The Innovation Report
NASA is Tracking Two Explorers across Antarctica to Prepare Humans for Mars
NASA is tracking two explorers on a 2,268-mile (3,650 kilometers) journey across Antarctica to learn more about humanity's ability to survive on Mars. British explorers Justin Packshaw and Jamie Facer Childs are on the 32nd day of an 80-day trek...
Is AI about to Transform the Mammogram?
It's a marriage of tech and health care that could alter millions of lives without a single drop of medicine. "If the data is validated, I think this is very exciting," said Janine T. Katzen, a radiologist at Weill Cornell Medicine who specializes in breast imaging....
How Smart Cities Cut Emissions
Internet, software, applications, and datasets are some of the many contributions that technological progress and innovation has made to sustainable development. As a support mechanism to local governments and stakeholders and to foster innovation as a way to drive...
Novel Biosensors to Revolutionize Brain-controlled Robotics
A novel carbon-based biosensor developed at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is set to drive new innovations in brain-controlled robotics. Developed by Professor Francesca Iacopi and her team in the UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT, the biosensor adheres to...
Rivian to Build $5B Electric Truck Plant in Georgia
Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive will announce Thursday that it’s building a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta that’s projected to employ 7,500 workers, sources briefed on the decision told The Associated Press. Rivian, based in Irvine,...
Smart Cities: Making Campuses Safer
As the leaves begin to turn and the weather cools, college campuses are once again a hive of activity, with students filling dorms, libraries and lecture halls across the country. College campuses can often seem like self-contained cities unto themselves, with...
Could Apple Soon Deploy a Fully Autonomous Vehicle?
The notion of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) expanding into the auto industry and releasing a fully autonomous vehicle isn't new. In fact, for years, investors, analysts, and the public have speculated about potential Apple electric car projects. Could the company be close to...
Artificial Intelligence Can Create Better Lightning Forecasts
Lightning is one of the most destructive forces of nature, as in 2020 when it sparked the massive California Lightning Complex fires, but it remains hard to predict. A new study led by the University of Washington shows that machine learning—computer algorithms that...
Robots Use Fear to Fight Invasive Fish
The invasive mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) chews off the tails of freshwater fishes and tadpoles, leaving the native animals to perish while dining on other fishes' and amphibians' eggs. In a study published December 16 in the journal iScience, researchers...
Mind-Controlled Robots Now One Step Closer
Tetraplegic patients are prisoners of their own bodies, unable to speak or perform the slightest movement. Researchers have been working for years to develop systems that can help these patients carry out some tasks on their own. "People with a spinal cord injury...
