TECH & INNOVATION

Facebook Launches a Test Version of Its Cryptocurrency Libra

TECH & INNOVATION 06.20.2019 11:11 AM

Mark Zuckerberg said he wants to make sending money as easy as sending a photo. For the last year, Facebook has been signaling it wants in on the cryptocurrency phenomenon.

How Bacteria Protect Themselves from Plasma Treatment

06.20.2019 09:29 AM

Genetic changes that increase the number or activity of the respective gene products are more capable of protecting bacteria from the effect of plasma treatment

Scientists Develop New Program to Monitor Street Signs via Google Street View

06.20.2019 09:26 AM

Researchers said that with the use of free and open source tools, they have now developed an automated system for doing that job, and doing it more accurately

Researchers Develop First Contactless Cardiac Arrest AI System for Smart Speakers

06.19.2019 09:10 AM

The scientists designed the proof-of-concept tool with the use of real agonal breathing instances captured from 911 calls, detected agonal breathing events 97 percent of the time from up to 20 feet (or 6 meters) away

Scientists Developed a Rapid, Easy-to-Use DNA Amplification Method at 37°C

06.14.2019 14:45 PM

The scientists initiated synthetic molecules called locked nucleic acids (LNAs) into the DNA strands, as these molecules are known to help achieve higher stability during hybridization

The Water-Out-of-Thin-Air Device That Won $1.5 Million Dollars

06.14.2019 09:05 AM

The device is called "WeDew," an abbreviation for wood-to-energy deployed water system. Two California designers have won a 1. 5 million dollar prize after building a shipping container that can harvest water from air.

AI Generate Facial Reconstruction Just By Listening to People's Voices

06.13.2019 09:40 AM

The algorithm approximated faces based on gender, ethnicity, and age, rather than individual characteristics.

Amazon and L’Oréal Let You Try on Makeup Digitally

06.12.2019 17:48 PM

L’Oreal teamed up with Facebook to let the users try on virtual makeup samples through the app. Applications that let your digitally try on makeup are not new, but L'Oreal hopes to bring these types of applications to a wider audience by integrating ModiFace, it is an Artificial Intelligence powered augmented reality platform, with Amazon's ever-growing product catalog.

Lost and Hound: Video Games for the Vision Impaired

06.12.2019 17:47 PM

How do you play a game when you can't see the world around you? A WA game might have the answer.

Making Natural Products in an Unnatural Way

06.12.2019 11:22 AM

The team have been able to create a synthetic metabolic pathway that will allow scientists to access these essential compounds in a controlled and efficient way

Robot Baristas are Latest Front in South Korea Automation Push

06.11.2019 14:01 PM

Are robot baristas the future of South Korea's vibrant coffee culture? Dal. komm Coffee believes that robot baristas are the future of South Korea's coffee culture.

Researchers Develop First Cyber Agility Framework to Measure Network Protection

06.11.2019 08:37 AM

The cyber agility framework is the first of its kind and allows cyber defenders to test out numerous and varied responses to an attack

Philippine Inventor Converts Plastic to Clean Fuel

06.11.2019 08:32 AM

Jeremy Navarro has discovered a way to convert plastic trash into fuel in forms of kerosene, gasoline, and diesel.

IKEA and Ori Living to Launch Robotic Furniture in 2020

06.11.2019 08:31 AM

The two companies have come up with Rognan, a new robotic furniture system, which works as a robotic storage unit.

Scientists Develop a Mobile App to Counteract Migraine

06.11.2019 08:30 AM

Study reveals migraine can be reduced through a novel mobile app Persons affected by migraine consist of over 36 million in the United States. A new mobile application called RELAXaHEAD was developed by NYU School of Medicine researchers to alleviate the number of headaches experienced by migraine sufferers.