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View ArticleUse of whole-genome sequencing in the epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni...
High-throughput whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is a revolutionary tool in public health microbiology and is gradually substituting classical typing methods in surveillance of infectious diseases. In...
View ArticleA drone with insect-inspired folding wings
by Linda Seward, NCCR Robotics Aerial Learn October 3, 2016 When designing robots to help in the search for victims after a natural disaster, a number of features are important: robustness, long...
View ArticleDrone learns to see in zero-gravity
by Guido de Croon Space Articles October 3, 2016 During an experiment performed on board of the International Space Station (ISS) a small drone successfully learned by itself to see distances using...
View ArticleRobohub Digest 09/16: AI100, RoboLaw, sailing and farming robots
by Jana Witt, Kassie Perlongo Robohub Digest October 3, 2016 A quick, hassle-free way to stay on top of robotics news, our robotics digest is released on the first Monday of every month. Sign up to get...
View ArticleHHS embarks on $52 million genetic sequencing platform development
Government & PolicyThe Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, ASPR, is allocating money to advance the development of a...
View ArticleABB Ability
ABB Ability’s leading technology products and services can be applied across different industries—and are already helping our customers achieve significant value through digitalization and closing the...
View ArticleUMC Utrecht and regenHU develop new technology to improve 3D bioprinting...
Oct 4, 2016 | By Alec The Dutch city of Utrecht is well known in 3D bioprinting circles, largely thanks to the fantastic efforts of the University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht’s Biofabrication...
View ArticleIntel ships RealSense-powered kits to build your own robots and drones
Want to build a drone at home? Intel is shipping its Aero Compute Board so you can get your unmanned aerial vehicle in the sky. The Aero Compute Board is priced at a hefty $399 and available on Intel’s...
View ArticleHacking Our Senses Will Transform How We Experience the World
For millennia the human experience has been governed by five senses, but advances in neuroscience and technology may soon give us a far broader perspective. What counts as a sense in the first place is...
View ArticleGoogle teaches robots to teach each other
RoboticsPoet John Donne said, "no man is an island," and that is even more true for robots. While we humans can share our experiences and expertise through language and demonstration, robots have the...
View Article'World Robot Summit' coming to Japan in 2020
The robot olympics are coming to Japan in 2020, the same year that the eyes of the world will be on the summer games in Tokyo. As top human athletes battle for medals, their cutting-edge droid...
View ArticleTiny machines win chemistry Nobel prize
The 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded for the development of the world's smallest machines. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa will share the 8m kronor...
View ArticleMailChimp and the Un-Silicon Valley Way to Make It as a Start-Up
There is perhaps no better example of this other way than MailChimp, a 16-year-old Atlanta-based company that makes marketing software for small businesses. If you’ve heard of MailChimp, it’s either...
View ArticleGoogle Wants Robots to Acquire New Skills by Learning From Each Other
Robots of the world, unite! Google has a plan to speed up robotic learning, and it involves getting robots to share their experiences and collectively improve their capabilities. Sergey Levine from...
View ArticleThe Solar System's 9 Oceans Beyond Earth in One Remarkable Infographic
Categories Latest Popular Editor's Picks Community Debate Central Featured Future Health Science Singularity University Tech Video Central Video Post The Solar System's 9 Oceans Beyond Earth in One...
View ArticleA sheet metal Arduino MP3 alarm clock
Wake up to your favorite tunes using this beautiful sheet metal alarm clock! If you need to get up for work, class, or simply to avoid wasting the day away, setting an alarm is the obvious solution....
View ArticleAfter two million miles, Google’s robot car now drives better than a 16 year old
On a foggy Monday morning in Silicon Valley this week, I took a ride in Google’s self-driving car and nothing happened. That’s a big deal. That’s because the company announced its self-driving car...
View ArticleN.S.A. Contractor Arrested in Possible New Theft of Secrets
WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. secretly arrested a National Security Agency contractor in recent weeks and is investigating whether he stole and disclosed highly classified computer codes developed to hack...
View ArticleAgainst Donald Trump
In October of 1860, James Russell Lowell, the founding editor of The Atlantic, warned in these pages about the perishability of the great American democratic experiment if citizens (at the time, white,...
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