HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Mobile Sensors to Measure Worker Productivity
The system will be used to objectively measure the performance of employees in the work place based on factors like behavior and stress as obtained from the sensors.
App To Help Improve Student Performance
Researchers from the Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, have developed an app to help improve student academic performance.
Computers Learn to Tell Species Apart
A competition to create the best machine-learning algorithm for visual species identification yielded impressive results.
Artwork at Your Fingertips
Can’t get to a museum to see a recently added collection? The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will bring the work to you. Correction: SFMOMA will send the work to you, via text message.
Facial Recognition Technology Being Tested at Berlin Train Station
In an effort to improve security throughout the country, German authorities are conducting a test of automated facial recognition technology in Berlin.
New Product: Intel Movidius Neural Compute Stick
Intel® just announced the Intel® Movidius™ Neural Compute Stick (NCS). This is a fanless deep learning device that is used to learn artificial intelligence (AI). The USB 3.0 drive is powered by a low-power MovidiusTM Visual Processing Unit (VPU), a device driving millions of smart cameras, industrial vision machines and intelligent drones. The device can translate trained neural networks in a PC to an App embedded in the Movidius stick. The neural networks include the Caffee, the deep learning framework developed by Berkeley AI Research (BAIR).
PETA India to Discuss Big Data Versus Animal Experimentation
PETA India is expected to present information this week concerning the use of big data in lieu of animal testing in research at the “Breaking Barriers Through Bioinformatics and Computational Biology” conference at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Video: Shrinking, Expanding Robots
Researchers have developed a method for designing telescoping structures that can bend and twist; applications include animation, fabrication and robotics.
Tomahawk Comes Home In Order to Return Stronger
About halfway through their service life, Tomahawk missiles are returned to the factory for maintenance and the integration of new capabilities.
Arizona Hoping to Curb Wrong Way Driving
According to Senator Karen Fann, vice-chairman of the state Senate Transportation Committee, the number of incidents involving wrong-way drivers has increased in recent years.
Sensor to Detect Flat Feet, Other Conditions
Researchers from Kaunus University of Technology (KTU) have developed a device that detects gait and foot pressure issues that might signal the development of oncoming health conditions such as flat feet.
A Simple Molecule May Hold the Key to Quantum Computing
Ultracold-temperature research on a simple two-atom molecule has demonstrated the potential for creating qubits, the basic building block of quantum computing.
Trump's Telling Tweets
New studies on the online personalities of high-profile entrepreneurs, CEOs and politicians yields some interesting conclusions about our 45th president.
The Textalyzer Being Considered for Use in NY State
A device able to detect if a person was using their cell phone in the moments before a serious car crash is being considered for use in the State of New York.
Roomba Collecting Consumer Information to Sell
iRobot, the makers of Roomba, want to help make your home more sophisticated and “smart” by selling the information it gathers while it cleans.
Flexible Control Interface with Four Modes of Use
Key Digital’s new gateway works for a variety of professional A/V and control systems.
Why Contractors Should Use Construction Management Software
Imagine keeping track of all the details that go into the management of a construction project. Blue prints, plans, change orders—and that doesn’t even touch upon the paperwork required from human resources.
Video Games May Reduce Stress Levels ... and Save Lives ... Sort of
While most Americans experience cognitive fatigue due to work stress and anxiety, particularly concerning are the levels experienced by employees in high-stress professions such as those in the health care and air traffic control fields where cognitive fatigue might possibly result in fatal errors.
23 New STEM-related Badges for Girl Scouts
In an attempt to expose young girls to the STEM world at earlier ages, the Girl Scouts are now introducing 23 new badges focused on the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines.
Wine Industry's Bottom Line Improved By AI
Using a technique called “prescriptive analysis,” the AI program considers all of the factors that go into the mass production of wine, including temperature, inventory and the changeover from white wine to red wine production.