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Schools in Japanese city to use AI to prevent bullying
Teachers and administrators in the Japanese city of Otsu will soon be getting a new weapon in their fight against school bullying: artificial intelligence (AI).
ABB will propel China's first home-grown cruise ship
The vessel will support a growing Chinese cruise market, which may rival that of the United States over the next decade or two.
Video: Simulation system designed to teach spinal manipulation skills
The tool supports learning mobilization techniques through real-time visual feedback and deformation-based passive haptic feedback.
Community in China gets a "robot watchman"
A residential community in Beijing has a new employee to keep watch for suspicious behavior: a “robot watchman.”
KFC China serves ice cream with robots, predicts orders based on facial recognition
Business at some KFCs in China begins with customers scanning their faces at a kiosk, enabling them to order and pay for their food using facial recognition technology.
This scanner technology may speed up airport security lines
The security scanner uses millimeter wave radio frequency technology to screen passengers for concealed threats.
Rapid disease diagnosis possible with portable dopamine detector
The tool could enable clinicians to dispense with the time-consuming plasma separation and analysis processes dependent on access to complex laboratory equipment.
Smart materials and integral sensors enabling intelligent transportation
Smart materials and integral sensors have the capacity to improve transportation infrastructure, make roadways safer and bring self-driving vehicles closer to reality.
Startup to safely navigate ships using AI, data
An Israeli maritime startup is hoping to prevent ship collisions using artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics.
Video: Scientists inch closer to creating the T-1000 Terminator with moveable liquid metal
The development could one day be used for soft robotics.
The first woman to be awarded the Abel Prize
The international award, modeled after the Nobel Prize, recognizes achievements in mathematics.
Video: Microfluidic device measures platelet health in minutes
The rapid return of results can help clinicians quickly determine the need for platelet transfusions.
Researchers developing robots to help assist those with severe motor impairments
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have created a robotic body surrogate to help those living with disabilities complete routine personal care tasks.
Video: Flying motorcycle that travels at 150 mph and reaches 15,000 ft — what could go wrong?
Feeling nervous about riding in an ultra-fast motorcycle in the sky? Don’t worry, it has a safety strap as a standard option.
Solid-state, ultrasonic technology in gas metering
The ultrasonic gas meter is poised to be a game-changer in residential gas metering.
Video: Soft robot can lift objects 100 times its weight
The gripper can pick up bottles and other small objects, making it useful in factories.
Origami combines with conductive ink to form smart sensors
A multifunctional sensor capable of identifying and distinguishing different stimuli has been fabricated by combining a conductive ink with the principles of origami.
New air pressure regulator provides high repeatability under variable high-flow conditions
A new air pressure regulator provides high accuracy and repeatability while experiencing variable flow conditions with air flow rates up to 250 SCFM.
NYC shipping container farm set to expand to retailers throughout US
Urban indoor farming startup Square Roots is partnering with a distributor to bring food grown inside its shipping container farms to locations across the U.S.
IBM used database of images to build new facial recognition software, reportedly without consent
According to reports, IBM trained its facial recognition systems on millions of online images unbeknownst to the people appearing in those images.