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Augmented reality

Virtual Reality Bites: 6 Ways Industry Is Harnessing The Power Of VR And AR

August 15, 2019

The future’s made of virtual insanity, warned Jay Kay, the lead singer of Jamiroquai, in a 1996 megahit. The song “Virtual Insanity” imagined a bleak world where we’d all live underground in a simulacrum of reality afforded by “useless technology.” But there’s no sign of this subterranean dystopia in 2019: Humans are still an aboveground species, and virtual and augmented reality technology (VR and AR, respectively) is seriously funky.

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Smart Specs: OK Glass, Fix This Jet Engine

Kristin Kloberdanz
July 19, 2017
Jet engine makers estimate they lose millions of dollars each year because nuts that seal fluid lines and hoses, called b-nuts, aren’t screwed on just right. If the b-nuts are deemed too loose or too tight during testing, the engine has to be fixed before it can power a plane with paying passengers.
Until recently, there were few good ways to tell if the nut had hit that sweet spot. Workers with torque wrenches had to rely on their skill and judgment to nail the delicate balance.
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The Future of Work

Leaner Than Lean: How Digitalization Transforms Manufacturing

Randy Stearns
May 12, 2017
If you want to see the future of manufacturing, follow the Tama River about 45 kilometers upstream from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to the GE Healthcare facility in Hino, Japan. Inside this outwardly conventional, low-rise suburban business complex is emerging the blueprint for the future of manufacturing, tweak by painstaking tweak.
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Augmented reality

How Does A Computer Know Where You're Looking?

Ann Mcnamara
September 09, 2016

Pokémon Go introduced the masses to augmented reality (AR) for leisure, but the potential practical applications for AR are endless.   To display relevant information in a useful location, you'll need cutting-edge eye tracking technologies.

 

 
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