Author: Saujanya Thirumuganthan

Human activities in space, for more than the past fifty years, have brought about an improvement in qualify of life that most of us lack the ability to appreciate fully. While the basis of our space programs can be traced back to an ego battle between the US & USSR, on the lower level – it was primarily driven by our interest to explore. Satellite telecommunications, global positions, advanced weather forecasts are some of the numerous byproducts of space exploration whose benefits we now enjoy. And of course, there are new perspectives, a better understanding, and knowledge of our universe.…

Few objects are as highly intimate to human beings as clothing and accessories. Innovation in those industries therefore, makes for a great opportunity. Large OEMs have already stepped in with with smart watches and phones. Now, the industry is witnessing the birth of smart clothes and accessories. The birth of smart clothing was result of merging electronics and technology with textiles. Consider a normal cloth, made smart with an electronic device embedded in it, or when its fabric is enabled with digital components. These smart clothes have the ability to communicate with other devices, track our body’s bio indicators and perform multiple other functions.  Space suits…

Yes, it’s finally here. A smart glass, for beer. Yes. Tel-Aviv based startup Glassify – a joint venture between Weissbeerger, the first ever real-time analytics of consumer behavior and alcoholic beverages consumption, and Innovation Furnace, a glass manufacturing company, has come up with a glass that does more than just serve beer. Now, instead of having the bartender ask you which beer (and how many) you’d like, there will be an additional question of whether you want it in a regular beer glass or in a smart beer glass. There isn’t a big difference between the regular glass and the smart glass in…