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Controlling the Movement of Defects Within Autonomous Liquid Crystals

Small defects within liquid crystals have the potential to host chemical reactions or to transport cargo, making them a potential candidate for exciting new technologies, like synthetic platforms for entirely new materials, drug delivery systems, and sensors.

6 Aug 2021

Scientists Develop Selection Algorithm for Citizens Assembly

The ancient Athens democracy was peculiar than modern democracies. Rather than conducting elections, a majority of the offices—including governing councils, legislature, and magistrates—were occupied by citizen volunteers chosen by random lottery.

5 Aug 2021

New AI Improves Efficiency for Apace Media Production Management Platform

New Facial AI and transcription greatly improve efficiency for Apace Media Production Management Platform

5 Aug 2021

ANYbotics Boosts Autonomous Mobile Robots with Velodyne Lidar Sensors

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced ANYbotics is equipping its autonomous mobile robots with Velodyne’s Puck™ lidar sensors. ANYbotics robots provide industrial operators with an automated robotic inspection solution to support efforts in monitoring and maintaining plants.

From Velodyne Lidar, Inc. 5 Aug 2021

Peoplereign's Virtual Agent Speaks 27 Languages and Supports Nearly Five Million Concepts

The next billion employees will receive better IT and HR service thanks to AI-first systems of intelligence like PeopleReign. Progressive organizations today rely on virtual agents, auto-assignment, contextual recommendations, and predictive analytics to deliver better employee experiences.

4 Aug 2021

Drone Mapping of Methane Emission Hotspots

A novel new drone system fitted with an array of sensors could assess methane emissions in local areas allowing researchers to zoom in on hotspots for greenhouse gas emissions.

By Robert Lea 2 Aug 2021

Researchers to Employ AI to Develop the Internet of Future

A research team was recently awarded a grant of $20 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop the internet of future.

30 Jul 2021

Deep Longevity Releases New AI-Based COVID Time-to-Death Calculator

Despite the global effort to fight the pandemic, it is still ongoing. Hospitals all over the world are stretched beyond their capacity with the emergence of new strains and the premature relaxation anti-COVID measures'. In such circumstances, risk-stratification of the admitted patients remains an essential, albeit grim, necessity.

30 Jul 2021

Researchers Use Group AI to Evaluate Cutting-Edge Climate Change Solutions

In mid-August, researchers and students from Cambridge, Princeton, Arizona State, and Stanford will introduce a new interactive daily online challenge on Zoom, open to all, to evaluate new solutions for Climate Change.

29 Jul 2021

Flexible Robots Created at ITMO University

Scientists from ITMO University have come up with a new way to design flexible, safe, and energy-efficient robots that can interact with objects in unexpected conditions. Their features were demonstrated on a prototype – a compact hopping robot.

29 Jul 2021

Experts Collaborate to Enhance Automated Mobility to Achieve Sustainability

Connected and Co-operative Automated Mobility (CCAM) is gaining more importance across Europe and beyond.

27 Jul 2021

Deep Learning Models Take Shortcuts to Make Inaccurate or Biased Predictions for Cancer Patients

Artificial intelligence tools and deep learning models are a powerful tool in cancer treatment.

23 Jul 2021

UK Agri-Tech Experts and Growers Join Forces on Salad-Saving Robot

A robotic solution to horticultural labour shortages is being developed to help secure the availability of the UK’s favourite salad veg – the lettuce.

23 Jul 2021

Wearable Motor Imagery-Based BMI System Turns Intentions into Actions

A new wearable brain-machine interface system could improve the quality of life for people with motor dysfunction or paralysis, even those struggling with locked-in syndrome - when a person is fully conscious but unable to move or communicate.

22 Jul 2021

Novel Simulator Could Improve Robots' Cutting Skills

Researchers from the University of Southern California Department of Computer Science and NVIDIA have unveiled a new simulator for robotic cutting that can accurately reproduce the forces acting on a knife as it slices through common foodstuffs, such as fruit and vegetables.

22 Jul 2021