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Drones in the Sky: Regulating the Flights of Small Unmanned Drones

By Dick Weisinger

A future where drones become common-place seems not so far away.  Businesses like Amazon and Google are pushing hard to realize that future.  Amazon envisions that in just ten years there will be hundreds of thousands of drones flying in…

WiFi Aware: Connecting Nearby Users Without the Internet

By Dick Weisinger

WiFi Aware is a new technology that lets nearby devices connect and communicate even when standard WiFi, internet or cellular connections aren’t available.  The technology was released by the WiFi Alliance.  Connections will be possible between devices up to 30-45…

Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things: Innovation on the Manufacturing Floor

By Dick Weisinger

Manufacturers are talking about moving on to a new phase, Industry 4.0.  It’s a term that started in Germany and is now being used by analysts like McKinsey and Gartner. But if we’re already at 4.0, then what were the…

Graphene: Miracle Substance that is the Strongest, Lightest and Best Electrical Conductor Ever Known

By Dick Weisinger

Graphene has the potential to become a super material.  While it  doesn’t occur naturally, it has some interesting properties.  It is only a one-atom thick lattice of carbon, but it has incredible strength and electrical conductivity properties.    In fact, it…

Container Technology: Rapid Adoption Expected Over Next Year

By Dick Weisinger

First came a wave of virtualization technology.  Now we have containers.  While not direct competitors, the two technologies have overlap.  The difference between the two is primarily a matter of scope.  The scope of containers is restricted to a single…