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New Algorithm Accurately Detects Crude Oil on Water Using Cameras

Southwest Research Institute has developed computer-based techniques to accurately detect crude oil on water using inexpensive thermal and visible cameras.

1 Jul 2020

New Concept to Prevent AI Bias Toward Unethical, Costly Commercial Choices

Scientists from the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, EPFL (Lausanne), and Sciteb Ltd have discovered a mathematical method to help businesses and regulators manage, police bias of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in making unethical, possibly highly expensive and harmful commercial choices—an ethical eye on AI.

30 Jun 2020

AI Enables a More Efficient Way to Detect Epileptic Seizure in Real Time

Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis’ McKelvey School of Engineering have devised a more efficient method to identify and precisely detect an epileptic seizure in real time by combining systems theory with artificial intelligence (AI).

30 Jun 2020

Smart Epidemic Prevention and Control Robots Help Fight COVID-19 Outbreak

Cheetah Mobile, a leading AI-driven industrial internet company with global market coverage, today announced in collaboration with OrionStar, an intelligent service robot company that it has invested in, key success metrics from the large scale deployment of its multifunctional robots, Smart Epidemic Prevention and Control Robots, in over 30 hospitals, transportation centers and shopping malls in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province in China, the epicenter of the pandemic, as well as to Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Qingdao, to help fight the COVID-19 outbreak.

30 Jun 2020

New Robotic System Disinfects Surfaces, Neutralizes Aerosolized Coronavirus

Using UV-C light, the system can disinfect a warehouse floor in half an hour — and could one day be employed in grocery stores, schools, and other spaces.

30 Jun 2020

First Open-Source Unity Software Tool can be Used Against Cybersickness

Cybersickness, or motion sickness during the use of virtual reality, can be a major roadblock to the development and adoption of augmented and virtual reality technology.

30 Jun 2020

Country Garden Builds the World's First-ever Robot Restaurant Complex in Guangdong, China

On June 22, the first robot restaurant complex built by Qianxi Robot Catering Group (Qianxi Group), a subsidiary of Country Garden (HK.02007), opened in Shunde, a city in China's Guangdong province.

29 Jun 2020

Sandia National Laboratories Expands Access to Cybersecurity Research Software

Faculty and students at Purdue University now have access to cybersecurity research software developed at Sandia National Laboratories.

29 Jun 2020

New Model Simulates the Process Used by the Central Nervous System to Decode Speech

The brain analyses spoken language by recognising syllables. Scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Evolving Language National Centre for Competence in Research (NCCR) have designed a computational model that reproduces the complex mechanism employed by the central nervous system to perform this operation.

29 Jun 2020

AI Technologies can Predict Side Effects of Testicular Cancer

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in young men. The number of new cases is increasing worldwide.

29 Jun 2020

New AI Algorithm can Boost Performance of Fuel Cells, Lithium-Ion Batteries

Thanks to a novel machine learning algorithm, scientists can now look for potential designs for the microstructure of lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells, prior to running three-dimensional (3D) simulations that help them make modifications to enhance performance.

26 Jun 2020

Researchers Use Drones to Calibrate the BMX Radio Telescope

At the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, cosmologists have been experimenting with a prototype radio telescope, known as the Baryon Mapping Experiment (BMX).

26 Jun 2020

AI-Based Dual-Stain Test Improves Cervical Cancer Diagnosis

A recent study performed by researchers has revealed that a computer algorithm enhanced the efficiency and precision of cervical cancer screening when compared to the Pap test (cytology).

26 Jun 2020

AI Used to Create Microscopic 3D Map of Functional Neuroanatomy

The new German-Canadian lab HIBALL aims to create a microscopic 3D map of functional neuroanatomy at the cellular level with the help of high-performance computing and artificial intelligence.

26 Jun 2020

New AI-Driven Integrated Third-Party Platform to Mitigate Vendor Risks

ENGAIZ, a North American technology startup with offices in Toronto and New York, has launched a ground breaking AI-Driven SaaS Integrated Third-Party Engagement platform to help enterprises identify and mitigate third-party vendor risks including cybersecurity, data privacy, Regulatory, Financial, Performance, Business Resiliency with innovative, comprehensive risk and relationship management frameworks.

26 Jun 2020