TECHNOLOGY
Metaverse: the Lego bricks
Some of the technologies behind the Metaverse, as we defined it in our previous article, are not particularly new. However, since the Facebook (Meta) announcements in September 2021, many people have had an uneasy feeling: either the Metaverse is indeed something completely new, or else it’s simply a re-packaging of a set of technologies that have been under development for several decades.
Do you think the Metaverse already exists?
Exactly 20 years ago, without knowing it, I was about to contribute modestly to 2 of the 6 bricks of the Metaverse: I was finishing my studies as a telecom engineer and on March 6, 2002, I was starting my internship at the Australian National University where I was going to explore the frontiers of Virtual Reality, which already fascinated me at the time. Since then, my common thread has never ceased to be intimately linked to things digital.
The three characteristics of AI that will bring changes and challenges in HMI design
There are three characteristics of AI which need to be taken into account by HMI designers: learnability, intentionality, and augmentation.
Warehousing: safety and voice feature heavily in new AI-enabled HMI technologies
Warehouse applications of AI-enabled HMIs have reached a high level of maturity with a focus on safety and optimization by training.
Car manufacturers’ brand strategies impacted by new AI-enabled HMI technologies
AI-enabled automotive HMI technologies are maturing fast, with varying degrees of human interaction and a high impact on brand competitiveness.
AI-enabled HMI design is a hot academic trend
AI-enabled HMI design is an active academic field with implications for future consumer and industrial trends.
Defense sector: new functional materials can be mapped and ranked by maturity and impact
The growing research on new concepts in functional materials with Defense applications can be mapped and ranked.
Mapping and ranking new functional material concepts is a Defense R&I priority
There are three situations in which Defense R&I needs to map and rank new functional materials.
The challenges presented by new Ultra High Performance Concrete applications can be overcome
Overcoming the challenges of new Ultra High Performance Concrete applications requires ultimately a new design philosophy.
Ultra-High Performance Concrete: a breakthrough with expanding applications
Ultra-High Performance Concretes can have a strong impact on the durability and sustainability of structures, with a still evolving range of applications.
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