Today’s Tech Sightings:
Mechanical engineers Abdullah Mojeb Aldar (L) and Fahad al-Musalam move a 3-D-printed model of Qatar’s Al Bayt stadium, which will host a World Cup semi-final in 2022, at a laboratory at Qatar University in Doha, June 16, 2016. (Reuters)
Qatar Uses 3-D Printers to ‘Desert-proof’ World Cup Stadiums
Scientists at Qatar University are experimenting with 3-D-printed models of football stadiums to address concerns about summer heat when the country hosts the 2022 World Cup tournament. The researchers hope to test the durability of the models against summer heat and sand and dust storms that occur in winter.
Can Google Glass Help Autistic Children Read Faces?
“Autism glass” is an experimental headset that helps children with the Autism Spectrum Disorder record and analyze faces in real time, and alerts them to the emotions they’re expressing. The computerized headset uses software developed at Stanford University. About 100 autistic children are participating in the study to determine whether “autism glass” therapy can help with the interpretation of facial expressions.
Sheryl Sandberg: Women Need to Mentor Each Other
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, founder of the nonprofit LeanIn.org, is encouraging women to seek out support from other successful women to help them advance their careers. Her organization has just launched a new initiative to inspire women to stick together and counter the myth that women are other women’s worst enemies. Sandberg’s comments coincided with her public endorsement, along with a slew of Silicon Valley leaders, of U.S. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for president.
More:
- A ‘Brexit’ May Have a Sunny Side for Tech
- Barack Obama to Appear on Facebook Live With Mark Zuckerberg Friday
- US Democrats’ Gun Control Sit-in Moves to Periscope
- Europe’s Robots to Become ‘Electronic Persons’ Under Draft Plan
- London Offers Greatest Opportunity for British Women in Tech
- Instagram to Start Offering Translations Next Month
- WSJ: Japan’s Public Pension Fund Sues Toshiba Over Accounting Scandal
- Doctors Warn Temporary Blindness Can Be Caused by Using a Smartphone in Bed
- Want to Be an Android Developer? Google Will Teach You How
