Category: Engineering

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a novel method for underwater geolocalization using deep neural networks that have been trained on 10 million polarization-sensitive images collected from locations around the world. This new study, led by electrical and computer engineering professor Viktor Gruev, along with computer science professor David Forsyth, enables underwater geolocalization using…

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Cheops (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) assignment is the first space mission dedicated to studying bright, nearby stars, known to host exoplanets. Since 2019, the mission’s goal has been to observe alien worlds and conduct high-precision observations of the planet’s size as it passes in front of its host star.  Now the…

The recent progress in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) promises a future where these technologies would play a more prominent role in society. Current developments, such as the introduction of autonomous vehicles, the ability to generate original artwork, and the creation of chatbots capable of engaging in human-like conversations, highlight the immense…

You can’t unsee it. It’s green. It’s hairy. And it’s on the tongue. A 64-year-old man in Ohio with a history of tobacco use had elongated filiform papillae and green discoloration on his tongue for two weeks. His condition was benign, and he recovered soon after his prognosis. The picture was published on July 6…

Twitter has a “dick-pic-bot” which scours the social media platform in search of phallic-shaped pictures and then flags them. While there has been no official communication regarding the said bot by Twitter, CEO Elon Musk admitted as much in a tweet: Your account was labeled as NSFW by our dick pic bot on 6/26, because…

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have found a simple and affordable way to store ammonia, an important chemical in a range of industries. The discovery could also help in establishing a hydrogen-based economy. Ammonia, chemically written as NH3, is widely used across industries ranging from textiles to pharmaceuticals…

Tesla’s humanoid robot ‘Optimus,’ which the company describes as capable of performing unsafe, repetitive, or boring tasks, has been displayed in New York to help retail performance, as reported by Electrek. After the robot garnered much attention at a recent artificial intelligence (AI) expo in China, the automotive EV company thought that planting Optimus in…

Increasing climatic variations have challenged scientists to devise ways to solve the looming issue of water scarcity around the world. It’s reported that a third of the world’s population lives in water-stressed regions.  Researchers at UC Berkeley have now developed an innovative solution to the crisis with their hand-held device that can “extract and convert…

As demand for Raytheon’s ancient Stinger missiles explodes, the company has been forced to employ retired employees to help build them, reports Defense One. The re-hired former engineers will help train younger staff and help restart production from blueprints that are well over 40 years old. The demand for the missiles has come after large…

Scientists have developed a new 4D imaging tool that enables analysis of live brain tissue with unprecedented comprehensiveness and spatial resolution, as reported in a study published in Nature Methods on July 10. The technology holds immense potential to unveil the functional architecture of brain tissue— and possibly other organs— shedding new light on the enigmatic nature…