Catdiology? Cat pictures are helping AI get better at recognizing X-rays
What happens when you don't have enough medical images to train an AI to recognize X-rays? Plug the gaps with photos of cats and other everyday pictures.
Engineer plans his apartment floor layout by 3D-printing a scale model
Engineer Craig Broady recently built a 3D-printed scale replica of his new apartment to test out possible floor plans. The results are pretty awesome.
Frustrated by poison oak, 15-year-old Amy Dunphy invented a cure for it
15-year-old San Jose teenager Amy Dunphy has spent the past 2.5 years inventing a chemical that will protect your skin against the perils of poison oak.
Sony is working on a sensor with an integrated polarizing filter
Sony has shown off a new prototype sensor that features an on-chip polarization filter capable of selectively reducing glare and reflections in images.
Live cell imaging can be carried out using 3D printing and a smartphone
Researchers have shown how smartphones, 3D printers, and an old microscope can make movies of living cells, minus the need for ultra-expensive equipment.
Obama administration report warns 47 percent of jobs at risk of AI takeover
A new federal report warns of evidence suggesting as much as 47 percent of U.S. jobs could be taken over by AI in decades to come.
AI can diagnose 17 different diseases based on a patient's breath
Researchers have developed an AI system able to identify the unique "breathprint" for 17 different diseases -- ranging from kidney cancer to Parkinson's.
Avian-inspired drone alters its feathered wings to boost speed, maneuverability
Researchers say they’ve developed an adaptable and maneuverable machine by modeling their drones off of the most sophisticated fliers on earth — birds.
Rain, fire, and rogue Barbies can't stop DJI's nearly invincible Mavic Pro drone
DigitalRev did its best to put DJI's Mavic Pro to death, but the miniature drone took a beating and kept on going, albeit with a few scratches.
Like music to your ears: Red Bull and DTS Audio show off the power of Headphone:X
The new series is a partnership with DTS, designed to show off its Headphone:X technology, which simulates surround-sound in a pair of regular headphones.
Innovative air conditioners could work by beaming heat into deep space
Researchers from Stanford University have come up with a new refrigeration method for providing cooling: simply beam the heat into space.
Graphene’s latest miracle? The ability to detect cancer cells
Are you worried that the "wonder material" graphene is running out of amazing abilities? Not so fast! Researchers have just found it can detect cancer, too.
Control your smart home with a new touchscreen hub known as WooHoo
Meet WooHoo, branded as the "world's first AI-embedded, interactive, and affordable smart home hub."
DARPA wants to make communication possible no matter where you are
DARPA and its AMEBA (A Mechanically Based Antenna) team are working on methods to ensure that the answer to "Can you hear me now?" is always "Yes."
New digital sky survey contains more than three million stars and celestial light sources
More than three billion stars, galaxies, and celestial light sources were captured in the half-million exposures, each of which was about 45 seconds long.
Here’s what the White House has to say about AI and our economic future
The report describes how AI-driven automation will change our economy and offers a few scenarios policymakers should prepare for.
First Special Olympics Robotics Championship takes place in Seattle
The first-ever Unified Robotics Championship sees students pit plastic against plastic in a sumo-style robot battle to push the competitor out of the ring.
Casey Neistat built a giant drone that can tow him around on a snowboard, lift him into the air
YouTube filmmaker Casey Neistat has won Christmas with an epic holiday video starring a monstrous drone capable of lifting him skyward while snowboarding.
Zuckerberg uses his Morgan Freeman-voiced digital butler in hilarious new video
Mark Zuckerberg has taken to his Facebook page to share a set of new videos that show his AI butler "Jarvis" — voiced by Morgan Freeman — in action.
NASA built an infrared sensor inspired by the eyes of a moth
In designing its new infrared camera, NASA engineers looked to nature for inspiration, landing on the spiked eyes of moths that help them see in the dark.
A mech for modern times: Method-1 is your sci-fi fantasy come to life
In South Korea, a robotics company is building a towering mech robot straight out of the world of Gundam. Here's what we know about it so far.
The Anyractive GoTouch transforms electronic screens into digital whiteboards
The Anyractive GoTouch transforms virtually any screen into digital whiteboard. It supports Android and iOS devices, plus Windows and Mac computers.
3D-printed bones could replace bone donations in treating landmine victims
-Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Glasgow are working on 3D-printing technology that can potentially help people who have lost limbs in explosions.
Go green at the gym with Eco-Powr workout equipment from SportsArt
Would you work out more if it helped the planet? Eco-Powr equipment from SportsArt takes the energy you burn and converts it into usable energy.
Scientists make a major breakthrough in our ability to study antimatter
Researchers have made the first measurement on the optical spectrum of an antimatter atom. Here's what they did, and why it matters.
This electronic diffusion panel could light up the photography lighting market
Photographers could say goodbye to carrying around diffusion panels at different intensities, as this transparent LCD screen will actually diffuse light.