TECH & INNOVATION

The Best Google App to Spend Less Time on Your Phone

TECH & INNOVATION 10.24.2019 08:50 AM

As part of its Digital Wellbeing initiative, Google is offering you a wide range of apps to help you manage your time between your mobile phone and other things that matter to you.

Wearable Medical Devices: The Next Most Popular Gadgets for Health and Fitness Enthusiasts

10.24.2019 08:26 AM

Medical wearable devices are growing fast in the market. Read how they are expected more growth by the year 2025 and how they favorably impact one's health.

Warning: Heat-Cam Can Detect Breast Cancer

10.24.2019 08:15 AM

41-year-old traveller Bal Gill found out about her cancer after an interactive exhibit on a thermal camera, also known as heat-cam, that revealed a tumor on one side of her breasts.

Nikon Small World winners from the past four years

Science and Art Present Their Beautiful Combination in the Annual Nikon Small World Photography Contest

10.24.2019 07:50 AM

Scientists showcase the beauty of science through microscopic images. (Photo : Nikon Small World) Every year since 1975, camera manufacturing giant Nikon has held the Nikon Small World Competition to recognize the art in science through photography using a light microscope.

4 Most Important Innovations in Nursing

10.23.2019 11:00 AM

Nursing has changed significantly over the past ten years. Thanks to technology and innovation, nurses are in a better position to take care of their patients. The tools and resources at their disposal allow them to make patients as comfortable as possible.

Deepfake can now be used to dub videos into different languages, thanks to tech firm Canny AI

Israeli Tech Firm Uses Deepfake to Dub Your Videos into Any Language

10.23.2019 08:12 AM

Deepfakes have been used for sinister reasons, but a tech firm in Israel has found a way to use deepfakes for the greater good.

Assoc Prof Ling Xing Yi (right) with PhD student Phan Quang Gia Chuong (left) operating the gas analyzer laser device

New Portable Device Can Provide Real-Time Air Analysis

10.21.2019 07:40 AM

The handy technology could produce instant analyses of air taken from a distance. (Photo : NTU Singapore) The reality—our increasingly polluted environments call for increasingly efficient technology that will help both scientists and consumers in their daily activities.

Pythia removes the burden of deciphering inscriptions from historians and epigraphists, widens their scope of study and lets them focus on the more substantial study of the deciphered text.

AI Pythia Restores Damaged Ancient Greek Tablet in Seconds

10.19.2019 10:25 AM

Pythia, an AI algorithm, beats human epigraphists in deciphering Ancient Greek inscriptions in a matter of seconds.

How the Mortgage Rate Drop Will Affect the Housing Market

Breaking News: Deepfake Technology and the Damage It Causes

10.18.2019 08:56 AM

It was not senseless that Stephen Hawking warned: machines could do away with mankind. And it's not a joke that Elon Musk does promise free artificial intelligence (AI) for everybody. Everything is serious enough. Though AI has not been created in full yet, and the perspectives of such a creation seem rather vague for the nearest future, machine learning is one of the hottest trends to correspond to these warnings and promises.

Why Grocery Delivery Is Expected to Explode

10.17.2019 23:36 PM

Online grocery shopping is growing, and based on current statistics, the industry is going through a sharp growth curve - and one that may open up new opportunities for small businesses. Based on recent surveys from Statistica, an online data platform, grocery shopping was projected to grow from $14 billion in annual sales in 2017 to $29 billion by 2021.

How to Keep Abreast of Scientific Developments with the Help of Social Media

10.17.2019 11:50 AM

The area of science is an expansive one and one that is constantly in flux. With this being the case, it can be hard to keep track of the latest advances that the various sectors of the scientific community throw up.

The New Online Platform, Modsy, Gets Rid of Furniture Purchase Blues

10.17.2019 07:44 AM

Modsy, an online program, is the solution to the furniture and interior design blues that consumers face.

Woodie Flowers in an interview for the Infinite History Project by MIT

On Inventions and Inspiration: The Life and Times of Woodie Flowers

10.17.2019 07:16 AM

With Dr. Woodie Flowers' passing, we take the opportunity to look back at his work and the legacy he left behind.

A riot shield made with HyperStealth’s Quantum Stealth technology, rendering the person behind it almost completely invisible.

The Ultimate Camouflage: Invisibility Screen Completely Hides Soldiers and Vehicles

10.17.2019 07:09 AM

Invisible screening technology called Quantum Stealth renders objects invisible to the naked eye, infrared detection, and thermal imaging.

University of Pittsburgh Researchers Unveil Marijuana Breathalyzer

10.16.2019 11:53 AM

With the push to legalize marijuana nationwide gaining steam, law enforcement across the country has become more concerned about drivers operating motor vehicles while under the influence. Legalization has further caused researchers to scramble to find a way to quickly detect marijuana without requiring lab testing.