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The race to become an EV battery supply chain giant - WhatNext

The race to become an EV battery supply chain giant

Electric vehicles have been the recent attraction and in trend while in search of alternatives to fossil fuel. Many technologies have been realized to replace fossil fuels and their emissions to ensure emission-free clean energy generation to reduce carbon footprint. Focusing on mobility, the candidates racing are Hydrogen and Electric solutions. Amongst the two, Electric …

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Smart Glass: Innovative technology for the future of buildings

Owing to the rising environmental concerns, today, many organizations are adopting smart technologies to reduce energy consumption and improve the comfort of their occupants. Building owners are making everything in their building smart and connected and soon the windows and walls or partitions could be also hit with the smart tag too. Smart glass windows …

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AI Applications - WhatNext

Human-in-loop to make the AI applications possible

Artificial intelligence is gaining new grounds. The use of AI is increasing in various traditional fields like monitoring on the factory floor, automating customer service communication, analyzing vast amounts of data generated for business intelligence, marketing, operations covering almost all aspects of a business. It has also given rise to new areas like autonomous vehicles, …

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3D printers and eco-friendly concrete - WhatNext

The next best thing in the construction industry: 3D printers and eco-friendly concrete.

The fundamentals of construction have remained more or less unchanged since the last few decades, buildings/structures have been constructed. This includes a mason piling bricks with cement mortar mix. Few inherent challenges of the process are that it is highly dependent on the skills and speed of the manual worker. It takes a lot of …

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Bionics 3D Printing - WhatNext

Bionics 3D Printing

The field of bionics is the best example of the fact that science and technology are largely inspired by nature. While bionics can be broadly defined as biologically inspired engineering, it emphasizes on imitating certain biological functions that can be seen in nature. For instance, technologies like sonar, radar and medical ultrasound are inspired by …

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Anti-Amazon move - WhatNext

Anti-Amazon move?

Canada based e-commerce firm Shopify has acquired 6 River Systems through a $450 million deal to enhance its supply chain system and logistics management. The deal includes a 60 per cent cash consideration and 40 per cent Shopify stock. The cloud-based software platforms at Shopify enable sellers from across the world to avail built-in online …

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