Technology
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Technology
Technology USAIn Hard-to-Reach Areas, Biodegradable Seed-Carriers Come to the Rescue
A group of engineers affiliated with Penn University in Pennsylvania, the United States, has designed an autonomous self-burying seed carrier, simplifying seeding in difficult-to-access areas since the corkscrew-like apparatus can be delivered in an aerial fashion.
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Technology
Technology USANASA Funds Millions Towards Scientific Projects
NASA has granted more than $10 million to a handful of American institutions to support scientific and technical research that aligns with the agency’s missions, thus contributing to the strengthening of the scientific community across the country.
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Health
Health CanadaAI Develops Cancer Cure… Within a Month!
With artificial intelligence now able to develop a treatment for an aggressive type of liver cancer in a month and predict the patients’ survival rate with an accuracy of 80%, the technology could soon become the new weapon against deadly diseases.
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Society
Society USATech and Innovation Are Key in Gender Equality – So Let’s Use That!
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women concluded its latest session by reaffirming the crucial role technology and innovation play in the achievement of gender equality - and initiatives have been put in place with these two key things in mind.
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Health
Health South KoreaA Futuristic Lens… That Can Treat Glaucoma!
Patients dealing with glaucoma could soon use a smart contact lens developed by a team of researchers affiliated with Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea to administer the treatment as soon as pressure is detected on the affected eye.
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Animals
Animals USAThis Animal Cryobank Is a Conservation Must
The San Diego Zoo, in California, United States, is home to the world’s largest animal cryobank - where skin samples from rare and endangered species are stored - and the genetic material preserved can be used for conservation techniques already applied... and those yet to be…
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Society
Society USAWelcome to the Stage, AI: Historic Grand Performance Kicked Off
For the first time in history, an artificial intelligence-powered screen joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in a joint performance where the AI generated real-time images that followed the beat of the music via the help of an algorithm.
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Society
Society United KingdomAI Tool Gives New Possibilities to Study Ancient Greek Texts
A London-based AI company took up the challenge of creating a system able to restore, date, and fill in the gaps of ancient Greek texts, thus providing researchers and historians a useful tool to analyze with greater precision past civilizations and better understand our common history.