Britain's identity crisis

Article Abstract:

The proposed Biometric Identity Card project introduced in United Kingdom, to store personal and biometric information of citizens for identity-verification, received negative criticism from the industry experts. According to them, the technologies used to develop the system are not meeting the security and privacy standards.

United Kingdom, Product development, Usage, Biometry, Biometric technology, Automatic identification systems, Automatic identification equipment

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Zone of silence

Article Abstract:

Limor Fried, a graduate student at the MIT Media Laboratory built the gadget 'Wave Bubble'as part of her thesis called "Social Defense Mechanisms: Tools for Reclaiming Our Personal Space." The gadget creates a 'Silence Zone' bubble of 4 meters diameter which jams the incoming calls for anyone sitting within the zone.

Innovations, Education, Alumni, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory, Fried, Limor

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The OLIN experiment

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The unique engineering education system of F.W. Olin Foundation's Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts is discussed.

Engineering Services, Engineering NEC, Services information, Engineering & Architectural Services, Services, Engineering, Study and teaching, Engineering schools

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