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OCTOBER 2016 ISSUE NO. 008

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Cannot Prosper with Too
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Engineers, It's Time For A
30-Hour Workweek
What if Chemical
Engineers Didnt Exist?
To The Lazy Engineers:
An Open Letter

EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEWS:
OTM Technologies
M3D
QuietOn

VERTU:
Creating Extraordinary
Mobile Phones
Exclusive Interview with the CEO of Vertu

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 Editor's
Note
No matter where I go, no matter what
I do, Ill always have a gadget with
me. Wherever I look, I see everyone
with phones on their hands and any
kind of device near them. May it be
the latest smartwatch on their wrist,
the brand new notebook/laptop or
the updated smart TV in front of
them, todays latest technologies
have us hooked. Lets admit it -
were living in a world of consumer
electronics and wed lose our minds
if we lose them.
Its amazing how in less than two
decades, consumer electronics
changed the way we live. From
communicating with other people
to entertaining ourselves in the
comfort of our own homes, the
devices and the handy gadgets we
use today are making our lives
better and more efficient. Differ-ent
consumer electronics companies
are competing with each other
on bringing us the best quali-ties
of different materials at the most
affordable prices. Whats more
amazing is how consumers easily
buy whatever the market has to
offer. People want whats new, whats
innovative and what can be shown
off to other people.
The public is even offered with
different kinds of consumer
electronic products through
crowdfund-ing. If people see
something that they like, they can
help fund it. If they see potential
in one prod-uct, they help make
it happen. Events, trade shows,
exhibitions and conventions are held
to give the public a preview of what
the future of consumer electronics
has in store for us. One of these
trade shows is the Gulf Information
Technology Exhibition (GITEX),
which will be held this month.
Its considered one of the biggest
consumer electronic events today.
In different parts of the world (like
in Las Vegas and in Germany), there
are numerous events that focuses
on showcasing differ-ent types of
technologies for the public. Its
amazing how people are captivated
with what consum-er electronics
can bring into our lives. It has made
our lives easier and better. And
companies and innovators are just
getting started.
In this months issue, we will feature
the best consumer electronics
stories weve collected over the
past few months. Stories about how
one product can help people live
more efficient lives will give our
readers ideas how important todays
technology is in our society. Were
bringing you a special interview
with the CEO of Vertu, a company
known for its extraordinary luxury
mobile phones. Weve also featured
startup companies with innovative
products that are backed by the
public through crowdfunding.
In a society where everyone
depends on consumer electronics
to go about their lives, its important
for engineers to keep track of what
can be improved on and what can
be created to help different people
around us. Engineers around the
world have the capacity to change
lives through the prod-ucts they can
create and improvise. With so much
creativity and innovation coming
from different engineers from
different places, were excited to see
what they can bring to the market.
Are you?
CONTENTS
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06 34
COVER STORY
VERTU: DELIVERING THE WORLDS THIS BACKPACK BY HP CAN
BEST LUXURY MOBILE PHONES TO CHARGE YOUR LAPTOP
THE WORLD

12 MAKE YOUR OWN WIRELESS

MOBILE PHONE CHARGER
39 ZUCKERBERG'S GROWING
ONLINE EMPIRE

13 THE IPHONE 7 IS
WATER-RESISTANT, NOT
WATERPROOF 40 HOW DOES MARK
ZUCKERBERG THINK?

15 WORLDS FIRST
SMARTPHONE 44 I AM AN OVERWORKED
AND AN UNDERPAID
ENGINEER

17
GOOGLES PROJECT ARA
MODULAR SMARTPHONE TO
LAUNCH NEXT YEAR 46 ENGINEERS, IT'S TIME FOR
A 30 HOUR WORKWEEK

22 48
THE ENGINEERING COMPLETE SILENCE
TECHNOLOGY BEHIND FOR BUSY PEOPLE WITH
POKEMON GO QUIETON

24 50
DESIGNER 3D PRINTS A HOW OTM TECHNOLOGIES
POKMON CENTER CHARGING COULD CHANGE THE WORLD
STATION WITH PHREE

25 LOOK: A SINGLE-WHEELED
ELECTRIC HOVERBOARD
54 ENGINEERING INNOVATION
CANNOT PROSPER WITH TOO
MANY FINANCE MANAGERS

26
M3D REVOLUTIONIZING
THE FIELD OF 3D PRINTING
FOREVER 56 TO THE LAZY ENGINEERS:
AN OPEN LETTER

31 58
CHARGE YOUR PHONES WHAT IF CHEMICAL
USING THIS DIY ENGINEERS DIDNT
WATERWHEEL GENERATOR EXIST?

32 62
8 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR WINDOWS PLANS TO TURN
LAPTOPS LAST AS LONG AS YOUR PC'S INTO HOLOGRAM
POSSIBLE VIEWERS
COVER STORY

VERTU:
DELIVERING THE WORLDS
BEST LUXURY MOBILE
PHONES TO THE WORLD
Creating the extraordinary by combining expert
craftsmanship and innovative technology.

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COVER STORY

Vertu, the Church Crookham, that every Vertu product is,

England-based luxury technology and always has been, hand-
manufacturer, is an undeniable made by a single craftsman at

We offer epitome of true extraordinary.

Infusing artistry, performance
the companys small factory in
Church Crookham, England. From

our customers the and exclusive benefits into each

of its hand-crafted products,
the companys workshop, Vertu
phones are made available to

opportunity to make Vertu has become a brand of

utmost aspiration.
around 500 stores, including 70
boutiques, in 66 countries. We

their own Vertu" Constructed with materials

of stunning appearance and
exceptional strength as ruby,
sapphire and titanium, and
endowed with market-leading
power, reliability and technology,
every Vertu mobile phone is a
masterpiece that fits the palm of
your hand. Made for the seekers
of luxury, exclusivity and security,
every Vertu product is a key to a
world of invaluable experiences.
What makes a Vertu?
Every Vertu phone is a testimony
to the companys ambition to
deliver the best luxury mobile
phone experience, by combining
expert craftsmanship, peerless
materials, unique services,
innovative technology and
impeccable security.
The Craftsman
Vertus immaculate quality and
timeless elegance rise from the
dexterity of the artisan.
In an exclusive interview with
Gordon Watson, Chief Executive
Officer of Vertu, he shared
have been in the business for 18
years, and in the last 12 years
or so, we have shipped some
450,000 products.
The Design
Vertu phones are crafted to cater
to each clients unique desires.
The Vertu range of mobile
phones is made up of three
distinct models Signature,
Signature Touch and Aster, said
Watson.
Signature is a voice-centric
phone inspired by grand time
pieces and fine Jewellery. It is
a ground-breaking design that
is still popular with discerning
customers today, more than
a decade after the first model
appeared. It has become an
icon of the luxury mobile phone
world, he said.
Signature Touch is the exemplar
of extraordinary performance.
Signature Touch is hand-made
in England by a single craftsman
using only the finest materials,
including a screen of virtually
scratch-proof sapphire crystal

Gordon Watson is CEO at Vertu.

He joined the company in 2010
as the General Manager for
EMEA, and was Vice President
for Sales and Marketing. He
has extensive experience in the
luxury industry, having held key
positions with watch and Jewellery
manufacturers. Born in Scotland,
Gordon now resides in Kew, and
has a passion for rugby, travel and
fine watches.

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 protecting full HD display. Its
acoustics are perfectly tuned,
and it provides unparalleled 4G
connectivity, with a dedicated
concierge wherever our customers
may be in the world.
Aster is the expression of Vertus
sleek, cutting-edge design and
trademark superior materials and
hand-crafting expertise. It is
the embodiment of understated
grace, with a slimmer, cleaner
aesthetic; a fresh, modern color
palette; and finished in refined
calf leather.
While most of Vertus customers
are more than happy with the
core range, some choose to
celebrate their individuality.
Thus, Vertu created a Made-
To-Order service, where there is
no limit to creativity. We offer
our customers the opportunity
to make their own Vertu by
choosing from a selection of
colors, leathers, and designs, and
by even adding their initials.
He added that once a customer
completes his design, a single
master craftsman will faithfully
and meticulously create the
dedicated phone.
The Exclusive Services
Vertu phones are more than the
sum of their luxurious elements
and exquisite finishes.
Vertu is renowned for its curated
services, he said. We provide a
suite of carefully selected exclusive
offers, content and assistance
especially picked to enhance the
Vertu customers lifestyle. At the
heart of these services, he said,
is Vertu Concierge, which offers
luxury lifestyle assistance and
enrichment. Vertu Concierge is
on-hand 24/7 to facilitate the
customers every request. Then,
there is Vertu Life, which offers
personalized recommendations
Any brand that and privileged access to
experiences and events. Vertu
takes security seriously Certainty delivers unmatched
security for customers, their data
must stay on top of and their phones.
every development" The Technology
A marriage of elegance and
innovation, high technology is
woven into the fiber of every
Vertu phone.
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Technology is a key component
of the Vertu DNA, he said,
adding that smartphones make
up approximately 80% of
Vertus global sales, and that
the technology expectations
of its customers are extremely
high. Our customers want to be
connected wherever they are,
they shoot images and 4K videos,
use social media and often have
thousands of contacts stored
on their phone. It is, therefore,
vital that Vertu provides powerful
technology that allows for all of
this and more.
In this light, Vertu invests millions
into its R&D function to ensure
that it stays at the forefront of
luxury technology. Beyond the
expected technology, he said,
we continue to look at and
adapt this part of our business to
provide apps and services that are
relevant to affluent customers;
a kind of luxury ecosystem
that covers lifestyle events
and shopping, entertainment,
concierge and even across our
e-commerce.
The Security
With Vertus exclusive clientele,
security of its mobile phones is an
ever-important feature that the
company is relentlessly evolving.
Security has been baked into
the Vertu product proposition
since Day One, and it continues
to be an important element
within our R&D. Watson said
that the company has a very
close working relationship with
Google to leverage the latters
expertise and developments, and
with partners like Kaspersky and
Silent Circle to provide malware
protection and encrypted
communication for its clients.
Our bespoke service also extends
to security, and we have worked
directly with clients, corporate
and domestic alike, to set up
multiple secure phones, as well
as to integrate secure product
into their broader systems.
He emphasized that the most
important aspect of security is an
organizations ability and agility
to respond to attacks. [Security
issues] evolve constantly, and I
therefore dont believe anyone
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Our ambition is
to substantially grow
the business in the
next 24 months"
that claims that they are
un-hackable. It is an evolving
issue and any brand that takes
security seriously must stay on
top of every development.

What will be of Vertu?

Casting a forward-looking gaze,
Watson unraveled Vertus vision
of the future.
We are in the privileged position
of being the leader in the luxury
technology category, and we
plan to stay in the number
one spot. He said that luxury
technology is now more widely
understood than ever before,
and that there are many new
customers looking for high-end
technology products. There is
an enormous opportunity for
us over the coming years, and
our ambition is to substantially
grow the business in the next
24 months. To do so, we will
continue to bring products to the
market that provide everything
that the modern luxury customer
is looking for.

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Photo by Popsci
THE HOLY BRAILLE: Digital tablets are used
A REFRESHABLE
nowadays by many to play,
listen to music and to read.
It gives us access to endless
TABLET MADE FOR
information, but thats not the
case for the visually impaired.
There are current braille
THE VISUALLY
readers in the market, wherein
you can attach to the bottom
of a tablet. Unfortunately, it
IMPAIRED can only provide only one line
of text at a time.
This is what gave a group
of students at the University
of Michigan an idea.
Students Brent Gillespie, Alex
Russomanno, Mark Burns,
and Sile OModhrain, hope
to develop a tablet with a
refreshable display to translate
an entire page at once.
Existing displays dont
allow you to access lots of
braille code and graphical
Photo by FoxNews information, OModhrain,
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who is visually impaired says.
Math and music codes,
for example, are displayed
spatially, so that theyre
spread over multiple lines.
A refreshable display must
raise and lower braille dots,
wherein a full page may
include up to 10,000 to be
able to create a pattern. In the
teams project, a microfluidic
chip is the one that controls
this process by moving small
doses of fluid through tiny
channels. Their prototype
is small, around a couple of
inches wide, but they hope
to expand it to a full-page
which will cost around $1,000
to $2,000
Their collaborator Noel
Runyan named the genius
device: Holy Braille.
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 THE
WORLD'S
SMARTEST
AND
SAFEST
REAL-
FLAME
CANDLE LuDela, an American company,
has created the worlds first real
flame smart candle. This smart
candle addresses different
issues like "fire risk, wax mess,
hassles with wicks, and the time
it takes to light and extinguish
multiple candles," according to
the CEO Jamie Bianchini in a
press statement.
This smart candle uses a
real flame, and a multitude
of them can be controlled
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simultaneously via smartphone
and the companys partnering
app. One of the most important
features of this smart candle is
that it is safe, since it has the
ability to turn off its flame once
it gets knocked around.
The LuDela candle utilizes ten
sensors, to make sure that its
safe. The candle comes with
10 embedded sensors, wherein
four of them are located at the
top of the candle and act as
MAKE YOUR
OWN WIRELESS
MOBILE PHONE
CHARGER
Wireless charging has been
popular for a while now but
like most new gadgets that are
in their early stages, it can be
a bit expensive. But thanks
to HouseholdHacker from
YouTube, he showed us that its
possible to make one yourself.
The YouTube DIYer, created a
short video on how to make
your own wireless charging pad.
You will need a phone case, a
microUSB cord, a charging base
(which can be an old Playstation
3 game case), a wireless receiver
Photo by CNET
motion and tilt detectors. Once
these sensors detect motion from
above the candle, like curtains,
the candle instantly turns off its
flame. The tit sensors within the
body of the candle can detect
motion as well. The LuDela
comes with a fire sensor as well,
so that if ever the candle fails to
turn itself off, it creates a noise
to alert the owners that theres
something wrong.
and wireless printed circuit
board assembly (which you can
purchase on amazon or Ebay).
HouseHold Hacker included the
links to where he bought the parts
in the videos description. Overall,
the entire project will cost $15-
25, depending on where you
buy the parts. This project will
not only be cool, but youll have
a sense of accomplishment for
having finished a small and useful
project. You can also modify it
any way you can.
Photo by TechInsider

THE IPHONE 7 IS
WATER-RESISTANT, NOT
WATERPROOF
If youve been living under a rock,
Apple already announced at its
keynote event at San Francisco its
latest flagships, which are the iPhone
7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. Other than
the absence of the headphone jacks,
perhaps the biggest revelation of
this new age of iPhone is that they
are water-resistant. Finally. But take
note, Apple said water-resistant
not waterproof. Before you take
selfies underwater with the iPhone
7 Plus new dual-lens camera, it
pays to know that it really is a bad
idea despite both iPhones being
water-resistant.
The two releases have an IP67
water resistance rating, which
means that they can technically
withstand immersion up to one
meter, or about 3.3 feet, for 30
minutes tops. Ideally, this gives
Apple users a chance to take some
quick snapchats underwater, but
that is yet another bad idea.
What Apple has in mind is the
safety of your latest iPhone over
the clumsy spills of liquids and
Photo by Apple
the heavy downpour of the rain.
Include accidentally dropping it
in the toilet, or changing the song
when in the shower. More than
that, you might just wreck the
internal parts the bad news
is that Apple wont cover liquid
damage under warranty.
If the company did say the new
iPhones are waterproof, then
underwater photography is
possible with the 7 and the 7
Plus. But they did not.
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GET THE WORLDS
CHEAPEST SMARTPHONE
FOR ONLY 3!
The worlds cheapest
smartphone, Freedom 251, is
finally here, and it only costs
3! This smartphone is set to
begin shipping later this week
to connect the poorer regions of
India.
This smartphone was developed
by Ringing Bells, a technology
firm based in Noida. The
company aims to make internet
access affordable to millions of
people across their country. The
Freedom 251 device will go on
sale on June 30 and will only be
available to pre-registered users
in India. More than 200,000 units
will be sold during the first phase
of the delivery.
Photo by IndiaTimes
Photo by Techdren
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Earlier this year, the Freedom
251 was already available but
the manufacturers were forced
to refund over 30,000 pre-orders
and delay shipping after their
website crashed.
The gadget will come with a four-
inch screen, an 8MP camera and
3.2 MP front-facing camera.
The gadget comes with a four-
inch screen, an 8MP rear camera
and 3.2MP front camera. It has
8GB of storage and 1GB RAM
capacity available, with 1.3GHz
quad-core processor. It will be
running on Android Lollipop 5.1,
and the gadget will be available
in either black or white.
WORLDS FIRST SMARTPHONE
Photo by Getty
With all the fuzz about Samsung Note
7 phones catching fire and the iPhone
7 having no headphone jack, lets
take a step back and remember where
all of smartphones began. Lo and
behold, the worlds first smartphone.
Called the Simon Personal
Communicator, it is widely considered
as the first ever smartphone that
merged the functions of a cell phone
and a personal digital assistant. Other
than being able to call, Simon can send
and receive emails, faxes and pages,
store notes in a collection, lets its user
view the calendar and world clock,
and even schedule appointments. The
smartphone comes with a stylus and
a monochrome LCD touchscreen that
measures 4.5 inches by 1.4 inches.
Although the term smartphone was
only used in 1995, IBM made the
debut of Simon three years earlier
in 1992. At the time it was released,
the bulky smartphone had a price
tag of $899 with a service contract,
equivalent to $1,435 in todays
dollars. It was really ahead of its
time and didnt get the worldwide
spread it deserved. But according to
Bloomberg Businessweek, IBM was
able to sell approximately 50,000
units of Simon.
Photo by Getty
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 MOVE OVER, IPHONE:
THE GOOGLE SMARTPHONE
WILL BE HERE
With so many brands already in
the smartphone market, Google
is about to bet on their release of
a handset that houses their own
mobile software. Google already
has their Android operating
system among four in five
smartphones sold around the
world.
Google, so far, only endorses
a range of smartphones made
by partners LG and Huawei
under the Google Nexus brand,
but is yet to produce their own
hardware. According to a senior
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source, the tech giant will release
their new device by end of the
year. The company will control
design, manufacturing and
software.
Despite Android the more
dominant operating system
among smartphones in the whole
world, Apple still holds the high-
end of the market. Apple, with
their iOS, has total control of
updates with their phones as
compared to Android which is
applied differently among brands.
This, in a way, urged Google to
Photo by Recombu
have a platform that they can
control a lot like Apple does.
This is the first time for Google
to venture into their own
smartphone hardware. The
company, known for its internet
software, has released its own
tablet computer, laptops and
other gadgets. It has hired the
former president of Motorola,
Rick Osterloh, earlier this
year, to lead a new hardware
division.
GOOGLES PROJECT ARA
MODULAR SMARTPHONE
TO LAUNCH NEXT YEAR
What do we often do when our
mobile phones have hardware
issues? Most likely, if you cant get
your mobile phone repaired, you
throw them away or sell it at a
recycling center then buy yourself
a new phone. Wouldnt it be nice to
have a phone where you could easily
swap the busted phone parts with
new ones and voila, your phone is
fixed? Well, Google has made this
possible with their Project Ara, a
modular smartphone.
On Friday, Google showcased
a modular Android-powered
smartphone which will be ready
to be sold in the market next
year.
With this mobile phone, you
could easily swap speakers,
hi-res cameras, 3G, Wifi and
your batteries whenever you
want. Lets say your camera
gets busted, instead of buying
Photo by Honkiat
a new smartphone, all you have
to do is buy a new camera piece
and attach it to the phone. This
goes the same way for the other
module pieces. Its the same
principle with phone upgrades,
instead of buying a new handset,
just swap the old pieces with new
module pieces.
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN
PORTABLE LED LIGHT FOR
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
PURPOSES
If youre the engineer who loves
to take photos, then you already
know that lighting is everything.
Thats why you should build this
DIY light panel to improve your
photos quality. Sure you can buy
your own, but if you want to have
a cheaper option and challenge
your engineering skills, this project
is perfect for you.
Poor lighting can ruin an awesome
photo, so Linn from the Darbin
Orvar YouTube channel showed us
how to create our own portable
LED panel lights that can help
illuminate your subject. Heres the
video.
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Photo & Video by Youtube
This project will surely challenge
your soldering skills! You will be
needing four strips of 12-volt
LED lights attached to a piece
of flexiglass, four 3-volt button
batteries (I recommend
rechargeable ones), soldering
materials, an on/off switch,
spacers, and screws.
This LED light panel is easy to
carry around and can either stand
up horizontally or vertically. You
can mount this on a tripod or onto
your camera for versatility.

THIS NEW SYSTEM
CAN MONITOR THE
POWER CONSUMED
BY YOUR HOME
DEVICES
MIT researchers have
developed a device and
software that can monitor
and tell you exactly how
much power is being used
by every appliance, light, or
device you have at home.
The device is not only
accurate, its low cost as well.
There have been many
groups that have created
devices to monitor household
electricity, but what sets this
new MIT system from the
others is that first, its easy
to install. No wires need
to be disconnected, and
the placement of the large
sensors the size of postage
stamps over the incoming
power lines dont require
precision, since the system
is designed to be self-
calibrating.
Photo by Treehugger
Second, this device can
sample data very quickly.
The sensors are able to
pick up enough detailed
information about the
voltage and current
spikes and patterns. It
is so detailed, that with
the aid of its dedicated
software, it is able to tell
the difference between
every appliance, device, or
motor in your home, and
can tell you which ones
go on and off at the exact
time.
LASER PROCESS
WITH GRAPHENE
OPENS DOORS
TO PAPER
ELECTRONICS
There is so much potential
with graphene as an
engineering material. Apart
from its unique structure
and super-thin composition,
it has the ability to conduct
electricity and heat. Recently,
an additional wonder has
been made with graphene:
by treating it with lasers,
it opens doors to paper
electronics.
Nanoengineers from the
Iowa State University did
not cease to stop looking
for ways in using graphene
for sensors and other
technology. But they have
been put to halt with their
small-scale graphene study
until an undergoing project
made them realize that it
could be used for flexible,
wearable and low-cost
electronics.
Existing technology makes
use of graphene by printing
and treating them with
using high temperatures
or chemicals to improve
electrical conductivity and
device performance. But
there a problem with this:
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Photo by IowaStateUniversity
the process could degrade
flexible or disposable
printing surfaces like plastic
films or paper.
Jonathon Claussen, leader
of the nanoengineers from
Iowa State, and Suprem Das,
an Iowa State postdoctoral
research associate in
mechanical engineering
and an associate of the U.S.
Department of Energy's
Ames Laboratory, have
explored the use of layers
to treat the graphene.
The pulsed-laser process
was successful in treating
inkjet-printed, multi-layer
graphene electric circuits and
electrodes the electrical
conductivity was improved
more than a thousand times
better without damaging
paper, polymers or other
fragile printing surfaces.
Applications of this new
discovery include sensors
with biological applications,
energy-storage systems,
electrical conducting
components and paper-
based electronics.
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NEW
SMARTPHONE
SCREEN
TECH HAS
A DIAMOND
LAYER
If youve been keeping in
touch with Gorilla Glass
updates to save your
precious smartphones
from breaking, you will
like this update on screen
technology: diamond
may soon compose glass
screens.
Using synthetic diamond is
not a recent breakthrough,
with the idea coming up
as a potential replacement
for the silicon MEMS or
microelectromechanical
systems more than a
decade ago. But it is
only now that the idea in
putting such material in
glass screens is refined by
AKHAN Semiconductor.
Gorilla Glass can easily be
replaced once this kind of
glass screen, the first-ever
diamond-reinforced glass,
is materialized. Diamond is
known to be the hardest
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Photo by KHAN
material known to mankind,
with its chemical inertness,
thermal capabilities
and high resistance to
contaminants. What more
if it is lab-grown, with no
digging up required?
Adam Khan, CEO and
founder of AKHAN
Semiconductor defines this
breakthrough synthetic
material as chemically
more perfect than natural
diamond. Adding a film
layer they called AKHAN
Miraj NCD diamond, which
is nanometers thin, to a
standard UV glass poses
greater strength than the
latest Gorilla Glass 5.
In an independent study
sponsored by AKHAN,
the Miraj NCD Diamond
covered glass is 3.5-times
more crack resistant and
7-times more scratch
resistant than Gorilla Glass.
Photo by CreativeApplications
NIXIE:
THE TINY
WEARABLE
SELFIE DRONE
Meet Nixie, a wrist mounted
drone that you can wear like a
watch. It can launch itself and
take selfies and videos for you
using its onboard camera.
Nixie was founded by two people,
Christoph Kohstal a former
postdoctoral physics researcher
at Stanford and Jelena Jovanovic
a former tech lead and manager
at Google.
The Nixie has been called The
first wearable camera that can
fly, with its small camera you
can wear like a watch, and then
unfolds and turns into a flying
quadcopter.
Nixies creator Christoph Kohstal,
was able to create a functioning
drone that can wrap around your
wrist like a watch and launch
itself into the sky with the use of
flexible electronics.
Nixie uses a tiny processor called
the Intel Edison chip. Its size is
similar to that of an SD card. With
the help of these tiny electronics,
Kohstal was able to build the
drones arms which can wrap
around the wrist.
Nixie has two automatic modes
offered: the boomerang mode
and the follow me mode. In the
Boomerang mode, the drone will
automatically return to you after
it shoots your video. In follow
me mode, the drone will follow
you as you move around, giving
 NEW LITHIUM METAL
BATTERY BY MIT COULD
POWER OUR DEVICES
TWICE AS LONG
The smartphones we use have
a relatively limited battery
capacity. We always wish that
we can use our devices much
longer in the same charging
time. But be careful what
we should wish for because
we just might get it: a new
rechargeable lithium metal
battery will give our devices
twice its original power.
Developed by SolidEnergy
Systems with its CEO
Qichao Hu, the anode-free
lithium metal battery is
manufactured at MIT to be
twice as energy-dense, but
safe and long-lasting as the
Photo by Envirotect
lithium ion batteries used in
smartphones, electric cars,
wearables, drones, and other
devices.
What sets this battery
different from the novel
lithium ion batteries is its
usage of a very thin, high-
energy, lithium-metal foil,
apart from the common
battery anode material
which is graphite. The new
system can hold more
ions; hence provide more
energy capacity. Tweaks on
the electrolytes chemical
composition were also
done to make the typically
short-lived and volatile
lithium metal batteries
rechargeable and safer to
use. Manufacturing this
new battery can be done
in existing lithium ion
manufacturing equipment
making them scalable.
With two-times the energy
density, we can make a
battery half the size, but
that still lasts the same
amount of time, as a lithium
ion battery. Or we can make and eventually to electric
a battery the same size as a
lithium ion battery, but now
it will last twice as long,
said Hu.
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SolidEnergy gave a preview
of this battery in October
2015 with its first-ever
working prototype. It got
the attention it deserved
and acquired $12 million
from investors.
The battery will be used in
drones this November, which
is its debut application. The
company looks at bringing
the batteries to smartphones
and wearables in early 2017
cars in 2018.
Photo by MIT
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Photo by HeightWeights
Unless youve been hiding under several
layers of rock for the past year, youve
certainly heard of Pokemon Go. You or
someone you know has probably veered off
a road or two, chasing what you thought
was a Pikachu, only to find it was a Pidgey
(stupid Pidgeys). Youve probably seen news
stories about individuals who crashed their
cars to chase after imaginary monsters.
Unlike any mobile game before it, people
now consider Pokemoning an acceptable
way to spend a Saturday night out with
friends. If youre like me, youve probably
wondered about the engineering behind
such a monumentally popular game. I took
a look into the evolution of Pokemon
Go, pun intended, to see the groundwork
and the growth that made such a game
possible.
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THE ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
BEHIND
POKEMON GO
From the Ashes of Keyhole
Keyhole, Inc., founded in 2001 by the
visionary John Hanke, was a company that
specializes in geospatial data visualization.
Geospatial data visualization, as it sounds,
is a fancy way of saying they were one
of the first companies to create 3D maps
using data. Their initial backers included
the likes of graphics card manufacturer
nVidia and the Central Intelligence Agency.
Keyhole would be acquired by Google in
2004 for $35 million. Their flagship product,
a suite of geospatial mapping technology
called Earth Viewer, would evolve into the
revolutionary application called Google
Earth. Hanke spent his time afterward
heading up Googles Geo division, which
also produced Google Maps, Streetview,
and Sketchup.
Photo by GuelphToday
In 2010, Hanke created another startup
called Niantic Labs under Googles ever-
growing umbrella of smaller companies,
and began work on a game that used the
extensive geospatial knowledge of him and
his team. This game would be called Ingress,
released in 2012. Ingress was marketed as a
massively-multiplayer online game (MMOG)
that allowed players to find items in the real
world and interact with them using their
mobile devices. Users could seek out virtual
portals, which were usually around real-
world landmarks and local places of interest,
and compete against opposing factions
to accumulate power. Ingress popularity
skyrocketed, reaching half-a-million active
users around 2013. Players would take
matters beyond what even Hanke had
anticipated, forming communities of like-

minded enthusiasts who would charter
planes to reach portals in remote areas
and would dedicate specific days out of the
year to portal hunting.
Software Engineering
If the description of Ingress sounds
familiarplayers seeking real world
locations to collect exotic items and
compete for dominance of a physical
regionits because Pokemon Go was
based off it. The software engineering
component of Pokemon Go began with
Google Earth itself, meaning Niantics
developers arent just game designers who
acquired a third-party mapping program
and built a revolutionary game on top of it;
they are map-makers who used an already
uber-popular franchise to catapult their
framework into the hands of everyone. A
lot of companies may have had the idea
to use the environment for an augmented
reality game, but none had the resources
of Googles Geo division and Nintendos
blessing (and investment).
Social Engineering
Beyond the numerous records that Pokemon
Go continues to set each day it exists,
there is the genius behind it that exceeds
the software engineering component and
propels it into legend, and that is the social
engineering part. Niantic had an idea of
how the game would expand based on
Photo by TomsGuide
public reaction to Ingress, so they pushed
the envelope in marketing campaigns that
were targeted toward promoting activity
and interaction among users. Those who
played games and interacted with other
game players would handle their word-
of-mouth marketing without provocation,
and the demographics of these players
expanded according to Pokemons unique
ability to appeal to niche groups of adults.
Non-gamer adults latched on simply
because the game provided them with
something interesting to do while they
went about mundane errands. The bridge Photo by Polygon
between the young and the old would fuel
the games momentum, which generated
intrigue and bring even more players into
the fray. Essentially, the games popularity
became its hook; those who werent
playing would hear about it from everyone
who was, all the time, until eventually they
felt left out and joined out of. This was all
part of a genius plan, one that began with
Google Earth and evolved into Ingress,
which evolved into the phenomenon that
is Pokemon Go.
About the author:
Emmanuel Stalling is software engineer,
technical writer, online philosopher,
aspiring novelist, part-time ninja, and fan
of hard science fiction. Follow Emmanuel
on Twitter @The_UnseenOne.
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DESIGNER 3D PRINTS
A POKMON CENTER
CHARGING STATION
Designer Spencer
Kern has created a
pretty cool solution
for Pokmon GO
players whose
smartphone batteries
drain in the middle of
Pokmon hunting. He
created a Pokmon
Center for Pokmon
GO players so they
could charge their
drained phones.
On a Microsoft
Sway presentation,
Kern wrote, After
spending hours
running around my
local park with a
few hundred people
Photo by BusinessInsider I knew this was a
special moment in
gaming history,"
"I thought it would
be fun to re-create a
Pokmon Center from
the main games and
use it as a charging
station for trainers to
hang out and heal
their power drained
phones," Kern wrote.
In the original
Pokmon game,
player can go to
Pokmon Centers in
each city to heal their
Pokmon so they can
be ready for the next
battle. In Pokmon
GO, however, we
players need to heal
our smartphone
batteries, and so Kern
created this Pokmon
Center charging hub.
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LOOK: A SINGLE-WHEELED
ELECTRIC HOVERBOARD
A company has been able to build
a single-wheel vehicle that gives
the feeling of a hoverboard, with
a board placed on top of a wheel
10 inches in size. The user has to
lean forward for acceleration and
backwards for de-acceleration or
for changing the direction.
When a hoverbaord is compared
to a one wheeler, it can be seen
that the single wheel vehicle is
much faster than the other one
and also charges within a very
short period of time. The hover
board uses sonar technology in
order to maintain stability and has
a connectivity of API.
The weight of the hoverboard is
11kg and powered by a motor
of 5000W. The motor is placed
on the drive-unit that is in the
middle of the wheel. This gives the
vehicle a top speed of 16mph and
a range measuring 12 miles. The
hoverboard is known to charge at
the rate of one and half minutes
per mile. The sonar detection of
the board helps the board to be
parallel to the ground. On the
other hand, the regenerative
braking is incorporated to recover
the energy and to charge up the
board when it is going downhill or
needs de-acceleration.
There are LED lighting and built-
in speakers that play music while
you are riding. These powers
use up minute amount of power.
There is a LCD screen on top of the
board that displays the respective
information of the rider.
There is an app for Android
and iOS phones which can be
connected through a Bluetooth
to the wheeler for activating and
locking it, checking the level of
charge of the battery and for
setting speed limits. The riding
data of a particular ride like the
average speed or the top speed
can also be viewed with the help
of this app.
Photo by tumblr
Photo by tumblr
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 REVOLUTIONIZING
THE FIELD OF
3D PRINTING
FOREVER

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3D printing is one of the most
significant advancements in
the field of technology. We
can see this process being
used in different industries
medical, automotive, toys,
manufacturing, and many
others. With this kind of
tech, creativity is the only
limitation to what can be
produced. Unfortunately,
many 3D printers are pricey
and therefore, not everyone
can easily afford it.
Thats why Michael Armani
and his business partner David
Jones founded a company in
2013 wherein they developed
the Micro 3D Printer, which
is ultra-affordable, portable,
and gives high quality results.
This printer is ideal for artists,
engineers, students, and
hobbyists alike.
GineersNow conducted
an exclusive interview
with Michael Armani, the
co-founder and president of
M3D.
THE COMPANY
GineersNow: Tell us about
your company. Describe your
mission, vision, and values as
well as your strategic goals.
Armani: M3D is a private
company with 50 employees,
headquartered in Fulton, MD.
We made a splash with our
Kickstarter campaign for the
Micro in 2014, which broke
crowdfunding records. Our
main company mission is to
take complex technologies,
innovate them, with the goal
to lessen the barrier to entry
for mainstream consumers.
We decided to first tackle
3D printing, launching the
Micro 3D Printer in 2014 and
currently developing a more
advanced model, the M3D
Pro. Our current track right
now is to continue innovating
the 3D printer space with a
focus on design, accessibility
and reliability.
INTRODUCTION
GN: What is your companys
opinion on todays consumer
e l e c t r o n i c s / c o m p u te r / I T
technology?
Armani: The emergence of
accessible technology makes
it an exciting time to be in the
consumer tech space. Lots of
companies, including M3D,
are finding ways to break
down complex technologies
for everyday consumer use,
delivering them at a cost
that wont break the bank.
Most developing countries,
however, especially for
everyday citizens, dont
have access to todays
forward-thinking consumer
electronics simply because
they cant afford it, focusing
on other financial priorities.
These products can deliver
life changing results, its
just a matter of innovating
the supply chain in order
to reduce costs for greater
access across the world.
THE MACRO LEVEL
OF THE WORLDS
COMPUTER/
IT/CONSUMER
ELECTRONICS
TECHNOLOGY
GN: Where are we today?
What is the current situation
of the Consumer Electronics/
IT and Computer technology
locally?
Armani: Whether its in the
form of wearables, chat bots or
autonomous cars, technology
has made its entrance into
nearly every sector. Were a
world built on technology
its modern day magic.
And as these technologies
become further advanced
and the development process
sees further innovation and
progress, theyll become
more functional and widely
accessible over the next
20 years. Costs generally
decrease over time as
efficiency increases for
consumer electronicsand I
think were well on our way,
with our own products as a
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strong example. Consumer 3D
printers today already hover
around the $1000+ mark, and
we deliver ours at the fraction
of the prize without a loss in
quality.
THE MICRO LEVEL
GN: What are the initiatives /
projects that you are doing (or
have done) that will provide
these advanced technologies
to the public?
Armani: M3D believes that
3D printing is one of the most
important innovations in
recent years, so were doing
our part to make it widely
available with affordable and
easily-operated printers. Its
clear that the public is ready
for this kind of technology
as evident in both of our
Kickstarter campaigns. Weve
launched two, (one for the
Micro and Pro) and they have
been met with incredible
support from consumers of all
backgrounds.
GN: What impact have you
delivered (social, economic
and environmental)? Do you
have metrics or statistics of
your accomplishments?
Armani: Besides widening
the pool of people that 3D
printing can reach, M3D is
working with a number of
local organizations to widen
the technologys reach.
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For instance, we work with
YouthQuest, a non-profit
that supports the academic,
vocational and life-enriching
development of Americas
youth. 3D printers can add a
hands-on and visual element
to learning, especially for
STEM subjects. 3D printing
models can simplify and
serve as a strong entry
point for STEM fields and
spur long-lasting interest in
them. Occupations in these
related industries are steadily
growing each year, making
it absolutely worthwhile
to make this kind of small
investment in the classroom
its an investment in all of our
futures, really.
THE CHALLENGES &
SOLUTIONS
GN: What are the greatest
challenges in the CE/
IT/Computer industry?
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What do you think should
the government, private
companies and NGO of each
country do to get rid of these?
How do we provide better
access to these technologies
to more than 7 billion people?
Armani: One of the greatest
challenges for companies in
this industry is keeping up
with the quick product cycles
and intricate international
supply-chains. The companies
that are equipped to adapt
to varying international
standards are more likely to
succeed. Everything from raw
materials to labor costs can
act as enormous barriers to
getting a business off the
ground. The best way to by manufacturing entirely to aptly monitor the quality
lessen the impact of these in-house. Our production of our printers and quickly
challenges, and therefore facility is right next door implement changes in the
encourage innovation, is to to our headquarters and manufacturing process.
reduce and stabilize the costs everything is built entirely That said, again, the number
involved in production in the United States. This one challenge of getting
which can be accomplished degree of proximity allows us consumer electronics to
people all over the world is
cost. The consumer-facing
prices of these devices can
be reduced through an
innovative approach to the
design and manufacturing
process, but governments
could also work to introduce
subsidies for certain devices
if theyre to be applied in
a certain way. For instance,
3D printers at their very core
make things, and could be
the missing link for a budding
entrepreneur to bring an idea
to life. Lessening the barrier
to such products could go a
long way in increasing access.
ADVICE TO THE YOUNG
ENGINEERS
GN: Please give advice and
words of wisdom about the
campaign for using these
technologies to improve lives
to our young global audience.
What would you like to tell to
the millennials? Any inspiring
words that you can share?
Armani: The current state
of global connectedness not
only gives young innovators
access to expertssuch
as freelancerswho can
help them realize proof of
concept of their dreams
affordably, it also gives them
a platform where they can
test the validity of their
ideas, even make them go
viral within a niche. In fact,
todays innovations seem to
start at the individual and
small company level, and
then snapped up by larger
companies. There has never
been a better time to pursue
a new idea because the
barrier to entry is less than
ever before. We expect to
see less billionaires, but more
millionaires, in the coming
decades with big ideas.
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Insulated materials arent
supposed to conduct any
electricity. But engineers from
the University of Utah and the
University of Minnesota can
say otherwise.
In a research led by University
of Utah electrical and computer
engineering assistant
professor Berardi Sensale-
Rodriguez and University
of Minnesota chemical
engineering and materials
science assistant professor
Bharat Jalan, it was found out
that two oxide compounds,
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Photo by todayifoundout
strontium titanate (STO) and
neodymium titanate (NTO),
when meant to interact
with each other can create
many free electrons allowing
electrical current to flow. Both
STO and NTO are perceived to
be insulators by themselves
but not when together.
Not only that, the interaction
between two compounds
creates a much powerful
conductivity. The number
of electrons produced is
a hundred times larger
than what is possible in
These 2
Insulators
Turn Out
to be
Conductive
When
Together
semiconductors, and is about
five times more conductive
than silicon.
This potential holds a lot of
promise in replacing what
electronics manufacturers
currently use, which is gallium
nitride for transistors in power
supplies and electronics
carrying large electrical
currents. The authors say
that this material can greatly
improve power transistors that
can be found in televisions,
refrigerators and handheld
devices.
CHARGE YOUR PHONES
USING THIS DIY
WATERWHEEL GENERATOR
YouTuber Thomas Kim has
built a DIY waterwheel
generator that can power up
your phone or other small
gadgets if youre outdoors
by a flowing river. So if
ever you want to do a bit
of electronics in nature, this
may be one of the projects
that can be interesting to do
outdoors.
Kim got some water bottles,
disposable plastic plates,
a 3 Phase stepping motor,
and a rectifier circuit which
stabilizes the generated
voltage, and assembled
them to create this badass
hydro-powered waterwheel
generator. In the video, he
was also able to power up an
array of LED lights to test if
his contraption was working,
and he was also able to
charge his smartphone.
Heres the video.
While we already have
portable power banks that
can charge our gadgets
when were outdoors, its
still pretty interesting to try
out electronic contraptions
such as these and polish
our electronics prowess
within. Plus, its an awesome
sight once youve put them
together and see it working.
Photo by Youtube
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8 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR
LAPTOPS LAST AS LONG
AS POSSIBLE
Nowadays, most engineering
students and engineers have
their own laptops. We can say
that our laptops are one of the
most important gadgets we own.
After all, it helps us with our
reports, designs, simulations,
presentations and many more.
Laptops can be pricey as well.
Once it crashes, it isnt easy as
1-2-3 to get a replacement. So we
have to learn to take care them.
Want to get the best out of your
laptops? Heres how you can
prevent your working buddy from
crashing before its due.
#1 Get a Solid State Drive
If your laptop is an old model
which doesnt use a Solid State
Drive, get one. Using an SSD
will not only boost your laptops
performance, it will make your
laptop more durable as well if you
ever drop it. However if youre on a
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Photo by LifeHack
tight budget, and dont care much that offer bug fixes which can them. So if you use them in really
about the speed and performance improve your laptop speed. The hot areas, you may fry some of
of your laptop, you can keep your best time to do this is during your your computer parts like your
HDD. sleeping time, do it overnight. graphics card. If possible, invest in
a laptop cooling pad.
#2 Dont fill your laptop #5 Dont leave your
to its full capacity chargers on continuously #8 Dont treat it like a
Try to keep 5-10% of your drive Whos guilty? *raises hand* Yes, light switch
free. Once you fill it up to its this is important too. If you keepTurn your computer on/off only
maximum capacity, your laptop is your charger plugged eve when once a day. Continuously powering
sure to slow down. the battery is full, actually kills
your laptop on and off stresses out
your battery. This is because your laptops components since
#3 Restore your laptop to electricity needs to flow, or keepyou are constantly changing the
its original state/factory moving. Only charge your laptops temperature inside the computer
settings once every year when your battery gets low. system. When you continuously
Many of you might not be familiar vary the temperature of the
with this, but this is important. #6 Keep them clean components, they contract and
Before you do this though, make A clean laptop is a happy laptop. expand, thus stressing-out your
sure youve backed up all your Keep them covered and clean. system.
important files in an external hard
drive, so your computer will be #7 Keep them cool
good as new. Any electronic gadget, including
laptops work their best in
#4 Run Updates cool areas. You laptop already
Yep, I know you hate thisbut do generates heat when you use
it anyway. There are some updates
HOW TO STOP AI
FROM BECOMING
THE BAD GUY Photo by techietonics

As time goes by, we see how

technology becomes an
important part of our lives.
Without it, we probably have a
hard time living anymore. Who
would have imagined that we
could easily talk to someone in
just one press of a button? Who
would have thought that one
button could help us power our
homes, light up dark areas and
give us the most convenient
way to live? AI has truly shaped

the way human beings operate

now, what would happen if it goes
rogue?
Superintelligence, a book written
by the founder of The Future of
Humanity Institute, Nick Bostrom,
warns its readers that if AI is able to
learn things on its own, humanity
would lose to it. It might lead to the
end of human beings as we know
it. This is what mathematician
Stanislaw Ulam refers to as the
Singularity.
Now, Google believes that it is
also a big red button that can
stop artificial intelligences threat
of doing us wrong. Google
Deepmind, together with The
Future of Humanity Institute, is
looking for a way how to stop AI
from going rogue (and possibly
Photo by SEALSwimSafe end humanity).
For this to work, scientists must
install an interruption policy
that would allow humans to alter
the behavior of the machine.
This would lead the machine into
thinking that it must stop itself
from doing anything at all. This
interruption policy can only be
sent as a signal to the machine by
the one who ones it. This would
serve as the big red button of the
machine.

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 THIS BACKPACK BY HP CAN
CHARGE YOUR LAPTOP
Most backpacks are made to
contain your everyday stuff.
Then theres this one from HP
which can recharge your laptop.
Yup, the tech giant made a new
Powerup Backpack that is like a
normal backpack on the exterior,
but is actually a huge power bank
holding 22,400mAh battery.
It can charge a full-size laptop
and a smartphone 10 times. To
prevent from overheating while
the device is charging, the bag
has ventilated pockets and heat
sensor monitors and regulators.
Federal Aviation Administration
has regulations stating batteries
over 100 watt-hours are
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prohibited in checked or carry-
on luggage, but can be exempted
upon the approval of the airline.
But need not fret, the HP
Powerup Backpack is at 84 watt-
hours.
The next time you bring an
empty-battery laptop with you
on a long ride or flight, this will
allow you to charge your laptop
while in a backpack, or your
smartphone for that matter. A
unit of this backpack has a price
tag of $200 and is available for
preorder on Amazon. But we will
have to wait for October 1st for its
release.
Photo by Amazon
 NEW GORILLA GLASS CAN
PROTECT YOUR DEVICE FROM A
SHOULDER-HIGH FALL
Its been a while since
glassmaker Corning released
the Gorilla Glass 4, which was
in the fall of 2014. And now
they are making a comeback
with a much durable chemically
strengthened super glass for
your electronics.
The Gorilla Glass 5 is destined
to save your smartphones from
cracking from waist height to
shoulder height, or 1.6 meters,
with 80% survival rate. In
contrast, its direct predecessor
was said to be twice as tough
as the previous version and
twice as likely to survive drops
onto uneven surfaces, and was
manufactured to survive only
at about a meter high.
But according to Corning, their
glass covers do not entirely
guarantee safety from falling.
The company says that the
overall design of the phone also
matters especially when it hits
the ground through its edges.
Since 2007, Gorilla Glass is
used by manufacturing giants
like Samsung, HTC, Lenovo,
Huawei, LG, HP and Asus,
among others. It seeks to
improve overall durability and
scratch-resistance while also
making it thinner.
Production of Gorilla Glass 5 is
underway but the release is yet
to be disclosed by Corning.
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DROP DOCK:
THE WORLDS
FIRST UNIVERSAL
MAGNETIC CHARGER
If youve ever encountered
universal chargers for your
mobile devices before, you may
have noticed the hassle they
pose. Older models require
your battery removed while
newer versions had you sorting
through numerous cables. The
time you spend on removing
your device from charging is
also a big issue. Well, time to
say bye-bye to these charging
hassles with this new charging
dock in Kickstarter.
Drop Dock is a Universal
Magnetic Charger that allows
you to charge your Android
and iOS device for as long as
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they have a Micro USB or a
Lightning charging port. The use
of magnets provides stability as
compared to regular wireless
charging. Its sleek design also
provides less hassle upon use;
just plug the adapter on your
phones charging port, place
the phone on the dock and its
ready to charge. If youre ready
to go, detaching your phone is
as easy as lifting it off of the
dock.
Photo by Kickstarter
GET READY FOR THE
AGE OF COMPUTER-
GENERATED
HUMANS
Saya a Computer Graphics
Interface school girl was
created by Japanese artists
Teruyuki Ishikawa and Yuka
Ishikawa (Telyuka). Despite
being a CGI, Saya looks
very realisticor a bit too
realistic. Its really difficult
to tell the difference!
The Saya project was started
by Telyuka in 2015, and they
have been continuously
improving her to make her
more life-like. Here are some
photos of her back then and
how she looks like now.
The 2015 version was
already amazing, but the
improvement is simply mind
blowing. This technology,
Photo by thenextweb
once improved and mastered
could revolutionize different
fields like the gaming
industry or movie industry.
Video games nowadays
are already very realistic,
imagine playing your
favorite game with this kind
of imaging technology. Also,
if this technology would
be applied in the movie
industry, creating realistic
CGI characters could be used
in place of real actors or
stunt men.
The possibilities are endless
with this tech.
 THIS DEVICE LOCKS YOUR
COMPUTER BASED ON YOUR
Photo by crunchbase PROXIMITY

Locking your PC every time away and log you back

you step out might be the
most unproductive part of
your routine. That 1 minute
you use to log back on your
account every day is 30
minutes of lost productivity
in a month. If you dont
want to waste that precious
time then this little gadget
might just be the answer to
your problems.
Untethered Labs created a
wireless key that will lock
your computer if you step
on when youre in range.
This device, known as
Gatekeeper, has different
security features which helps
in protecting your work area.
It also connects to your
phone which can double
as a tracker if you misplace
your dongle. Did we mention
it has a keychain hole? No
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more unlocked computers,
and no more lost keys.

WOULD YOU WANT A BRAIN

MICROCHIP? A THIRD OF U.S.
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ADULTS WOULD

Having an implantable
memory is still so far from
reality. A memory chip in
the brain is a favorable feat
though, a safe conclusion
after a study by Pew
Research Center found out
that a third of U.S. adults
would be enthusiastic
about having one to
improve thinking power.
The survey involved 4,726
adults which measured if
they are in favor of three
emerging technologies that
could improve a persons
health, cognitive ability or
physical capacity.
Majority of the respondents
felt uneasy or worried; but
in all three cases, at least
one-third of them were
enthusiastic.
Sixty-nine percent is worried
about using implanted
brain chips to boost our
thinking power, with the
rest enthusiastic. 68% is
worried about editing the
genes of babies to eliminate
hereditary flaws and disease;
and 63% is worried about
transfusing synthetic blood
to give people much greater
speed, strength and stamina.
Such technology fears 73%
of the respondents, saying
that brain chips, when they
become available, will only be
obtained by the wealthy and
thus would foster inequality.

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 Zuckerberg's Dorm Room Success:
From Facemash to Facebook
How a young programmer became one of the
richest men in the world today
Zuckerbergs story is really inspiring.
At an early age, he already picked
up programming and loved it. His
love for the code even urged him
to get a graduate course related to
programming when he was still in
high school. But what made his story
so special is the story in between how
he went from Facemash to creating
the social media empire known as
Facebook.
It all started at Harvard, where
Zuckerberg released this hot or
not website that pits two students
together and youd have to pick
which one is better. Facemash was
launched October 2002 and tapped
into the images of each Harvard
dorm houses facebookHarvards HarvardConnect.com. This led to
dormroom directorywhich
Zuckerberg admittedly hacked. It
garnered a lot of attention until it
was forced to shut down due to
some serious privacy complaints to
the school board. This almost got
Zuckerberg expelled but the charges
At 2004, Mark thought about the
Facemash incident as a guiding
light to create a universal facebook
in which all Harvard students can
access. He pushed on with this idea
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and later on created the first website
at theFacebook.com Dustin
Moskovitz, who was Zuckerbergs
roommate at the time, said that
after the site was built, one of Marks
friends urged him to put it on his
dorm house (Kirkland) mailing list.
While the list only contained around
300 names, registration on the site
boomed to around 1200 1500
applicants in 24 hours.
Following the immediate in-house
success was an immediate complaint
against Zuckerbergs work. Three of
his seniors upped and complained to
their school paper about Zuckerberg
ripping of an idea to create a social
media site specifically for Harvard,
acquiring companies for their tech
a lawsuit which was settled by
Facebook off-court. Aside from this,
the growth of theFacebook.com was
steady. It spread out to different Ivy
League and Boston-area schools. In
June 2004, they officially dropped
the from the name and thus
Facebook.com was born, with a little
$200,000 price tag on the domain, of
course.
A series of events happened
afterwards, numerous acquisitions
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like WhatsApp, Instagram, and
Oculus Rift became building blocks
that brought Facebooks name even
higher. The only question left today
is: how high can it still go? The
point that everyone with internet
access knows what the blue f
stands for and the fact that this was
all conceived in a dorm room of some
guy who dropped out of Harvard
makes it a story worth listening
to. Facebooks rise to success all
started with a joke to see whos hot
and whos not and what it became
after that is no laughing matter. It
grew ever steadily, expanding to
numerous locations and opening
offices worldwide. Facebook started
and their people, well mostly their
people, for the purpose of steady
expansion that helps increase the
armada of the growing online empire.
Tomorrow, people might forget
about Facemash and the entire story
behind it. But during this modern
age of information, people will never
forget how Facebook revolutionized
the world of social media and the
name Mark Zuckerberg which started
it all.

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Facebook is a very big name
in the ever growing online
civilization. Founded by Mark
Zuckerberg in his Harvard
dorm room February of 2004,
just how big is the company
now? More than a decade
has passed and now, mostly
anyone with internet access
can immediately identify the
Facebook logo. It has steadily,
and rapidly, grown to where
it is today, thanks to the ever
increasing need of information.
But Facebook isnt just a
webpage, its an online empire
built with a whole number of
companies that Facebook has
acquired over the years.
Heres a few of the notable
acquisitions that Facebook has
had from its inception.
1. AboutFace, August 2005
Well, not really an acquisition
but more on the domain name.
facebook.com had already
belonged to AboutFace and
was acquired by Facebook for a
reported sum of $200,000.
2. Parakey, July 2007
This was Facebooks first
official acquisition which also
got the company employees
such as Blake Ross, co-creator
of Firefox, and Joe Hewitt,
developer of Firefoxs Firebug.
Hewitt later on developed
Facebook for iOS.
ZUCKERBERG'S
GROWING
ONLINE EMPIRE
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REALLY IS, CHECK THIS OUT!
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3. FriendFeed, August 2009
Very much responsible for
the Feeds that you see
right now, the acquisition of
FriendFeed also got some very
notable talents such as: Bret
Taylor, former Facebook CTO,
Paul Buchheit, Googles 23rd
employee and developer of
Gmail, Jim Norris, and Sanjeev
Singh.
4. Divvyshot, March 2010
Resources from this company
was pushed into the direction
of what is Facebook Photos
today.
5. ShareGrove, May 2010
Many of the companys existing
research has been put towards
creating Facebook Groups.
ShareGrove specialized in
Private Conversations and
Forums, thus Facebooks
interest in them grew.
6. Hot Potato, August 2010
This New York based startup
is what used to be the Social
Check-in app of that time. After
Facebook acquisition, it was
then turned into what we all
know as Facebook Places.
7. Beluga, March 2011
Not only did Facebook want
their employees, they were
after the group messaging
software as well. Beluga is
the predecessor of Facebook
Messenger, the companys
chat platform.
8. Instagram, April 2012
Who would forget this?
Facebook bought Instagram
out for a whopping $1
billion last April of 2012. The
connection between the two
social media platforms became
so tight that their user base
just melded together in perfect
harmony.
9. Karma, May 2012
You might be a fan of giving
away some goodies to your
friends using Facebook Gifts
and you have Karma to thank
for that. It was only a year old
when Facebook acquired it and
that was also the first day that
Facebook was up as a publicly
traded company at Wall Street.
10. Jibbigo, August 2013
Jibbigo is one of the famous
developers of speech
translation both in the iOS and
Android. Facebook cheerfully
announced the acquisition of
this company which allowed
the company to move from
English to other platforms as
well.
11. WhatsApp, February
2014
Not only was this acquisition
very pricey at $19 billion,
Zuckerberg also acquired
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the talents of WhatsApp Co-
founder and CEO Jan Koum.
12. Oculus VR, March 2014
Virtual reality started to pop-up
from nowhere and Facebook
wanted in. The company was
purchased at $2 billion which
started Facebooks future into
augmented reality.
13. Wit.ai, January 2015
Speech recognition startup
was acquired by Facebook for
an undisclosed amount. Lots
of speculation was towards the
Facebook M who was built to
rival Apples Siri.
14. Two Big Ears, May 2016
The most recent among
Facebooks acquisitions is
again leaning towards the
entertainment industry. The
company was acquired to add
up to Oculus VR in creating
a wonderful augmented
experience that Facebook has
yet to reveal about.
These are just a few of all the
companies that Facebook
has acquired over the years.
Tech advancements for both
the website and the company
seem to be what Zuckerbergs
plan every time he expands his
ever growing online empire.
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 HOW DOES
MARK
ZUCKERBERG
THINK?
The success of the worlds
largest social networking
site Facebook is apparent.
There are about 1.71 billion
monthly active users as of
the second quarter of 2016,
with the number still growing.
Approximately half of those
users log in on a daily basis
to update their status, post
photos or upload videos.
But did its 5 founders Mark
Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz,
Eduardo Saverin, Andrew
McCollum, and Chris Hughes
expect that their site launched
in their college dorm room in
2004 would become this big?
I dont think so.
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Since Mark Zuckerberg rose
into the ranks of the wealthiest
and most influential people
in the world in 2010, it is
now everyones curiosity how
to become the extraordinary
entrepreneur that he is. Does
his closet full of H&M gray
t-shirts and blue jeans help
in Facebooks unprecedented
glory? Not really. Is it just
pure luck that he emerged
to become the frontrunner
of the most celebrated social
network? Not at all either.
Perhaps because of the
genius that Zuckerberg is?
Well, maybe.
A website called Optimal
Thinking has dissected and
analyzed Zuckerbergs
thinking during Facebooks
2013, 2014, and 2015 first
quarter earning conference
calls, and rated his commentary
according to their own
Hierarchy of Thinking Styles.
In the hierarchy, thinking
is categorized as optimal,
extraordinary positive,
moderate positive, moderate
negative, extraordinary
negative and totally negative.
What primarily appeared
in the analysis over the
3 conference calls is the
dominance of Zuckerbergs
moderate positive thinking
and extraordinary positive
thinking, with optimal
thinking just behind.
Having the biggest slice of
Zuckerbergs thinking pie is
the moderate positive, which
relates to his organizational
stability. Being a leader of
a networking company, he
demonstrates understanding
of the language of connection,
through appreciating the
support and hardwork of his
employees. This is evident in his
speeches which are effective
in presenting information
with the right amount of self-
confidence minus the hint of
arrogance. Zuckerberg blurts
 Photo by: Quartz

out in his speeches words like his progress, and does what of optimal thinking to mentioning tests to quantify
increasing, improvement, he can in order to overcome empower individuals, teams, and quality optimization
better, and normally; them and the results are departments, and entire initiatives. In another speech
phrases like good sign, good visible. From his conference organizations to be their he mentioned, We just have
quarter, pretty meaningful, calls speeches, the website best. This thinking is already to do it right to get the right
building the knowledge noticed the use of Zuckerberg visible on Facebooks values, content to the right people.
economy, strategy of with words like innovate, standards and directions, That this is the right path
improving quality and improvement, new, and which in a speech, Zuckerberg going forward as well. At the
improving the world through amazing; along with phrases said, Our core business is back of Zuckerbergs mind,
sharing. such as great progress, to focus on helping people to optimal thinking is already
The next biggest slice in the big fundamental believer, see the best ads and basically there; he just needs to display
pie of Zuckerbergs thinking very big contributors, make the most money per it more in his next speeches.
is attributed to extraordinary amazing journey, moment that people are No matter, now we know how
positive, which focuses on growing environmental spending at the lowest cost Zuckerbergs mind works, and
his ability to innovate and consciousness, and talent in most efficiency in terms what kind of thinking he uses
differentiate products. As the management processes. of serving people. Moreover, during his speeches. I guess
name of the thinking suggests, While both of those thinking optimal thinking can also be his success secret is no longer
he does not let obstacles and works well with Zuckerberg, discerned in his personal and a secret?
roadblocks along the way ruin he needs to have more organizational maturity by

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THE DEFINITION
OF TECHNOLOGY
ACCORDING TO
MARK ZUCKERBERG
For most of us, our knee-
jerk definition of the word
technology is likely to revolve
around smartphones, gadgets,
computers and robots that make
our lives easier. This is correct, but
of a limited perspective. Rather,
technology as defined simply
by Merriam-Webster dictionary,
is the use of science in industry,
engineering, etc., to invent useful
things or to solve problems; or
a machine, piece of equipment,
method, etc., that is created by
technology. But this isnt exactly
what Mark Zuckerberg, one of the
most famous tech entrepreneurs
of our time and now Facebook
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by Dion Greg Reyes
CEO, has in mind.
Zuckerberg had a second live
public Q&A in a public town hall
in December 2014, following one
conducted a month before. While
the first one revealed almost
nothing of particular significance
except the notice on his wearing of
the same type of t-shirt everyday,
his take on the movie The Social
Network, and Facebook losing
its charm, the second one had
more of Facebook CEOs insight
especially on the definition of the
word technology.
One Brazilian user during the
interview session asked via
the comments section of the
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chat about how Facebook could
make users more social in real
life. It is under his assumption
that Facebook cuts more time
actually socializing, and perhaps
transforming how we interact we
each other. And Zuckerberg gave a
rather philosophical response:
What defines a technological tool
one historical definition is
something that takes a humans
sense or ability and augments it
and makes it more powerful. So,
for example, I wear contact lenses
or glasses; that is a technology
that enhances my human ability
of vision and makes it better.
He supported this statement
saying that the point of social
network is to extend the really
fundamental human capacity for
maintaining social relationships,
followed by a sociological
research reference called the
Dunbars Number. He said, One
of the things that I think that we
can [do] through Facebook is
make it so that you can maintain
relationships with many more
people.
Dunbars Number is attributed to
evolutionary anthropologist Robin
Dubar, who said that we can only
ever have 150 friends at most to
be considered in a stable social
relationship.
The same Q&A session also
produced a discussion about
how Facebook could be used
as a medium in evil ways,
like developing weapons
and launching cyberattacks.
Zuckerberg is of course aware
about these tendencies on the
social networking site, to which
he answered earlier in the talk
about why the worlds biggest
social networking site could help
resolve the on-going issues of
racial tension and police brutality.
He posted in his Facebook
timeline, A greater diversity of
perspectives is also important for
creating understanding. Before
the Internet, we might have only
gotten our news from a few TV
stations or newspapers. Now we
get updates from many more
people and sources.
Nevertheless, Zuckerbergs answer
as a whole is representative
of what tech leaders are now
thinking about they are all crazily
finding ways to put technology to
transform the lives of the people,
to the point that we are already
superhuman: faster, stronger,
and smarter. Their stereotypical
optimism, like the one Zuckerberg
displayed, is overreaching. But the
common goal is to use technology,
by whatever definition given,
as a powerful tool in creating
connections, solving problems of
different scales and impacts, and
ultimately making our daily lives
easier.
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I AM AN OVERWORKED AND
AN UNDERPAID ENGINEER
By Patricia Eldridge
Engineers are people who solve complex
problems, build highly intricate machinery
and develop each to make all of them work
in an effective way. To become an engineer,
you work really hard through your high
school so that you can get into a good
college. Then after four years of hard work,
perspiration, motivation and determination,
you graduate with flying colors and look
forward to develop solutions and commercial
applications. But the reality provides us with
an opposite scenario.
Working diligently through high school,
Harry Robinson got admitted into a reputed
engineering college and graduated with a
good CGPA. After that, he looked forward to
work in a well- known company and climb up
to a higher position. Some years later after
gaining extensive experience, he planned
to start a company of his own. But instead,
he got a job in a new startup company
because not having any prior experience
or expertise prevented him from taking up
commendable jobs in successful and well-
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known companies. Today, its been four years,
he is still working in the same company and
same position. But the most appalling and
alarming part: even though he is an engineer,
he overworks and gets underpaid.
Ironically, many engineering firms ain't
got a clue about project management or
proper workload scheduling. As a result, most
of them turn out to be overstretched and
under-resourced. Even though hiring more
employees does not solve the matter as
each engineer must work 70-80 hours per
week. Unfortunately, these engineers do not
receive the appropriate reward for their work.
But the fault does not lie with the company
either. Engineering is such a field where
the industries and companies try to create
something from scratch and develop various
technology and management.
Many people from Business management
or Accounting and Finance earn more than
an average engineer earns. Its more like
what a Chartered accountant earns after
seven to eight years of experience is what an

engineer earns at nearly the end of his career.
Engineering is a path where one loves to do
something he is passionate about such as
inventing new technology, creating amazing
mobile applications, building a complex
structural building and much more.
One can argue that Engineers mostly work
based on practical experience which is hardly
taught in the college and the different sections
such as applied sciences, networking, industrial
applications, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics
and much more get completely erased from
their minds. There are engineers who look for
alternatives and end up taking up jobs in a
bank as an executive or bank manager in order
to earn more salary. As a result, all that he has
learnt in his four years of college, his passion
for inventing machines and creating various
software remain forgotten. He becomes
frustrated due to his nine to five job and has
to give up all his creativity just to earn more.
Not being appreciated for your hard work
and feeling like a nobody can be very
demotivating. But there is a way to solve this
problem. At first, recite this mantra, I am
an Engineer and I will always do something
better in life. If you want to climb up the
ladder, you need to first stand up for yourself.
Change your perception towards things. It
doesnt matter if you are working a low-
paying job, you can keep on applying to
different companies, and prepare yourself to
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make an excellent impression at the job
interviews. One of the most important
parts is to mention the experiences you
gained in your CV. No matter how minor
your experience may seem, knowledge and
experience have no bounds.
Meet and make contacts with important
people, and let them know your passion
and experience. You never know when the
opportunity that you have been looking for
all these years will come knocking at your
door. Remember one thing, do not work
for the money as money cannot bring you
experience. But if you gain experience, you
will receive your reward for the hard work.
Whether you are a graduate of civil,
chemical, electrical, electronics, biomedical,
mechanical, systems or design engineering,
you must have studied somewhere that
efficiency is a measure of the useful output
as compared to the total input. For a higher
efficiency, the machine needs to be in a
superior condition. So work on improving
yourself, and you will get more opportunities
to climb up the ladder towards a rewarding
careeror at least one that pays well!
About the author:
Patricia took her MBA in London, UK. She's a
model, actress, blogger and a copywriter. Her
boyfriend is an overworked and underpaid
engineer.
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ENGINEERS, IT'S
TIME FOR A 30
HOUR WORKWEEK
by Randy Williams
All engineers would like to work
less. Well, all of the normal ones
anyway. Of course there are
those that live to work, rather
than work to live. But the vast
majority of engineers want to
get the most done in the least
amount of time.
It may seem counter intuitive,
but engineers working less hours
per week can actually benefit
the employer as well. Thats why
its time for engineering firms
to offer the 30-hour workweek.
I propose individuals choose
either a 3 day (10 hour per day)
schedule or a 4 day (7.5 hour per
day) schedule.
Here are five reasons why its
time to work harder (and smarter)
rather than longer:
1. Productivity
Weve all been there, staring at
the clock, waiting for it to hit
the end of the workday. As you
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watch the numbers slowly tick by
wishing that you could magically
fastforward them with Jedi
mind powers, youre not being
very productive.
The easiest solution to getting
more productivity out of each
minute is actually having more
to do. If were bogged down with
a long todo list at the beginning
of each day, we prioritize the
important tasks that must get
done first and work our way
to the bottom of the list. With
more actual work to do in a given
day, we find ourselves no longer
looking at the clock. Were too
busy getting things done!
With a shorter workweek, each
day becomes more jampacked
with what you actually need to
get done. So your productivity
increases during each workday.
I believe engineers could
accomplish the same amount
of work in 30-hours as they do
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now in 40-hours. When time is
shortened, engineers will rise up
to the challenge.
2. Restfulness
We all know how important a
solid 8-hours of sleep per night
is. Weve read the studies, heard
about it on the news, and weve
experienced it firsthand. In
addition to a good nights sleep,
days off of work are at least
equally important.
Think about how refreshed you
feel after Memorial Day weekend,
Labor Day weekend, Eid, Diwali
or any other national holiday
weekend. This doesnt have to
be a country mandated, couple
times per year thing. This could
be the normal work schedule!
If employers find engineers to be
equally productive at 30-hours
per week, part of that productivity
would be due to the additional
days off. Even if the engineers
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arent actually resting, its still
a time for them to take their
mind off work and reset their
batteries in order to maximize
their productivity the following
week.
3. Happiness
In decades and centuries past,
workers were forced to grind day
in and day out with little thanks
and given no time for fun. But
today, with fierce competition
to keep and retain top talent,
companies are coming up with
new ways for employees to enjoy
the workday while remaining
productive.
Case and point is Google. Simply
watch the movie The Internship
with Vince Vaughn and Owen
Wilson to see how cool it is to
work for Google.
A 30-hour workweek would
simply make employees happier.
They get to spend more time
doing things that fulfill them
outside of work. Whether its
being with their family, being
outside, or simply having some
alone time. It would be much
better to come in for 3 long, very
busy days if youre able to go on
a 4 day vacation immediately
afterward.
4. Connectivity engineer the opportunity to take
Its never been easier to connect
in the workplace. With cell
phones, laptops, tablets, etc.
everyone is connected all the
time. The employee must go into
a 30-hour workweek with the
understanding that questions
may come up while he/she is not
in the office; therefore, they must
remain available.
Most engineers will not have a
problem answering a question,
clarifying some confusion, or
inputting some data on their
days off if it means theyre not
physically at work all day. Most
tasks do not require an engineer
to sit behind a desk all day. Most
things can be solved by a quick
phone call while the engineer is
at home sitting in their PJs.
5. Accountability
This is the single most important
reason to implement a shorter
workweek. Engineers do not want
to be babysat! The company is
not paying us so that our boss
can breathe down our neck and
make sure were sitting in our
desk chair for exactly 8 hours per
day, 5 days per week.
With more freedom comes more
responsibility. And this gives the
ownership of their projects. The
company holds the engineer
accountable for getting their work
done in a timely and efficient
manner. The engineer responds
to the increased freedom by
doing even better work in even
less time.
By implementing a shorter
workweek, the company is valuing
the engineers time. I for one do
my best work when I feel like I
own a project. I do even better
work when Im held accountable
for the success or failure of that
project. I do my absolute best
work when Im given a timeline,
freedom, and accountability.
The 30-hour workweek helps
to empower engineers in
the workplace. Whether civil,
chemical, electrical, electronics,
mechanical, biomedical,
materials, design, software or
computer engineering firms, this
should be accepted by employers
and employee.
About the author:
Randy Williams: Student of Life.
Professional Engineer. Skeptic.
Explorer. Reader. Listener.
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 COMPLETE
SILENCE
FOR BUSY
PEOPLE
WITH
QUIETON
Most of us go through a lot of
stress as we go about our lives
each day. So its only natural for us
to want to take a rest without too
much noise in our surroundings.
As much as possible, we want to
be in complete silence whenever
we go to sleep, concentrate on
our work or relax. With QuietOn,
it gives us exactly what we need
with its earplugs that uses noise
canceling technology together
with acoustic noise attenuation
to create silence.
In this exclusive interview with
the founder and product director
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of QuietOn Ltd., Janne Kyllnen
gives us an insight on todays
consumer electronics industry, a
detailed look on the companys
product and where its headed in
the next 10 years.
THE PERSON
My name is Janne Kyllnen.
Im the Founder and Product
Director of the company QuietOn
Ltd. QuietOn was established
in Oulu, Finland in 2015. Ive
been working for the industry
for 14 years at Nokia and
Microsoft. There I was a project
and product manager typically
leading innovation projects.
THE COMPANY
GN: Are you a social enterprise,
non-profit or private company?
Kyllnen: QuietOn Ltd is a
private company - an early-
stage startup fully owned by
staff. Currently, QuietOn has
8 employees. The company is
located in Oulu, Northern Finland
and manufacturing the products
with partner company in Tallinn,
Estonia.
GN: Describe your mission, vision
and values.
Kyllnen: We offer people
an opportunity to find silence
in multiple situations so they
can travel better, sleep better,
work better, and relax easy.
We are building our own brand
and our target is that QuietOn
is a synonym for active noise
canceling earplugs. We are the
worlds first and only earplug with
Active Noise Canceling capability.
We are aiming strongly to enter
international markets. Our key
value is to make peoples lives
better with innovative and high
quality products.
GN: Where is this company
headed? What are your future
expansion plans?
Kyllnen: Our business is global
already. We are selling in over
100 countries. Our target is to
be a world-known brand and
product would be available in
pharmacies, electronic stores
and airports globally. Im sure
that in the perspective of ten
years we will have several high
quality product families and
topnotch innovations that
will help people and is a good
business.
INTRODUCTION
GN: What is your companys
opinion on todays consumer
electronics
Kyllnen: Frankly speaking, I
havent seen really any really
innovative solutions for a long
time. Industry is putting a lot of
efforts to cars but I think that
they are only implementing
solutions that have been
already for ten years.
GN: Which countries do you think
have limited access to todays
advanced technologies?
Kyllnen: World is getting smaller
through the internet. Our successful
Indiegogo campaign is one clear
proof of that. People who have
problems with noise found us and
we are able to deliver our solution
everywhere. Literally we have
orders eg. from Samoa, Grnland
and Africa.
GN: How can they gain access to
these technologies then?
Kyllnen: Information of the
technologies is available so if the
marketing isnt targeted to a
region it means that you need to
be more active to find it. Logistics
mechanics are global thanks
to eBay and Amazon types of
companies.
THE MACRO LEVEL OF
TODAYS CONSUMER
ELECTRONICS
TECHNOLOGY
GN: Where are we today? What
is the current situation of the
Consumer Electronics technology
locally?
Kyllnen: Locally in the city of
Oulu, Microsoft and Nokia closed
the mobile phone development
site which freed thousands of
highly skilled engineers. It means
this is the area with lots of things
happening. A lot of innovative
startups and several big players are
setting up the
development sites.
GN: What are the latest Consumer
Electronics technologies today?
Kyllnen: In this area, there are a
lot of innovations in health, IoT,
car industry and modem
areas.
GN: Where are these technologies
heading 20 years from now? How
fast are we progressing?
Kyllnen: In this area, biggest
technology development effects
will mostly happen from 5G
development.
THE MICRO LEVEL
GN: What are the initiatives /
projects that you are doing (or
have done) that will provide
these advanced technologies to
the public?
Kyllnen: Our initiative is to
design, build and deliver our
innovative products
GN: Talk about the products
you are currently offering to the
public. What are they for? How
are they doing in the market?
How are they useful to the
consumer?
Kyllnen: QuietOn is a unique
earplug combining active noise
cancellation and acoustic noise
attenuation to create silence.
QuietOn can be used for sleeping,
traveling, working and everyday
noise attenuation. Technology
is advanced and there aren't any
similar products on the market.
QuietOns ANC performance
is similar compared to the
worlds best on-ear-headphones.
QuietOn's competitive
advantage is that it has no wires
or buttons, the earplugs are
small, ergonomic and easy to use
with 50 hours of battery life on a
single charge.
QuietOn is the only ANC product
enabling sleep with your head on
a pillow. Our Indiegogo
campaign has been a huge
success. One million pre-sales
with almost zero marketing
budget.
GN: What are the future
innovations that you or your
company are pursuing?
Kyllnen: Of course we have a
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road map of the products in our
minds and of course we are not
telling it.
GN: What impact have you
delivered? Do you have
metrics or statistics of your
accomplishments?
Kyllnen: We will change
peoples life who are suffering
from insomnia, noise sensitivity
or stress. We increase the
performance of the workers and
make traveling more pleasant.
Only metrics we have are the
results of the user study with
airplane travelers. The results
were really good. Travelers were
pleased with both performance
and comfort. 97% found that
QuietOn improved their overall
flying experience.
THE CHALLENGES &
SOLUTIONS
GN: What are the greatest
challenges in the CE industry?
Kyllnen: In the industry, I dont
really see challenges or blocking
issues. I just see a lot of
opportunities via new battery
technologies and interesting IoT
platforms.
GN: How do we provide better
access to these technologies to
more than 7 billion people?
Kyllnen: It all starts with
the education. Technology is
affordable and there are skills
everywhere. I think that it is
better to build local solution for
local needs compared to the huge
global companies having the
technology monopoly.
ADVICE TO THE YOUNG
ENGINEERS
Kyllnen: Technology is easy
and fun. Start building your own
prototypes. It might be a silly
idea but when it is working, you
have learned a lot. Show the
stuff to others and share your
information, it will increase the
creativity in your team and you
will be surprised how many good
ideas will follow. Typically all the
ideas need opinions and iterations
before they become good ones.
When you have a working
prototype for an existing problem,
the doors will open easily.
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HOW OTM
TECHNOLOGIES
COULD CHANGE
THE WORLD WITH
PHREE
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There is no doubt that much
of our present technologies are
already in digital form, especially
among developed countries.
Such is the case in Israel
where lies a company named
OTM Technologies dedicated
to bringing the natural user
interface to all users through
their innovative product.
Dr. Opher Kinrot, PhD.
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of OTM
Technologies, explains in first-
person the whereabouts of the
company and its product, how
the idea of the startup started,
and their current challenges.
He has more than 20 years of
experience in the field of optics
and medical devices.
THE COMPANY
OTM Technologies is a private
start-up company based in
Israel, with less than 10 workers
at present. Phree is our first
product. Our mission is to bring
natural user interface to all
users in the form of a digital
pen that works on any surface
and with all devices. OTM
Technologies will grow to be the
component supplier of choice to
OEM customers who will build
their versions of digital pens and
other devices that use OTMs
sensors.
HOW THE IDEA
STARTED
We see a future where
communication with
computers will be identical
to communication among
people. When we developed
our optical tracking technology
OTM (Optical Translation
Measurement) one of the
first ideas that came to mind
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was using it to develop a digital
pen that can be used anywhere.
We are using digital devices
computers, mobile phones, etc.
all our lives. Making the user
interface natural and intuitive is
something that is on our minds
constantly.
Today developing countries
mainly in Africa but also in rural
regions in Asia have limited
access to information. Bringing
natural and inexpensive user
interfaces to these regions will
enhance their ability to connect
with each other and with the rest
of the world. Phree is another
step in this direction, both in
education and communications.
PHREE: THE ULTIMATE
STYLUS SOLUTION
Consumers need to look at their
usage scenarios both 'where'
and 'when' they want to use
a stylus. If their main use is on
the go or in the office, sitting
near their table or in meetings,
with a single device or using
multiple devices, etc. Phree is
the only solution that lets you
use a stylus anywhere and with
any device - not limited by the
screen size or location.
Phree has the potential to
become the preferred input
method for VR/AR the mouse
for virtual reality interaction.
In addition, there is a large
potential in education and of
course as a mobile input device
turning the mobile phone into
a work station. Future versions/
generations may be specifically
geared to these markets.
What makes Phree stand
out is having a set of unique
features no other device is close
to offering. With Phree, you
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 What makes Phree
stand out is having a set of
unique features no other
device is close to offering.
With Phree, you can
work on all your devices
anywhere

can work on all your devices are Chinese, Hindi, Japanese,

anywhere. Phree will bring
further usability with emerging
virtual and augmented reality
headsets, where touch input
does not exist and there is no
other accurate input device at
present.
No other product on the market
gives what Phree provides
writing anywhere and on any
surface. The best styluses by
Microsoft (Surface), Samsung
(Note) and Apple (Pencil)
all work only on screens. In
addition, Phree works with
multiple devices you can
switch from your mobile phone
to tablet, laptop and TV.
THE CHALLENGES &
SOLUTIONS
We see professionals as part
of the first users of Phree
including architects, designers,
lawyers, doctors people who
gain by the ability to easily and
quickly markup documents. We
also see Phree as being geared
to the general user like students
and creatives for annotating
notes in class, jotting down
an idea anywhere and free
sketching on the go. General
users especially benefit in
countries where keyboard use
is limiting the input with many
characters in the alphabet.
Examples of languages that
will greatly benefit from
handwriting input with Phree
Arabic, etc.
Our present challenge is
building our manufacturing
capacity to deliver Phree to
our 8000+ early backers and to
go into mass production with
strategic partners for general
usage. Once Phree is on the
market our challenge will be to
lower its overall cost and move
to mass manufacturing.
ADVICE TO THE
YOUNG ENGINEERS
Dr. Kinrot has this to say to
the young engineers: spend
time learning the basics,
deepening your curiosity and
applying your ideas to projects
that interest you and working
with people who you can
advance with. Your innovation,
a great team and the right
timing in the market can
change the world and make
the next successful start-up.
For more details about Phree,
please visit www.otmtech.com

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ACER RELEASES BADASS
GAMING LAPTOP WITH 21
CURVED SCREEN
Acer has just redefined portable
with their latest laptop Predator
21 X, being one of the heaviest
laptops yet at 8 kilograms (17.6
pounds) thats more than seven
times the weight of Acers Swift 7
laptop. The gaming monster boasts
of a 21-inch curved-screen with
two GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs. It is
complete with five cooling fans, a
7th-generation Intel Core K-series
processor, and 4 terabytes of SSD
storage a badass laptop for all the
gamers.
Thats not it: it has a 4 DD4 slots
having 64 GB of RAM, Tobii eye-
All Photos by Acer
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tracking, a mechanical keyboard,
a 4.2 sound system, a window to
show off one of the big fans, and
a flipping numpad that doubles
as a touchpad. Acer knows that
what they produced is more than
just a big seller retail product
but a display of their engineering
expertise.
The Predator 21 X displayed at IFA
in Berlin is just a sneak peek demo
unit, with its price still undisclosed.
But it can be pre-ordered starting
in January next year.
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 ENGINEERING INNOVATION
CANNOT PROSPER WITH
TOO MANY FINANCE
MANAGERS
by Margaret Banford
There is a saying: too many
cooks spoil the broth. Yes, it is
only a saying, but sayings do
have some truth in them.
We all know the story of Apple
Steve Jobs founded it and led
it through its first products to
great acclaim and was then
asked to leave due to his lack of
respect for the budget.
Jobs made three major
innovations for the company,
and then was ousted for using
up too much money in his
inventions, which was a puzzling
move considering that his
latest invention at the time -
the Macintosh had brought a
new level of personal computer
to the population at large.
His situation mirrored that of
Nikola Tesla, who in 1901 found
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himself without a financial backer
after Pierpont Morgan withdrew
his support from the inventor,
offended at the suggestion that his
actions during the financial crisis of
that year had in any way affected
Teslas work.
The question of money becomes
increasingly important when we
look at the recent recession and
the effects it has had on society and
innovation when does money
matter more than innovation and
imagination? When does it matter
less? How do we strike a balance
between these two positions? In
all honesty, the thought occurs
that we pay far too much attention
to money.
We should have learned from
the example of Tesla, Jobs, and
countless others throughout
Photo by IMBD
history: money and innovation
do not mix in any great degree.
Having money does not mean
that someone is inherently more
knowledgeable about what is
happening; if they knew how to
come up new inventions, then
they could simply get on with the
process themselves, and leave
the poor engineers to their own
inventions.
Money has become something
more than simply the means of
financing new invention. Now it
is something to be held out as
a promise, as a reward for good
behaviour; if the engineer does
what they are told, they get the
money. To some extent this has
always been the case, as we saw
with the Tesla example above (and
also, more openly, in the possibly
apocryphal story about Tesla
overhauling Edisons motors with
the promise of a huge sum of money
waiting at the end if he succeeded),
but it has never before been as
blatant as it is today.
Engineers and innovators are
essentially extorted they are
promised money in the form of
grants and donations IF and
only if what they do fulfils the
requirements laid down by the
people with the money. The money
is essentially both stick and carrot at
the same time, leading to innovators
feeling pressured to do and make
things that perhaps they dont enjoy
making, purely for the hope that
eventually they will be given money
and time to do what they love.
People who have money, but no
Photo by migrationideas
innovation skill, have no business
telling people who do how they
should innovate. If they want
something done, they should
offer money, not as a bribe or an
extortion, but to the right person
the person who wants to make what
they want made. Even more ideally,
they could remove themselves from
the process entirely; simply offer the
money up to whoever needs and\or
wants it, and that is that. They might
never see their technological dream
come to fruition, but then again, they
just might. And even if they dont,
they could see that they have the
satisfaction of allowing somebodys
(or somebodies) creativity to thrive
and to find an outlet.
Someone needs to be able to stand
up and say that the current system
has to change, but so far no one
appears to be brave enough to do it.
Its easy to see why they could end
up like Tesla, alone, with no money
and no backer. At least the way we
do it they have the potential to
receive some money.
So in the end, who do we look to
for someone to blame in all this?
Do we blame the finance people?
Do we blame the owners? Or do
we blame the engineer's dreams?
Who killed enginering innovation?
About the author:
Margaret Banford, when not writing,
spends her time reading and playing
several musical instruments. She is
also a fair baker and the CEO of C.M.
Cornes, Birmingham UK.
Photo by en.iict-group
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To The Lazy Engineers:
An Open Letter
By Aaron Kesel
"Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can
accomplish what others can't."
-Jerry Rice
Im at mile 24 during a trail marathon and the sun
is in full heat now. Two hours earlier, the morning
air was so crisp and I was fortunate enough to
witness the sunrise over Lake Texoma (Texas or
Oklahoma, depending on who you support as
your college football team). However, that crisp
morning air has now changed into stifling heat.
The silver lining is that the trees offer solace in
the form of five degrees below 95 degrees. Each
step sends a painful pulsing sensation through
my legs and orders my mind to stop trudging up
another hill, treading through another stream, or
maybe just slowing down my pace and letting the
younger man I passed back at mile 18 to fly by
me. Its alright, its just a race, this will not place
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Photo
Photo by by billstainton
The Quint
you into the hall of fame, just give up now, want
an ice cream? These are the thoughts racing
through my head, but I refuse to let them in and
allow it to dictate the end of this race.
The question I get from friends and family
most often is why? This is among the ranks
of my favorite things to hear, along with you
must be insane or you did what?! However,
the answer to this question of why is much
more simplistic than you would think. From
the outside looking in, it appears as though I
am putting myself through physical challenges,
numerous miles and bodily pain with no
measurable reward. However, this couldnt be
further from the truth.
Week after week, as a Chemical engineer, youre
faced with seemingly impossible obstacles
and issues, not so different than a 28 mile run
through the tough Texas (or Oklahoma) heat. The mind and
As engineers we consistently want to improve,
make things more efficient, and drive to have the body have a
the best and be the best. Is there a reason to
symbiotic relationship,
when you step outside
not also strive for this in your personal life?
When you start to challenge yourself and push

of your comfort zone to

yourself to your limit, something surreal starts
to take place. The stress that you carry all week
seems like a mere moment in the face of a 28-
mile run around Lake Texoma or a mile high improve one, the other
climb up the side of a mountain. That issue that
other engineers have been losing sleep over is
something you have been thinking about and
will pursue
formulating a solution to for the last two hours
of running. The issue no one in the office can -Aaron Kesel
wrap their arms around, youve figured out a fix
by Monday morning.
It is counter-intuitive to think that running
and exercising is inversely proportional to the
amount of energy that we have to expend
during the day. Cmon, we are engineers right?
Simple math and chemistry proves that, by
exercising, we should have less energy based
on our bodies caloric consumption! But
perhaps this exercising bit has more to it than
meets the eye. Maybe by exercising we unlock
chambers in our minds that lay dormant in our
bodies as we sit on the couch. Or maybe by
exercising, we simply filter out all the confusion
and a clear path of where to go presents itself.
Exercising is like a good virus--as you start, it
will spread to all faucets of your life, personally
and professionally. This will allow you to think
better, be better, and do better as an engineer. Photo by AaronKesel
I leave you with this, a challenge, to get off
the couch and go against the engineering
status quo. What do you have to lose? Youre
already living the other side of the coin by not
challenging yourself to be the best version
of yourself. For one month, get outside and
run every day. Start with what you can do and
gradually increase the distance. And be honest
with yourself. Would you have passed chemical
engineering if you stopped at .25 miles? Get out
there and get after it. You have so much more to
waste than just your physical health.

About the author:

Aaron Kesel is a chemical engineer who
works in semiconductor processing
and manufacturing for one of the top 3
semiconductor companies. His specific area of
expertise include Photolithography, diffusion,
epitaxy, and metrology. Prior to this role, he has
held positions in power distribution working Photo by playbuzz
around water purifiers and large scale industrial
applications.

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What if Chemical
Engineers Didnt Exist?
No food to feed the world!
Fritz Haber was the inventor of the all-
renowned Haber Process, where nitrogen
from the air is mixed with hydrogen
under high temperature and pressure, to
produce Ammonia. Now ammonia stinks,
but, thanks to this process, more than half
of the worlds population is being fed with
good food. This process produces nitrogen
fertilizers and is used by most of the food
industries. Now, this process was invented
by Fritz Haber, but, it was Carl Bosch, who
took it an industrial scale and then began
mass production of the fertilizers. Imagine
if the process wasnt introduced on an
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industrial scale; we would probably be
eating only fish now.
No clean water
We can drink clean water today, with the
help of the cleaning process invented by
Chemical Engineers. Purifying water has
several steps to it and being able to change
the sea water into something edible,
wouldnt have been possible without the
thinking of Chemical Engineers. Today,
even contaminated sewage waters can be
turned into pure, drinkable water. Even,
desalination, a process where salts and
unwanted minerals are removed to purify
Photo by flicker
the water and make it suitable for drinking
and other purposes. Desalination is a way
that majorly contributes to purifying water
and is being used in over 120 countries,
including United Arab Emirates, India,
Greece and Saudi Arabia.
Recycling wouldnt have been
possible!
Recycling things like aluminum, paper and
plastics and reusing them have become
possible, thanks to the innovators.
Recycling aluminum was developed in the
1960s and today, aluminum has become
one of the most recycled materials. With
this, starting from cans to cars is being
recycled today, and has mainly helped
in reducing the consumption of bauxite
and crude oil and has also contributed in
reducing the air pollution.
Recycling paper and plastics has also
become possible with the help of
Chemical Engineers. Plastic is something
we use in our everyday lives and is
non-biodegradable. Therefore, to save
energy and the environment, Engineers
have come up with a process, which
reprocesses the plastic to be reused again.
This not only saves energy, but, even helps
environmentally.

Batteries? What are they?

This is something that every technology
needs, especially the long-lasting ones.
Without it, you probably wouldnt have
been able to read this article. Lewis Urry, Photo by New Indian Express
a Chemical Engineer, invented the alkaline
and the lithium battery, while working
for the all-known battery company,
Eveready. Today, 80% of the dry-cell
batteries are based on his invention. This
is the technology era and it definitely
wouldnt have been possible without
Urrys work and methods. Eveready
produced batteries since the 1800s, but,
the batteries that were produced before
Urrys invention, wouldnt have been
able to power any of the gadgets that
we use today. Urrys invention brought
long-lasting, cost-effective batteries and
basically is one of the major inventions,
which made portable electronics a reality.

Ozone layer probably wouldnt

have been depleted.
CFCs, also knows as Chloro-Fluro Carbon,
wouldnt exist today. Its a coolant used
in refrigerators, air conditioners and as
propellants in aerosol. This invention,
however, has caused a lot of harm to the
ozone layer, thereby exposing the earth to
ultraviolet radiation. Thomas Midgley was
a Mechanical Engineer and a Chemist, so
if you combine the worst subjects of these
two, one may get Chemical Engineer,
which Midgley was arguably. Apparently,
the first CFC was highly stable and had no
harmful effects on animals, humans and TEL, tetraethyl lead, which was used in accordingly. Although, the surface
plants. Due to its non-inflammability and early cars to reduce engine knocking. eventually gets piled up with coke,
volatility, the product was a huge success TEL caused birth defects, polluted the todays refining processes, allows the
commercially and was used in refrigerators environment and affected people in many platinum catalyst to regenerate up to
and air conditioners. However, people ways physically and mentally. However, 400 times before being recycled. This
were too late to realize its long-term the use of it was soon to be outlawed great invention, allowed petrol to
harmful effects and the fact that, it was and replaced by the great innovation have a higher octane rating, without
due to CFCs that the ozone layer was being of Vladimir Haensel. He invented the any use of harmful chemicals and also
majorly affected. The damage became platforming process, which allowed oil benefitted the environment. It cuts
known in the 1980s and thats when the to have a higher octane rating and at the off harmful emissions and produces
Montreal Accord came into play, which same time caused less air pollution, unlike hydrocarbon like benzene, which
eventually phased-out the use of CFCs. TEL. Haensel had the idea in mind, which is is mainly used in the production of
reforming the naphthas, but, the process plastics. Haensel contributed to the
We would be breathing lead! required a catalyst. Then, he discovered production of catalytic converters
Unfortunately, Midgley didnt stop at the use of platinum as a catalyst, which and thanks to that, we are breathing
CFCs. Before CFCs, Midgley produced was a stable and facilitated the process air instead of lead today!

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THE WORLDS MOST
POWERFUL GAMING LAPTOP
You can now bring desktop-
level gaming performance to
gaming laptops!
ASUS presents the new
upgraded version of their
GX700the ASUS ROG
GX800. It will be featuring
better, more powerful
specifications and will still
include the removable
watercooling solution which
will help you get the most out
of your gaming experience.
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The ASUS ROG GX800 uses a
dual-GPU setup, unlocked Intel
processor and a mechanical
gaming keyboard, which is
the best choice for gaming
laptops since membrane keys
wont be able to withstand
fast simultaneous taps like
mechanical keyboards can.
Also, the keys have multicolour
LED keys, which you can
customize to your own style.
This makes it the fastest, most
Photo by WindowsCentral
powerful gaming laptop in
the world.
Some of the hardware
specifications of the ASUS
ROG GX800 is as follows: Photo by TechHive
It will be using Intel Core
i7-6820HK, with an operating
system of either Windows
10 Home or Windows 10 Pro
and its chipset is Intel CM236
Express Chipset.

NEW LG TELEVISIONS
HAVE MOSQUITO-
REPELLENT FEATURE
While other television companies
raise the bar in their technologies
for better viewing experience
and entertainment, LG has
engineered a new television with
a humanitarian purpose.
The company has produced a line
of televisions called Mosquito
Away, which is designed to repel
mosquitoes. LG is targeting
Indian consumers, since malaria
has severely stricken India which
affects hundreds of thousands of
its natives in a year. This will be the
first of its kind after a careful study
of the Indian situation and market.
LGs new TV will have an ultrasonic
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device which uses sound waves
to keep the mosquitos away.
The company secures that their
exceptional TV will not emit
harmful radiation or will use toxic
chemicals. The 32-inch display will
cost $400, the cheapest in the
line. The 43-inch variant will be as
much as $710.
This effort will somehow alleviate
the increasing number of cases in
India. In New Delhi alone last year, Photo by IndiaTvNews
10,500 cases of dengue are listed.
Only about 11 per cent of Indias
population is free from malaria,
as indicated in the 2014 World
Malaria Report.
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WINDOWS PLANS TO
TURN YOUR PC'S INTO
HOLOGRAM VIEWERS
Microsoft opened the HoloLens
Experience Showcase at its
flagship store in New York this
week. Interested developers
can schedule appointments
to be able to get hands-on
time with Microsofts new
holographic augmented reality
headset. Unfortunately, there
still isnt news when non-
developers will be able to get
the HoloLens experience.
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In line with this, Microsoft
has announced Windows
Holographic, a new mixed
reality experience. Youll soon
be able to see holograms on
your Windows PC! To be able
to do so, youll be needing
the latest version of Windows
10 and a Microsoft HoloLens
headset. Windows Holographic
will be featuring multitasking
and the capability to rotate
3D models, it will also have
Bluetooth mouse support.
The Windows Holographic
platform is a collaboration
with Intel and it will support
Intels upcoming VR headset
Project Alloy, and other PCs
and laptops. It will also be
compatible to work in tandem
with Microsofts HoloLens and
Intel NUCs with embedded Iris
graphics.
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