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7 hours ago

Samsung and Stanford Partner on 10,000PPI Display that could Lead to Flawless VR

#VR fans about their gripes and they’ll likely mention the screen door effect, or the gaps between pixels that you notice when looking at a display so close to your eyes.

That annoyance might disappear entirely if Samsung Electronics and Stanford University have their way.

They’ve developed via IEEE Spectrum OLED technology that supports resolutions up to 10,000 pixels per inch well above what you see in virtually any existing display, let alone what you’d find in a modern VR headset

The new #OLED tech uses films to emit white light between reflective layers, one silver and another made of reflective metal with nano-sized corrugations.
#AugmentedReality #NanoTechnology

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4 days ago

GM Cruise gets greenlight to operate true driverless Chevy Bolt EVs

Over the past few years, General Motors Cruise #selfdriving division has been operating a fleet of autonomous Chevy Bolt EVs in San Francisco.

The test program is regulated by the California DMV and now the agency has given them permission to operate vehicles without a backup driver.
#autonomous #AI

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6 days ago

The State of 5G Networks Worldwide

The world will reach 1.8 billion 5G connections By 2025,

Led by Developed Asia and North America, two regions that could each see nearly half of mobile connections operating on 5G networks.

This sweeping rollout relies on infrastructure capacities, and many operators are buying in big to usher in 5G adoption. This infographic from Raconteur covers where we are on the roadmap towards 5G becoming mainstream, and which regions are leading the way in connectivity.

Commercial Launches of #5GNetworks from its earliest iterations to the Internet of Things, we’ve surpassed three generations of #WirelessNetworks. Now, 5G is at a tipping point.

5G is unique in that in order to actually start using the network, you need a device that works on it—unlike previous generations where they could simply switch over. Moreover, carriers need to invest in the infrastructure to optimize network access and the density of devices using it.

As more operators buy into the #Technology, the latter is finally beginning to happen in some areas.

Here’s how the total numbers break down across the world, as of mid-September 2020:

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1 week ago

Cruise Approved To Drive Without Human Backup Drivers in California.

They are not the first company to receive this permit, but going to be the first to put it to use on the streets of a major U.S. city.

You should see a fully #autonomous Chevrolet Bolt EV in San Francisco later this year.
#drivers #transportation #selfdrivingcar

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2 weeks ago

The Internet of Plastic Things, No Batteries or Electronics Required?

Detergent containers and pill bottles could soon order their own refills?

Researchers at the University Of Washington have devised a way of using #3D printed plastic to create objects that communicate with smartphone or other Wi-Fi devices without the need for batteries or #Electronics.

By either reflecting or not reflecting a #WiFi router’s signals. With this kind of backscattering, a device communicates by modulating its reflection of the Wi-Fi signal in the space.

University of Washington team has been able to leverage this WiFi backscatter technology to 3D geometry and create easy to print wireless devices using commodity #3DPrinters.
#IOT

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