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The world’s first winter tyre with retractable studs / Nokian Tyres

https://www.nokiantyres.com/innovation/research-and-development/the-world-s-first-winter-tyre-with-retractable-studs/ This looks as an interesting concept: Nokian Tyres presents the world’s first non-studded winter tyre with studs in connection with the 80th anniversary of the winter tyre. With a press of a button, the driver can bring out the studs to improve the grip of the tyre. When the studs are not needed, they

Circuit Breaker: Construction, Working, Types & Uses

MCB (Miniature Circuit Breaker), Construction, Working, Types & Uses https://www.electricaltechnology.org/2016/02/mcb-miniature-circuit-breaker-types-construction-working-uses.html MCBs are used primarily as an alternative to the fuse switch in most of the circuits. A wide variety of MCBs have been in use nowadays in all areas of domestic, commercial and industrial applications as a reliable means of protection. Air Circuit Breaker (ACB)

Five for Friday: Autonomous vehicles

http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/feature/five-for-friday-autonomous-vehicles/ The road is open ahead for Finnish innovations that are contributing to the development of unmanned cars here and abroad. Here are five companies related to unmanned cars.

Cyber security news in June 2019

This posting is here to collect cyber security news in June 2019. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article. If you are interested in cyber security trends, read my Cyber security trends 2019 posting. You are also free to post related links.  

Friday Art: The Magic Of Japan Streets At Night

Photographer Jun Yamamoto Captures The Magic Of Japan Streets At Night https://designyoutrust.com/2019/05/photographer-jun-yamamoto-captures-the-magic-of-japan-streets-at-night/ Vibrant night urban shots by Jun Yamamoto a.k.a. jungraphy, a talented self-taught photographer, and retoucher currently based in Tokyo, Japan.

Bluetooth 5.1 location technology demo

Last week when I visited Arrow IoT summit I saw Bluetooth location services in use.  Two booth on the even showed Bluetooth positioning in two compartments. Quuppa Oy showed their own Bluetooth-based indoor positioning technology, which is used in many applications. With its unique Angle-of-Arrival (AoA) method and positioning algorithms, the system enables real-time tracking of

Arrow IoT Summit 2019 trends

I was on 23.5.2019 at Arrow IoT Summit conference at Helsinki Finland. According to event description: “Arrow IoT Summit brings together companies, top speakers and experts to discuss and develop the Internet of Things in Finland. In addition to inspiring examples and experiences from various fields, the event brings out the best IoT technologies and

Friday Fun: Earth isn’t flat, cats would have pushed everything off edge by now if it was, confirm scientists

https://rochdaleherald.co.uk/2018/03/16/the-earth-isnt-flat-if-it-was-cats-would-have-pushed-everything-off-the-edge-by-now-say-scientists/ Scientists around the World have finally conceded that the Earth is most probably not a completely flat disc after all despite some people keep claiming that. Research conducted at the University of Oxford has proven conclusively that a cat on a table will inevitably push anything on it off the edge and onto the