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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.”
Researchers working to develop the first offshore work class robot
The project brings together several European companies under the aegis of the Oil & Gas Technology Center (OGTC), an Aberdeen, Scotland-based organization that partners with industry, government and academia to develop ideas into products and services.
Lidar and AI improve oil rig safety
Vision IQ, monitors human and equipment movement on a rig’s red zone and alerts operators when it spots dangerous situations.
Is CAD coming to your browser?
Internet speed and continuously connected computers are expanding the possible applications viable for SaaS to include computer-aided design (CAD) software.
This flying robot could help maintain skyscrapers
Researchers developed a flying robot that may one day help maintain and repair high-rise buildings.
Watch: Your Siri or Alexa assistant may be vulnerable to hackers with lasers
Researchers from the U.S. and Japan have discovered that voice assistants like Alexa and Siri can be manipulated by hackers using lasers.
A giant eye on oil field safety
Russian oil field workers may soon have a giant eye watching over them to help keep them safe from on-the-job accidents.
Startup develops smart glove for astronauts
NASA, in collaboration with organizations such as the Mars Institute, Collins Aerospace, Ntention and SETI Institute, has successfully tested a smart glove for astronauts to operate drones and other vehicles in space.
Circularise aims to bring transparency to plastics supply chain
A blockchain-based platform promises to provide plastics manufacturers a secure, decentralized source of information about the entire plastics value chain.
Researchers create light emitting adhesive display that is safe, operates at low voltage
A team of researchers from Nanjing University in China has developed a stretchable light emitting adhesive display that is safe to use against human skin and that operates at low voltages.
Paralyzed volunteer can 'write' again thanks to mind-reading AI
A fully paralyzed volunteer had his thoughts and handwriting come to life with help from mind-reading artificial intelligence (AI).
MIT has developed self-assembling robotic blocks
A team from Massachusetts’s Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed self-assembling, autonomous robotic cubes.
University engineers develop a bionic leg for amputees
Engineers at the University of Utah have developed what they are calling a bionic prosthetic leg for amputees.
Tech recruiting firm uses face-scanning algorithm to make hiring decisions
Some U.S. companies are reportedly using artificial intelligence (AI)-based face scanning algorithms to make hiring decisions.
US Air Force to add unmanned aircraft to warplane fleet
In the not-too-distant future, the United States Air Force intends to add autonomous and disposable aircraft to its fleet of warplanes.
Startup offers a VR tour of the Berlin Wall
A German startup is applying virtual reality (VR) to history, by virtually resurrecting the Berlin Wall.
Study finds that smart bulbs are vulnerable to hacking
Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have determined that smart lightbulbs are vulnerable to hacking.