AI’s Green Thumb: Agritech Apps are Providing Personalized Advice to India’s Small Farmers

India is a deeply agrarian society with roughly 65 percent of the population involved in agriculture. Thanks to the “green revolution” of the 1960s and 1970s, when new crop varieties, fertilizers, and pesticides boosted yields, the country has long been self-sufficient regarding food—an impressive feat for a country of 1.4 billion people. It also exports more than $40 billion worth of foodstuffs annually. But for all its successes, the agricultural sector is also highly inefficient.

Generative AI for Semantic Communications: Architecture, Challenges, and Outlook

Superconducting Circuit Technology Developments

Communication and information technology have long been supported by semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs), such as complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology. One of the advantages of CMOS is its high density; the transistor size has become smaller year by year, following Moore's law. However, CMOS technology is approaching the limit of physical miniaturization and, in turn, the limit at which switching energy can be reduced through scaling.

The Benefits of Brain-Inspired Computing

Brain-inspired computing (BIC) is an emerging research field that aims to build fundamental theories, models, hardware architectures, and application systems toward more general artificial intelligence (AI) by learning from the information processing mechanisms of biological nervous systems. It is regarded as one of the most promising research directions for future intelligent computing in the post-Moore era.

Reaching Toward the Metaverse

The advent of the Metaverse concept has expedited the evolution of haptic, tactile internet, and multimedia applications with their VR/AR/XR services. Fully immersive sensing is likely to define the next generation of wireless networks as a key to realizing the vision of the Metaverse. The potential economic impact of the Metaverse is significant, with the total market projected to reach between US$8-13 trillion by 2030. Furthermore, Gartner predicts that 25% of people will spend at least one hour daily on the Metaverse platform for personal and professional purposes.

Using AI Technologies to Enhance Mobility

In a rapidly evolving world, inclusivity and accessibility are essential principles in a society that is continually changing and marked by technological breakthroughs. One critical domain where these principles are paramount is mobility for individuals with physical disabilities. With the developments of modern techniques, many distinct kinds of devices—including wheelchairs — are available to help with mobility. 

Digital Technology for Agriculture

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, extended reality, and 6G technologies represents a significant leap, enabling real-time monitoring and automation in farming practices, promising a future of increased productivity and reduced environmental impact. 

Digital Twins for Microgrids

The need for affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy is now more critical than ever because of the climate crisis—which is estimated to push up to 130 million people into poverty over the next ten years and continue to cause more unpredictable natural disasters, such as cyclones, flooding, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions.

Investigating Service Robots

Human-robot collaboration has always been a point of interest in the robot community, gaining traction as technology evolves. Human-robot collaboration promotes the idea that robots can become a part of human life in hospitals, restaurants, and homes. Effective human-robot collaboration releases humans from repetitive, dangerous tasks so they can devote energy to more sophisticated tasks. 

Can Edge Computing Create Safer Intersections?

Traffic monitoring sensors are crucial to intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Deployed at intersections, mid-blocks, and sidewalks—detecting the presence of road users, such as vehicles and pedestrians—the sensors are used for better signal timing.