AI is rewriting the rules across numerous industries, triggering a seismic shift in R&D practice. It’s not hard to see why. Partnered with human expertise, AI proves a tireless creative partner in exploring the possibilities within a sector. AI doesn’t need to eat, sleep, or go to the bathroom. Researchers arrive refreshed in the lab…
Purdue thermal imaging innovation allows AI to see through pitch darkness like broad daylight
From Purdue University: The patent-pending innovation sees texture and depth and perceives physical attributes of people and environments Researchers at Purdue University are advancing the world of robotics and autonomy with their patent-pending method that improves on traditional machine vision and perception. Zubin Jacob, the Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the…
Parallax Advanced Research wins DARPA In the Moment Award totaling $4.067M
Parallax Advanced Research, a nonprofit research institute, has won a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) In the Moment (ITM) award totaling $4.067 million. ITM seeks to understand how humans can develop trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) for making difficult decisions in domains where there is no agreed-upon right answer. The Parallax research team is working…
AI is changing how R&D teams get answers to pressing questions
A driving force behind innovative breakthroughs in the world of R&D in many cases lies in the relentless pursuit of uncovering answers to pressing questions. As organizations track and navigate these breakthroughs and introductions of platform innovations, their R&D teams must quickly make sense of the trends in real time through effective data gathering and…
Neuroscientists to gain better insights with AI-powered image analysis
Leica Microsystems, a maker of microscopy and scientific instrumentation, has released version 12 of Aivia, its flagship AI image analysis software. Aivia 12 incorporates the Cellpose deep learning model to tackle dense neuron images, improving soma detection by as much as 46%. This release also streamlines AI-enabled 3D tracing of Golgi-stained images using new updates…
msFineAnalysis AI is next-generation software designed to perform qualitative analysis
With more than 50 years of innovation in mass spectrometry, JEOL is once again pushing science a step further with its introduction of msFineAnalysis AI, an artificial intelligence-powered software designed to automatically perform qualitative GC-MS analysis. msFineAnalysis AI offers a new structure analysis tool for unknowns that is specifically designed for the JEOL JMS-T2000GC “AccuTOF…
Data-driven science: How AI and open data will revolutionize scientific discovery
Scientists have long been perceived and portrayed in the film as old people in white lab coats perched at a bench full of bubbling fluorescent liquids. The present-day reality is quite different. Scientists are increasingly data jockeys in hoodies sitting before monitors analyzing enormous amounts of data. Modern-day labs are more likely composed of sterile…
New AI solutions reduce delays in diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases
Lucem Health has announced the availability of its new early disease detection solutions, Lucem Health Reveal. Lucem Health Reveal leverages existing EHR data to identify patients who may be at a higher risk of serious or chronic disease. Reveal solutions surface previously undiscovered insights in readily available clinical data that can help provider organizations deliver…
Electroninks uses Citrine Informatics’ AI-assisted R&D to develop enhanced silver ink
Electroninks, a maker of particle-free conductive metal inks and advanced materials, announces a redevelopment of their signature particle-free silver ink for aerosol jet printing applications enabled by Citrine Informatics’ AI-guided R&D platform. “Citrine’s groundbreaking AI-assisted software platform will help enhance not only our silver ink, but eventually all of our particle-free inks for new and…
Proscia presents study results on new AI that improves diagnostic accuracy for melanoma
Proscia, a provider of digital and computational pathology solutions, has released study results on new AI that predicts diagnostic agreement for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The findings, which were presented at the European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV) 2022, highlight the potential of the technology to improve diagnostic accuracy for melanoma and…
Q-CTRL introduces quantum sensing division to meet market demands
Q-CTRL, a developer of useful quantum technologies through quantum control infrastructure software, introduces its quantum sensing division, which has become one of the largest in the world. The team will showcase its capabilities publicly for the first time at the Army Quantum Technology Challenge (QTC) in Adelaide on August 10 and 11. Q-CTRL is delivering…
SwRI develops automated shuttle for campus tours, research
From Southwest Research Institute Southwest Research Institute, a developer of software and systems integration for automated vehicles and robotics, has deployed an automated shuttle at its 1,500-acre campus. Capable of ferrying up to 14 passengers, the shuttle features algorithms, sensors, cameras and software that SwRI developed through internal research. “It is rewarding for our engineers…
R&D 100 winner of the day: UVL Robotics: drone solution for warehouse inventory counts
UVL Robotics’ drone inventory is a disruptive technology that is a game-changer for future logistics. The company is a leading provider of drone-based technologies for the industry. Starting from 2019, UVL Robotics has successfully conducted more than 50 inventories for major FMCG, 3PL and retail companies and shaped a new market for industrial robots that…
R&D 100 winner of the day: AI-Rad Companion Organs RT
Siemens Healthineers’ AI-Rad Companion Organs RT is a comprehensive intelligent software that performs automatic segmentation of organs-at-risk at the level of consensus-based contours on computed tomography images for radiation therapy planning in cancer patients. Many of the most commonly cancer-impacted organs such as the prostate, lungs, colon, rectum and breasts are supported with automated contouring.…
R&D 100 winner of the day: Floodlight Non-Targeted Analysis System
Southwest Research Institute’s Floodlight is an artificial intelligence-based program for chemical discovery. The software performs automated quality review of two-dimensional gas chromatography mass spectrometry data at accuracies comparable to human experts in a fraction of the time. Floodlight enables high-throughput, non-targeted analyses, screening chemicals present in food, drugs, consumer products and environmental samples. Today’s modern…
Object detection and tracking software accelerates thermal camera integration for ADAS and AV
Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has announced the release of Prism AI, a software framework that provides classification, object detection and object tracking, enabling perception engineers to quickly start integrating thermal cameras for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle (AV) systems. Built for automotive perception system developers, Prism includes features such…
Groundbreaking research could help paramedics save the lives of pedestrian casualties
Groundbreaking Coventry University research could provide paramedics with crucial and potentially life-saving assistance when treating pedestrians hurt in road accidents. A detailed database of pedestrian injuries is being developed alongside a mathematical model, which can reverse-engineer pedestrian collisions and produce first-hand virtual CT scans from simple photographs of a patient’s injuries and the vehicle involved.…
CEA-Leti scientist receives $3.30M grant to develop nanoscale memories inspired by insect nervous systems
CEA-Leti has announced that Elisa Vianello, senior scientist and Edge AI program coordinator, has received a $3.30 million (€3 million) grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to build nanoscale memory devices inspired by insect nervous systems for such applications as consumer robotics, implantable medical diagnostic microchips and wearable electronics. The artificial intelligence (AI) community…
‘Self-driving’ lab speeds up research, synthesis of energy materials
By Milad Abolhasani, NCSU and Matt Shipman, NCSU Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University at Buffalo have developed and demonstrated a ‘self-driving lab’ that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and fluidic systems to advance our understanding of metal halide perovskite (MHP) nanocrystals. This self-driving lab can also be used to investigate a broad…
Genomenon raises $20M Series B financing, launching a new era in AI-powered genomic data
Genomenon Inc., an AI-driven genomics company, announces the completion of a $20 million Series B financing round. The funds will expand the company’s commercial operations and the development of its genomic data hub, which serves genetic testing labs, hospitals, pharmaceutical, and biopharma companies. Genomenon leverages AI (Artificial Intelligence) to organize the world’s genomic knowledge and…
R&D 100 winner of the day: ML-GA
Argonne’s ML-GA software technology provides a unique artificial intelligence-driven optimization suite to shrink the industrial design cycle for product development across a variety of markets. The basic principle behind ML-GA is the coupling of machine learning (ML)-based fast-running surrogate models (in place of computationally expensive simulations) with a global optimization technique (in this case, a…
R&D collaborations looking to build expertise, in this week’s R&D power index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending February 18, 2022, closed at 5,075.11 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -2.18% (or 113.00 basis points) from the week ending February 11, 2022. The stock of nine RDWI members gained value from 0.96% (Novartis) to 6.14% (Cisco). The stock of…
Algorithm could shorten quality testing, research in many industries by months
From Sandia National Laboratories A machine-learning algorithm developed at Sandia National Laboratories could provide auto manufacturing, aerospace and other industries a faster and more cost-efficient way to test bulk materials. The technique was published recently in the scientific journal Materials Science and Engineering: A. Production stoppages are costly. So, manufacturers screen materials like sheet metal…
R&D 100 winner of the day: SmartTensors AI Platform
The SmartTensors AI Platform, developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is a scalable, unsupervised machine-learning software suite capable of identifying, extracting essential hidden features, and efficiently compressing information in massive datasets. SmartTensors autonomously analyzes and discovers hidden features, signatures and patterns otherwise undetectable and buried in tens of terabytes of data. Big data surrounds us…
Rising inflation rates undermine economic growth, in this week’s R&D Power Index
The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending January 21, 2022, closed at 5,208.27 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was down -5.66% (or 312.43 basis points) from the week ending January 14, 2022. The stock of only one RDWI member gained value at 0.42% (AstraZeneca). The stock of 24 RDWI…