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  • Mixed Reality: Enjoy the View

    Mixed Reality: Enjoy the View0

    • Design & Technology
    • June 9, 2020

    For hundreds of years, people learned anatomy from books. Now, goggles and other mixed reality devices enable us to see particular elements of the human body like real objects.

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  • Using Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose COVID19

    Using Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose COVID190

    • Covid-19, Design & Technology
    • May 21, 2020

    The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and since then it has emerged as a global pandemic. More than 5 million people have been infected globally across 187 countries and over 320,000 people lost their lives to it (1). Because COVID19 (coronavirus disease) is a highly contagious and potentially

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  • Skin-based Health Monitoring With BodyNET

    Skin-based Health Monitoring With BodyNET0

    • Design & Technology
    • March 30, 2020

    Our skin, the largest organ of our body, can reveal a lot about age and health. For instance, people with fewer red blood cells tend to have pale skin, and those with hepatitis have a yellowish tint1. In the last few years, the skin has gained even more importance in what it can tell about

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  • New Sensor Detects Unattended Children in Cars

    New Sensor Detects Unattended Children in Cars0

    • Design & Technology
    • November 11, 2019

    A new sensor detects, with extreme accuracy, the presence of occupants in a vehicle. A team from the University of Waterloo, Canada, developed the low-cost, low-power radar that can save the lives of children and pets left alone in a car. The device uses frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radars to send signals that are reflected

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  • “We Are Obliged to Build Robots We Are not Obliged to” – Interview With Dr Joanna Bryson

    “We Are Obliged to Build Robots We Are not Obliged to” – Interview With Dr Joanna Bryson0

    • Design & Technology
    • March 25, 2019

    This interview is taken from the Mind Forest Podcast Episode 001: full-length episode here: http://www.buzzsprout.com/258312 Dr Joanna Bryson is a professor and researcher specialising in the study of natural and artificial intelligence. As well as being an associate professor at the University of Bath, she sits on the ethics board of ‘Mind Fire’ Global –

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  • Artificial Intelligence to the Rescue: Smart Robots are Coming to your Garden

    Artificial Intelligence to the Rescue: Smart Robots are Coming to your Garden0

    • Design & Technology, Share Your Science
    • March 1, 2019

    If you love gardening, you know how demanding the work can be. To craft a garden takes time, sweat and skills. As the body becomes frailer, using power cutters, getting on your knees and backing up and collecting cuttings grows into an arduous task. Now, a new artificial intelligence project to improve your average robot

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  • Mixed Reality: Enjoy the View
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    • May 21, 2020
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