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Trust and Equality are Important to People Interacting with Robots and AI According to New Study
Equal access and social responsibility should be priorities for policymakers in the ongoing development of AI and robotics.
Ban on Removable Storage Devices at IBM
Employees at IBM are now prohibited from using removable storage devices of any variety while in the workplace, according to a recent report.
New AI and Deep Learning Method Speeds Up Gross Tumor Volume Analysis
The new work focuses on taking a doctor's decision-making process and turning it into a computer program.
Researchers Closer to a Cocaine Breathalyzer
Researchers from the University at Buffalo have developed a low-cost chip that brings them one step closer to developing a breathalyzer that works much like an alcohol breathalyzer but instead of alcohol, the device would be capable of detecting cocaine.
Watch: Lithium-Sulfur Battery Uses Plastic to Solve Energy Storage Problems While Lowering Plastic Waste
The new method puts ink-free plastic that is soaked in a sulfur-containing solvent in a microwave, and then turns that into batteries as a carbon scaffold.
A Superconductor Theory from the 1980s Reveals New Information on a New Superconductor
Rice University physicists have used an old theory that finally figured out why an iron-based high-temperature superconductor acts contradictory, to solve a different kind of superconductor mystery.
New Device That Detects Credit Card Skimmers
How can you tell if the ATM or pay-at-the-pump card reader you are using has been compromised by a credit card skimmer? A team of researchers from the University of Florida wants to answer that question using a new device.
New Tech System Bends Light to Offer Wider Light Angles for Augmented Reality
North Carolina State University engineering and physics researchers have created a new technology that steers light in a way that results in more light input and greater efficiency.
New Microscope System Allows Researchers to Observe Animal’s Brain Activity in Natural Environments
The ability to track the interactions of brain cells in animals in their natural habitat has been long sought after by neuroscientists and doctors. Researchers from The Rockefeller University have developed a system that is a huge step closer to this dream.
Google Rebrands Its Research Division
To underscore how significant it is to the future of the company, Google has rebranded its Google Research division and will be referring to it from here on out as Google AI.
Paper Suggests That with Advances in 3D Printing Come Unexpected Threats
Advancing industries such as the aerospace industry with jet engine parts or the medical industry with prosthetic limbs, additive manufacturing — better known as 3D printing — is making more and more things possible.
Improving Measurement at the Nanoscale
A new technique using photons, fundamental components of light, could make measurements at the nanoscale 100 times more precise.
Amazon Wants to Scan Customer Bodies for a Better Fit, Fewer Returns
The biggest drawback to online shopping as anyone will tell you is not being able to actually try on the clothes to gauge how they fit and feel. Retail juggernaut Amazon is hoping to remedy that problem, thereby limiting the amount of clothing that goes returned every year, with the help of a body scanner.
New Study Suggests U.S. Users Still Loyal to Facebook
Despite a few scandalous, headline-making months, Facebook’s popularity among U.S. users is almost unchanged with reports indicating that loyalty to the brand has not waned.
Which Electrical Tape is Right for Your Application?
In terms of materials and specs, there is a world of difference between electrical tapes. Choosing the right solution could mean the difference between a durable, long-lasting tape application and a poor application that’s quick to fail.
Study Participants Warm to the Idea of Robot Counselors
Researchers from the University of Plymouth have determined that social robots could potentially be used to “counsel” humans.
China Trialing AI Body Scanners at Some of its Airports
Airports in China will soon be outfitted with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered body scanners capable of detecting nearly 90 different banned items in under a second.
Amid Data Use Controversy, Cambridge Analytica Shuts Down
Steeped in a data-use controversy that will likely shape how personal data is used and gathered in the future, political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica announced that it will be closing its doors.
Nanodiamonds Turn into a Controllable Light Source with a Higher Purcell Factor
Researchers from ITMO University have developed the first nanodiamond-based light source.
Watch How Smart Car Windows Allow Blind People to ‘Feel the View’
Ford has devised technology to bring scenic cues to the visually impaired with a prototype smart car window that will allow blind people to “feel the view.”