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Autonomous Driving Platform Offers Surround-View Lidar Solutions
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 17:55
Product Announcement Velodyne Lidar, Inc. announced its surround-view lidar solutions for collecting rich perception data in testing and validation are available on the NVIDIA DRIVE⢠autonomous driving platform--allowi...
FCC 24 GHz Auction Proceeds Near $700 Million
Medical Design Technology - 21 Mar 2019 01:12
News With 14 rounds completed, the FCC's 24 GHz auction has racked up nearly $700 million in bids as of Wednesday. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Carriers
Goodbye Console? Google Launches Game-streaming Platform
Medical Design Technology - 21 Mar 2019 00:18
News Video-game streaming typically requires a strong connection and more computing power than simply streaming video, since there is real-time interaction between player and game. Google says it is leveraging its data c...
Charter Starts Crediting $62.5M to Spectrum Customers as Part of NY AG Settlement
Medical Design Technology - 21 Mar 2019 00:15
News Charter Communications started issuing credits to Spectrum internet customers in New York as part of a $174.2 million consumer fraud settlement reached in December with the state Attorney General. Staff Author: Bevi...
FBI Tracked Michael Cohen's Phones with Controversial Device
Medical Design Technology - 21 Mar 2019 00:13
News Civil liberties and privacy groups have been objecting to the suitcase-sized devices, sometimes known as StingRays or Hailstorms, which act like a cell tower and often connect to cellphones other than the person bei...
EU Fines Google $1.7 Billion for Abusing Online Ads Market
Medical Design Technology - 21 Mar 2019 00:08
News The latest punishment means the commission has now issued Google with almost $10 billion in fines from probes into various parts of the Silicon Valley tech company's business. Contributed Author: Kelvin Chan and Raf...
Disney Closes $71B Deal for Fox Entertainment Assets
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 20:36
News The deal is likely to shake up the media landscape. Among other things, it paves the way for Disney to launch its streaming service, Disney Plus, due out later this year. It will also likely lead to layoffs in the t...
ACA Pivots Away from Cable with New Name
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 20:32
News ACA has renamed itself to 'ACA -- America's Communications Association,' in a move that aligns with the industry trend of operators pivoting away from the traditional pay TV focus and positioning themselves as conne...
From Foam to Bone: Plant Cellulose Can Pave the Way for Healthy Bone Implants
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 19:02
News Researchers have developed what could be the bone implant material of the future: an airy, foam-like substance that can be injected into the body and provide scaffolding for the growth of new bone... Contributed Aut...
Fighting Alzheimer's Disease During the Megathon: Spotlight on Three Citizen Scientists
Discover - 20 Mar 2019 17:36
Stall Catchers, a gamified way of contributing to Alzheimer's research, is going big! Working with SciStarter, the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University, the Citizen Science Associati...
New Wheel Units Could Bring Vehicle Costs Down
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 17:20
News Vehicles could be affordably produced for a wide variety of specialized purposes using a sophisticated wheel unit developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo... Contributed Author: University of Waterloo ...
Materials Could Delay Frost Up to 300 Times Longer Than Existing Anti-Icing Coatings
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 17:20
Videos Most techniques to prevent frost and ice formation on surfaces rely heavily on heating or liquid chemicals that need to be repeatedly reapplied because they easily wash away... Contributed Author: University of Il...
Infographic: The Past, Present, and Future of Artificial Intelligence
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 17:19
Blog Artificial intelligence (AI) uses computer systems to replicate human intelligence, and its influence stretches across a multitude of disciplines. One application brings together AI with ancient coins. Researchers.....
Experimental Blood Test Accurately Spots Fibromyalgia
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 17:00
News For the first time, researchers have evidence that fibromyalgia can be reliably detected in blood samples--work they hope will pave the way for a simple, fast diagnosis... Contributed Author: Misti Crane, The Ohio S...
Greyp's G6 E-Bike Adjusts Assistance Based on Rider's Heart Rate
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 17:00
Videos The Greyp G6, an e-mountain bike, was revealed in Zagreb, Croatia, and different from other electric bikes, the Greyp G6 can monitor a rider's heart rate and adjust the bike accordingly... Staff Author: Tierney Ki...
Micro-Robots Could Go Inside the Body and Track Vital Signs, Professor Says
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 17:00
Article Every time University of Pennsylvania engineer Marc Miskin speaks about his research on miniature robots, someone asks the question: How does it compare to the submarine in "Fantastic Voyage"?... Contributed Auth...
Designing Bikes from Old Wine Barrels
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 17:00
News Wine barrels may seem like an odd material to make bikes out of, but Lance Rake doesn't like the fact that wine barrels are often just thrown away. Instead, he wants use wine barrels to create cruiser bikes... Staff...
2020 Olympic Games Offer Robotic Assistance to Individuals in Wheelchairs
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 17:00
Videos Robots may be helping spectators in wheelchairs at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games have announced the Tokyo 2020 Robot Project helpers that assist individuals in whe...
A Study Analyzes Pre-Installed Software on Android Devices and Its Privacy Risks for Users
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 16:56
News Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the IMDEA Networks Institute, in collaboration with the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) at Berkeley (USA) and Stony Brook University of New York... Contrib...
Do People Know Where AI Is Used?
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 16:52
News Artificial intelligence is driving the digital transformation of many industries. This year alone, the AI market is projected to grow by 154 percent, and while this pivotal advancement is working its way into indust...
Semimetals Are High Conductors
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 16:48
News Researchers in China and at UC Davis have measured high conductivity in very thin layers of niobium arsenide, a type of material called a Weyl semimetal. The material has about three times the conductivity... Contri...
New Argonne Supercomputer, Built for Next-Gen Ai, Will Be Most Powerful in U.S.
Medical Design Technology - 20 Mar 2019 16:46
News The most powerful computer ever built in the United States will make its home at Argonne National Laboratory in 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy and Intel announced today. Aurora, the United States' first... Cont...