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Industry News: Information and Communications
Washable, printed circuits for smart clothes developededit
“Turning textile fibres into functional electronic components can open to an entirely new set of applications from healthcare and wellbeing to the Internet of Things,” said Torrisi. “Thanks to nanotechnology, in the future our clothes could incorporate these textile-based electronics, such as displays or sensors and become interactive,” he said.
HealthcareIoTSmart ClothesToday’s Banks, Tomorrow’s Technology Disruptersedit
Central to this reinvention is an understanding and use of data to bring together many of the recent disruptive technologies: big data, analytics, cloud technology, artificial intelligence (AI), IoT, blockchain and even robotics. Why? Traditional banks hold a big advantage with the overwhelming amount of data they have.
AIAnalyticsBankingBig DataBlockchainCloud TechnologyIoTRoboticsTech Mahindra, Toshiba Digital Solutions to boost smart factory marketedit
Toshiba Digital Solutions has developed “Meister” series, a suite of smart manufacturing solutions. Based on “Toshiba IoT Architecture SPINEX, the series collects, accumulates and utilises IoT data generated on production lines to optimise manufacturing processes, improve quality and productivity and provide support throughout business lifecycles.
IoTSmart ManufacturingSecuring the smart and connected homeedit
With the advent of the Internet of Things and Smart Home technology, more and more devices are becoming connected. Attacks are made possible as these smart devices are able to run source codes for applications and that they are mostly connected to the internet without any secured connection.
IoTSmart HomeRing In Good Timesedit
In this context, advancement in innovations holds the key for the sector. For instance, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies like health monitors and transport were expected to push up the machine to machine services by a whopping 21 per cent. Only rider was that any disruptive action by the government on policy front may hamper the spread of services and telecom equipment.
HealthcareIoTTelecomNokia introduces NetGuard Security Management Center software for service providersedit
According to the report developed by the Nokia Threat Intelligence Lab, Wannacry was responsible for one of the largest ransomware attacks of all time earlier this year, infecting over 230,000 computers in 150 countries. Furthermore, the report said that smartphone infections accounted for 72 percent of all mobile network infections. The rest were due to Internet of Things (IoT) devices and Windows-based PCs.
Cyber SecurityIoTMakeblock Wins CES 2018 Innovation Awardedit
The product has innovative features and cutting edge technology Gadgets including the IoT Pet Feeder, Virtual Gardening Set and Smart Door can be built, allowing users to have fun whilst playing a useful part in their life. “It is a great honor to be named as a CES Innovation Awards Honoree by the CTA,” said founder & CEO of Makeblock, Jasen Wang.
IoTSmart TechnologyIntel India’s hardware acceleration paying offedit
As part of the initiative, the startups leveraged the incubation facilities and mentoring resources at Intel India’s Maker Lab in Bengaluru and SINE to develop products in the areas of transportation, smart home, industrial automation, healthcare, and entertainment across key technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, internet of things (IoT), and augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR).
AIAutomationHealthcareIoTSmart HomeCapital to host APCERT annual meet this monthedit
APCERT 2017 conference aims at providing platform for government, CERTs/CSIRTs, industry and academia to share the latest developments in technologies and processes for securing ICS, IoT, mobile and social media for building trust in (the) digital economy,” says the announcement on the APCERT website.
IoTIndustry News: Education
US still best destination for quality education US Consul Generaledit
“Still 72 per cent of Indian students are joining in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) disciplines. Now, many students preferring to study animation, filmmaking, and other courses,” said Maya Sundararajan, regional officer, US-India Educational Foundation.
Higher EducationSTEMPosh Campus Hiring Thrives on the Back of New-Age IT Rolesedit
“There are a number of new areas that are fast catching on in the digital space where there are new skills required, namely, data science, AI, IoT, CX/UX, automation, etc.,” he said. “Quality of hiring will go up, in line with the digital and automation focus for us as a company,” Hussain said. Kiranmai Pendyal, corporate vice president-global HR operations at AMD, said the chipmaker is looking at hiring campus talent for emerging technologies such as augmented reality and virtual reality.
AIAutomationIoTJobsSkill DevelopmentEngineering students taken on a virtual tour of overseas opportunitiesedit
Students of the V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College and the P.V.P. Siddhartha Institute of Technology on Monday were taken through a virtual tour of opportunities available across the globe for engineering graduates. The Hindu in association with the IDP Education conducted a seminar on Overseas Education Awareness and Opportunities in the V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College premises.
EngineeringJobsDigital world: AI creates jobs, more productsedit
Manufacturing with digital platforms for competitiveness, high employment and wealth generation advanced manufacturing is a wide spectrum multiand inter-disciplinary domain where learning from experiences, simulation and modelling, materials, sensors with Internet of Things (IoT), supply-chain robustness, life cycle management, innovations through imaginations and commercialisation should work in synergy with right expertise of human resources, facilities, infrastructure and polices.
AIIoTJobsCos Offer Fat Packages for Niche IT Rolesedit
Kiranmai Pendyal, corporate vice president-global HR operations at AMD, said the chipmaker is looking at hiring campus talent for emerging technologies such as augmented reality and virtual reality. (IOT)
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Renewables capacity crosses 60GWedit
In a significant development, India’s total renewable energy capacity crossed 60,000 MW in the September quarter. The country added 10,000 MW in the last nine months; the cumulative clean energy capacity had crossed 50,000 MW in the December quarter last year.
Renewable EnergyNew hybrid power generation policyedit
In yet another step to promote non-conventional power generation, the State government is all set to release a new Hybrid power policy for power generation through solar and wind energy in Telangana State shortly.
Renewable EnergySolar EnergyGovt has plan in place to provide cheaper poweredit
With decision being taken to shut down the now obsolete power generation plants in Punjab, as a short term measure, till Punjab sets up its own ultra critical power generation plant at Ropar, it has decided to partner with the Solar Energy Corporation of India to produce 250 MW through wind power (at Rs 2.60 per unit) outside Punjab; and getting 200 MW through hydro power from the Kancham Wangtoo.
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