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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.
Intel Joins Initiative to Increase Women of Color Graduating with Computing Degrees
Intel and 11 other companies will pledge $12 million to increase funding to get more women of color jobs in electronics.
Researchers Working Toward Autonomous Robots and Drones
Drones and robots capable of working autonomously, carrying out tasks such as walking a child to a bus stop without human assistance, are getting closer by the day thanks to AI being investigated by researchers at Purdue University.
Graphene Gives a New Lease on Millennia-old Gilding Techniques
University of Illinois (UI) at Urbana-Champaign researchers have improved a millennia-old conservation technique with modern metals.
IMTS 2018: LK Metrology to Feature an Altera S Multi-Purpose Compact
LK Metrology will join Nikon in their booth and feature their Altera S multi-purpose, compact CMM, and their Altera M high-speed, production-type CMM with probe and laser scanning.
Watch: New Device Improves the Diagnosis of Dizziness
The device works on the principle of bone conduction to trigger the vestibular system, avoiding unnecessary damage to the ears.
Spending on Cyber-attack Insurance Expected to Double by 2020
As the number of reported cyber-attacks seems to grow with each passing day, German reinsurance company Munich Re predicts that spending for cyber threat insurance could double by 2020.
See Demos of Three DWFritz Non-contact Metrology Platforms at IMTS 2018
Three non-contact metrology platforms changing the quality control industry will be demonstrated.
Researchers Use AI, Immersion to Teach Chinese
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have been at work developing a virtual reality experience that could teach users Mandarin.
Harnessing the Power of Smartphones in Pregnancy Research
Because pregnancy is different from person to person, pregnant women have long been underrepresented in biomedical research.
Lock In Premium Rates for a Decade with IEEE Member Group 10-year Level Term Life
Level term coverage is one of the most straight-forward and economical types of life insurance available, especially when you have the additional money-saving capabilities inherent in a group plan.
Startup Builds Printer Capable of Printing Customized Pet Meds
Using technology created at Purdue University, startup Pinpoint Pharma will soon be printing customized pet medicine.
Teaching TVs to Better Understand Queries, Voice Commands
Thanks to new research from the University of Waterloo, home entertainment platforms will soon better understand user queries.
Researchers Determine Obesity Rates Using AI and Satellite Images
Using artificial intelligence (AI) in combination with satellite images of U.S. cities, researchers from the University of Washington believe that they are able to determine whether some cities have high rates of obesity - all without setting eyes on the residents of those cities.