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Two New Security Robots Added to Tech Company Catalog
Designed for use in airports, hospitals and open-air settings, the models are outfitted with infrared cameras and sensors that can detect intruders and weapons.
Authenticating Booze with a Handheld Device
The device, called SORS (spatially offset Raman spectroscopy), can correctly analyze the chemical makeup of contents concealed in objects such as glass bottles using a laser.
Larger, Higher Capacity Coriolis Mass Flowmeters
The flowmeters are targeted at the oil and gas as well as petrochemical sectors.
Technology for a Safer Football Game
A new nanocomposite smartfoam could help to measure impacts sustained while playing football, helping coaches to make sound decisions about player health.
NASA's JPL Orders Aquabotix’s Unmanned Underwater Drone
The drone will be used as part of the Ocean World program for exploring the ocean depths
Smart Traffic Signals Designed for Pedestrians with Disabilities
A system now being developed will relay information from a user’s smartphone to traffic signals, prompting timing adjustments to accommodate pedestrians with disabilities.
Caring for a Sick Pet Just as Taxing on Mental Health as Caring for Sick Relative
As caring for a sick loved one or friend can increase feelings of depression and stress in a caregiver, so too can those feelings increase when caring for a family pet, according to research from Kent State University.
Preventing Roadkill with an Animal Detection System
A prototype of a roadside animal detection system from Brazilian firm ViaFauna includes a set of motion sensors mounted on poles that can be spaced 100 miles apart.
Appealing to Love of the Ocean to Curb Plastic Pollution
One solution, according to researchers, is to caution consumers in much the same way as cigarette companies warn about the dangers linked to smoking: with powerful images appearing on commonly used products.
Sawdust to Help Fight Future Food Shortages
As concerns for future food shortages grow, thanks to a combination of increased population and a decrease in the availability of farmable land, Luke's Research Scientist Risto Korpinen believes that one solution could be found in a material occupying space in sawmills -- sawdust.
Burning Used Toilet Paper to Create Electricity
Currently, impossible amounts of used toilet paper collect in municipal sewage filters and eventually go through a composting process.
Vibratory Conveyors Minimize Maintenance, Maximize Sanitation
New features reduce maintenance and maximize sanitation for vibratory conveyors used in food processing and packaging lines.
Shopping with the Help of a Smart Mirror
By observing the age, gender and style preferences as indicated by a customer’s selections, the mirror—equipped with sensors, displays and cameras working in conjunction with an algorithm—can make recommendations tailored to the customer about other items in the store.
The Vulnerability of Fitness Trackers
The personal data, according to the researchers, could be shared with third parties, such as marketing agencies and online retailers or used to manufacture false health records, netting hackers cheaper insurance coverage.
Smart Actuators - The Intelligent Choice
Smart actuators are a relatively new innovation in the automotive industry. They combine actuators with local drive electronics and internal or external sensors to make dynamic adjustments to automobile systems, reducing weight and drag and increasing efficiency.
Asian Business Leaders Considering Tech Solutions to Fight Abuse of Migrant Workers
Recommendations to protect migrant workers from abuse and slavery were made by Asia’s business leaders at the Bali Process, a forum of 45 Indo-Pacific countries meeting on the topic. Chief among the solutions being recommended included various communication technologies.
Reducing Leather Pollution
To remedy the amount of pollution that goes into the manufacturing of leather products such as handbags and jackets, a team of researchers have worked on an environmentally-friendlier solution to the process.
Former Google Employees Want to Automate the Traditional NYC Bodega
Former Google employees Paul McDonald and Ashwath Rajan want to automate a New York City fixture -- the neighborhood bodega.
Military Drone Adopted by Israel’s Defense Force
Duke Robotics TIKAD drone will be part of the country’s Weapons of the Future program.
Scientists Create Paper-Based Test for TB
In an effort to improve the wait times for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in people living in remote and resource-challenged locations, scientists have created a paper-based tuberculosis test that offers quick results using a smartphone.