report | Material Matters: the new world of novel substances
Plan for the disruption + benefits of modern materials.
October 25, 2018
digest | Miso Robotics: automated chefs in the kitchen
Flippy the intelligent cooking assistant.
October 1, 2018
digest | Fashion Forward: digital super-models + virtual tools
They look real, act real, and interact on social media.
October 1, 2018
How to predict the side effects of millions of drug combinations
Stanford Univ. computer scientists have figured it out, using artificial intelligence
July 17, 2018
Nanomaterials that mimic nerve impulses (spikes) discovered
Complement current “neuromorphic” (brain-like) chips, which emulate synapses
July 13, 2018
MIT’s Cheetah 3 blind robot can climb a staircase littered with debris, leap, and gallop across rough terrain
Could be used for exploring disaster zones and other dangerous or inaccessible environments
July 6, 2018
Discovering new drugs and materials by ‘touching’ molecules in virtual reality
Scientists can now visualize and experiment with structures and dynamics of complex molecular structures (at atomic-level precision), with real-time multi-user collaboration via the cloud
July 6, 2018
There’s no known upper limit to human longevity, study suggests
New high-precision database of Italians shows risk of death leveling off at age 105
July 2, 2018
New material eliminates need for motors or actuators in future robots, other devices
Low-cost material could bear 3000 times its own weight, triggered by light or electricity
June 29, 2018
How robots aided by deep learning could help autism therapists
Deep-learning-enhanced robots could help interpret behavior and personalize therapy of autistic children, making it more engaging and natural
June 29, 2018
Spotting fake images with AI
Adobe and University of Maryland researchers use a deep-learning neural network to detect subtle methods now used in doctoring images
June 26, 2018
