Portable Lab You Plug into Your Phone Can Diagnose Illnesses Like Coronavirus
Not only is the at-home spit test device inexpensive to make, it can also test for every illness ranging from HIV and coronavirus to depression.
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Scientists Develop Sensor to Save Kids and Pets Left in Vehicles-And It's So Cheap, It Could Be in Cars by 2020
The inexpensive radar system developed by the Waterloo researchers uses AI to detect children and pets in cars with 100% accuracy.
Microsoft is Spending $25 Million to Harness AI and Make Life Better for the Disabled
"By innovating for people with disabilities, we are innovating for us all," said Microsoft President Brad Smith about the huge tech investment.
Thousands of Leading AI Researchers Sign Pledge Against Lethal Robots
As AI becomes increasingly prevalent in modern technologies, researchers are taking a hard stance on how it will be used.
When Doctors Predicted These Coma Patients Would Not Wake Up, AI Disagreed. Then All 7 Patients Woke Up.
The AI model directly contradicted the diagnoses that were given by physicians – and it turned out to be right seven times out of seven.
Here's How You Play the World's First Sport Designed by AI - and It's Apparently Pretty Fun
A team of designers uploaded the rules of 400 different world sports into an AI program so it could design its own - and the result is apparently quite fun.
Researchers Create AI System That Can Predict Epileptic Seizures One Hour Ahead of Time With 99.6% Accuracy
The researchers are now investigating how they will be able to introduce the technology to people's lives in a way that will be easy to manage and monitor.
Finland is Making Their 6-Week Crash Course on AI Available to the World as a Free Christmas Gift
"The Elements of AI" is currently available in English, Swedish, Estonian, Finnish, and German through the University of Helsinki website.
In World First, AI System Develops New Drug, Cuts R&D Costs By 80%, Moving it to Trials For OCD Patients in 1/5 the Time
A British artificial intelligence system has invented a new drug now in human trials for treating OCD—and using AI reduced the drug's R&D costs by 80%.
Lab App Detects Allergens in Food
Do you have a serious food allergy and want to know if there's any culprits in your cookie? Now there's an app for that. It will take you 20 minutes to get the answer using a new application developed by UCLA researchers for your smartphone.
Plant-Based Plastics Could Soon Be Recycled Hundreds of Times Thanks to New Breakthrough
UK researchers have developed a new method that could allow plant-based plastic to be endlessly recycled, rather than rotting in a landfill.
'Unprecedented' New Photos of the Sun's Surface Are Being Hailed as Landmark Achievement for Science
These groundbreaking photos of the surface of the sun are being hailed as a landmark moment for a "new era of solar astronomy".
Researchers Develop Ultra-Absorbent Device That Can Pull Record Amounts of Water Out of Thin Air
A team of Johns Hopkins researchers have identified an ultra-absorbent new material that can soak up almost 9 liters of water from thin air every day.
This App Delivers Instant Sign Language Interpreters For Those Tricky Moments That Need More Than Pen and Paper
The new Jeenie video chat app instantly connects ASL-speakers with interpreters who can translate sign language into spoken word.
Dad Builds Adapted Nintendo Controller for Disabled Daughter-And Her Reaction is Adorable
This devoted dad plans to publish instructions so other parents of disabled children can build his special adaptive Nintendo Switch controller themselves.
'Breakthrough' Device Allows Doctors to Keep Livers Outside the Body for 7 Days Instead of Mere Hours
The revolutionary perfusion machine was unveiled to the world by Swiss researchers from the University of Zurich earlier this week.
This New LED Lamp Has Helped 90% of Its Dyslexic Users to Read 'Effortlessly'
More than 90% of the dyslexic people who tested the device said they could "easily read any text illuminated by the lamp".
Rather Than Shredding Food Scraps With Your Garbage Disposal, This Device Collects It All for Composting
The ingenious and easy-to-install device allows homeowners to flush all of their food scraps down the drain for composting, rather than the trash.
Researchers On Brink of Delivering Energy-Dense Battery That Will Power Your Phone for 5 Days Straight
If implemented on a wider scale, these batteries could keep your cell phone and electric vehicle charged for days at a time.
Bionic Pancreas for Type 1 Diabetes Gets 'Breakthrough' Designation From FDA
After this devoted dad spent years developing an autonomous pancreas for his diabetic son, it has finally gotten a "breakthrough designation" from the FDA.
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