HEADLINES ARCHIVE
A Rising Call for Responsible Artificial Intelligence
As AI becomes more sophisticated and embedded in society, researchers, tech leaders and governmental agencies are laying the groundwork for its responsible design and use.
Technique Takes the Blur Out of Digital Microscopy
The wavelength scanning approach uses a device that captures a stack of digital images, each with a slightly different wavelength of light.
Removing Landing Gear Raises UAVs' Payload, Uses
Ultralight solar-powered aircraft can fly at altitudes in excess of 20 kilometers and stay airborne for several weeks; weight is crucial for long-duration flights.
DARPA Project Aims to Bridge the Bio-Electronic Divide
NESD aims to develop systems that can communicate with any of up to one million neurons in a given region of the brain.
Sensor System Finds the Quickest Checkout Line
The technology works over distances of up to several kilometers, making it possible to monitor waiting times at all the coffee shops within a particular radius from a town center.
Robotic Vessel Could Clean Trash from the Oceans
A UK company has designed a vessel that could patrol the seas for lengthy periods of time collecting the waste material like a seaborne vacuum cleaner.
Facial Comparison Technology Deployed at JFK Airport
The technology compares an image of the traveler taken during the inspection process to an image stored on the traveler’s ePassport, verifying that the traveler is the rightful document holder.
Electronic Sensors Monitor Brain Injury Then Melt Away
The sensors are built on sheets of silicon that are configured to function for a few weeks.
NREL Launches Sustainable Mobility Initiative
The laboratory’s initiative looks at transportation as an integrated system, where travelers and transportation resources are seen as a dynamic network.
Businesses Lose $700B a Year to IT Downtime
The cost of ICT downtime can range from $1 million a year for a typical mid-size company to over $60 million for a large enterprise.
3D Platform Releases SurePrint Upgrade Package
The upgrade package offers a higher print detail, faster printing speeds and higher print accuracy.
Smart Pill Sheds Light on Intestinal Ailments
The smart pills helped pinpoint where gases are produced and shed light on microbial activity in these areas.
LIDAR Gives Sight to Autonomous Vehicles
Laser-based imaging and ranging provides vision for autonomous vehicles, but their mechanical scanner is a throwback that many engineers would like to replace.
Google's Project Tango to Debut in Lenovo Smartphone
3D mapping gives Tango-enabled devices the ability to know where they are and how they move through space.
Wi-Fi Sensing from Cellphones Could Improve Bus Service
The system collects MAC addresses as well as the time and location those addresses are detected from Bluetooth or Wi-Fi signals.
Samsung Refrigerator Brings IoT to the Kitchen
The company aims to make the refrigerator a food, music, television and smart home "hub."
Electronic Glasses That Treat “Lazy Eye”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of electronic glasses that combine both vision correction and occlusion therapy in one device.
Ford Seeks to Integrate Autos and Wearables
Lane-keeping assist could become more sensitive if a smart watch sent data to the vehicle conveying that the driver didn’t get enough sleep the previous night.
NREL Develops System to Wall Off Smart Grid from Hackers
The two-way communications technologies work like an independent "electricity-only internet" with access restricted to utilities.
Tesla Curbs Hands-Free Functionality of Model S
Autosteer is throttled on residential roads and roads without a center divider.