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Health Tech Tool Detects Vital Signs via Video

At an international health conference this week, scientists with the University of Washington and Microsoft Research will virtually present new technology that allows medical providers to remotely check a patient’s pulse and heart rate. The tool uses the camera on a...

Will the Pandemic Spur a Smart Rebirth for Cities?

Cities traditionally have been bustling hubs where people live, work and play. When the pandemic hit, some people fled major metropolitan markets for smaller towns — raising questions about the future validity of cities. It’s true that we’re still months away...

T-Mobile Takes a Stab at 5G Home Broadband

T-Mobile US Inc., which has emerged as the surprise leader in the new wireless technology known as 5G, is close to unveiling a broadband service for homes that may let a swath of U.S. consumers cut another cord — the landline tying their internet service to a...

Drones Can Help Prevent Avalanches

Avalanches can be a danger for skiers as well as for the resort towns that welcome them. For protection, towns erect steel fences to act as barriers along the ski slopes. But before these snow barriers can be built, steep rock faces and cliffs need to be surveyed....

How Bees and Drones Team Up to Find Landmines

Among the virtues of bees you may not be aware of is their knack for detecting bombs. Thanks to the fact that they can pick up the scent of explosives with their antennae, researchers in countries such as Croatia have spent years perfecting how to use bees as landmine...

Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV Part of Lyft Robotaxi Fleet

As an electric car, the Ioniq 5 has checked almost every box for a lot of people when it was unveiled last month. Now it’s not only going to be an electric car but also an autonomous vehicle. Motional, Hyundai’s company developing autonomous driving technology,...