Telepresence can be defined as the projection of self to remote location, usually through means of video, audio, and general electronic means. On occasion, this is done by using robots controlled remotely, sending back information about the environment so that the human operator at the other end can give further instruction to the robot. Surgeons […]
When the print edition of this magazine first came out in 1993/4, “chaos” was not yet a common word. Many people who knew me liked the magazine name “Chaos Review”; others didn’t understand or didn’t like it. One person didn’t even want to be interviewed because they felt the word to be offensive. I tried […]
RFID is an acronym for Radio Frequency IDentification and refers to a collection of related technologies that work on various ranges of radio frequency waves. There are countless applications in numerous industries.
Some example applications include smartcards and keyfobs for contactless payment or secure entry, tracking of assets (SCM - Supply Chain Management) or parts (Inventory […]
Nanotechnology, aka nanotech, is the study of structures designed and built at the nanoscale - in other words, at the molecular and atomic levels. A nanometer is defined as being 1 x 10^-9 metres, or a billionth of a metre.
Nanotech focuses on objects with dimensions of 1 to 100 nm (nanometres). To get an idea […]
Biometrics is the science of identifying human beings by measuring and analyzing unique characteristics. Currently, such characteristics include iris patterns in the eye, several aspects of voice, and fingerprinting - of which there are two types. One type, which does not use the inkpad approach you see on detective shows on TV, measures distance and […]
