Apr 7, 2021 | Featured, Healthcare
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...
Mar 31, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured
It’s hard enough for people to categorize or discuss art, but it’s even more difficult for artificial intelligence. Several research groups have recently tried to apply machine learning to large databases of artworks to sort and describe them in a meaningful...
Mar 31, 2021 | Drones, Featured
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....
Mar 31, 2021 | Drones, Featured
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...
Mar 31, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Government
The Biden administration will ask Congress to extend incentives that have spurred a U.S. electric-vehicle market that still trails EV adoption in economic rival China. The proposed extension for breaks on EV purchases is part of a $2.25 trillion infrastructure and...
Mar 25, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Healthcare
The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ youth, has launched a “Crisis Contact Simulator” to help train counselors and prepare them to support youth in crisis. Developed in collaboration...
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