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Researchers using robots to offer patients automated occupational therapy
Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have been training robots to prepare injured workers for a return to work by offering them automated occupational therapy.
Toyota offers access to THUMS virtual crash dummy software
The program can be used in automotive crash simulations to identify safety problems and find their solutions.
New software provides off-the-shelf solution for non-circular grinding
The provides manufacturers of CNC cylindrical grinding machines with a streamlined means of adding non-circular grinding capabilities to their products.
Watch: Use your computer to help NASA drive its Mars rovers
Equipped with computers, time and a desire to improve the driving skills of others, citizen scientists can help NASA's Curiosity rover better navigate Mars.
Team develops AI capable of determining age, ethnicity of an image's subject
A team of neuroinformatics engineers from the Institute for Neural Computation at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) in Germany has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of determining the age and ethnicity of subjects in a photo.
Proposed flight procedure reduced noise, CO2 emissions
A proposal devised by an MIT graduate student last year has proven to be a cost-effective solution for the aviation industry, reducing both noise pollution and CO2 emissions.
Penn State team develops tech to identify subway stations most in need of COVID-19 interventions
Researchers from Penn State have developed a transportation dashboard for the New York City subway system that identifies specific subway stations that would benefit from intervention resources that could potentially reduce the mass transit spread of COVID-19.
New IAEA database tracks spent fuel and radioactive waste
The Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Information System (SRIS) will provide an integrated view of national and global spent fuel and radioactive waste inventories as well as relevant laws and policies.
Researchers create technique for improving time-of-death estimates
Teams from Amsterdam UMC, the University of Amsterdam and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) have developed a technique that improves the accuracy of time-of-death estimates at crime scenes to within less than an hour of the subject’s death.
Online toolkit for climate change scenario analysis
An interactive online tool developed as part of the European SENSES (climate change ScENario ServicES) project provides a platform for policy makers and citizen scientists to analyze different climate scenarios.
Technology developed to alert drivers to possible roadway hazards, their behaviors
Researchers from the Universities of Applied Sciences of Ulm and Heilbronn, Germany, have developed a system for detecting objects, potentially posing highway hazards, and predicting the behavior of those objects.
Siglent introduces next generation RF signal generators
Siglent's new RF Signal Generators have output frequencies to 6 GHz with Vector Signal Generation
HackerRank improves remote hiring process for developers
The company spent two months enhancing its platform to better accommodate the remote interview format.
Ford software solution fights COVID-19 in police vehicles
This new smart technology is now available for all 2013 through 2019 Police Interceptor Utility vehicles.
Purdue team develops cost prediction tool for manufacturing
Researchers at the Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (IN-MaC) at Purdue University have developed software that enables manufacturers to improve cost predictions surrounding manufacturing processes and the development of new products.
Artificial intelligence efficiently minimizes bugs in code
Altran's artificial intelligence tool helps software developers predict the existence of bugs early in the development process.
Initiative to create methane-emission sensor network
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, the Environmental Defense Fund, ExxonMobil, Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and Pioneer Natural Resources Company are developing a network of sensors for emissions monitoring across the oil and gas production industry.
Researchers call for ear print biometrics to be built into smartphone apps for smart home security
Researchers from the University de Tunis El Manar in Tunisia are calling for incorporating ear recognition biometric technology into smartphone apps for the purpose of securing smart homes.
Air Force engineers fix damaged plane while sheltering in place
Despite being under shelter-in-place orders stemming from the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, engineers from the U.S. Air Force managed to fix one of its assets remotely.
UK companies jointly develop social distancing tool for transportation industry
Two U.K. tech companies have jointly developed a device that will enable those in the transportation industry to maintain social distancing guidelines, developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, while continuing to build, repair and maintain critical transportation infrastructure such as roadways.