A Wi-Fi router that can measure your heartbeat sounds like the premise of science fiction—but it’s real. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, recently demonstrated “Pulse-Fi,” a system that detects minute fluctuations in radio signals caused by the rise and fall of the chest, reading heart rate with clinical-level accuracy using components that …
Drones that “make it rain” sound like the start of a science fiction film. Yet in Abu Dhabi and other parts of the world, this work is no longer fiction. Cloud seeding—injecting particles into clouds to stimulate rainfall—is being tested at scale, using new tools like nanomaterials, AI, and unmanned aircraft. For the UAE, which …
In the F-35 Lightning fighter jet, pilots wear a helmet that makes the aircraft itself disappear: the outside world is projected into the visor in every direction—look down and you see the terrain below; glance sideways and you see through the fuselage. That dramatic image captures a broader shift already moving into everyday technology. Immersive, …
Walk into a Tokyo eldercare facility today and you’ll see the future already working alongside caregivers. Residents are walking again with Honda’s Walking Assist exoskeleton, which senses hip motion and powers gait retraining. Care staff wear the Muscle Suit Every, an ISO-certified power-assist suit that protects the lower back during lifts. Panasonic’s Resyone bed converts …