Innovation - Page 227

November 10, 2015

Boston Children's Hospital battles rare diseases with Watson supercomputer

Boston Children’s Hospital is harnessing IBM’s Watson supercomputer to help doctors identify possible options for the diagnosis and treatment of rare pediatric diseases.

November 10, 2015

The world's largest 3D-printed drone is also its fastest, clocking in at 150 MPH

The rapidly advancing industries of 3D printing and drone technology continue to innovate at breakneck speeds, and just this past weekend, a group of engineers raised the bar even higher.

November 9, 2015

US Army touts mind-reading tech

The military may have a potent new weapon in its arsenal, but it doesn’t involve state-of-the-art hardware or phenomenal firepower. The U.S. Army has successfully used a desktop computer to determine what target image a soldier was thinking about.

November 6, 2015

Improved fingerprinting tech could catch elephant poachers

Law enforcement agencies have gotten pretty good at intercepting illegal shipments of ivory, using the confiscated tusks from poached African elephants to demonstrate they are cracking down on this illicit trade. But they have been less successful at finding the culprits behind the shipments – partly because it has been impossible to retrieve fingerprints from the ivory.

November 6, 2015

This giant quadcopter drone launches fixed-wing UAVs, then retrieves them with a skyhook

Due in large part to the fact landing fixed-wing drones is easier said than done, Boeing subsidiary Insitu recently unveiled an incredibly innovative drone launch and recovery system.

November 6, 2015

Stunning video shows 'jetmen' flying in formation with Emirates A380

It’s an incredible video that looks like it’s straight out of a ‘James Bond’ movie – two intrepid ‘jetmen’ flying in carefully choreographed formation with a huge Emirates A380.

November 6, 2015

Will New York City get its own floating beach?

This multi-million dollar project will give city goers a great place to relax—if the developer can raise the funds.

November 6, 2015

China to build world’s most insane bridge

The "Mobius" bridge, proposed for the Dragon King Harbor River development in Changsha, China, is about to become the craziest bridge anyone ever had to cross.

November 5, 2015

Can you travel on Bitcoin alone?

It's getting easier for consumers to use virtual currency to pay for various parts of their vacation and even keep track of their rewards points. 

November 5, 2015

Royal Caribbean unveils virtual balconies on its ships

Caribbean is set to unveil a high-tech feature on its ships that’s something right out of the movie “Bladerunner.”