INNOVATION
Netflix invents new green-screen filming method using magenta light by newscientist.com
Netflix researchers have created a new type of AI-powered green-screen technology that can produce realistic visual effects for film and television in real time. A faster and more accurate method for putting footage of actors in different backgrounds allows directors to see how their shots will appear as they film them. Read more
SCIENCE
Artificial Muscles Flex for the First Time: Ferroelectric Polymer Innovation in Robotics by scitechdaily.com
A new ferroelectric polymer that efficiently converts electrical energy into mechanical strain has been developed by Penn State researchers. This material, showing potential for use in medical devices and robotics, overcomes traditional piezoelectric limitations. Researchers improved performance by creating a polymer nanocomposite, significantly reducing the necessary driving field strength, expanding potential applications. Read more
MOBILITY
AUDI restores 1971 NSU prinz 4L into fully electric car 'EP4' styled as modern buggy by designboom.com
AUDI brings back its iconic car, the NSU Prinz 4L, and reintroduces it as a fully electric vehicle, the EP4, styled as a modern buggy with neon green accents. Built in 1971, AUDI’s classic car, the NSU Prinz 4L, has been off the road for decades until its return in January 2023. The electrified debut coincides with the 150th anniversary of the AUDI site in Neckarsulm. The EP4 is not only a restoration project for AUDI but also a collective work from its twelve apprentices at the Four Rings. Read more
PODCAST
Are you interested in the difference between prediction and forecasting? What tools do you think can improve urbanisation? How can we use digital twins better for improvements? Soheil Sabri, Digital Delivery Lead for Urban Digital Twin at the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration at the University of Melbourne talks about his vision for the future of cities, cities as interconnected systems, migration, data types, prediction and forecasting, and many more. Listen
