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Researches to develop vehicular communications for multi-modal mobility solutions

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) today announced that it will be working with industry partners to integrate cellular communication into vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies, as part of NTU's ...

Oct 18, 2018

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A step toward personalized, automated smart homes

Developing automated systems that track occupants and self-adapt to their preferences is a major next step for the future of smart homes. When you walk into a room, for instance, a system could set a thermometer to your preferred ...

Oct 17, 2018

Patent talk: Alexa would leverage voice data tech to pick up signs you are ill

Biometric monitoring on a new level? To what extent, in the coming years, will we be turning to the "digital health" sector of technology to manage our well-being and sickness?

Oct 15, 2018 weblog

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Patent talk: Exploring self-driving car with device as steering wheel

Ford received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent is called "Non-Autonomous Steering Modes," and is described as a car capable of receiving a request to steer, and react accordingly.

Oct 10, 2018 weblog

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Honda takes a pilot route with cars virtually seeing through, around buildings

Remember when a car was confined to a machine to take you places? Added capabilities in 2018 are dizzying and they will only get more interesting, not less.

Oct 07, 2018 weblog

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How a machine could mark the turning point for DNA data storage

Guzzling, devouring, the words fail to reflect the enormity of it all. Data storage eats up cities' worth of power. Back in March, 3M ran a presentation about data, reminding us there was not going to be anything like a slowing ...

Oct 04, 2018

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Japan eager to be on board vertical-takeoff 'flying cars'

Electric drones booked through smartphones pick people up from office rooftops, shortening travel time by hours, reducing the need for parking and clearing smog from the air.

Sep 18, 2018

Talking gloves, tactile windows: New tech helps the disabled

Hadeel Ayoub slips a black glove onto her hand before beginning the swish of sign language that is meaningless to the untrained observer. Then she pushes a button on her wrist, and a small speaker relays the message drawn ...

Sep 13, 2018

Adaptive anomaly detection in traffic surveillance videos

Researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) have recently developed a new method of detecting unusual activity in traffic surveillance videos, which is based on an adaptive anomaly detection (AAD) framework. Their method, ...

Sep 11, 2018 feature

Intercity travel will take to the sky in vertical mode

In the UK, the testing of a flying taxi made the news this week. We can set sight on a new day in vertical aerospace with the company of the same name. A full scale electric vertical take off and landing aircraft has flown ...

Sep 11, 2018 weblog

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Robot boat sails into history by finishing Atlantic crossing

All summer, the small boat drifted steadily eastward across the churning North Atlantic until it neared the Irish coast, where it made history by becoming the first unmanned sailboat to cross the Atlantic.

Sep 04, 2018

Lab unveils the world's first rollable touch-screen tablet, inspired by ancient scrolls

A Queen's University research team has taken a page from history, rolled it up and created the MagicScroll – a rollable touch-screen tablet designed to capture the seamless flexible screen real estate of ancient scrolls ...

Aug 31, 2018

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When cars fly? Japan wants airborne vehicles to take off

It might sound like pie in the sky, but Japan's government is banking on a future with flying cars, launching an initiative Wednesday with the private sector to develop futuristic vehicles.

Aug 29, 2018

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Patent talk reveals Walmart's look at virtual reality system for shoppers

If patent applications are anything to go by, then Walmart's wish list apparently includes a virtual reality shopping system—complete with fulfillment center technology.

Aug 22, 2018 weblog

Patent talk: Siri with personalized responses for nice support chops

Different strokes for different folks? An Apple patent idea newly made public could mean Siri would deliver personalized responses depending on who is speaking to it. The patent "User profiling for voice input processing" ...

Aug 19, 2018 weblog

Garment with gills will do nicely as we swim to the bank

A breathable garment has been designed for underwater wear and it has futurists thinking along the lines of a wearable that we actually may need for daily tasks. To what extent would this clothing come in handy if sea levels ...

Aug 09, 2018 weblog

Amazon patent talk places accent translation center-stage

You have heard of the language divide. But in this ever shrinking world we need to also worry about the accent divide.

Aug 06, 2018 weblog

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Researches to develop vehicular communications for multi-modal mobility solutions

A step toward personalized, automated smart homes

Patent talk: Alexa would leverage voice data tech to pick up signs you are ill

Patent talk: Exploring self-driving car with device as steering wheel

Honda takes a pilot route with cars virtually seeing through, around buildings

How a machine could mark the turning point for DNA data storage

Japan eager to be on board vertical-takeoff 'flying cars'

Researchers demonstrate 120-kilowatt wireless charging for vehicles

A new strategy to correct imperfections in occupancy grid maps

How your little email server puts you in charge

Clapping Music app reveals that changing rhythm isn't so easy

SLAP: Simultaneous Localization and Planning for autonomous robots

Carbon fiber can store energy in the body of a vehicle

Researchers put forward a roadmap for quantum internet development

3D-printed supercapacitor electrode breaks records in lab tests

Researchers show what can happen when a drone collides with an airplane

Neural network that securely finds potential drugs could encourage large-scale pooling of sensitive data

Qualcomm unwraps chipsets, talks up 60GHz WiFi solutions

MELT 3-D printer designed for use in microgravity

'DAWG' system aims to prevent attacks made possible by Meltdown and Spectre

First proof of quantum computer advantage

A new method to instill curiosity in reinforcement learning agents

Google researchers see progress in tool to detect breast cancer spread

Smell and stress sensors a smash at Tokyo tech fair

Brain-inspired algorithm helps AI systems multitask and remember

3D-printed lithium-ion batteries

Making cement sustainable

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