TECH & INNOVATION

Alexa Recordings Being Listened to by Amazon Employees: A Security Risk or Not?

TECH & INNOVATION 04.21.2019 06:42 AM

Amazon is insisting it takes its customers' privacy and security seriously after a Bloomberg report found recordings of voice commands made to AI-powered voice assistant Alexa could be heard by more people than expected.

FDA Approves Medical Device to Treat ADHD in Children

04.20.2019 14:19 PM

The device sends electrical pulses to the parts of the brain responsible for ADHD symptoms. The first medical device to treat childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Scientists Create Living, Eating, Growing Machines

04.20.2019 14:17 PM

A machine that mimics biological life as we know it. A new biomaterial built in a Cornell University bioengineering lab uses synthetic DNA to continuously and autonomously organize, assemble, and restructure itself in a process so similar to how biological cells and tissues grow that the researchers are calling "artificial metabolism".

Low-Cost Radar For the Visually Impaired

04.20.2019 10:02 AM

Researchers in Saudi Arabia and Finland have created a compact, low-cost radar with potential applications in healthcare and personal security.

Goverments Adopting Artificial Intelligence, Will It Do More Harm Than Good?

04.20.2019 09:57 AM

Aritificial intelligence systems can help make government more responsive and effective if it is used properly, but is it always the case?

New Satellites Pinpoint Greenhouse Emissions on Earth

04.20.2019 08:00 AM

Amazingly accurate information about the world’s hot spots for greenhouse emissions is detected by satellites.

Uber Lands Huge $1 Billion Investment in Japan

04.20.2019 07:56 AM

A number of Japanese companies are looking to cash in on Uber’s success. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recently announced that a one-billion-dollar investment from Japanese corporation SoftBank's Vision Fund, car maker Toyota, and automotive component supplier Denso.

New 25-Tonne Building Blocks Can be Walked and Pivoted into Place By Hand

04.19.2019 10:42 AM

Matter Design has come up with a masonry building block design that can be moved even by only one person without the use of any tools.

Farmers Winning Against Climate Change Through Computer Games: Fact or Fiction?

04.19.2019 09:46 AM

The possibility of computer games in solving climate change for farmers Climate change affects everyone especially farmers. In order to face the challenges related to climate change, farmers can use scientific research to improve their farmlands through web-based gaming.

3D Models Now Available for Public Access and Virtual Tours

04.19.2019 09:45 AM

The digital models and the data behind them were released by CyArk in partnership with Google Art and Culture platform.

Wi-Fi vs Li-Fi: Which One is Better?

04.19.2019 09:36 AM

A revolutionary way of using light to transmit data Most wireless communications use RF or radio frequency communications to send data back and forth. But all that information can slow things down especially with clogged networks.

Early Detection of Alzheimer's Prior to Onset of Symptoms Now Possible

04.18.2019 21:17 PM

New technique in the use of standard MRI data paves the way for fast, early and accurate detection of dementia.

Samsung’s Folding Phones Break Easily

04.18.2019 21:16 PM

Users took their disappointments of the phone’s fragile built to twitter Numerous Samsung Galaxy Fold users posted pictures of their Galaxy phone on twitter, showing the bulges on the crease of their unit.

Gene-editing Trials Have Begun in the US

04.18.2019 16:55 PM

The first US clinical trials using Crispr-edited cells have started. Crispr is a revolutionary gene-editing tool that can cut DNA with great precision, allowing genes to be turned off, new genes added or their functions changed.

Scientists Design a Robot Hand That Can Segregate Recyclable Waste

04.18.2019 11:44 AM

A team of researchers has developed a robotic hand that will aid in the recycling process. (Photo : MITCSAIL)RoCycle, the recycling robot (Screenshot taken from video "A Recycling Robot") An estimated 68,000,000 tons of garbage is sifted through recycling companies every year.