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A New Device to "Sniff" Out Narcotics, Explosives
A team of researchers from the Technical University of Denmark has designed a chip prototype that can detect the presence of narcotics, explosives and money.
DC UPS Systems Protect Against Voltage Fluctuations or Failures of the Supply Voltage
Bicker Elektronik new modules are based on ultracapacitors.
Tourists Get Tips from Locals Using Algorithm
Tourists will soon be able to get insider information about vacation destinations straight from the locals with the help of an algorithm designed by ITMO University programmers.
Japanese Startup Creates Foot-smelling Robotic Dog
Can’t trust a friend to be perfectly candid with you about the odor of your feet? A Japanese startup is now offering a perfect solution: a foot-smelling robot dog.
New Drone Swarming Tech Gets FAA Approval
New drone swarming technology developed by researchers from CU Boulder will allow one operator to pilot up to 30 drones at one time.
Cyber Risks in the Industrial Scheme
Industrial control systems monitor and control a wide range of industrial processes. Initially designed to be isolated, industrial control systems are now part of an increasingly interconnected network ecosystem, presenting prime targets for cybercriminals.
New Algorithm Helps Smartwatches Learn Your Every Move
While standard smartwatches are preprogrammed to detect specific moves likes those associated with running and yoga, scientists from the University of Sussex have developed an algorithm that will help smartwatches detect a variety of movements, all without having to be preprogrammed.
Can You Solve This Million-dollar Chess Puzzle?
Researchers at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, are seeking a solution to the Queen’s Puzzle, first posed in 1850.
Researchers Detect Repeating Fast Radio Bursts From Three Billion Light Years Away
Breakthrough Listen—a program seeking intelligent extraterrestrial communications—has detected 15 fast radio bursts coming from a dwarf galaxy some three billion light years from Earth.
Pay...with Your Face
Yum China, operator of such brands as KFC in China, has joined forces with mobile payments firm Alipay to bring the world’s first facial recognition payment system to China.
ISA Partners with Siemens to Advance Cybersecurity Standards
The organizations say they will share expertise in protecting automation environments based on a consensus-based series of industrial cybersecurity standards.
Beer and Facial Recgonition Tech Prove to be Undoing of 25 Suspects Nabbed at Beer Fest
Using facial recognition technology, law enforcement officials nabbed 25 people attending an annual beer festival in China wanted in connection with crimes in that country.
Talking Drones
Amazon's new drone patent will enable drones to request information or respond to questions posed to them by humans while making deliveries.
Robot Priests Available for Funerals
Funerals in Japan may never be the same thanks to a code update that allows Softbank humanoid robot Pepper to chant sutras while beating a drum.
Dermatologist Designing Wristband To Alert Wearer to Potential for Sunburn
Called the Eclipse RX, Matthys believes that the band will encourage users to take part in outdoor activities while simultaneously taking care of their skin.
Software Engineers as Cancer Researchers
In an unusual development, a team of software researchers has developed a new app that, by simply taking a “selfie,” allows you to determine if you may have pancreatic cancer and other diseases.
Facebook to Ban Pages Paying for Ad Space Used to Promote Fake News
In another step to combat the fake news it was accused of helping to spread, Facebook is now preventing pages that regularly post fake news from buying ad space on the site.
Google To Offer Clinically-based Depression Test
Feeling depressed? Users typing “depression” into the popular search engine Google are now met with a quiz meant to gauge whether they are or not.
Facebook Challenged Over Decisions Concerning Hate Speech, Violent Content
In response to recent calls to rid its platform of violent content and hate speech, digital rights groups are challenging Facebook’s methods for deciding when to remove content from the popular site.
Drones Help Monitor Traffic at New York State Fair
Drones were deployed to help monitor what was expected to be a heavy traffic weekend at the New York State Fair held in Syracuse, N.Y.