimming turns into a regular pattern of neglect — and pretty soon, the plant goes the way of all cellulose.
The Internet of Things concept involves connecting machines, facilities, fleets, networks, and even people to sensors and controls; feeding sensor data into advanced analytics applications and predictive algorithms; automating and improving the maintenance and operation of machines and entire systems; and even enhancing human health.
