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UrduA joint research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a novel computational tool that can reconstruct and visualise three-dimensional (3D) shapes and temporal changes of cells, speeding up the analysing process from hundreds of hours…
Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Japanese art technique inspires new engineering technique
‘Kirigami cuts’ can be used to create 3D microstructures and nanotools
Reliable anti-counterfeit checks under extreme conditions
Novel DeepKey technology uses identification tags that are durable, simple to produce and easy to authenticate with AI algorithm; Suitable for securing medical products, e.g., COVID-19 vaccines, and other high-value items stored under extreme conditions
Mouse-controlled mouse helps researchers understand intentional control
Study sheds light on how the brain represents causally-controlled objects
New mammogram measures of breast cancer risk could revolutionise screening
World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in Melbourne could revolutionise breast screening by allowing it to be tailored to women at minimal extra cost.
High-five or thumbs-up? New device detects which hand gesture you want to make
The device, which combines wearable biosensors with artificial intelligence, could be used to control prosthetics or interact with electronic devices
Doctors should change the way that they ask patients about self-harm and suicide
Doctors should change the way that they ask patients about self-harm and suicide, study recommends
Artificial Intelligence that can run a simulation faithful to physical laws
Replicating energy conservation and dissipation using digital analysis
Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) ‘Practices of Comparing’ extended
German Research Foundation (DFG) supports network with 11.9 million euros in funding
NASA’s Webb sunshield successfully unfolds and tensions in final tests
Lengthened to the size of a tennis court, the five-layer sunshield of NASA’s fully assembled James Webb Space Telescope successfully completed a final series of large-scale deployment and tensioning tests. This milestone puts the observatory one step closer to its…
AI-supported test predicts eye disease three years before symptoms
A pioneering new eye test, developed by scientists at UCL in collaboration with the Western Eye Hospital, London, may predict wet AMD, a leading cause of severe sight loss, three years before symptoms develop. Researchers hope their test could be…
Army strengthens future tech with muscle-bound robots
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Robotic systems packed with muscle tissue can produce never-seen-before agility and versatility, Army researchers said. Researchers with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, now known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory are teaming with collaborators…
Researchers use artificial intelligence to ID mosquitos
Rapid and accurate identification of mosquitoes that transmit human pathogens such as malaria is an essential part of mosquito-borne disease surveillance. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have shown the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence system–known as a…
Computational model reveals how the brain manages short-term memories
Salk scientists show how “working memories” might be stored by neurons that can maintain information longer than average
Big data and AI to unlock energy savings and help UK achieve its net zero ambitions
Lancaster University researchers will lead on the development of a new arsenal of artificial intelligence and data science tools that will unlock massive energy savings and help UK businesses in their goal of achieving net zero
Teaching artificial intelligence to adapt
Salk’s simulated system could help develop better artificial intelligence, treatments for brain disorders
SwRI developing biomechanics AI system to help train military medical personnel
Integrating markerless motion capture with machine learning to assess performance of medical trainees
Invention may get Army quadcopters to move faster
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Researchers believe a new hinge is the key to get load-bearing, large, Army quadrotors to climb a few dozen feet in seconds. Dr. Jean-Paul Reddinger, a research aerospace engineer with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities…
The 16 facial expressions most common to emotional situations worldwide
At a time when nativism is on the rise, study reveals the universality of human emotional expression
‘Chaotic’ way to create insectlike gaits for robots
By using small networks of Rössler systems, a locomotion controller enables a brain-machine interface for a six-legged antlike robot.
Clemson, US Army to develop next generation of autonomous vehicle tools, prototyping
$18M in government funding supports new Virtual Prototyping of Ground Systems Center at CU-ICAR
Doctoral thesis introduces a scale to measure human’s trust in technology
In the present world we are witnessing headlines which regularly chronicle technology-based issues such as security hacks, inappropriate or illegal surveillance, misuse of personal data, spread of misinformation, algorithmic bias, and lack of transparency. Siddharth Nakul Gulati finds these aspects…
Engineers develop soft robotic gripper
Inspired by twining plants, it has a variety of possible applications
AI model shows promise to generate faster, more accurate weather forecasts
Today’s weather forecasts come from some of the most powerful computers on Earth. The huge machines churn through millions of calculations to solve equations to predict temperature, wind, rainfall and other weather events. A forecast’s combined need for speed and…
Robotic exoskeleton training improves walking in adolescents with acquired brain injury
New Jersey researchers find potential for gait training using robotic exoskeletons in the rehabilitation of adolescents and young adults with hemiparesis caused by acquired brain injury
How computer simulation will accelerate development of human-interactive “smart robots”
In new paper, experts working at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and physics-based simulation share how computer simulation could accelerate the development of “smart robots” which “might interact with humans”
Artificial intelligence sets sights on the sun
Scientists from the University of Graz and the Kanzelhöhe Solar Observatory (Austria) and their colleagues from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) developed a new method based on deep learning for stable classification and quantification of image quality…
The video referee in the spotlight
Fans are not amused about decisions made by video assistants
What makes human intelligence exceptional? The answer may be hidden inside this game
Scientists launch hexxed – a free mobile game designed to map human intelligence across the globe.
‘The robot made me do it’: Robots encourage risk-taking behaviour in people
New research has shown robots can encourage people to take greater risks in a simulated gambling scenario than they would if there was nothing to influence their behaviours.
Artificial visual system of record-low energy consumption for the next generation of AI
A joint research led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has built an ultralow-power consumption artificial visual system to mimic the human brain, which successfully performed data-intensive cognitive tasks. Their experiment results could provide a promising device system for…
‘The robot made me do it’: Robots encourage risk-taking behaviour in people
New research has shown robots can encourage people to take greater risks in a simulated gambling scenario than they would if there was nothing to influence their behaviours. Increasing our understanding of whether robots can affect risk-taking could have clear…
How AI could make therapeutic decision-making for breast cancer more accurate, affordable
Published in Nature Communications, ReceptorNet is a breakthrough deep-learning algorithm that can determine hormone-receptor status – a crucial biomarker for clinicians when deciding on the appropriate treatment path for breast cancer treatment
“The machine as extension of the body”
Prof. Gordon Cheng on the challenges of fusing robotics and neuroscience
Cambridge University Press launches Environmental Data Science journal
Cambridge University Press is launching a new, Open Access journal – Environmental Data Science – dedicated to the potential of artificial intelligence and data science to enhance our understanding of the environment, and to address climate change. It will promote…
Three out of six European Research Council Grants awarded in Portugal go to IGC researchers.
European Research Council (ERC) released the 2020 list of projects distinguished with the competitive Consolidator Grants. Maria João Amorim, Raquel Oliveira and Ricardo Henriques are the three researchers from Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Study details first artificial intelligence tool to help labs rule-out COVID-19
AI software uses routine blood work to assist clinical labs with COVID testing shortage
Artificial Chemist 2.0: quantum dot R&D in less than an hour
A new technology, called Artificial Chemist 2.0, allows users to go from requesting a custom quantum dot to completing the relevant R&D and beginning manufacturing in less than an hour. The tech is completely autonomous, and uses artificial intelligence (AI)…
Bad news for fake news: Rice research helps combat social media misinformation
Improved use of machine learning can double throughput of real-time information filters
Getting the right grip: Designing soft and sensitive robotic fingers
Scientists make a big leap in development of soft robotic grippers by integrating sensing mechanisms into 3D printable fingers
In your face: a compact RGB scanning projector for wearable displays and smart glasses
Scientists develop a miniature laser-based device for projecting color HD video on the retina
UMBC researchers use machine learning to develop more accurate COVID-19 diagnostic tool
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a method of generating high-quality chest X-ray images that can be used to diagnose COVID-19 more accurately than current methods. The research team, led by Sumeet Menon, a Ph.D.…
Four ERC Consolidator Grants for KU Leuven researchers
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded its Consolidator Grants. Four KU Leuven researchers are among this year’s recipients in Belgium: breast cancer researcher Christine Desmedt, computer scientist Tias Guns, chemical engineer Simon Kuhn, and psychiatrist Lukas Van Oudenhove. ERC…
Aquatic robot inspired by sea creatures walks, rolls, transports cargo
Soft material is powered by light and rotating magnetic fields
ETS will stimulate the careers of researchers with exceptional determination
ETS-Marcelle-Gauvreau engineering research chairs program
ERC awards Barbara Mazzolai and Andrea Toma for projects on environmental sustainability
Researchers at IIT are among the grantees awarded by ERC today. Their projects will focus on the creation of intelligent plant robots capable of having a collective behavior and of new photosynthesis technologies for the production of renewable energy
Etihad becomes first airline to join UKs leading digital aviation research project
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has joined the £65 million Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC), due to open next year at Cranfield University. Etihad is the first airline to join the DARTeC consortium…
‘SCOUT’ helps researchers find, quantify significant differences among organoids
The ability to culture cerebral organoids or “minibrains” using stem cells derived from people has given scientists experimentally manipulable models of human neurological development and disease, but not without confounding challenges. No two organoids are alike and none of them…
World first for ethical AI and workplace equity
New benchmark in trust and ethics for AI-driven technologies
Megagrant to advance research on nanophotonics
A new lab at MIPT Center for Photonics and 2D Materials