If you like this invention you can vote for it here.A team of scientists from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), in Belgium, headed by Christophe De Vleeschouwer, came up with software that automatically films sports games. With their latest invention there will be no need for a camera crew, which would allow broadcasters to cover the games more economically.
The software is called the Autonomous Production of Images based on Distributed and Intelligent Sensing (APIDIS). It is worth mentioning that the system collects the video stream from several video cameras.
The software allows cameras to track both the ball and the players simultaneously, estimating which camera captures a more detailed picture, reports New Scientist.
One interesting thing about this invention is that it can be adjusted according to viewers' demands. For instance, the APIDIS can track certain players. The system has already been tested on a number of basketball matches. Scientists decided to choose basketball due to the game's fast pace. According to De Vleeschouwer, the APIDIS caught the attention of US sport broadcaster ESPN.
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There are three types of Proverbial wallet. One variation of the wallet vibrates when the owner makes a purchase using a RFID-enabled credit card. Another variation grows or shrinks in size, depending on the amount of money in the user's bank account. The third type is getting harder to open when there account balance decreases.
In order to be able to perform the upper mentioned functions, the latest invention from MIT researchers has to be connected to the user's bank account through a Bluetooth signal from a cell phone or computer, reports Boston.
Currently the Proverbial wallet is just a concept, but it certainly has enough potential to be launched into the market in the near future.
In order to be able to perform the upper mentioned functions, the latest invention from MIT researchers has to be connected to the user's bank account through a Bluetooth signal from a cell phone or computer, reports Boston.
Currently the Proverbial wallet is just a concept, but it certainly has enough potential to be launched into the market in the near future.
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IBM's latest invention is a new cooling system that consumes 40 percent less energy compared to air-cooled system used in most machines. In addition, the direct usage of waste heat in the heating system of the building is an equivalent of 85 percent cut in CO2 emissions.
The IBM's latest invention was developed as part of the company's initiative to develop new technologies that would help solve business problems.
Although the idea of using warm water for cooling might sound strange, the testing results are quite promising. It was discovered that warm water allows the processors of the supercomputer to work properly well below the highest point of allowed operating temperature. According to the developers, the new system cools processors "4,000 times more efficiently than air", reports Gizmag.
During the high performance LINPACK benchmark testing, the new supercomputer managed to reach a performance of 6 teraflops, with the level of energy efficiency being around 450 megaflops per watt. It also gave back about 9 kilowatts of thermal power to the heating system of the Institute.
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