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Artificial Intelligence Makes Colonoscopies Smarter

Dec-21-18 By IdeaConnection
Artificial intelligence is spreading into all areas of our lives.  It is also reaching parts of our bodies helping to save our lives. Doctors at the University of California Irvine are using AI to improve colonoscopies. 

NASA Plans for a Nuclear-Powered Robot to Search for Aliens

Dec-19-18 By IdeaConnection
In a bold attempt to find alien life a number of scientists including researchers at NASA have put forward a plan to send a nuclear-powered robot to look for ET on Europa, one of the moons orbiting Jupiter.

Big Data for Improved Flood Risk Predictions

Dec-07-18 By IdeaConnection
Scotland is a very wet country with an abundance of rainfall. Heavy rains and flooding puts lives, homes and businesses at risk and makes an annual dent in the economy to the tune of around £53 million (approx. $USD 67 million).

Introducing ESA's Hopping Robot

Nov-30-18 By IdeaConnection
While NASA's Insight lander is wowing the world with the images and data it is sending back, the European Space Agency (ESA) is currently testing its ‘SpaceBok’, a walking and hopping robot that it hopes will be jumping over the surface of the red planet in the not too distant future.

Big Data Projects to Tackle Alzheimer’s

Nov-14-18 By IdeaConnection
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, an irreversible, progressive brain disorder for which there is currently no cure. A new way to learn more about the disease involves big data.

AI Broadcaster Makes its Debut in China

Nov-09-18 By IdeaConnection
Take a look at the video in this post. It is of the latest news announcer to be unveiled by China's state news agency, Xinhua News. He looks young, serious and smart in his sharp suit and tie, just like many other TV announcers all over the world. What marks him out though is that he isn't real.

How to Attract an Alien’s Attention

Nov-07-18 By IdeaConnection
So, what should you do if you want to attract the attention of extra-terrestrials and get them to visit our little old planet? Scientists at MIT have got an idea. We just leave the light on.

Decision Making Robot Transforms its Shape to Tackle Tasks

Nov-02-18 By IdeaConnection
A team from Cornell University has created a robot that can perceive its surroundings and autonomously transform into different shapes to perform various tasks.

Overcoming Big Data Challenges

Oct-27-18 By IdeaConnection
Big data has huge potential to facilitate the delivery of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, but it is being hampered by a number of complications. This was one of the key messages coming out of the second UN World Data Forum which was held in Dubai earlier this week.

AI Puts Harrison Ford in Solo Prequel

Oct-19-18 By IdeaConnection
The force is most definitely with artificial intelligence. A Star Wars fan has used deep learning to insert a younger looking Harrison Ford into Solo: A Star Wars Story, the prequel film that was released earlier this year.