The exponential growth of digital data has been well accommodated by the Big Data technology. However, gaining useful insights from the huge amount of data is immensely essential. Big Data Analytics delivers the capability to scale down the data and extract information for decision making. Big Data Analytics serves as the means to leverage Big Data...

The industry dynamics of gene expression profiling are constantly changing. There are novel technologies emerging with high throughput and more sensitivity. Currently gene expression profiling techniques are being utilized in drug discovery, clinical diagnostics and basic research. The applications areas of gene expression spans across communicable...

Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder that is slowly increasing in people of all age demographics. Sedentary lifestyle and erratic work habits have increased the prevalence of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea can lead to various morbidities can eventually decrease longevity leading to premature death. New technologies and products are being developed to allev...

Knowledge-Based Economies generate economic value through knowledge creation / innovation; have strong focus on R&D; showcase an entrepreneurial culture. This report focusses on the technology competitiveness of knowledge economies and what drives them.

Dynamic power management schemes in electronic devices enhance battery life at the cost of prolonged user-perceived response time. To achieve better energy efficiency, significant improvements have been made to system architecture as well as operating systems. Due to such improvements, achieving efficient power management is becoming a highly chall...

Energy harvesting technology is based on the concept of harnessing ambient energy to generate electric power. Harvesting energy for low-power devices is gaining momentum as it holds the potential to address challenges associated with battery technology for myriad applications. Harvesting energy on a small scale has been of immense interest for vari...

Considering the absence of a standardized technology for indoor positioning and the inability of traditional GPS technology to operate inside buildings, this paper explores the possibilities of convergences of various futuristic technologies towards achieving an Unified Positioning System which could operate seamlessly to deliver highly accurate an...

Gesture and speech recognition technologies, a couple of years back were deemed futuristic, but recent advances in aiding software and hardware technologies have enabled the successful integration of speech and gesture into everyday appliances. Smarter computing technologies, which have high speed, robust performance, and high memory capacity are a...