Innovation Spotlight
February 26, 2019
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Delivery, surveillance, building inspection, and maintenance are just a few of the possible uses of autonomous drones in urban areas. But their use has been limited because of the challenges they face in navigating unstructured, ever-changing city environments. To help drones safely navigate cities, researchers from the University of Zurich,...
February 8, 2019
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For years the animal kingdom has been a source of inspiration for scientists, and now researchers are looking to snakes to inspire new approaches for search-and-rescue robots.
Capable of fitting through small gaps, moving over rough terrain, and climbing sheer inclines, snakes are physically suited to navigate the wreckage of...
December 28, 2018
Manufacturing could become much smarter with a new anomaly prediction framework. The framework uses IoT sensors and data mining to find system anomalies.
December 18, 2018
The SheepIT system could make vineyard and orchard weeding more ecofriendly by combining IoT animal monitoring and machine learning.
November 21, 2018
A new IoT health monitoring system could help prevent early dementia by identifying signs of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
October 19, 2018
The 2018 SMPTE Conference is here. This year’s conference will show off the cutting-edge technology in the film and television industries.
October 9, 2018
A new approach to anomaly detection through fog computing could make smart city applications more reliable and cost effective.
September 6, 2018
Insurance claims and other insurance processes could become faster and more secure with a new blockchain framework.
August 6, 2018
Companies with BYOD policies could have better data security with an authentication system that pairs biohashing with a physical unclonable function.
July 26, 2018
Virtual reality systems can simulate visual and audio, but taste is difficult to simulate. A new thermal taste device could make virtual tasting possible.
