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Japanese Company Develops a 'Drone-Umbrella'
As each day passes, researchers and scientists come up with new and sometimes unexpected ways to simplify life through technology — and the folks at Asahi Power Service in Japan are no different as they prepare to release a drone-powered parasol.
'Psycopath AI' Developed in MIT Media Lab
Part April Fools’ joke, part lesson about the impact of data quality on artificial intelligence (AI), researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab developed a first-of-its-kind “psychopath AI.”
Watch How Radio Waves Wirelessly Power Medical Implants
The mid-field coupling technique successfully delivered power to several antennas inside an animal model at levels high enough to run a range of medical devices.
Coming Soon to an iPhone Near You: Memojis
Those with the most recent iPhone models will soon be able to turn themselves into Animojis.
Self-driving Uber Braked Just Before Fatal Accident, NTSB Says
The modified 2017 Volvo XC90, occupied by one vehicle operator and operating with a self-driving system in computer control mode, struck a pedestrian March 18.
Selecting and Applying Robot Flange Servo Gearheads
Selecting the proper flanged output gearhead can be a difficult undertaking that requires consideration of a multitude of variables.
Rehab Clinic for Cryptocurrency Trading Addicts Opens In Scotland Hospital
While the data concerning cryptocurrency trading addiction is only beginning to emerge, addiction experts are beginning to realize the need for intervention in certain cases as the number of those trading cryptocurrencies reaches 13 million worldwide.
Millions of Chinese Citizens Listed in Database Banned from Travel
A database containing information about residents in China is responsible for keeping millions of those residents from traveling via trains and planes, according to a new report.
Engineers Develop Filter to Thwart Facial Recognition Attempts on Social Media
With every picture or video you post of yourself on social media, facial recognition algorithms get more and more information about you including who you are, where you are and who you are with. As the information continues to be fed into the system, the facial recognition tech only improves.
Is Diamond Really that Super of a Material? Diamond Materials, Part 1
Part 1: What properties make diamond a super material for diamond tools, superabrasive and wear applications? Superhardness for one - diamond has the highest hardness or resistance to penetration of any material known and will even abrade the hardest ceramic materials.
One Country's Plan to Take Month-long Break from Facebook
As Facebook deals with the aftermath of its failure to prevent the spread of fake news and involvement in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Papua New Guinea announced that it would be taking a month-long break from the social media platform.
Robot Submarine Locates Shipwreck with $17 Billion in Treasure
A ship that went missing some 300 years ago was discovered recently by an autonomous robot called REMUS 6000.
Researchers Develop System to Identify People Based on their Unique Walk
With the potential to replace other systems of identification like retinal scanners and fingerprinting at locations such as airports where people will pass through a security checkpoint, computer scientists have created technology that can recognize and identify people based on their style of walking.
Researchers Create Algorithm that Detects When Online Conversations Will Go South
Considering that many online discussions have the potential to become contentious, researchers from Cornell University and the Wikimedia Foundation have created a template of sorts to predict when an online discussion might deteriorate.
Watch: Ingestible Bacteria-on-a-Chip Tracks GI Health
Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.
Nanoparticles Deliver Cancer-fighting Drugs Directly to the Tumor
The nanoparticles were specifically developed to fight glioblastoma multiforme one of the most difficult forms of cancer to treat.
IPC Adds /40 to Ventec International Group IPC-4101 Qualified Products Listing
VT-90H and VT-901 are qualified to specification sheets 40 and 41 of IPC-4101E, Specification for Base Materials for Rigid and Multilayer Printed Boards.
Video: Organ-on-Chip Platform Mimics Human Physiology
Imec has introduced a new multi-electrode array chip with a microfluidic well plate.
NTSB Report Calls for School Bus Safety Upgrades
The report also addressed safety enhancements for school buses, ranging from lap/shoulder belts to technologies such as electronic stability control, automatic emergency braking and event data recorders.
Consumers Feel Ownership of Physical Books, Not E-books
Although it seems that tech-savvy millennials would prefer getting their literature from convenient e-books, it turns out that this generation of readers would prefer actual books over e-readers — maybe even more than older readers — according to a study from the University of Arizona.