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Boston Dynamics’ Spot is a versatile little robot. Able to pull trucks, work on oil rigs, and even herd sheep, the dog-like bot has now learned a new trick and has been helping Foster + Partners with its ongoing … Read the rest
Big Screen TV Without A Screen
Epson has launched the EpiqVision Ultra line of “Laser Projection TV” projectors with the LS500 4K PRO-UHD, an ultra-short-throw machine capable of throwing 4K HDR content on a wall or screen at up to … Read the rest
Big Screen TV Without A Screen
Epson has launched the EpiqVision Ultra line of “Laser Projection TV” projectors with the LS500 4K PRO-UHD, an ultra-short-throw machine capable of throwing 4K HDR content on a wall or screen at up to … Read the rest
Selfies That Can Detect Clogged Arteries
A new algorithm has been developed to detect coronary artery disease solely from patient facial photos. The proof-of-concept, published in the European Heart Journal, needs more refinement before it becomes a useful clinical tool … Read the rest
We’ve Been Seriously Underestimating UK Productivity
The UK Office for National Statistics has said it will revise its flagship measures of the UK economy after it made huge errors in the measurement of prices and output in the telecoms industry … Read the rest
First Electric Passenger Plane Wins Flight Approval
Non-polluting air travel has come a step closer after the European aviation regulator granted the world’s first approval of an all-electric aircraft.
The plane manufactured by Pipistrel, a pioneer in electric flight, is … Read the rest
Robots Replace Sheep Dogs
We’ve been worrying about humans being put out of work by robots, but it now looks as if man’s best friend also needs to worry. Robots are replacing sheep dogs.
Boston Dynamics’ dog-like Spot robot can … Read the rest
Freeze-Drying Blood
Human blood can typically only be stored for six weeks. It also needs to be refrigerated, which may be challenging in poor countries or remote locations. A new study, though, could lead to a method of drying blood … Read the rest
COVID-19:
We are living through a major inflection point in history.
This means that when “normal life” resumes, the future won’t look or feel much like “the normal” we have been used to.
Social and economic life will eventually recover … Read the rest
AI Discovers New Antibiotic
Artificial intelligence has been used to discover new antibiotics effective against untreatable diseases, marking the advent of a major new tool in the global fight against drug resistance.
In a paper published last month in the … Read the rest