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They’re known as deepfakes – photos or videos that have been very convincingly manipulated to depict people saying or doing things that they never actually said or did. They’re potentially quite the problem, so an experimental new deep neural… Continue reading Learning from photos, a deep neural network identifies deepfakes
Although many smokers apparently don’t realize it (or just don’t care), cigarette butts are very much a form of litter – in fact, they’re the world’s most common type of litter. And they’re not just an eyesore, as new research now indicates t… Continue reading Study shows that dropped cigarette butts harm plants
If you’re a fan of Ethiopian cuisine, then you’ll be familiar with injera – it’s a large, round flatbread that everyone pulls pieces off of to scoop up the food. Making full-size injera can be challenging in a normal kitchen, which is why the… Continue reading Induction grill is made for Ethiopian eats
Many people get a tattoo as a means of making a statement. Thanks to new research into permanent tattoos that change color in response to certain biomarkers, that statement could one day be something along the lines of, “My pH levels are bein… Continue reading Permanent tattoos could be used to monitor long-term conditions
As many a fancy-refrigerator-owner will know, fingerprints tend to be highly visible on stainless steel. A new transparent coating could help, however, as it goes about reducing the appearance of prints in three ways…
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If you’re making a 2-mm-long walking robot, it pretty much goes without saying that the thing won’t be able to carry much of a battery. That’s why Georgia Tech’s new “micro-bristle-bots” are instead propelled by vibrations. And someday, they may actually be capable of moving within the human body.
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As compared to most other joints in the human body, the knee has quite a large range of motion … so why not put that motion to use, as a source of electricity? That’s what a new prototype device does, and it reportedly does not cause i… Continue reading Wearable device harvests energy from bending of the knee
If you’re a member of a rowing team, it’s not just your stroke that’s important, but also how well you coordinate that stroke with those of your team-mates. With that in mind, Idaho-based rowers Mike Schaefer and John Balint invented the conn… Continue reading Connected rowing machine makes users part of a team
We’ve already heard how electrical pulses have been shown to help heal wounds, by promoting tissue growth. An experimental new implant uses that same principle to aid in the regeneration of cardiac tissue, potentially postponing or even elimi… Continue reading Implant uses electricity to heal the heart
The shorter a drone’s propellers, the less efficient they are at keeping it airborne. That factor, along with compact, low-capacity batteries, is the reason that small drones can’t fly for very long. A new two-prop drone, however, is claimed … Continue reading Ring-shaped dual-prop drone boasts twice the flight time as quadcopters