HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Community college: A viable option
Community colleges enroll more than eight million students each year, and 43 percent of all U.S. undergraduates, according to the American Society for Engineering Education.
Temple in Japan employs Buddhist monk robot
In an effort to attract younger generations to religion, a Buddhist temple in Japan now employs a robot that preaches Buddhist wisdom.
Neural network camera system creates composite images of difficult subjects
For example, the portable optical array system reportedly can capture usable images of people inside moving vehicles. The system overcomes flaws such as low contrast, distance and glare, which are characteristics of subjects photographed outdoors, including through windshields.
Watch: Contract award for $600 million exascale supercomputer
El Capitan will have a peak performance of more than 1.5 exaflops and an anticipated delivery in late 2022. The total contract award is valued at $600 million.
Watch: A climate forecasting tool for the energy sector
The tool combines sub-seasonal to seasonal climate predictions with renewable energy production and electricity demand to offer reliable forecasts for weather-dependent hydropower, solar and wind production.
Researchers attempting to create AI-driven companions for the elderly
Scientists from the University of Alberta, Canada, are attempting to develop chatbots capable of expressing and responding to emotions during conversations with the ultimate goal of one day developing artificial intelligence (AI) companions for the elderly.
Wearable pet devices threaten family privacy
Designed to track a dog’s location, health data and activity, among other details, the research team warns that the data is also being used to create owner profiles.
In conversation: A framework for assessing new technology
Technology thought leader Massoud Amin, DSc, discusses how our current era of technology is similar to, and different from, previous eras, and if advancements like AI and robotics change the basic human/machine relationship.
Pentagon testing lasers that can talk to specific targets
Scientists at the Pentagon have completed a round of testing on a device that enables lasers to talk.
Students develop alogrithm to prevent hackers from viewing smart home footage
Engineering students from Canada’s Simon Fraser University (SFU) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven privacy shield that scrambles the images of occupants captured by smart home security systems vulnerable to hacking.
Designers create anti-facial recognition masks to thwart public surveillance cameras
In an effort to thwart the controversial facial recognition algorithms in public surveillance cameras, designers from Poland-based design studio have devised an anti-facial recognition mask.
Missile defense systems could learn a lot from a dragonfly
Simulated dragonflies successfully caught their prey using computer algorithms designed to mimic the way a dragonfly processes visual information while hunting.
Girl Scouts announce more STEM-themed badges
Girls Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has announced the addition of several new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-themed badges. The new badges, designed for Girl Scouts in middle and high school, extend knowledge and skills gained by earning similar badges as Daisies, Brownies and Junior Scouts.
Researchers develop modular robots capable of reconfiguring themselves in 17 different ways
Researchers from the ModLab at the University of Pennsylvania have developed robots that are capable of reconfiguring themselves into other shapes.
Army soldiers will soon get facial recognition goggles
The headsets can also provide video streams from personal reconnaissance drones, translate foreign languages into English and take part in virtual training sessions.
What is MQTT?
A quick overview of Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), a lightweight messaging protocol that is ideal for IoT applications.
How an IIoT system enables remote monitoring of factory processes
A look at how an IIoT network collects and reports process data from sensors throughout a factory for display on remote devices such as smartphones and computers.
Video: Wearables get a boost from metamaterials
A wireless body sensor network based on a new conductive metamaterial enables wearable devices to transmit data with 1,000 times stronger signal than conventional technologies.
Researchers devise AI tool that can detect discrimination
Researchers from Penn State and Columbia University have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of detecting discrimination.
Watch: This nuclear reactor is now entirely digital, a rarity in the U.S.
Purdue's research reactor is going from the vacuum tubes and hand-soldered wires of the 1960s, to LEDs, ethernet cables and advanced electronics.