Textbooks in the digital world Ella Russell, a second grade student at Jamestown Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, works on an e-book during class. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Kui Xie, The Ohio State University and Nicole Luthy, The Ohio State University For decades, textbooks were seen as the foundation for instruction in American schools. These discipline-specific…
Author: Indrajeet Mitra
What are digital social innovations?
Müge Ozman, Télécom École de Management – Institut Mines-Télécom and Cédric Gossart, Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) One of the problems that we encounter in our research on digital social innovation (DSI) is related with defining it. Is it a catch-all phrase? A combination of three trendy words? Digital social innovations (DSI) are often associated with positive…
How secure are today’s ATMs? 5 questions answered
Using an ATM isn’t risk-free, but there’s a lot of security already. milicad/shutterstock.com Pradeep Atrey, University at Albany, State University of New York Editor’s note: Automated teller machines, better known as ATMs, are turning 50 on June 27. Computer science professor Pradeep Atrey, from the University at Albany, State University of New York, explains the…
How to make a driverless car ‘see’ the road ahead
Self-driving cars need to ‘see’ what’s going on around them. Intel/Mobileye Michael Milford, Queensland University of Technology and Jonathan Roberts, Queensland University of Technology Microchip manufacturer Intel has invested heavily in the driverless car race with the latest US$15 billion (A$19.5bn) purchase of Israeli tech company Mobileye. Mobileye develops sensors and intelligence technology behind automated…
Driverless cars will change the way we think of car ownership
Driverless cars will change the way we think of car ownership This is her first car, and it may be the last one she owns. Shutterstock Hussein Dia, Swinburne University of Technology The transition to fully driverless cars is still several years away, but vehicle automation has already started to change the way we are…
Five reasons why you might be driving electric sooner than you think
The 155mph BMW i8 HYBRID might be beyond most of us, but it shows how far the electric drive sector has come. Motor Blog, Author provided Stephen Hall, University of Leeds There is huge potential for using electric vehicles to tackle climate change, give us cleaner air and grow the green economy. The question is,…
2016, Where is the IT Workforce Headed?
Over the years the global workforce has adapted and evolved to suit the various needs of the market and in turn the society. So, the big question is where are we headed? What does the future have in store for us? I begin by quoting Ray Kurzweil “By the time we get to the 2040s,…
Gateway Technolabs Celebrates its 19th Anniversary
To all of us who’ve seen results, hit a plateau, reached a goal or even just started your journey today – Let’s stop for a second & be proud of ourselves. We should never get caught in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet…