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Alternative Transportation, Analysis, Business, Science & Technology News

Driverless cars will change the future of the insurance industry

March 27, 2014

Data and driverless cars will change the insurance business.

Most drivers are paying less for insurance thanks to the ability for insurance companies to use terabytes of data. But according to Glenn Renwick, chairman, president and CEO of Progressive, the rise of the autonomous car could change the industry from one that insures drivers to one that insures the elements of the car. In a conversation at the Rutberg Global Summit Tuesday in Atlanta, Renwick covered Progressive’s 14-year history in trying to use data to set pricing, and the lessons he has learned.

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Science & Technology News

Aromafork: A scent-dispensing fork that can add 21 different flavors to one bite

March 27, 2014

Aromafork

Some people enjoy some strange food combinations they dare not share. Whether it’s pickles and strawberries or lychee and roast beef, it would be unlikely that a restaurant would serve combinations like that nor will everyone at the dinner table be able to stomach those combinations. There is a solution that is now available that will sate tastebuds without turning stomachs.

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Analysis, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Connected cities of the future are starting to emerge

March 27, 2014

Three-quarters of people will live in cities by 2050.

It’s fashionable to attach the ‘smart’ tag to any technological trend today and this is particularly true of our cities. But, digging beyond the hype, what actually is a smart city and what progress are we as a society making towards that vision?

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Agriculture, Analysis, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

The future of drones expected to transform agriculture

March 26, 2014

80% of the commercial market for drones will eventually be for agricultural uses.

Drones are moving quickly from the battlefield to the farmer’s field. They are on the verge of helping growers oversee millions of acres throughout rural America and saving them big money in the process.

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Analysis, Health & Fitness, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Top 5 emerging medical technologies to watch in 2014

March 26, 2014

Robotic check-ups

Medical technology companies are focusing more than ever on products that deliver cheaper, faster, more efficient patient care. They are also making inroads with U.S. Food & Drug Administration regulators to re-engineer the complex review and approval process for new medical devices.

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Business, Science & Technology News, Space

Space X founder Elon Musk eyes huge colony on Mars

March 26, 2014

Musk hopes for flights to Mars to be available through his private space travel company at a cost of around $500,000 per person.

The billionaire founder and CEO of the private spaceflight company SpaceX, Elon Must, wants to help establish a Mars colony of up to 80,000 people by ferrying explorers to the Red Planet for perhaps $500,000 a trip.

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Analysis, Brain, Education, Science & Technology News

Electric ‘thinking cap’ can help you learn faster and better

March 26, 2014

Electric ‘thinking cap’

Cram sessions that are fueled by caffeine are routine occurrences on any college campus. But what if there was a better, safer way to learn new or difficult material more quickly? What if “thinking caps” were real?

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Analysis, Education, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Technological advances and privacy concerns clash in the classroom

March 26, 2014

The amount of data collected is expected to swell as more schools use apps and tablets that can collect information.

With the shift to computerized testing, tablets in the classroom and digitized personal records, schools are collecting more data than ever on how children are doing. Now, some educators believe, it’s time to put that data to use.

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Analysis, Business, Education, government, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Code Academies Caught in the Government Sausage Factory

March 25, 2014

Code academies have proliferated the higher education and vocational landscape over the past few years. They are posing big questions on the value of a formal four-year college computer science degree and answering consumer demand with a savvy proposition: come to us for an indispensable skill and we will line you up for a high paying job, without making you incur $100,000 in student loan debt.

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Business, Science & Technology News

Speedy Shop – a giant vending machine provides groceries for neighborhoods without local stores

March 25, 2014

Speedy Shop

Peter Fox, an electrical engineer, has developed the Speedy Shop, a large vending machine that sells a variety of items like toiletries, groceries like milk and eggs, kitchen items, pet food, and more.

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App, Great New Product, Science & Technology News

Spritz is a new speed reading technology that lets you read 1000 wpm

March 25, 2014

Spritz is a new speed reading technology that is set to make its debut in April. The new technology makes it easy for users to read as quickly as 1,000 words per minute by focusing users’ eyes on a single word at a time. The company says its technology places each word at the optimal location on the screen, ensuring users can rapidly recognize them.

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Great Videos, Science & Technology News

In-car facial recognition system can detect road rage

March 25, 2014

The facial recognition system uses an infrared camera system to identify the driver’s emotions.

Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne or EPFL are collaborating closely with PSA Peugeot Citroen and developing an in-car emotion detection system designed to watch out for emotions like anger and disgust. (Video)

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