HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Using AI to Help Physicians Take Notes for Electronic Health Records
Based on estimates from a 2016 study, for every hour spent with a patient, physicians will spend two hours writing and entering notes into electronic health record (HER) systems. Thanks to artificial intelligence that process might soon become automated, which would free doctors up for more important tasks.
Fruits and Vegetables Discarded for Being Ugly
According to research from the University of Edinburgh, over one-third of fruits and vegetables — food that could be used to nourish the world’s starving populations — are discarded before reaching grocery store shelves all because they are “unattractive.”
How to Succeed as the Makerspace Movement Gains Steam
The maker movement is a growing trend based on the philosophy of doing, building and creating instead of just simply buying.
UGA Working on Biodegradable Straws
With the number of bans on single-use plastics growing worldwide, a research team from the University of Georgia New Materials Institute, in collaboration with the RWDC Environmental Stewardship Foundation are attempting to create at least one alternative to a plastic product: a biodegradable plastic straw.
Omega Engineering Helps Customers Get Started with Predictive Maintenance
A new informational site offers simple, off-the-shelf solutions, including sensors and software, to help users implement predictive maintenance programs.
Banning Drive-throughs to Improve Environment, Public Health
Could banning fast-food drive-throughs be good for the environment and for the health of a community? Scientists from the University of Alberta think so.
Increase in the Number of U.S. Lakes Going from Clear to Murky
Lakes in the continental United States are undergoing a transformation of sorts: from clear to murky.
Engineers Require New Skills as Technology Evolves
The ability to code is increasingly becoming an important skill set for engineers. Unfortunately, many engineering programs have not yet caught up with this change and most don’t require a solid programming curriculum. As a result, engineers tend to leave school proficient in a specialized software and with some scripting knowledge, but with little fundamental understanding of coding.
PLCopen Standards Accelerating Innovation and Efficiency Demonstrated at IMTS 2018
For the first time, PLCopen will attend the International Manufacturing Technology Show, demonstrating the application of PLCopen software standards with a high-speed, multi-axis machine.
Mahr Inc. to Feature New Contour Measurement, Optical 3D Surface Metrology and Digital Micrometers at IMTS 2018
MarSurf and Micromar product lines offer new levels of speed, productivity and precision.
Drones Being Used to Fight Colombia's 'War on Drugs'
The war on drugs is taking to the skies thanks to a new initiative being led by the Colombian government that uses drones to destroy cocaine-producing plants.
Recycling India's Floral Waste
Inspired by the number of flowers discarded after use in religious ceremonies throughout India, a Bangalore native and chemical engineer has an entirely new vision about how to use the flowers instead of dumping them in landfills or in the country's already polluted waters.
AI Robots To Teach Students in Japan English
As part of an initiative to help educators meet an approaching deadline for students throughout Japan to start learning English, the education ministry is launching a pilot project that will place English-speaking artificial intelligence (AI) robots in roughly 500 classrooms throughout the country.
Murata Machinery USA to Demo New Muratec Turning Systems at IMTS 2018
The line of Muratec turning machines will be on display, including live demonstrations.
Going High-tech to Help the Homeless
An unexpected consequence of carrying around less cash and purchasing items instead with debit and credit cards is that consumers have less spare change to give to homeless people.
LA Subway to Start Body Scanning Passengers
Becoming the first mass transportation system in the United States to do so, the Los Angeles subway system will soon be using body scanners to screen its passengers for weapons and explosives.
The Impact of Contact Lenses on the Environment
In a new report being presented this week at the 256th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, scientists are detailing how common contact lenses might be contributing to microplastic pollution in the world’s waterways.
Omron to Display Vision, Flexible Manufacturing, Traceability and Safety Solutions at IMTS 2018
Solutions to be demoed include integrated mobile and fixed robots, machine automation controllers and laser marking technologies.
Watch: Drone Delivery Beyond the Visual Line of Sight, Smartphone App to Detect Strokes, World's Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicle
Drone Delivery Beyond the Visual Line of Sight, Smartphone App to Detect Strokes, World's Most Fuel-Efficient Vehicle
Making Rejected Livers Viable Again
Considering the length of time patients have to wait for a liver transplant thanks to factors such as high demand versus limited supply, the problem is compounded by the number of livers that are rejected as “unsuitable for transplant.”