TECH & INNOVATION

San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Software

TECH & INNOVATION 05.15.2019 11:58 AM

San Francisco becomes the first city in the United States to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police.

S-money: Ultra-Secure Form of Virtual Money for a Relativistic Economy Proposed

05.15.2019 08:43 AM

The theoretical framework was patented and developed by Professor Adrian Kent, from Cambridge's Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics.

The Reason Why LA Reservoir is Covered in Black Plastic Balls

05.15.2019 06:59 AM

They were originally thought to minimize evaporation. The Los Angeles reservoir holds some 12. 5 billion liters of water or roughly 3. 3 billion gallons, the same deposit where most LA residents get their personal drinking water.

The Future of Plant Robots: The Plantoids Revolution

05.14.2019 18:27 PM

Robots are usually based on either man or animals, but recent researches have been focusing more on planetoids, which are plant robots that move and explore the environment with smart sensors.

Scientists Teaches Computers to Fear to Ensure Safer Driving

05.14.2019 17:44 PM

Scientists as running several tests on how to trigger "fear" in a computer to ensure safety when driving.

MIT’s Annual 2.007 Competition Pays Homage to Apollo 11

05.14.2019 10:12 AM

MIT’s popular class 2.007 proved that robots can be efficient, ingenious, and even highly entertaining moon-rock scavengers.

How to Prepare Students for the Rise of Artificial Intelligence

05.13.2019 14:55 PM

Social and cognitive skills such as drawing conclusions about emotional states and social interactions are least vulnerable to being displaced by AI.

The New Tamagotchi Can Marry and Breed

05.13.2019 14:26 PM

The beloved childhood toy has been upgraded It has been 22 years after the initial release of Tamagotchi, and it has been revived and re-released countless of times through the years.

Researchers Developed a Leech-Shaped, Wall-Climbing Robot

05.13.2019 10:05 AM

The scientists designed a new motion mechanism using a tube structure of shower hose to mimic the advantageous properties of leeches, namely, lightweight, flexible, and extensible

Condom Company Releases “Baby Blocker” to Wipe Baby Pictures From Social Media Feeds

05.13.2019 08:12 AM

Skyn wants you to enjoy consequence-free sex The condom firm Skyn launched a "baby blocker" to prevent you from seeing adorable pictures of newborns and toddlers on your social media feed.

Informatics Experts Create Low-Cost Directional Beams of Sound

05.11.2019 15:29 PM

Metamaterial lens with acoustic properties can turn sound into a directional beam. Engineers at the universities of Sussex and Bristol have recently demonstrated sound sculpting by using metamaterials, such a those used to create "invisibility cloaks" and other strange effects in the field of optics engineering.