Technology

Using Drones For Better Crops

A study carried out by researchers from Robotics and Cybernetics Research Group (RobCib) at Centre for Automation and Robotics (CAR) has used a drone to measure the temperature, humidity, luminosity and carbon dioxide concentration in a greenhouse. The cap ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 13 2015 - 3:56pm

Aerosolized Vaccine Protects Primates Against Ebola

Researchers have developed an inhalable vaccine that protects primates against Ebola.  Previous studies with primates suggest that aerosols of most biothreat agents, which are particles dispersed in the air, are infectious. Recent studies show that contac ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 19 2015 - 8:30am

Flash Is A Dead Plugin

After more than 20 years making the web a slightly more interesting and interactive place, albeit one that pandered to designers’ worst excesses and (in pre-broadband days) led to interminable download waiting times, the word on the net is that Adobe Flas ...

Article - The Conversation - Jul 18 2015 - 6:04am

Breathing Windows: Decentralized Ventilation Building Features

Centralized ventilation systems that exchange heat between the air inside and outside a building often come with a lot of pipes and shafts while compact, decentralized ventilation systems distributed throughout a building can provide a real added-value bot ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 21 2015 - 8:30am

The Promise Of CRISPR-Based Genome Editing

CRISPR/Cas systems for genome editing have revolutionized biological research over the past three years, and their ability to make targeted changes in DNA sequences in living cells with relative ease and affordability is now being applied to clinical medic ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 21 2015 - 7:30am

Computer Program Can Recognize Sketches More Accurately Than A Human

The downside to computer programs is they lack the ability to interpret. A tiny human can look at a picture of a chicken and a cartoon of a chicken and know that's a chicken while a computer program cannot. Researchers from Queen Mary University of Lo ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 21 2015 - 11:00am

Kenya Example: How Re-Analyzing Scientific Research Data Can Change The Findings

Science, many people believe, is kept in check by scientists reviewing each other’s work. This has recently extended to re-analysis of data to see if results can be replicated, and has overturned important findings in medicine, economics, and sociology. W ...

Article - The Conversation - Jul 26 2015 - 2:45pm

Object Recognition For Robots

John Leonard's group in the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering specializes in SLAM, or simultaneous localization and mapping, the technique whereby mobile autonomous robots map their environments and determine their locations. Last week, at the ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2015 - 6:39pm

Bomb-Proof Lining Contains Explosions In Aircraft

A bomb-proof lining called the  Fly-Bag has successfully contained blasts in a series of controlled explosions in the luggage hold of a Boeing 747 and an Airbus 321. Using this technology, tests show plane’s luggage hold may be able to contain force of an ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2015 - 9:00am

3D Printed ‘Smart Cap’ Can Detect Spoiled Food

3D printing technology can now include electrical components, such as resistors, inductors, capacitors and integrated wireless electrical sensing systems, and researchers have put that concept to the test by printing a wireless “smart cap” for a milk carto ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2015 - 3:28pm