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Consortium creates fluorescent tech for sorting recyclables
A U.K. consortium has developed identification technology to help distinguish and separate food grade plastic packaging from non-food grade plastic packaging in recycling facilities to reduce plastic waste and improve recycling efforts.
The new iATL helps smart cars connect to smart infrastructure
The 4,400-sq ft facility includes electronic devices that control a number of safety features such as traffic signals, school zone safety beacons and electronic crosswalks, and is surrounded by 125 connected intersections.
A simple guide to antenna selection
Not all antennas are created equal, and when it comes to frequency different antenna styles perform better at some frequencies and not at others. Some special considerations are sometimes required in antenna design typically at very high and very low frequencies.
Study: VR may improve flu-vaccination numbers
Researchers from the University of Georgia and the Oak Ridge Associated Universities believe that virtual reality (VR) simulations might improve flu vaccination numbers.
Video: ISS astronaut treated for blood clot
The onset of an illness typically prompts a visit to the emergency room or a doctor’s office, unless the patient happens to be two months into a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
SpaceX to reduce satellite brightness with non-reflective coating
In conjunction with the American Astronomical Society, SpaceX is preparing to launch satellites treated with a non-reflective coating into space in a bid to reduce the brightness of satellites that may interfere with astronomical data.
AI lends a sharper eye to breast cancer screening
An artificial intelligence (AI) system has been demonstrated to outperform expert radiologists in accurately interpreting mammograms from screening programs.
Study: IT may halt violence against law enforcement
Law enforcement personnel face a high risk of injury and even death while on the job, yet new research suggests that those risks might be decreased by information technology (IT).
New software helps create better drugs
Lemon, a new framework for data mining, improves machine learning models for the process of drug development.
Breastfeeding apps may be doing more harm than good
A study conducted by researchers from Flinders University has found that there is a trend in the use of apps to help mothers breastfeed, but these apps are not as helpful as they seem.
Watch: AI app aids wildlife conservation efforts
The Wildlife Insights online database allows users to upload camera trap images to Google Cloud, apply species identification AI models over the images and collaborate with others.
Study: Adults 55 and older are not confident using apps
Researchers have found the nature of online banking is confusing for people who are 55 and older.
Startup prepares to launch scented VR
A Burlington, Vermont-based startup is preparing to launch a device that will outfit virtual reality (VR) headsets with the sense of smell.
Enabling real people to solve real problems: OKdo
The projects that makers, entrepreneurs and design engineers work on vary in scale, complexity and end uses. Members of all three of these groups now have one significant advantage in common: OKdo.
Virginia Tech creating virtual construction sites to train future construction engineers
A researcher at Virginia Tech’s Myers-Lawson School of Construction is using a combination of augmented reality (AR) and hologram technology to give construction engineering students virtual hands-on construction site training.
EPLAN eBuild: Schematics through the cloud
EPLAN eBuild supplies stored macros for entire electrical and fluid power schematics instead of providing data for individual devices or components.
An open source library for 3D deep learning research
Kaolin is a 3D deep learning library for PyTorch designed to allow researchers to load, preprocess and manipulate 3D data before it is used to train deep learning algorithms.
5 weird and wacky ways facial recognition tech is being used
Less routine applications for the technology are now beginning to emerge.
Researchers create eye-tracking software for pilots
A research team led by ETH Zurich has created software that tracks the eyes of a student pilot as a component of pilot training.
Many job hiring algorithms remain biased: Cornell researchers
Researchers found that many algorithms used by employers to make hiring decisions may not be as unbiased as they claim to be.