Berkeley project tests tracking imperiled forests with 3D multispectral drone imaging
Droughts, climate change and deforestation are putting forests at risk worldwide, so studying these ...
This ‘artificial iris’ is like a pair of programmable shades in contact lens form
Smart contact lenses have been the stuff of science fiction for a long time, but as with jetpacks a ...
Augmented reality treatment reduces phantom pain in missing limbs
Phantom limb pain is a mysterious ailment: people with amputations experience aches and acute pains ...
Grace Hopper and Margaret Hamilton awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom for computing advances
President Obama awarded the country’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freed ...
Counting endangered sea cows is hard, so we’re going to make AI do it
Can you spot the lone dugong in this image? Look closer. Closer… still no? Try this larger v ...
Piccolissimo joins the ranks of ultra-tiny flying robots
Big robots like Spot may be great for carrying things or trotting out onto stages, but just as much ...
This smart sock adds sensations to prosthetic limbs
The future of prosthetics is fast arriving, with 3D-printed construction, advanced materials and em ...
WristWhirl lets you control your smartwatch with hand gestures (and look mad while you do it)
It’s a funny thing: Smartwatches are supposed to be the more accessible alternative to your smartph ...
These soft robotic muscles could help with physical therapy
Robotic exoskeletons are one of those technologies that tend to be associated with warfare or at le ...
MIT’s new software makes multi-material 3D printing easy
Using a mixture of different materials in 3D printing has been difficult for the user end, requirin ...