Using AI to prevent bridges and tunnels collapsing

Using AI to prevent bridges and tunnels collapsing

The New York and Tel Aviv-based startup, Dynamic Infrastructure, is implementing the world’s first deep-learning solution which allows bridge and tunnel owners and operators to obtain visual diagnosis of the assets they manage. The system provides live,...
Milky Way raids intergalactic ‘bank accounts’

Milky Way raids intergalactic ‘bank accounts’

Our Milky Way is a frugal galaxy. Supernovas and violent stellar winds blow gas out of the galactic disk, but that gas falls back onto the galaxy to form new generations of stars. In an ambitious effort to conduct a full accounting of this recycling process,...
Facial recognition learns to recognise emotions

Facial recognition learns to recognise emotions

New AI facial expression recognition technology detects subtle changes in facial expression with a high degree of accuracy, giving machines the ability to correctly judge humans’ emotions. The new technology was developed by Fujitsu Laboratories and Fujitsu...
Study reveals unexpected impact of tech on our lives

Study reveals unexpected impact of tech on our lives

Technology contributes to making our lives easier, but could also make us more understanding, tolerant, charitable and open-minded. This is among the findings from global research undertaken by Lenovo, that polled more than 15 000 people from the US, Mexico, Brazil,...
Lenovo and Intel enable breakthrough research with HPC, AI

Lenovo and Intel enable breakthrough research with HPC, AI

A joint technology collaboration from Intel and Lenovo is accelerating the convergence of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) to help scientists at the Flatiron Institute solve scientific challenges in entirely new ways. The mission of...
Signs of an ancient oasis found on Mars

Signs of an ancient oasis found on Mars

If you could travel back in time 3,5-billion years, what would Mars look like? The picture is evolving among scientists working with NASA’s Curiosity rover. Imagine ponds dotting the floor of Gale Crater, the 150km wide ancient basin that Curiosity is exploring....