HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Government shutdown may create long-term challenges for NASA
During the 35-day shutdown the majority of NASA employees were furloughed, which temporarily halted work on a number of NASA missions, cut funding for other projects and resulted in lost talent.
FBI partners with at-home DNA testing company for database access
The FBI has partnered with Family Tree DNA for access to the at-home DNA testing service’s DNA database, according to reports.
Wireless gas sensors gain adoption with the rise of IoT
The sensors feature portability and low power requirements.
Predicting dryland droughts with satellite data
Satellite data and computer models were used to predict droughts and bushfire risk up to five months in advance.
Report: Prisons building an inmate voice database using voice recognition technology
According to a new report, the voices of U.S. prison inmates are being recorded to build a voice recognition database.
San Francisco to consider ban on facial recognition technology
A lawmaker in San Francisco has presented legislation that would make the city the first in the U.S. to ban the use of facial recognition technology.
Advanced precision motion and control technologies
This video explains how different drive technologies used in precision automation, micro-positioning and nanopositioning work.
Mapping since Mercator
Mercator’s goal was to create a map that allowed European sailors to chart courses of constant bearing across oceans.
A universe of digital sky data at your fingertips
The newly released second edition of data from Pan-STARRS — the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System — contains over 1.6 petabytes of data.
Thanks to AI, Salvador Dalí will live again
The installation is a combination of archival footage, interviews and photographs coupled with newly created footage that features a Dalí impersonator.
ARM to award $5.7 million in project funding
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) has announced the selection of 11 projects from its second formal project technology call, which took place in May 2018.
Watch blood plasma separation with a fidget spinner
The centrifugal force provided by this inexpensive toy is sufficient to separate whole blood in four to seven minutes.
Amazon cloaks warehouse workers in protective vests to prevent robot collisions
Humans working alongside robots in Amazon fulfillment centers are now outfitted with “tech vests” to prevent human/robot collisions.
Watch: Biocompatible microbots morph shape in blood vessels and fluids
This morphing property enables the bots to travel through narrow blood vessels or under conditions of changing viscosity without undermining speed or maneuverability.
Video: Scoliobot designed to improve spinal surgery accuracy
A robot under development at Nottingham Trent University, U.K., promises greater precision in surgeries to correct scoliosis and other spinal conditions.
Video: Metal deposition method yields smart fabrics
It could lead to the development of low-cost medical diagnostic tools and wirelessly powered environmental monitoring sensors.
Lab-on-a-chip helps locate DNA at crime scenes
A researcher from the University of Twente has devised a system for instantly locating the presence of human DNA at a crime scene.
Report: Employers to increase or maintain headcount thanks to automation
A report from ManpowerGroup projects that employers will hire more or maintain current human employee headcounts this year thanks to automation.
Watch a robot walk like a 300 million year old animal
The gait of an extinct lizard-like animal was replicated by means of digital simulations and robotics.
Even robots can get laid off
Japan’s all-robot hotel sacks half its robotic workforce after problems arise.