4D Printing

4D printing, the printing of the future ? Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created with the help of 3D printing three-dimensional objects that can change their shape according to predetermined specifications. 3D printers have become much more than just a quick hype. As an integral part of productions in IT, medicine, space and decor; printing technology offers a wide range of design options.

The researcher Skylar Tibbits wants to use this by the architect, designers and computer scientists, however, much further. With its own research team, he sat down at the big project “4D printing" and produced using 3D printers objects that take on a new shape, when they are placed in water. The prototypes of the computer scientist work on the basis DIY principle of individual molecules (Molecular self-assembly technology).

Objects are first collected by means of 3D printing of various materials, among which some change in certain environments or influences in their form. In the example of the MIT scientist, it is done with process in the water. The water is responsible for the deformation of two different polymers. Consisting of individual molecular chains of the polymers being doubled its volume and thus provides for some time for the new shape of the object.

However, water alone does not appear to be possible in this case as the only source for shape shifting. Skylar Tibbits looks for 4D - printing still much more potential with heat, sound or lasers. Even the current applications are still far not the end of possibilities - whether under water or in space. US Defense is together with the software company Autodesk computer scientist currently working on the development of other prototypes.

He presented preliminary results at the TED conference in Monterey, California. Received was very positive, the project 4D printing and the Research Office of the U.S. Army. This in turn invested 855,000 dollars in further research and hopes for the future, and already first adaptive textiles and vehicles according to the uniforms with camouflage pattern. Even more curious creations from the 3D printer can be found soon.

Revolutionary Technology: A denture cleans all of your teeth in six seconds!

Since the invention of the electric toothbrush, it does not necessarily have noticed that technology has advanced a lot in this area! With 3D printing technology, a company has developed a brush you can clean the tooth enamel in only 6 seconds! A revolution in the world of oral hygiene!

Blizzident society, which includes dentists and engineers developed this new toothbrush that comes in the form of a denture and allow you to brush your teeth in 6 seconds. This is a record time and you know that you need to brush your teeth an average of 3 minutes each time. ''It cleans all the teeth and fully automatically - every time'' announces the brand.

Using 3D printing, the company is able to provide you with a toothbrush molded from a scan of your teeth to fit perfectly to your teeth. Every hair of the brush touches and cleans the surface of your teeth at 45 degrees and even cleans your time upper and lower jaw. The pictures show and explain its simple operation. This technology is supposed to work for nearly one year; you have to spend € 222.

In total, the revolutionary brush will brush teeth and will save you up to 50 hours per year brushing up! Now the question is, you willing to spend about 220 € to save time. Some writers say they find that brushing teeth can sometimes be a chore and start to wonder if they will not invest in the toothbrush of a new kind. Imagine what we can do for 50 hours! Did you ever imagine that daily chore of 3 minutes is reduced to only 6 seconds using a simple device?

A Buyers' Guide to Online Video Platforms

The majority of streaming media professionals have heard of content delivery networks (CDN), online video platforms (OVP) and other kinds of public video distribution tools, but there is one type of business video platform that has managed to remain under the radar. Enterprise video is intended to assist business enterprises operate more efficiently and safely share content inside of their firewalls. If you’re thinking of adding video to your business to educate sales teams and engage customers more effectively, then it’s best that you learn some of the more popular applications and what options to consider.
Top Categories of Services and Applications
An enterprise delivery platform is a type of player-based technology that is created for streaming on-demand and live video sharing inside of a business enterprise. In most cases, this type of service is utilized through peer-to-peer delivery as a way to allow network nodes to stream sections of video back and forth. Often an enterprise delivery platform proves to be a better alternative than unicast delivery where individual viewers have to use a unique stream.
Enterprise content delivery networks are any type of service or product that utilizes an enterprise infrastructure that’s already in place in addition to using supplemental technology, such as peer-to-peer delivery and multicasting, to share on-demand and live business videos inside of an enterprise.
With enterprise YouTube you have a service or product that allows business enterprises to develop an internal application similar to YouTube that can be shared with partners, employees and customers as a way to give stakeholders the ability to publish and upload videos in a secure way.
Enterprise video portals oversee all of an enterprise’s video content and give partners, customers and employees access through plug-ins and custom portals. An enterprise video portal is the most varied product category and can share features of the other three.
Questions to Ask When Shopping for Enterprise Video Platforms
No two businesses are alike, which means that no two businesses will use the same platform. Before you decide on a platform, there are few questions that you’ll want to get answers to.

• How is the product priced? You’ll find different pricing for different vendors. The platform can be priced by how many encoders it has, the number of servers it uses or by the number of employees you have. You’ll be better off starting your search with a budget in mind, just remember that you want an enterprise video platform that will grow with your business and with the number of employees that you have.
• What kind of content does it work with? The video platform that you decide on should be able to share various types of content, including lecture-based content and web interfaces.
• What function does the product perform? The product classes touched on are very different in terms of their functionality. Before you buy a video platform, check to see if it has encoding capabilities or if it will only work with the content that you currently have. If the platform is able to encode, will you have adaptive streams or a single stream to work with? Check to see what kind of platforms it will be able to reach.

Pick your enterprise video platform carefully and think about the future of your business while making your decision. Even if you spend more money than you originally plan, it could be worth it in the long run.
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3 technologies which are all set to revolutionize the world

There are so many discoveries which have been introduced in the world of technology in the past few years. They are revolutionizing the world by bringing the change among the people in this globe. Various advancements in the technology involve cloud computing, Smartphone, tablets and so on. These advancements has changed the life style of the people and brought a severe change in the technology. Advancement of technology changes with time to time; if you were thinking about the past one, then you cannot enjoy the real technology changes around you. These advancements have changed the world and make a better place in the future part.

In this post, you can get information about the latest technology that around you in the real world;

Google Glass: 

Google glass is a latest advancement in the technology which actually lets you enjoy the real enjoyment. With the help of the Google glass, you can easily access various level of visualization through your glass. By using Google glass, you can access your data, you can access your social media, and you can also read documents through the Google glass. You can even navigate through the Google glass to your destination. The co founder of Google has made the demo of the Google glass to the people in the technology era. The Google glass is only selling to the some of the developers around the globe for 1500$.

FireFox Os:

The android and IOs are playing dominant role in the mobile operating systems; most of the devices are manufactured with the android operating system which makes it to go higher. The apple has its own uniqueness and which cannot be provided in any other operating system. But both of them have its own rules and regulations. User cannot use them as their wish since the operations systems were made of various rules and regulations. This stimulates the Mozilla to create a brand new operating system for the choice of user. So they started to develop their own operating system from the scratch and it will mainly concentrate on the needs o the users. The main objective of this operating system is to develop a unique operating system which is dedicated to the needs of the user needs. This Firefox operating system has made from the open source platform and it contains web technologies such as CSS3 and HTML5 in order to enhance the capabilities of the users and the operating system.

Form 1

This is a digital designing technology which allows you to perform 3D printing over the sturdy products for the real life. The invention of three dimensional printers brought down a change in the technology. Form 1 is a 3D technology printer which allows you to create a prototypes structure over the materials; it is a luxurious one but the effect produced by the Form 1 was an awesome master piece. You can get this product for the cost of 2799$ in the market. The form 1 is also used to create a prototypes for various products for scientific researches.

Projects " Mighty and Napoleon" Adobe announced

With Mighty and Napoleon projects, Adobe wants to revolutionize the digital drawing with magic pen. The history of Digital has always been that the combination between virtual and real. As such, what could be more symbolic than inventions such as tablet or touch pen, who tried to imitate the use of a pen on a sheet of paper to free our imagination? However, as soon as we feel the need to scribble, we still prefer to use an ordinary pencil badly cut that the most powerful tablets!

This is why the creative software giant Adobe (known in particular for Photoshop) was floored for several months on the subject to invent the smart pen Mighty and Napoleon numerical rule , two innovations that could change the lives of creative. Mighty is a high-precision touch pen that stands out above all of its many competitors by its high accuracy. Indeed, sensors differentiate between the tip of the pen (writing) and fingers (which control additional functions: Delete, or go back etc.

Moreover, Mighty leverages cloud computing and provides access to many tools, such as different types of lines and colors, as well as all of your own creations, regardless of the medium used. In short: scribble something on your Smartphone in the subway and the image will be available on any device connected to it with the push of a button! The other big news is Napoleon, a small strip which, when pressed on the tablet allows you to draw lines or perfect with a simple tap of the stylus curves.

As Mighty, Napoleon has a magical little button that provides access to its many options. The two objects, whose sophistication is matched only by the clean lines, communicate them to enrich the virtual design. You have to see it to believe it! Artists with the soul of a geek (or geek with an artist's soul, it depends) must wait until the first half of 2014 to test these two jewels of technology. Note that this is the first time that Adobe is trying to manufacture an electronic object. The next sign of artistic revolution thanks to digital technology!