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Are You an Expert with a Good Idea? DARPA Wants Your Help
DARPA hopes to accelerate revolutionary advances with online collaboration platform Polyplexus.
Carnegie Mellon to Compete in DARPA’s Underground Tunnel Robotics Challenge
The team will develop robots that can traverse different subterranean environments.
Smartphone App and Simple Kit Quickly ID Microbial Infection
A new app enables a smartphone to identify bacterial infections in just one hour.
Video: Tiny Soft Robot Could Pave the Way for New Healthcare Deliveries
The robot can carry a load that is 100 times heavier than itself.
Study: TV, Film Roles Underrepresent Women in STEM Careers
The Lyda Hill Foundation and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media at Mount Saint Mary’s University have teamed up to create a new study on the way movies and TV portray women in STEM careers.
Signify Becomes Carbon Neutral in the U.S. and Canada
The company plans to be completely carbon neutral by 2020.
Robot Designed to Help Improve Retirement Home Residents' Memories
Researchers hoping to delay both cognitive and physical decline in the elderly have developed a robot designed to remind older people where they have put things as well as help them exercise.
Spotify and Ancestry.com Curate Playlists Based on DNA
In what some might call an unusual pairing, Spotify and Ancestry.com are joining forces to curate playlists for users who send in their DNA.
Google Maps Offering Suggestions for Parking Along the Route to Users' Destinations
A new feature is now appearing in Google Maps that recommends parking spots located near a user’s destination.
Life Insurance Company Adding Fitness Tracking to all Policies
John Hancock, one of the largest insurance providers in North America, plans on offering only “interactive” policies from now on that gather data about customer health using wearable devices like a smartwatch.
DIY Colonoscopy, Dog Translator Among Winners at Tokyo Show
An exhibition to demonstrate unusual inventions was held in Tokyo this week, giving inventors the opportunity to show off their creations.
Researchers Patent Smart Cushion Capable of Preventing Sores Associated with Prolonged Sitting
Researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) have patented a smart cushion capable of redistributing the body weight of a person confined to a wheelchair, thereby preventing the painful ulcers that can accompany sitting for prolonged periods of time.
Evergreen Spectral Coating Research Underway at ODU’s Applied Research Center at Jefferson Lab
A joint project with Old Dominion University will further develop Face Companies's patented Spectral coating technology, which will enable light-sensitive devices such as solar panels and photosensors to be seamlessly concealed, increasing the aesthetic and economic appeal of these devices.
The Rise of High Tech in Insurance
Referring to the transformation as "Insurance 2.0," conventional insurers are equipped to compete against well-funded and nimble software-based companies that advance the marketplace by focus-ing on consumer demand, cost savings and providing new services.
IBM to Release Tool Designed to Detect AI Bias
Amid concerns that algorithms used by tech giants are unfair in their decision making, IBM is getting ready to launch a new tool designed to scan for signs of such bias.
Cardiff Mathematicians Map Out the Safest Way Home
Researchers from Cardiff University are developing a mobile app capable of getting pedestrians to their destination by way of the safest route possible.
Microscope Add-on Enhances 3D Imaging of the Brain
The photon counting add-on for laser scanning microscopes addresses trade-offs in high-resolution imaging of large tissue volumes.
Call for Code Hackathon Produces Disaster Preparedness Apps
How can computer code developers provide tools that significantly improve preparedness and relief efforts? Call for Code, a project led by creator David Clark Cause and founding partner IBM, seeks to answer this question.
Are Carbon Nanotubes More than Just a Yarn?
CNT's physical strength has led to predictions of new materials, particularly super strong threads, yarns and cables. Although progress has been made in the laboratory, industrial-scale production of CNTs has been elusive. Are CNT's all hype or will they really someday revolutionize materials science?
Video: HP Launches High Volume 3D Metal Printer
The company is partnering with GKN Powder Metallurgy and Parmatech to produce factory parts on the printer.