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Joseph Shavit
Nov 11, 2021
A personalized exosuit for real-world walking
People rarely walk at a constant speed and a single incline. We change speed when rushing to the next appointment, or going for a stroll.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 10, 2021
Professor makes breakthrough achievement in quantum computing
Sutherland and his team set the world record for the most accurate entangling gate ever demonstrated without lasers.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 10, 2021
Engineers turn ordinary clothing into biosensors
Huanan Zhang has developed a process that turns clothing fabric into biosensors which measure a muscle's electrical activity as it is worn.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 9, 2021
First-ever GPS-free quantum-based navigation device unveiled
Quantum science—one of the Pentagon’s top research priorities—may be about to deliver on its longtime promise of an alternative to GPS.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 8, 2021
Boxing governing body uses AI vetting of judges to restore trust in scoring
AIBA used an artificial intelligence system to analyze judges and referees before they could work at the current men's world championships.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 8, 2021
Creating an artificial material that can sense, adapt to its environment
Researchers have developed an artificial material which can respond to its environment and make decisions not directed by a human being.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 7, 2021
Technology could help clothing retailers become more sustainable, expert says
Researchers explored the role that technologies like AI, VR and 3D printing could play in addressing industry problems like oversupply.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 7, 2021
In Iceland, CO2 sucked from the air is turned to rock
At the foot of an Icelandic volcano, a newly-opened plant is sucking carbon dioxide from the air and turning it to rock.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 6, 2021
Humans could 'live forever' as firm offers 'immortality' freezing for about $660-a-year
Many people dream of living forever, while songs have been written about it and movies made with eternal life the central plot point.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 5, 2021
Air taxis promised to fly above potholes of Rome
With streets filled with potholes and soul-crushing traffic on the ground in the Eternal City, some say the only way is up.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 4, 2021
Researchers make a breakthrough in 3D holographic displays
Researchers have now introduced a completely new approach to realize such dynamic holographic displays.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2021
Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2021
Tiny 5D optical disc stores 500TB of data for billions of years
Hard drives and flash storage have gotten more reliable over the years, but only on a human timescale. What if we need longer data storage.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 2, 2021
New technology gives smart cars 'X-ray' vision, detecting hidden pedestrians, cyclists
Australian researchers have developed disruptive technology allowing autonomous vehicles to track pedestrians hidden behind buildings.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 2, 2021
How virtual reality can combat isolation on Earth and in space
The loneliness epidemic could be alleviated by an unlikely marriage between space research and virtual reality (VR).
Joseph Shavit
Nov 1, 2021
Spinning magnets could be the answer for NASA's orbital space debris problem
According to NASA, there are more than 27,000 pieces of space debris bigger than the size of a softball currently orbiting Earth.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 1, 2021
Brain Implant Gives Blind Woman Artificial Vision in Scientific First
Brain implant allows patient to see shapes, letters after more than 16 years of blindness.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 31, 2021
Revolutionary new device treats hearing loss without batteries
Researchers report a conductive membrane, which translated sound waves into matching electrical signals when implanted inside a model ear.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 30, 2021
Web-slinging robots in space
Preventing pieces of space debris from crashing into each other is a problem engineers have been grappling with for decades.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 29, 2021
Robot umpires are coming to baseball. Will they strike out?
Baseball fans know the bitter heartbreak of calls that don't go their way—especially, a ball that should've been a strike.
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