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Metallic Microrobots Break Down the Plastics into Smaller Molecules

Small pieces of plastic are everywhere, stretching from urban environments to pristine wilderness. Left to their own devices, it can take hundreds of years for them to degrade completely.

10 Jun 2021

Underwater Robots could help Investigate Deep-Sea Operations

Researchers are increasingly turning to robots to perform deep-sea operations to learn more about coral reefs and other underwater ecosystems.

By Robert Lea 9 Jun 2021

Drones Provide Odor Concentration Maps in Wastewater Treatment Plant

The bad odors produced by the Waste Water Treatment Plants, known as WWTPs, have become a growing concern in the cities and towns that host these facilities and are considered by citizens to be the main cause of the perception of pollution, along with the dust and noise.

9 Jun 2021

Artificial Intelligence can Predict Treatment Demand for Chronic Eye Diseases

Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of vision loss in people over 50. Up to 12 percent of those over 80 have the chronic disease.

9 Jun 2021

AI-Powered Tool Could Speed Up the Diagnosis of Heart Diseases

A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore, and the National Heart Centre Singapore have invented a tool that could speed up the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases.

9 Jun 2021

UAVs with Microphone Array Could be a Lifesaver for Disaster Victims

In a disaster, time is of the essence when searching for potential victims who may be difficult to find.

9 Jun 2021

AI can Improve Diagnosis, Treatment Of Sleep Disorders

Difficulty sleeping, sleep apnea and narcolepsy are among a range of sleep disorders that thousands of Danes suffer from.

9 Jun 2021

Monitoring Large Colonies of Seabirds with Drones and Artificial Intelligence

Using drones and artificial intelligence to monitor large colonies of seabirds can be as effective as traditional on-the-ground methods, while reducing costs, labor and the risk of human error, a new study finds.

9 Jun 2021

New Remote-Controlled Robot Used to Study Wombat Burrows

A new robot - named WomBot - that can be used to explore and study wombat burrows is presented in a study published in the journal SN Applied Sciences.

9 Jun 2021

Robertson Introduce Facial Recognition Technology on UK’s First National Robotarium Site

Robertson Construction has deployed facial recognition technology on its prestigious National Robotarium project in Edinburgh to support contactless site entry for the workforce.

9 Jun 2021

New Neural Network can Reliably Detect Coronal Holes from Space-Based Observations

Scientists from the University of Graz, Skoltech and their colleagues from the US and Germany have developed a new neural network that can reliably detect coronal holes from space-based observations.

8 Jun 2021

Researchers Develop a Pioneering Framework to Train Autonomous Multi-Agent Systems

Army researchers developed a pioneering framework that provides a baseline for the development of collaborative multi-agent systems.

8 Jun 2021

£8 Million Project Uses Robots with T-Ray Technology to Scan and Remove Tumors

New technology that will marry probes that can detect cancer tumours through the skin with high-precision robotic surgery is to be developed for use in hospital settings for the first time in a project led by the University of Warwick.

7 Jun 2021

European Funded Project Launches AI for Media Exchange Program for Young Researchers

The European-funded project AI4Media has launched a large-scale exchange program, the “Junior Fellows Exchange Program”, which aims to enhance mobility in AI-related research for the Media sector, especially among young researchers.

7 Jun 2021