Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation

Hand-picked, positive news on how the world around us changes

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Analogue speakers have joined the digital world. Now, a startup in Chicago has developed a sensor which allows analogue watches to be converted into...

Rings true

Lighting and air-conditioning can be controlled using a ring. Now, a design studio in Amsterdam has devised a piece of jewellery that enhances digital...

Smart inference

Both blood sugar and blood pressure can be measured by smartphone. Now a research team in Japan is using the devices to determine radiation...

Applied focus

A new screen displays the highest resolution humans can perceive. Now for people who use bi- or varifocal lenses comes the latest development from...

Registered characteristics

Parkinson’s could soon be detected early using a diagnostic pen. Meanwhile, in Portugal a startup has developed a table lamp that monitors epileptic fits....

Scheduled dispensation

Dialysis could soon be significantly less trying. Hospital patients who take regular medication rely heavily on the nursing staff. To unburden both, an Italian...

Audible connection

Some loudspeakers double as air purifiers. But what about analogue loudspeakers sitting gathering dust? Well, according to a Danish startup, it's time they received...

Recorded authenticity

Music can help identify compromised IT networks. Thanks to AI, however, deep-fakes are becoming increasingly hard to detect. Enter a Hamburg startup and its...

Dispatched movement

An armband concept detects and prevents hot flushes. Meanwhile, an Irish startup is focused on females of other species. The team’s sensor recognises the...

Written indication

Braille characters can be translated using a pen. Now, a science team on America’s west coast is using writing to help diagnose Parkinson’s without...

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