Google, Harvard unveil Android medical research app
Google has partnered with Harvard Medical School to launch an app that allows anyone with an Android phone to participate in medical studies.
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Internet
AI tool can distinguish between a conspiracy theory and a true conspiracy
The audio on the otherwise shaky body camera footage is unusually clear. As police officers search a handcuffed man who moments before had fired a shot inside a pizza parlor, an officer asks him why he was there. The man ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
FDA breakthrough status for screening algorithm is encouraging hopes to flag heart failure risks
Heart failure is most commonly detected by echocardiogram imaging tests, but these tests are not normally part of a routine physical exam. Access to echocardiography is in this instance limited, and yet a late diagnosis ...
Robotics
Muscles for soft robots inspired by nature: Hydrogel actuators with improved performance
Robots made of metal and other solid materials are already widely used in industry. But they are too rigid and cumbersome for fine-motor activities and interaction with people, such as in nursing or medicine. Intensive research ...
Sep 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Wave-powered SeaRAY preps for Hawaii trial
Offshore industries, like marine research, fish farming, and mineral mining, often rely on big ships with large crews. Without clean energy to power these vessels, each trip out to sea and back to shore is not only expensive ...
Aug 23, 2021
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Hardware
AI chips are hot. Here's what they are, what they're for and why investors see gold
The hottest thing in technology is an unprepossessing sliver of silicon closely related to the chips that power video game graphics. It's an artificial intelligence chip, designed specifically to make building AI systems ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Engineering
Engineering research equips solar industry for improved performance
Solar electricity is produced almost entirely by panels, or modules, constructed with light-absorbing cells made from silicon. Silicon is the industry standard because it is reliable and inexpensive, with structure and performance ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Hardware
Researchers want to make salt printing marketable
Materials scientists Nicole Kleger and Simona Fehlmann have developed a 3D printing process for creating salt templates that they can fill with other materials. One area of application is the creation of highly porous lightweight ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Researchers develop AI to detect fentanyl and derivatives remotely
To help keep first responders safe, University of Central Florida researchers have developed an artificial intelligence method that not only rapidly and remotely detects the powerful drug fentanyl, but also teaches itself ...
Aug 25, 2020
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Engineering
This 3D printer can figure out how to print with an unknown material
While 3D printing has exploded in popularity, many of the plastic materials these printers use to create objects cannot be easily recycled. While new sustainable materials are emerging for use in 3D printing, they remain ...
Apr 8, 2024
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