Zurich airport, the largest in Switzerland, launched an automated biometric passport control system on Wednesday to meet an ever increasing capacity demands and keep queues moving at immigration checks. Continue reading Switzerland airport launches face-scanning system for border control
Category Archives: Innovation
New Facebook tool to help people find blood in India
Facebook is rolling out a new tool for its 201 million Indian users that would make it easier for them to donate blood to the needy, while connecting blood banks and hospitals to willing donors residing nearby. Continue reading New Facebook tool to help people find blood in India
LG launches ‘K7i’ with ‘Mosquito Away’ technology
LG Electronics India on Wednesday launched new “K7i” smartphone for Indian consumers that features an innovative ‘Mosquito Away’ technology that, once activated, keeps mosquitoes at bay. Continue reading LG launches ‘K7i’ with ‘Mosquito Away’ technology
Here comes the 3D selfie
If you love taking selfies, here comes something new to experiment with. Researchers at the University of Nottingham in Britain have developed a technology capable of producing 3D facial reconstruction from a single 2D image – the 3D selfie. Continue reading Here comes the 3D selfie
NASA’s asteroid-bound spacecraft flies by Earth
NASA’s asteroid sample return spacecraft flew past Earth on Friday on its way to asteroid Bennu, for a rendezvous next August. Continue reading NASA’s asteroid-bound spacecraft flies by Earth
Researchers develop new scale to measure wisdom
Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new tool to assess an individual’s level of wisdom. Continue reading Researchers develop new scale to measure wisdom
Uber could make concessions to save London business
Ride-hailing app Uber was prepared to make concessions over safety as it urged Transport for London (TfL) to reverse its decision not to renew the company’s licence, the media reported. Continue reading Uber could make concessions to save London business
Instagram adds face filters to live video broadcasts
Popular photo-sharing platform Instagram has introduced face filters for live video broadcasts through the app. Continue reading Instagram adds face filters to live video broadcasts
Smart Cities to get digital ‘brain centres’
Upcoming Smart Cities shall now go to a new level of monitoring and delivery of civic services through Digitally Integrated Central Command and Control Centres, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra said. Continue reading Smart Cities to get digital ‘brain centres’
Floating labs to boost innovation in North-East
The Ministry of Science and Technology on Wednesday announced three initiatives to boost innovation, awareness and science in the north-eastern states, with a floating laboratory on the Brahmaputra being one of them. Continue reading Floating labs to boost innovation in North-East