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Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy with AI
Affecting 415 million people worldwide, around 45 percent of diabetics may develop diabetic retinopathy (damage to the blood vessels at the back of the eye) at some point in their lives with a large number of that 45 percent less likely to detect the disease before it results in vision loss.
What Is the Real Cost of an Industrial Robot Arm?
The price of industrial robots has dropped more than 25 percent since 2014, and is forecast to drop an additional 22 percent by 2025. What is the real cost of an industrial robot arm?
New Sensor Increases Smartwatch Battery Life
Nearly 80 percent of the battery power in smartwatches is used up by the heart-rate monitor. But a new generation of sensors developed by EPFL startup ActLight consumes five times less energy.
Using Light to Manipulate Water May Open Door to New Microfluidic Diagnostic Devices
The project could be used to separate oil from water at an oil drilling rig or for use in repealing water from a surface
Are Machines Changing Our Values?
Are the machines we’ve come to rely upon causing us to abandon our core values?
New National Association Focuses on Graphene Commercialization
A new professional group, the National Graphene Association, seeks to encourage commercialization of the 2-D carbon material in the United States.
Wonder Material? Novel Nanotube Structure Strengthens Thin Films for Flexible Electronics
Reflecting the structure of composites found in nature and the ancient world, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have synthesized thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles that exhibit both high electrical conductivity and a level of toughness that is about fifty times higher than the copper films currently used in electronics.
Watering Down Costs, Energy Needs of Drip Irrigation
Optimized dripper designs can halve both the cost of solar-powered drip systems and the pumping power required to irrigate.
Autonomous UAV for Pipeline Inspection
Skyx’s SkyOne unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a sophisticated routine pipeline monitoring solution that detects and reports leaks, scans for right-of-way violations and captures and reports vegetation encroachment.
Ultraviolet Light Sensor for Wearables
Mass production technology for silicon based ultraviolet (UV) light sensors, suitable for smartphones and wearable devices in the Internet of Things (IoT) era, has been developed by a research team at Tohoku University and SII Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer at Seiko Instruments Group.
Sensor Taps Diagnostic Value of Sweat
A wristband sensor collects sweat, measures its molecular constituents and electronically transmits data for analysis and diagnostics.
System Detects Driver Fatigue, Prevents Accidents
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) have designed a new low-cost system that detects the symptoms of driver fatigue and distraction and helps prevent possible traffic accidents.
Helsinki Transport Uses Open Source Code for Trip Planner App
Based on open-source code, the Journey Planner serves as a model and platform for trip planner development in other cities.
Efficient and Powerful Electromechanical Linear Actuators
SKF’s expanded line of CAHB electro-mechanical linear actuators provides a viable replacement for hydraulic actuators in construction vehicles and agricultural machinery.
Four Ways AI Will Change the Supply Chain and Service Sectors
Robots will be used in multiple industries in the next five years, including for tasks characterized as the "3D": Dirty, Dull, and Dangerous.
Smart Healthcare Uses Stats to Spot a Stumble
Falls by elderly people can cause serious injury or death if sufferers remain on the ground for too long.
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute Membership Event
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute held its kick-off meeting on April 12th and 13th at the National Robotics Engineering Center in Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting was attended by over 200 people representing many organizations from academia, industry and the public sector.
The Automated Freight Train of the Future
The next-generation transport of cargo by rail will combine a high level of automation, intelligent handling and high speeds.
Watch: We’ll show you Ford’s new hybrid electric police cruiser. Check out this wheelchair powered by compressed air. You may breathe easier with a new air quality sensor from Honeywell.
Watch: We’ll show you Ford’s new hybrid electric police cruiser. Check out this wheelchair powered by compressed air. You may breathe easier with a new air quality sensor from Honeywell.
New Adhesive Sensor Can Save Patients the Discomfort and Pain of Intravenous Drips
A new adhesive sensor can save patients the discomfort and pain resulting from leaky intravenous drips.