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Video: Halliburton Introduces MicroScout® Plus Service
Microparticles allow deeper reservoir penetration and stimulation of previously inaccessible resources.
IMTS 2018 Announces Job Shops Program
Based on feedback from attendees, The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) has announced a Job Shops program at IMTS 2018 to help job shops resolve some of their top issues. The program allows attendees to view and try new technologies and talk to technology experts.
Tommy Hilfiger Announces Line of Sensor-embedded Smart Clothes
On July 25, the fashion brand announced the launch of smart-chip embedded clothing for men and women.
Building in China Includes its Own Waterfall
Competition to create unique architectural designs, particularly for buildings in large cities overrun by them, is steep. As such, one building in southwest China now stands out from the rest with its own waterfall.
Amazon Considering Scheme to Store Consumer Goods in the Clouds
The skies above will soon become even more crowded if the online retail giant Amazon gets its way and is able to erect production-distribution-warehouses-in-the-sky.
Ban on Seafood Caught Using Nets Responsible for Harming Tiny Porpoises
The import of seafood captured by Mexican fisheries using nets also responsible for killing tiny porpoise is facing a U.S. government ban.
Electronic Data Scanned in Search for Missing Jogger
In an effort to locate a missing 20-year-old jogger from Brooklyn, Iowa, investigators are turning to technology to discover her whereabouts.
Video: Watch Lockheed Martin's Airship Repair Robot
Lockheed Martin is hoping their hybrid airship is the future of remote cargo delivery. One of the challenges with the fabric skin covering the airship is that it is susceptible to pinholes. Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works developed an autonomous robot named Spider to locate and patch these holes.
Facial Recognition Tech Incorrectly Identifies Members of Congress as Crime Suspects
In an attempt to demonstrate the perceived flaws inherent in facial recognition technology, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) measured images of U.S. Congress members against a database of public mug shots using Amazon’s facial recognition tool, Rekognition.
Teaching College Students Math Through Knitting
For anyone who has ever struggled with math, Sara Jensen, an associate professor at Carthage College, offers students a unique way of explaining the subject: through knitting.
Federal Pilot Program to Investigate Relaxed Drone Regulations
While everyone from retailers to farmers is considering how to use drones in their day-to-day operations, federal aviation officials are exploring avenues to help relax the tight regulations that currently govern the technology.
Machine-Learning Algorithm Can Distinguish Between Live Irises and Dead Ones
Following news from last year that a group of hackers, called the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), successfully hacked a smartphone’s iris-recognition security feature using an artificial eye, a team from the Warsaw University of Technology in Poland has been working to find a solution to the security threat posed by such a breach.
Heathrow Testing Scanner that Might Ease Airport Liquid Ban
A ban on liquids at airports around the world, in place since 2006, might soon be lifted following news that Heathrow Airport is testing scanners capable of taking 3D X-rays of the contents of passengers' carry-on luggage — thus possibly ending the practice of having travelers remove such items.
Now Available: a Digital Data Archive for Environmental Research
The Environmental System Science – Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem (ESS-DIVE) system serves as a repository for hundreds of DOE-funded research projects.
Singapore to Consider Using Drones for Medication Delivery
A 13-member private consortium will soon begin exploring how drones might be used to deliver life-saving medications during emergencies in Singapore.
Researchers Develop 'Crime-fighting' Algorithm
Researchers from the University of Surrey and Georgia Tech have joined forces to create a crime-fighting algorithm of sorts.
Spain Home to First Furniture Store Without Set Hours of Operation, Sales Staff
Imagine being able to enter a store whenever the urge hits, moving among its products, uninterrupted by sales staff.
Western NY School District First in the U.S. to Employ Facial Recognition Tech
As concern mounts for student safety in the classroom following February’s school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, one western New York school district is adding a high-tech layer of security to the schools in its district with the goal of keeping its students safe — facial recognition technology.
Holding Up a 'Mirror' To AI
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of detecting and displaying a person’s physical attractiveness and personality traits, both of which are determined by simply assessing the photograph of a person’s face.
Watch: Boston Dynamics Looking to Produce 1,000 Dog-like Robots Per Year
Robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics says it plans to go mainstream with its dog-like SpotMini robot next year. The company hopes to produce 1,000 robots annually by July 2019, according to a July 21 report by Inverse.