One complaint often heard in relation to solar panels is that once installed on the roof they are often unpleasant to view. What was once ‘an eyesore’ is now about to change, after solar-energy engineers designed a new type of transparent solar cell able to turn windows into electricity generating panels while still letting home… Continue reading See Through Solar Panels – A New Age of Generation?
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Technologies For Success In Dynamic Business Offices During The Age Of Big Data
Feel overwhelmed by the seeming mountains of data coming your way? If so, you are certainly not alone. According to the New York Times (1) we live in the Age of Big Data, with a barrage of data coming from a myriad of sources, and all needing to be classified, sorted, and managed if it… Continue reading Technologies For Success In Dynamic Business Offices During The Age Of Big Data
The Pros And Cons Of 3D Printing
At the moment, 3D printing is one of the fastest moving and, to my mind, most exciting technologies in existence. Its applications are almost limitless. At the moment it’s being used by businesses to rapidly prototype automotive parts, and by teenage girls to turn their jewellery designs into reality. Soon, it may become a part… Continue reading The Pros And Cons Of 3D Printing
The Fantastic Features Of Facebook's California Office
The BBC screened a documentary entitled ‘Inside Facebook: Zuckerberg’s $100 Billion Dollar Gamble’ in the latter part of 2011 which included an interview with co-founder Mark Zuckerberg as well as a detailed look at many important aspects, but also such places as the house he and his friends used to rent. There was also a… Continue reading The Fantastic Features Of Facebook's California Office
The Fantastic Features Of Facebook’s California Office
The BBC screened a documentary entitled ‘Inside Facebook: Zuckerberg’s $100 Billion Dollar Gamble’ in the latter part of 2011 which included an interview with co-founder Mark Zuckerberg as well as a detailed look at many important aspects, but also such places as the house he and his friends used to rent. There was also a… Continue reading The Fantastic Features Of Facebook’s California Office
Track Your Every Move – The Future Of Technology?
George Orwell never could have envisioned a world where everyone voluntarily allows themselves to be tracked when he wrote “1984.” Our cell phones have GPS tracking; internet providers track where we go online; and, surveillance cameras in stores, at red lights, in ATMs and in stores watch us every minute as we go about our… Continue reading Track Your Every Move – The Future Of Technology?
The Evolution Of Marketing
Being successful in the market economy has always depended entirely on how interested consumers are in purchasing your product. Even before any kind of mass media was available, early business owners realized that getting more people to notice your product directly correlates to getting more people to buy your product. With this realization, the field… Continue reading The Evolution Of Marketing
The Power Of Parallax Design And Why You Would Want To Use It
Parallax scrolling is a technique that has generally been used in generating computer graphics, where the foreground objects and background images move at different speeds. This creates a 2D type feel and provides depth to the screen. More recently this technique has been employed by some cutting edge web designers, that have used the effect… Continue reading The Power Of Parallax Design And Why You Would Want To Use It
Cold War Espionage – The Art Of Transferring Information
It’s hard to imagine a time when transferring a file involved anything harder than a click of a button. But it did. During the Cold War spies of all persuasions had to risk life and limb in order to get the information they had acquired to their superiors. During these tumultuous times spies often held… Continue reading Cold War Espionage – The Art Of Transferring Information
Enhancing South Africa’s Export Fruit Industry By Means Of Technology
Although South Africa already has a vigorous export fruit market for its citrus and deciduous fruit, the local industry is confronted with some serious complications and solutions to these are essential if the industry is to survive. To begin with, the international fruit market is becoming more competitive and farmers are straining to yield the… Continue reading Enhancing South Africa’s Export Fruit Industry By Means Of Technology