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Sony has unveiled a handy solution to the unbearable summer heat – a wearable air conditioner dubbed as Reon Pocket. There’s no doubt that summers are getting hotter and hotter w… Read More

Modem chips connect smartphones to wireless network data networks like Verizon and AT&T. Unlike its biggest rivals, Samsung and Huawei, Apple has always relied on outside suppl… Read More

The researchers at RMIT University have used data from a smartphone’s accelerometer sensor to predict people’s personality type. In a previous study, RMIT computer scientists had… Read More

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A new study at Boston University offers an insight into how the brain’s navigational system works, and how we could leverage this knowledge to create smarter self-driving vehicles. Sci… Read More

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In a world’s first, the researchers at the Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) in South Korea have captured an image of an atom’s magnetic field. Since a single atom is so small… Read More

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Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a designer protein switch that can be used to control living cells. Designer proteins or artificial proteins are prot… Read More

According to a team at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, our ancestors lost a gene millions of years ago. And this may be responsible for the increased risk of heart… Read More

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IBM has just released three of its cancer-fighting AI projects to the open-source community. According to the National Cancer Institute, roughly 38.4 percent of men and women will be diagnos… Read More

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The Fast Fourier Transform or FFT algorithm is an algorithm commonly used since the 1970s in signal processing and telecommunications. Efficient in digital signal processing… Read More

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On Monday, Facebook announced that a “technical error” allowed children using its Messenger for Kids app join group chats that are unapproved by the parents. As you can imagine… Read More

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After canceling the initial launch of the Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission last week, India‘s 2nd launch attempt today came out as a success. The lunar lander is expected to travel thr… Read More

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Where a conventional computer works on bits, quantum computers works on qubits. And where the former have logic gates, the latter has quantum logic gates. While there’s no real “… Read More

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In an attempt to strengthen its moderation policies, Instagram is adding a new warning feature to its app. Users who violate the social media platform’s rules will now receive an Insta… Read More

Google’s Vice President of Public Policy, Karan Bhatia, confirmed at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last Tuesday that the Dragonfly project in China has been terminated. The said… Read More

You would think that marijuana-using parents would be more relaxed, at least when it comes to disciplining children. But, a recent study suggests that the reverse may be the case. Accor… Read More

Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have just developed a device that could harvest energy from the knee to generate electricity. From visible backpack to the more h… Read More

Last Tuesday night, Neuralink, the neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk, has unveiled on a livestream the brain-machine technology it’s been working on for a while now. Musk ha… Read More

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Code named Pohoiki Beach, Intel’s next-generation AI chip can process data 1,000 times faster than regular computer processors. The neuromorphic chip was designed to mimic the human br… Read More

Back in 2003, scientists discovered that insects can feel pain. However, a new study suggests that they can also experience chronic pain that lasts long after the initial injury has hea… Read More

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Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have developed a new way of making glass five times tougher than any we’ve ever seen. It involves strengthening the a… Read More

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A new study revealed that people living in the United States could experience extreme heat in the coming decades. Researchers predicted that if nothing is done to curb climate change, Americ… Read More

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Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have designed and 3D-printed microbots powered by vibration. Called “micro-bristle-bots,” these tiny robots measure two millimeters… Read More

According to a new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series, coral reefs are retreating from the equatorial water into more temperate regions. The effect of cl… Read More

In a recently published study in the journal PNAS, Entomologists from Iowa State University described how mosquitoes fight off the parasite that causes malaria. According to the Center for D… Read More

Are you wondering how Google algorithm works? If you regularly consult the search engine for information, then you’ve probably stumbled across mentions of Google algorithm. It’s… Read More

An AI poker gamer created by research scientists from Facebook AI and Carnegie Mellon University has defeated two of the World’s best poker players. Unlike other poker-playing AI model… Read More

Two researchers at the at Queen’s University have designed a backpack that generates electricity from side-to-side movement. In their publication in Royal Society Open Science, Qingguo… Read More

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Google’s operating system has been hit with the most severe threat in recent memory. According to cybersecurity researchers, over 25 million Android phones have been infected with a ma… Read More

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Facebook wants to make its photo and video sharing platform, Instagram, a happier place. And marketers are excited about it. Earlier in the week, Instagram announced a new tool to curb bully… Read More

The human brain is designed to instantly recognize the objects present in rich settings, whether in images and videos. However, the ability to identify the fake ones is another story. This t… Read More

Researchers have developed a device that not only addresses water purification issues, but it also generates electricity at the same time. According to a report, over 780 million people acro… Read More

Two doctoral students, from ETH Zurich’s Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory, Simon Tanner and Manuel Eichelberger have figured out a way to store data in music. That means, y… Read More

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According to a recent study, exposure to outdoor air pollution leads to decreased lung function and an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is… Read More

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Aside from Albert Einstein‘s Theory of General Relativity, there are other theoretical models that explain how gravity affects the cosmos and help form galaxies. Among these modified g… Read More

In 2017, 1.7 million people in the United States suffered from substance use disorder that’s related to prescription opioid pain relievers. Another 652,000 suffered from heroin use dis… Read More

Domestically, Australia may be engaging in a real fight against climate change, reducing its historical reliance on coal and other fossil fuels. It ought to! The country is one of the most v… Read More

Engineers have developed a vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest crops. They’re calling it Vegebot. At first, the team of engineers at the Universi… Read More

The alien life that scientists are after doesn’t have to be intelligent in the form of sentient humanoids, although that’s quite tantalizing. It may look more like microbial… Read More

Marijuana affects people differently. For some, it’s a rewarding high that could lead to dependence on the drug. Others experience a severe psychiatric side effect which ranges fr… Read More

Wondering how your brain remembers where it’s going? It may have to do with something called theta oscillations. A recent study suggests that the brain implements some form of GPS… Read More

In the brave new digital world of Industry 4.0, even sports competition has changed. Many athletes still break their backs to win the world’s most difficult physical challenges, but no… Read More

About 40 percent of consumers say that remarketing distracts and annoy them. At some point, while surfing the web, you may have stumbled upon a Game of Thrones game ad, and you got curious… Read More

In a study that involved juvenile common snapping turtles, researchers have been able to prove that programming the heart to survive the effect of low oxygen is possible. Turtles are po… Read More

To date, nearly 4,000 planets have already been discovered outside the solar system, with another 3,700 candidate planets awaiting confirmation. Scientists think there could be billions, in… Read More

A recent study revealed why most people prefer to donate time doing charity works rather than just give money. Like every interesting study, it began with a curious question. The r… Read More

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Engineers at the University of California, Davis and Carnegie Mellon University have developed a robot arm that comes with engineered bacteria for tasting specific chemicals. The resear… Read More

It’s finally happening. Facebook has finally decided to include ads on Instagram’s Explore page. With the update set to roll out over the next few months, Facebook is trying… Read More

Researchers at Intel have developed an eye contact correction system for video chats. The essential advantage of video chats over other forms of electronic communication is the, well, video… Read More

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A team of astrophysicists developed an AI universe simulator that can generate complex 3D models of the universe. It’s the first time that artificial intelligence technology has been u… Read More

By 2030, industrial robots would have taken over about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world. Although this is expected to boost the economic output, it could also worsen a gro… Read More

Training robots to do what they have to do requires technical guidance so that they would act accordingly, right? It may seem easy, but it’s more complicated than it sounds… Read More

Social listening is an essential part of every marketing strategy, and you’re about to find out why. As important as it is for every brand to get their message out there, talking is ov… Read More

We associate X-Rays more with medicine since medical imaging is their main application. But, X-Ray techniques can be adapted for many other uses. The same X-Rays that peer through soft… Read More

Apple recently filed a patent for a new Apple Watch band which comes with an in-built camera. However, unlike other third-party bands with built-in cameras, this unique design allows the wea… Read More

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A group of loyal Tesla owners from various parts of the world is reportedly offering free labor to help the car company hit its Q2 delivery goal. Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, have alwa… Read More

Researchers at the Hebrew University (HU) of Jerusalem have managed to transform skin cells in mice into embryonic cells. Dr. Yossi Buganim and his team discovered a set of genes that c… Read More

Researchers at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kindom have engineered a new family of enzymes to convert plant waste into sustainable products. The team involved in the project is… Read More

Juniper recently published a research titled Future Digital Advertising: Artificial Intelligence & Advertising Fraud 2019-2023, where it predicts the rise of Amazon’s ad revenue Ac… Read More

According to a new study, a type of bacteria in the microbiome of elite athletes improves their capacity for exercise. As you can imagine, these bacteria – a member of the genus Veillo… Read More

A nanocomputer is a computer reduced to its simplest functional form with the aim to increase tech accessibility. First introduced by the charity Raspberry Pi Foundation in 2012, the Ra… Read More

Raspberry Pi has become one of the cheapest ways to power a custom creation. Whether it’s a small gadget or a cleverly hacked device, tech enthusiast’s tinkering almost always in… Read More

When it comes to the detection of boundaries in images, neural network predictions lack the accuracy level needed for several critical tasks in computer vision, such as recognizing objects a… Read More