Diversity for diversity’s sake is not a productive conversation. Part I in our “Diversity in Tech” series showed that the consequences of diversity—creativity, profit, collective…
Cyborgs in Our Midst: High Tech Assistive Technology in the Age of Cobotics
Images of machines made to look like humans — terminators, replicants and Ex Machina vixens — define the peak of human-robot relations in media. But…
Grinch 4.0: An IIoT Reboot
Although Whos down in Whoville love The Grinch a lot… His cousin The Grump, of New York City, does NOT! The Grinch had been tricked…
Climate Defense: Military Technology Fights Climate Change
In military language, climate change is referred to as a “threat multiplier:” a risk that exacerbates the pre-existing challenges — such as disease and civil…
Machine Condition Monitoring: Predicting Mechanical Wear and Tear
On Reddit, 558,000 people subscribe to r/CatastrophicFailure, a crowd-sourced display of machines and other systems failing with dramatic results. There are explosions, sometimes injuries and…
Diversity in Tech: Part I
In recent years, a movement has arisen: Diversity in Technology. Memos have been sent at high-profile companies. Movies such as Hidden Figures and The Imitation…
4 Next Gen Travel Technology Tools Complicating the Lives of Vampires
To whom it may concern on the International Council of Monsters: Thank you very much for the invitation to your Mashtastic Halloween Conference in Iceland.…
Remote Pressure Monitoring: An Alternative to Telemetry Installation
Overview Le-ax Water District is a drinking water facility located in southeastern Ohio. This rural water district supplies drinking water: 6,800 taps 17,000 people 500…
Air and Missile Defense: Cutting-Edge Technology Defends America’s Skies
The US Military, especially the Army, has been rolling out modern battlefield communication and control systems over the past few years. On the ground, these…