Tech the Future

Open Data: Hacking Democracy

Tessel Renzenbrink — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:11:12 +0000

Opening up public data for a transparent democracy.

Seeing How Your Brain Works in Real-time Helps to Improve It

Tessel Renzenbrink — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:25:43 +0000

Providing people suffering from contamination anxiety with a read-out of their neural activity enables them to change their brain circuits and, consequently, their behavior, Yale researchers have found.

Open Source DroneShield Kit Alerts You of Snooping UAVs

Tessel Renzenbrink — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:44:50 +0000

A group of engineers are crowdfunding a Raspberry Pi based DroneShield kit that detects the presence of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

The Invisible User Interface

Tessel Renzenbrink — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:06:44 +0000

The user interface is a major stepping stone on the path toward ubiquitous computing.

Artificial Skin Could Give Robots Sense of Touch

Tessel Renzenbrink — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:17:32 +0000

Tactile sensing is an important component to make robotic end effectors more versatile and adaptive. As robots move into the human environment they need to handle a broad range of objects and physically interact with people calling for more resourceful grippers. However, creating an artificial sense of touch has proven more difficult than simulating hearing [...]

Dutch Contempt for Privacy Bodes Ill for EU Data Protection Policy

Tessel Renzenbrink — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:38:57 +0000

The annual report of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) signals that the Dutch government increasingly breaks its own privacy laws.

Brain-Machine Interfaces Threaten Privacy of Thought

Tessel Renzenbrink — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:56:10 +0000

Consumer grade EEG-scanners used in mind-controlled games can be turned against their user to extract private information, research shows.

Dutch Techies Build Bladeless Wind Power Plant

Tessel Renzenbrink — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:37:20 +0000

A wind-driven electricity generator without moving mechanical parts is adorning the lawn of Delft University of Technology.

Critical Engineering: Exposing Information Technology’s Hidden Agenda

Tessel Renzenbrink — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:09:06 +0000

Engineering is rapidly becoming the most dominant of languages, its expression shaping our reality. But technology is never neutral.

TA3M: How to Encrypt Your Mobile Communications

Tessel Renzenbrink — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:43:42 +0000

Apps providing security and anonymity for smartphones at the TA3M meetup.