Innovation - Page 192

May 3, 2016

25 robots set to compete in ambitious contest this summer

This summer, 25 robots from around the world will go head to head in a competition to test how machines could one day provide assistance after natural or man-made disasters

May 3, 2016

Apple Watch on deck: What to expect from Monday's 'Spring Forward' event

It's finally time for Apple Watch. Apple's “Spring Forward” event in San Francisco on Monday is widely expected to be the launch pad for its eagerly anticipated smartwatch.

May 3, 2016

Laser weapon blasts through truck

Lockheed Martin, the defense and security technology company, demonstrated the power of its Aadvanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) laser weapon system by blasting a small truck in a recent field test. According to the company, the demonstration was the highest power ever documented by this kind of laser weapon.

May 3, 2016

Virtual doctors treat real patients at remote digital clinics

Telemedicine is improving the quality of health care coverage at remote medical clinics throughout the U.S., like the one at Jones Wheat Elementary in Bainbridge, Ga.

May 3, 2016

DARPA taps tech to build sophisticated artificial limbs for wounded veterans

Restoring hands, arms, feet, and legs to those wounded in the service of our country should be a national priority…and now, finally, it is, thanks to some very promising technological advances.

May 3, 2016

Google works to rank sites based on ‘truthfulness’

In a step that critics worry will inject political bias into search results, a Google research team released a report this month on ranking search results based on how factual websites are. They propose eventually using that to change Google rankings, which are currently based on website popularity.

May 3, 2016

New small diameter bomb doesn’t fit inside Marines' F-35B

Joint Strike Fighter engineers will have to make adjustments to the weapons bay of the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 so the aircraft can carry a pin point glide bomb by 2022, JSF program officials said.

May 3, 2016

Watson gets even smarter as IBM buys startup AlchemyAPI

IBM Watson’s cognitive computing capabilities got an added boost with Wednesday’s announcement that the tech and consulting company has acquired AlchemyAPI – an on-the-rise startup that provides cognitive computing software to carry out natural language processing for clients that range from big business to web publishers. The new partnership allows IBM to accelerate Watson’s growing cognitive capacity.

May 3, 2016

Stratos launches first 'connected' credit card on the market

It’s something most people find annoying – bulging wallets filled with easily lost cards. One tech startup is hoping to make life a little easier for those whose pockets are overflowing with plastic. Today, Stratos, Inc.  announced the launch of the Stratos Bluetooth Card, an all-in-one “smart” credit card.

May 3, 2016

Chatty machines? Future computers could communicate like humans

In the future, you might be able to talk to computers and robots the same way you talk to your friends