HEADLINES ARCHIVE
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.
These tiny antennas could lead to smaller electronics and wearables
Researchers have created what they are calling the thinnest radio frequency antennas in the world.
Researchers develop smartphone system for locating active shooters
The system is capable of locating an active shooter based on information gleaned from nearby smartphones that are used to record the event.
Study: Signals from connected devices can be used to track individuals at work or home
Researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of California, Santa Barbara are suggesting that hackers can use easy-to-access technology to monitor movements within a home or a building by “listening” to Wi-Fi signals.
Calling Dr. Google
Google has announced a partnership with Ascension, operator of 150 hospitals and over 50 senior living facilities in 21 states. With this partnership, Google has obtained access to millions of patient’s medical data records through an initiative dubbed “Project Nightingale.”