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New AI Technique to Detect Missing Objects or People in Ocean

The ocean is a messy and turbulent space, where winds and weather kick up waves in all directions.

28 May 2020

Advanced AI Model Enables Coherent Scene Recognition for Autonomous Vehicles

Bicycles, people, cars or sky, road, grass: Which pixels of an image depict unique foreground objects or persons in front of a self-driving car, and which pixels depict background classes?

18 May 2020

Machine Learning Tool Estimates the Energy Required To Make or Break Molecules

A new machine learning tool can calculate the energy required to make -- or break -- a molecule with higher accuracy than conventional methods. While the tool can currently only handle simple molecules, it paves the way for future insights in quantum chemistry.

13 May 2020

AI Helps Create Neural Trees that Imitate Actual Brain Synapses

The aim of many researchers across the world is to develop a neuromorphic computer—one that is motivated by and functions just like a human brain.

11 May 2020

AI-Driven Technique to Identify Light Sources Could Optimize Remote Sensing

Identifying sources of light plays an important role in the development of many photonic technologies, such as lidar, remote sensing, and microscopy. Traditionally, identifying light sources as diverse as sunlight, laser radiation, or molecule fluoresce

6 May 2020

New AI Models Could Personalise Object Recognition for Visually Impaired People

Microsoft AI for Accessibility is funding the Object Recognition for Blind Image Training (ORBIT) project, led by City, University of London's Dr Simone Stumpf.

5 May 2020

Study Reports Robots may Play Vital Role in Exacerbating Income Inequality

This is part 1 of a three-part series examining the effects of robots and automation on employment, based on new research from economist and Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu.

5 May 2020

New Method Prevents Accidental Injuries in Robot-Assisted Procedures

Scientists at Texas A&M University have demonstrated that users can be given a precise perception of the distance to contact by sending small but noticeable pulses of electrical currents to their fingertips.

30 Apr 2020

News String Mechanism Creates Realistic Haptic Feedback in VR

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a device that makes use of multiple strings fixed to the hand and fingers to simulate the feel of heavy objects and obstacles.

29 Apr 2020

Study Highlights the Ethical Issues of Virtual and Augmented Reality

Virtual reality research dates back to the 1980s, but given the availability of good quality to the general public, it can soon turn out to be a commercial consumer product.

28 Apr 2020