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Singapore Airport Uses Facial Recognition to Locate Missing Passengers
For travelers flying into and out of Singapore’s Cahngi Airport, there is no need to worry about getting lost in the endless sea of terminals and subsequently missing or delaying a flight thanks to facial recognition software being tested at that facility.
Team from Japan Invents "Wood Alcohol"
A team of researchers from Japan’s Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute has developed a method for producing alcohol from wood.
Watch: BrainGuide System Developed as an Automated Neurosurgical Planning Tool
Rice University students have developed a technique to simplify the placement of electrodes in the brains of patients with epilepsy.
Skull-drilling Robot Developed by PhD Student to Cut Operation Times
As part of surgeries for treating illnesses such as cancer and infection, surgeons often spend long hours fixed to the same spot drilling a patient’s skull.
Eager for Autonomous Driving Technology to Emerge, Driver Takes Matters into His Own Hands
No longer able to contain his excitement for the advent of autonomous driving, one U.K. driver demonstrated his eagerness for the technology using his own automobile.
New Method Uses 3D Printing Models to Find Potential Leaks in TAVR Patients
3D printing technology and computer modeling have been successfully utilized to study and predict paravalvular leaks (PVL) in patients who are receiving a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
Suspected Serial Killer Captured with Help from Technology
The arrest this week of a man wanted in connection with the murders and rapes of several victims in the 1970s and 1980s was, in large part, thanks to technology.
Digital Microfluidic System Determines Immunity Levels in Vulnerable Populations
The lab-on-a-chip diagnostic platform gauges the level of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases among vulnerable populations.
Companies in the UK Sign Pledge to Cut Plastic Pollution
In a bid to reduce plastic pollution, over 40 companies in the U.K. have signed a pact promising to do so over the course of the next seven years.
The Growing Importance of Engineering Software
With the emergence of AI, engineering software will likely become significantly more complicated over the next decade. While this will likely lead to an exponential growth in technological innovation, it also introduces the risk that these programs will become poorly-understood "black boxes."
Streets of Sydney are Paved in Old Printer Toner
Old printer toner is getting a second life as road asphalt in Sydney, Australia, thanks to a collaboration between Australian company Downer and the Close the Loop organization.
Silk-based Composites for Fixation of Fractured Bones
A replacement for internal metallic fixation devices that provides adequate load bearing support to enable or facilitate healing is presented. The silk-based composite exhibited a flexural modulus and strength of 13.7 GPa and 437 MPa, respectively, and is seen as a viable bioresorbable fixation device.
Giant Device Will Help Clean Up Plastic in the Ocean
A long-awaited system of tubes designed to help rid the ocean of plastic waste will make its debut this week as it is installed in the Pacific Ocean.
Study: Record Concentration of Microplastics Found in Arctic
According to a new report, record levels of microplastics have been found in floating sea ice in the Arctic.
Florida Police Attempt to Use Dead Man's Finger to Unlock Smartphone
Hoping to gain access to the contents of a dead man’s locked smartphone, police officers in Largo, Florida, used the dead man’s finger in an attempt to unlock the phone.
Army Called In to Help Clear Indonesian Rivers, Canals of Plastic Waste
As evidence of how the plastic pollution crisis, left unchecked, will persist in developing countries, authorities in Indonesia are calling on that nation’s army to help unclog rivers and canals of the gathering waste.
A Bright Idea: Preventing Blindness with Glowing Contact Lenses
Worn during sleep, the devices reduce the metabolic demands of the retina by lowering its night-time oxygen demand.
Preventing Jaywalking with Lasers, Facial Recognition Tech...and a Hose
In the Chinese city of Daye, jaywalking is a crime punishable by hose.
Video: Identifying How Vision and Locomotion Work Together
The research could pave the way for better treatment for mobility impairments or advancements in prosthetics and robots
Wind Power Strategy Could Harvest Maximum Potential Energy from Wind Farms
This new method could increase wind power potential by 6-7 percent.