HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Smartphone to Test for Poultry Infection
A molecular test in combination with a smartphone app will be capable of picking up on six different pathogens in the poultry, thereby allowing farmers to act quickly before disease can spread while also eliminating the need to send samples out for costly lab tests.
Rotary Stage with Sub Arc-sec Angular Resolution
Rotary stages optimized for the application address load capacity, torque, speed and angular positioning accuracy. The series of motorized rotary stages are available in three different size ranges with a center aperture of 33 mm, 62 mm or 100 mm and is driven by either an open loop stepper motor or a closed loop servo stepper motor that can be programmed to provide sub arc-sec angular resolution.
New Data Reveal Topographic Controls on Antarctic Ice Flows
Extensive ice penetrating radar data document the topography which controls how quickly ice flows between the East and West Antarctic ice sheets.
Robot Dogs Laid to Rest with Proper Funerals
Giving robot dogs a burial befitting that of a beloved pet, electronics and vintage repair company A-Fun Co. has orchestrated the funerals of roughly 800 Aibos dogs.
Watch: Ingestible Bacteria-on-a-Chip Tracks GI Health
Ultra-low-power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding.
Machine Learning Enhances Understanding of Earthquakes, Geothermal Reservoirs
Machine learning tools revealed patterns that correspond to water-injection flows at The Geysers geothermal field, suggesting a link to the mechanical processes that produce earthquakes.
Snakes Help Engineers Better Understand Friction
Through evolution, snakes have adapted to move efficiently and survive in their various habitats immediately. “These environments can be brutal on even our most advanced machinery, so applying what we know about snake texturing could help our technology adapt as well,” reasoned Hisham Abel-Aal, an associate teaching professor from Drexel University’s College of Engineering.
Researchers Develop App to Determine Why Baby is Crying
Designed by a team led by Ariana Anderson, assistant professor in residence of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, the app is called Chatterbaby, and it uses artificial intelligence to determine why the baby is crying.
Car Dealerships in Some Countries Refuse to Recommend Electric Vehicles to Customers
Despite the promise that electric vehicles will play a significant role in lowering CO2 emissions, researchers found that car dealerships — particularly those located in Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Norway — are discouraging consumers from purchasing them, according to new research.
Researchers Develop a Secure Way to Hide Information in Text
Computer scientists at Columbia Engineering have developed a way to manipulate text in order to protect its validity or provide additional information, without changing its appearance.
A Commercial Floor-cleaning Robot
One job most of us would only be happy to have robots take off of our plates would be cleaning. As such, robotics company Avidbots has developed Neo, a robot capable of taking over commercial floor cleaning duties.
Watch: NASA and Uber Team Up, Hybrid Engines Merge Fuel Cells, Artificial Intelligence Degree
NASA and Uber team up; hybrid engines merge fuel cells; CMU offers an AI degree
Vending Machine that Dispenses Stories Instead of Snacks
When craving a snack, we can usually just hit up a nearby vending machine. But what is a person to do when they are craving a short story?
Online Resource to Bolster Health in U.S. Cities
A new online database gives hundreds of U.S. cities access to key neighborhood-level health data to create thriving communities.
German Engineering Company to Encourage Employees to Bike to Work
With an eye toward cutting emissions, international engineering and electronics company Bosch is encouraging all 100,000 workers at its German headquarters to consider biking it to work instead of contributing to the number of those traveling short distances via car each day.
Facial Recognition Technology Moves into the Classroom
China’s use of facial recognition technology is going beyond the search for wanted criminals and is now making an appearance in the classroom, ensuring that students are paying attention to their lessons.
Women Expected to Weather Workforce Automation Better than Men
Amid fears that emerging technologies will render human workers unnecessary, research suggests that not only will women survive the automation of work but that they may also benefit from it.
Study Determines that Some Water-filter Pitchers Work Better than Others
Without naming the brands used in their testing, scientists from Ohio State University discovered that some of the water-filter pitchers created to remove harmful contaminants from drinking water don’t necessarily accomplish what they were designed for.
Nonprofit Hopes to Send Wikipedia Archives to the Moon
The nonprofit, which hopes to leave these traces of humanity throughout space, is focused on launching the material to the moon in collaboration with Astrobotic.
Researchers Create Color-changing Fabric
A team of University of Central Florida (UCF) researchers has created fabric capable of changing color.