HEADLINES ARCHIVE
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.”
Hyundai Making it Possible for Passengers to Listen to Different Music in the Same Car
In news that will likely change the face of the traditional car trip, Hyundai has revealed first-of-its-kind technology that will enable passengers in the same car to listen to different music, all at once.
Researchers Highlight the Value of Human Wastewater for Developing Countries
Unsettling though it may sound, researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign see the value in human waste in terms of promoting agricultural sustainability and economic independence in certain regions of the world, so much so that they created a model to demonstrate the parts of the world that most stand to benefit.
Study: Robots Will Not Displace Teachers...For Now
If there was ever fear that teachers might one day lose their jobs to robots, they can now breathe a sigh of relief thanks to recent findings from a study led by robotics professor Tony Belpaeme from the University of Plymouth and Ghent University.
Police Take to the Internet to Solve Crime
Hoping to solve a fatal hit-and-run case, Washington State Police turned to social media for help and subsequently transformed a Reddit user into an amateur detective.
Study: Some Public Servants More Likely to Feel the Heat of Global Warming Than Others
Some government workers may feel “the heat” of rising temperatures associated with global warming more than workers in other industries, according to research from MIT and Harvard University.
Scientists Reveal Possible Method for Removing CO2 from the Atmosphere
In search of a method for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, thereby slowing the rate of global warming, a team of scientists led by Professor Ian Power of Trent University, Ontario, Canada, has discovered a possible solution.
Standard Wi-Fi Can Detect Bombs, Weapons and Chemicals in Bags
To operate, the system needs a Wi-Fi device, outfitted with two or three antennas, that can be incorporated into existing Wi-Fi networks.
Smartphone App Designed to Detect Strokes
Enabling users to detect cerebral ictus earlier is the goal of researchers from Valencia’s Polytechnic University (UPV), who have developed a mobile app capable of doing just that.
Activist Traveling 185 Miles and Cleaning Beaches Along the Way
Hoping to shine an even brighter light on the issue of pollution, particularly in Tunisia, sanitary engineer Mohamed Oussama Houij has been on a quest to clean up beaches along a 185-mile (300-kilometer) stretch of coastline in that country.
Google Still Knows Where Users Are, Even After Opting Out of Location History Feature
According to a recent Associated Press report, Google has been logging user’s whereabouts, even if those users had opted out of Google’s Location History feature.
Self-powered Ionizing Gun for the Cleanroom Released
NRD is showcasing one of its new products, the Staticmaster P-2021-5502 and P-2021-5602 Cleanroom Ionizing Gun.
Crows Added to the Cleanup Crew at Theme Park in France
A French historical theme park is preparing to debut a new cleanup team next week - composed entirely of crows.
Machine Learning System Reveals Female Scientists Underrepresented on Wikipedia
Thanks to a machine learning system developed at Primer, John Bohannon, director of science, is able to sift through different scientific works and contributions that were previously inaccessible through a traditional search of Wikipedia.
Watch the Launch of NASA's Solar Parker Probe
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket, carrying the spacecraft, lifted off at 3:31 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 37 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.