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The City of Dubai Announces Plans to Test the DNA of its 3 Million Residents
In what is being called an ambitious initiative, the city of Dubai has announced plans to test the DNA of all of its residents.
Amazon Takes Pictures of Your Front Door as Proof of Package Delivery
As Amazon Logistics — the delivery arm of Amazon — grows, so too do the features offered by the company, including an option to receive pictures of delivered packages placed at or near entrances to customers’ homes.
Japan to Launch AI System to Predict Crime
Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese police force is expected to begin employing predictive policing using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Software Engineer Built a Facial Recognition Device...for His Cat
Considering that most cat owners are often at the mercy of their cat's every whim, one software engineer in Holland managed to take the guess work out of his cat's comings and goings using facial recognition technology.
Are Smartphones to Blame for Uptick in U.S. Pedestrian Deaths?
With U.S. pedestrian deaths hitting numbers not seen in decades, researchers set out to determine the cause for the increase, even going as far as suggesting that a simultaneous increase in both smartphone and marijuana usage may be partly to blame.
Smart Safe Protects Valuables Remotely
The smart safe keeps anything from money, passports, medicine and jewelry safe. Users can access the safe in one of three ways: Using an emergency key, an exterior keypad or a smartphone app from almost anywhere.
Study Suggests That Basic Password Guidance Can Improve Account Security
A study concerning account passwords suggests that better guidance and detailed support will help users create harder-to-crack passwords.
Search Results for AI Faster, More Accurate Than Human Lawyers
Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be more accurate than actual lawyers when it comes to reviewing legal documents, so says research from legal AI platform LawGeex.
Artificial Intelligence Used to Help Police Make Custody Decisions
Such a decision — which has potential implications for the suspect, the police and the public alike — is common in the law enforcement world, often occurring as much as hundreds of thousands of times a year.
Children Struggle with Mechanics of Holding a Pencil Thanks to Time Spent on Touchscreen Devices
As small children are spending more and more time on electronic devices such as touchscreen phones and tablets, experts believe that their excess use is getting in the way of children naturally developing their finger muscles enough to properly hold pencils upon starting school.
Block Center to Study Societal Impact of New Technologies
A new center at Carnegie Mellon will investigate the societal impact of emerging technologies.
Historical Documents Protected with Help from the NIST
Fitted with an array of sensors, the sealed encasements were custom-designed by NIST to protect the documents from the elements.
Uber Set to Debut New Service
The service, which was first tested in San Francisco and Boston in November, will launch this week in Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Philadelphia, Washington and Miami.
Urban Mining to Help Create New Source for Raw Materials
The valuable materials in everything from automobiles and medical implants to mobile phone components often come from countries such as China. However, once those materials become components in an electronic device, they aren't likely to be used again.
Researchers Develop Algorithm to Fight the Spread of Infectious Disease
Using data concerning behavioral, demographic and epidemic disease trends, researchers developed a model of disease spread, capturing information such as underlying population dynamics and contact patterns among people.
Researchers Challenge Notion That Social Media Displaces Human Contact
The concern that people are alienating their real-life family and friends in favor of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter (referred to as "social displacement") is unfounded, according to research from the University of Kansas.
Watch How a Map App Fills Stem Cell Research Gap
The Web Image Processing Pipeline app allows a user to interact with microscopic views of macroscopic objects.
A Virtual Biobank to Aid Cancer Researchers
The first virtual platform to host 3D copies of human cancer tissues is expected to revolutionize the way researchers access critical information.
Backing Up Humanity: First Arch Launched on Falcon Heavy
Archs are intended to preserve the collected culture and learning of humanity for the benefit of future generations — or even alien beings if our species is wiped out in an unfortunate disaster.
Determining If Drones Offer 'Green' Delivery Option
Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Carnegie Mellon University, SRI International and the University of Colorado at Boulder set out to discover whether or not drone delivery reduced greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in the transportation industry.