Body cameras, live streaming bring search and rescue into the next generation
New digital tools developed and tested at Simon Fraser University have the potential to revolutionize wilderness search and rescue efforts.
May 16, 2022
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Hardware
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (commonly referred to as SFU) is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey.
- Address
- 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6
- Website
- http://www.sfu.ca/
- Wikipedia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Fraser_University
Internet
Google algorithms help mislead public and legitimize conspiracy theorists, study finds
Google algorithms place innocuous subtitles on prominent conspiracy theorists, which mislead the public and amplify extremist views, according to Simon Fraser University (SFU) researchers.
Mar 31, 2022
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Engineering
Technology takes the art of origami into the fight against COVID-19
Researchers in Simon Fraser University's Additive Manufacturing Lab are replicating a distinctive artform—the subtle folding of origami—to create 3D printable technologies to aid in the fight against COVID-19, and help ...
Sep 9, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Teaching AI to see depth in photographs and paintings
Researchers in SFU's Computational Photography Lab hope to give computers a visual advantage that we humans take for granted—the ability to see depth in photographs. While humans naturally can determine how close or far ...
Aug 12, 2021
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Robotics
New robot aims to make high-rise window and façade services faster and safer
A new robotic window and building façade cleaner currently being developed has the potential to be three times faster, safer, and more efficient than current methods, according to its co-inventors. SFU postdoctoral researcher ...
Jul 27, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
The current pandemic highlights how remote healthcare robots could be beneficial in the future
Robots that could take on basic healthcare tasks to support the work of doctors and nurses may be the way of the future. Who knows, maybe a medical robot can prescribe your medicine someday? That's the idea behind 3-D structural-sensing ...
Feb 27, 2021
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Telecom
Researchers developing cellular service standards for space missions to the moon and Mars
Think getting good cellular service on Earth is difficult? Try doing it on the moon or Mars. A team of Simon Fraser University researchers is working hard to make LTE/4G and Wi-Fi communications systems on the moon a reality ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Addictive de-vices: How we can unplug from this 21st century epidemic
We spend our days looking at them, talking to them, and touching them.
Oct 3, 2019
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Robotics
Innovative robot fingers hold promise for assistive living, prosthetics
There's nothing quite like the comforting squeeze of your partner's hand. But a robot's hand? That's perhaps a bit different.
Jun 11, 2019
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Computer Sciences
'Blurred face' news anonymity gets an artificial intelligence spin
A research team from SFU's School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) has come up with a way to replace the use of 'blurring' faces in news reports when anonymity is needed. The team's method uses artificial intelligence ...
Aug 1, 2018
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