Introduction In a work devoted to biometrics, it might not seem obvious to devote much attention to genetics. Genetics is a very special case within the category of biometric technologies; …
Smart skin
It has all the makings to move the hipsters: printing electronic circuits directly on the skin. Tattoo parlors will acquire an electronics section, and the human body will finally fulfill …
Naked death: dancing to the rhythms of the state Danse Macabre
Death in the twentieth century has become a taboo…it has replaced sex as the quintessential forbidden subject. Philippe Ariès The image of death seems to be omnipresent in contemporary Western …
Body-as-implement
Quantum dots (QDs) are achievements of nanotechnologies; techniques that manage materials at the scale of atoms and / or molecules. QDs are semiconductor circuits, ie “chips”, in the size of …
Medicines, businesses and legislation
In 1986, a u.s. childhood vaccine injury act (NCVIA) set up a non-liability compensation program to stabilize a vaccine market that had been targeted for increasing litigation claims for vaccine-related …
Keep your eyes open!
The south korean state/capital complex quickly and effectively took advantage of the covid-19 opportunity. What is certain is that from a technological point of view, it belongs to the global …
Paris 2020
Displays. In Paris. As a ritual invocation to an unknown god, tens of thousands of remote controls of daily life ascend to the night sky – for the sake of …
Consumer mores
An easy, fast and “pleasant” way to get acquainted with biometric data is to employ it for consumption. There is already a past in changing simple daily practices, such as …
Sex Machines
Could machines be the object of sexual attraction? Do not rush to answer with an ironic “no”. When talking about “erotic machines” one should not be limited to the robotic …
Smart machines, foolish users
A recent study revealed that the average smartphone user checks the device about 150 times a day. Over time, this translates into a waste of 7 years spent in front …
Diagnosis of pocket
The passenger lost consciousness on the airplane during the flight. To his good fortune, his fellow traveler was Eric Topol. Topol is a cardiologist—but he didn’t perform chest compressions. He …
Νευρόσκονη
In early August last year, a team of researchers from the University of Berkeley, led by neuroscientist Jose Carmera and computer engineer Michel Maharbiz, published in the specialized journal Neyron …