‘Synthetic Sensor’ Could Create Multi-Purpose Smart Networks
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technology field where sensors built into devices like cars, buildings, and other forms of electronics are linked together to create an expansive network for collecting and sharing data in different environments. A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon, however, devised a new technique that could simplify building this…
Battery Breakthrough Could Yield New Bioelectronic Devices
A team of researchers created a novel wireless power source that could potentially produce the next-generation of ingestible health devices. Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital made a battery cell that can safely power machines that could either monitor conditions in the gastrointestinal tract…
IBM’s Technology Predicts Diabetic Retinopathy with High Accuracy
An experimental software program could produce a new way to diagnose one of the world’s leading causes of blindness. IBM revealed a new platform fusing deep learning and visual analytics that was able to predict and diagnose the severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) better than previously published efforts using this same technology, according to the…
Novel Machine Learning Tool Could Help Predict Depression Diagnoses
A.I. Identifies Safer Alternatives to Lithium Batteries
Silicon Valley Companies Create Nonprofit to Promote A.I. Ethics
IBM Partners With Chinese Hospitals for Oncology Research Program
IBM’s Watson Supercomputer will play a crucial role in a new multi-year program being unveiled in China. The company will work in conjunction with Hangzhou Cognitive Care to have Watson for Oncology incorporated into 21 hospitals. This particular computing platform specializes in synthesizing tremendous amounts of data in order to provide physicians with a summary…
