TECH & INNOVATION

Meet Blue, the Low-Cost, Human-Friendly Robot Designed for AI

TECH & INNOVATION 04.09.2019 14:43 PM

Blue's creators hope the new robot will accelerate the development of robotics for the home Berkeley -- Robots may have a knack for super-human strength and precision, but they still struggle with some basic human tasks -- like folding laundry or making a cup of coffee.

Laying the Ground for Robotic Strategies in Environmental Protection

04.09.2019 14:34 PM

Sheet pile driving robot autonomously builds erosion barriers from interlocking metal sheets in natural terrain, and robot swarms could be developed to protect threatened areas

Quill-Like Staples Could Improve Healing and Make for Less Infection

04.09.2019 13:59 PM

Researchers are developing surgical staples that resemble porcupine quills. Anyone that knows anything about porcupines knows that its best to stay far away from them.

Scientists were Able to Derive Biodegradable Polymers from Single-Celled Microorganisms

04.09.2019 11:31 AM

Who knows that feeding seaweed algae to microorganisms could make Earth-friendly polymers? (Photo : AP Archive)Screenshot from "Biodegradable plastic made from seaweed organisms" video by AP Archive According to a report from the United Nations in 2018, a total of 13 million tonnes of plastic gets washed into the ocean every year.

Electrical Pulses Found to Temporarily Reverse Memory Decline

04.09.2019 11:15 AM

Memory of older group temporarily improves to match younger group in study. It is well known that memory "gaps" occurs in the older generation, but just recently, scientists say that electrical pulses directed to the brain can temporarily reverse the weakening of memory.

Three Filipino High School Students Honored by Naming Three Asteroids After Them

04.09.2019 11:12 AM

MIT honors high school students by naming three asteroids after them Three Filipino high school students were given the honor to have three minor planets named after them.

Thomas Vailly Creates Products from Sunflower Crop Waste

04.08.2019 21:07 PM

Vially has observed the amount of sunflower waste that is usually being thrown away after a harvest.

JAXA Wants to Build a Lunar Base Using Robots

04.08.2019 20:00 PM

Japan's space agency wants to build a moon base with the help of robots. Japan has announced high aspirations in the form of an unmanned construction site on the Moon.

RFID: A Precursor to theTribulation in the Bible

04.08.2019 13:16 PM

An author relates RFIDs to the apocalypse in the Bible Jordan Frith, Associate Professor of Technical Communication from the University of North Texas, has investigated about radio frequency identification chips (RFID chips) in his book named A Billion Little Pieces: RFID and Infrastructures of Identification.

The First 5G in the World is Released in South Korea

04.08.2019 10:47 AM

Samsung Electronics released Samsung Galaxy S10 5G on Friday, April 5, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea Telecom company Samsung Electronics released the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G on Friday.

Scientists Going “Cyber” on Agriculture Grows the Tastiest Basil Ever

04.08.2019 08:09 AM

A group of scientists from MIT unlocked the door to cyber agriculture by making the most of computer algorithms.

Predicting the Time to Die Through Artificial Intelligence

04.07.2019 21:44 PM

AI predicts when a human being will die University of Nottingham researchers reported that an artificial intelligence tool could predict the day humans will die.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Scanner Hacked

04.06.2019 15:15 PM

Here's What You Need To Know One of the most anticipated announcements with the launch of Samsung's Galaxy S10 phone was its fingerprint scanner that is "in-display".

Identification of Dangerous Chemicals Made Possible Through Pin-Sized Sensors in Smartphones

04.06.2019 08:46 AM

Scientists develop sensors that could identify chemicals through mobile phones University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers developed a pin-sized sensor that could detect chemicals by integrating it into the camera of smartphones.

Photons trained for optical fiber obstacle course will deliver stronger cyber security

04.05.2019 15:49 PM

Researchers from the NUS-Singtel Cyber Security Research & Development Laboratory in Singapore demonstrate a way to improve quantum key distribution over fiber networks

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