The US and EU have signed a landmark agreement to explore how AI can be used to improve lives. The US Department of State and EU Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) simultaneously held a virtual signing ceremony of the agreement in Washington and Brussels. Roberto Viola, Director General of DG […]
From the moment we wake up and reach for our smartphones and throughout the day as we text each other, upload selfies to social media, shop, commute, work, work out, watch streaming media, pay bills, and travel, and even while we’re sleeping, we spew personal data like jets sketching contrails across the sky. An astonishing […]
For centuries, the Okefenokee Swamp has been a haven for people, animals, and plants. The wilderness, which straddles the Georgia-Florida border, is a mire of winding, midnight waters, giant cypress trees cloaked in Spanish moss, and peat islands floating among alligators and lily pads. The swamp has seen many chapters: It was part of the […]
New Zealand’s capital remained under a state of emergency Monday after the heaviest rainfall on record flooded the city. This month’s unprecedented dousing, which the prime minister attributed to climate change, has left four people dead and thousands more with damaged homes. Hundreds of emergency personnel are converging on Auckland to assist even as forecasts […]
(Left to right) Florian Mittendorfer, Giada Franceschi, Michael Schmid and Andrea Conti in their laboratory at TU Wien. Photo: TU Wien. At first glance, mica is quite ordinary: it is a common mineral, found in rocks like granite, and has been extensively studied from geological, chemical and technical perspectives. One might think nothing new could […]
Treating perianal fistulas with the injectable nanofiber-hydrogel composite loaded with stem cells. Image: Florin Selaru. In a study using a rat model of Crohn’s disease, a biodegradable hydrogel composite loaded with stem cells has shown significant success in treating perianal fistulas (PAF) – one of the many complications of Crohn’s disease. The novel hydrogel composite […]
Aircraft sensor insights The global market for aircraft sensors is expected to double over the next decade thanks to increase usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the North American market is expected to lead the way. The temperature sensor market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 4.5%. By the end of 2033, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on the continuing, decades-long problem of medical product supply chain disruptions. Drug and medical device shortages — life-threatening for some — also affect the entire U.S health care system, costing millions of dollars annually. New resources from the National Academies offer insights.
Phoenix, Arizona auxiliary power unit (APU) and engine facility will try SAF blend.
With edge intelligence becoming more common, and more sophisticated machine learning being deployed in embedded IoT devices, hardware compute architectures are becoming more complex, and in turn, software development is becoming more challenging. These embedded IoT devices are small, constrained systems and code development needs to keep up to date with continuous and now more […]