The Innovation Report
Just How Connected and Autonomous Are the Cars Being Sold Now?
To be clear, no vehicles are available for sale today that are fully autonomous. But level-2 autonomy is offered in vehicles with advanced-driver assistance systems offering features such as automatic emergency braking and lane-keeping assistance. These features...
Remote Assessment of Health by Robots from Anywhere in the World
Intelligent sensing and tele-presence robotic technology, enabling health practitioners to remotely assess a person's physical and cognitive health from anywhere in the world, is being pioneered in research co-led at the University of Strathclyde. The technology could...
Artificial Intelligence Taking Over Real Estate
Brick-and-mortar real estate may seem like the only tangible thing left in an increasingly virtual world, but it too is being taken over by artificial intelligence. Some of the biggest names in the business, such as Compass, Zillow and LoanSnap, are now employing AI...
New Malware Seizes on COVID-19 to Target Android Users
A new form of malware that experts are referring to as "TangleBot" is relying on interest in COVID-19 to trick Android users in the U.S and Canada into clicking on a link that will infect their cell phones, according to analysts at the mobile and email...
Biden Administration Takes Aim at Climate Warming Gas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized a rule that will slash the use of a potent climate-warming gas commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners by 85% over the next 15 years, a move that will help halve greenhouse gas emissions this...
After Announcing iPhone 13, Apple Has Stopped Selling the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone XR
Apple announced its new iPhone 13 on September 14, and the launch means that some older iPhone models will be phased out. Apple revealed the iPhone 13 alongside an upgraded iPad, a revamped iPad mini, and a refresh to the Apple Watch. Among...
IoT and AI Technologies to Accelerate Adoption of Industry 4.0
The growing use of the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the industrial sector is anticipated to bode well for the global industry 4.0 market in the years to come. In addition, increased spending by government...
Not Just Vaccines and Medicines, Get Tomatoes by Drones
Imagine medicines and Covid vaccines being delivered to the remotest corners of the country via drones, within minutes from the nearest health care centre. That is soon going to be a norm in India. Not just that. A farmer growing tomatoes in the Malwa region in MP can...
Big Hopes for Microsurgical Robots
Two European companies are betting their futures on a so-far unexploited niche in robotic surgery—the literally tiny fields of microsurgery and supermicrosurgery. One of these vendors, Calci, Italy-based Medical Microinstruments (MMI) SpA, has already...
Study: New AI Tool Can Treat COVID-19 Patients Globally
A team of international researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict how much extra oxygen a COVID-19 patient might need during hospital care. To check the accuracy of the AI tool, it was tested out in a number of hospitals across...
