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Technologies for the Visually Impaired
The last decade has seen major advancements in technology for the blind and visually impaired, but problems remain.
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Don't Fear the Robots, and Other Lessons From a Study of the Digital Economy
A task force assembled by MIT examined how technology has changed, and will change, the work force.
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'Robotic Snake' Device Grips, Picks Up Objects
A soft fabric robotic gripper developed by University of New South Wales Sydney engineers can grasp, pick up, and release fragile objects without breaking them....
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A Measure of Smell
Computer scientists, neurobiologists, and a master-perfumer at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science have developed a framework for odors that maps how they are...
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Quantum Algorithm Breakthrough
City College of New York researchers say they have developed a quantum algorithm with the potential to study a class of many-electron quantums system using quantum...
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1 in 5 Consumers Has Avoided Buying a Brand Over Its Data Practices
Survey finds widespread skepticism over how companies collect and use personal data.
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Future Series: Cybersecurity, Emerging Technology and Systemic Risk
Unless action is taken now, by 2025 next generation technology, on which the world will increasingly rely, has the potential to overwhelm the defences of the global...
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Walmart, Cruise Launch Pilot to Deliver Orders via Self-Driving Cars
Autonomous vehicle startup Cruise has announced a partnership with Walmart to deliver orders from a Scottsdale, AZ, Walmart store to local customers' homes.
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Training Facial Recognition on Some New Furry Friends: Bears
Silicon Valley software developers have trained facial recognition technology to monitor individual bears, as part of a project called BearID.
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Sensor for Smart Textiles Survives Washing Machine, Cars, Hammers
Researchers have developed a strain sensor for use in smart textiles and soft robotic systems that is extremely resilient.
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AI May Help Identify Patients with Early-Stage Dementia
Scientists are exploring whether artificial intelligence can help clinicians better identify patients with early-stage dementia.
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Implantable Device Can Monitor, Treat Heart Disease
Researchers designed a rubbery bioelectronic cardiac patch that can be implanted on the heart to monitor its health.
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Materials Help Expand Volumetric 3D Printing
A volumetric three-dimensional printing method can print objects almost instantly by takin advantage of a new class of materials.
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Getting Light-based Internet Right
Wireless Internet via light could well be a job for lasers, rather than LEDs.
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Apple Introduces New Macs With the First Apple Chips
Apple unveiled three new Mac computers that use processors the company created itself, ending its reliance on Intel.
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Researchers Isolate, Decode Brain Signal Patterns for Specific Behaviors
Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that isolates and decodes behaviors based on signals from the brain.
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Computer Model Can Predict How Covid-19 Spreads in Cities
A team of researchers has developed a computer model that accurately predicted Covid-19's spread in 10 major cities earlier this year.
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Thin Holographic Video Display for Mobile Phones
At South Korea's Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, researchers invented a method for creating a thin holographic video display for mobile phones.
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Tunisian Startup 3D-Prints Solar-Powered Bionic Hands
Tunisian startup Cure Bionics has developed a three-dimensionally-printed solar-powered bionic hand, to help amputees and other disabled people throughout Africa...
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