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AI Set to Revolutionize Radiotherapy

Oct-12-18 By IdeaConnection
The UK's public health service, the National Health Service is under continual pressure. This is due to several factors including budget cuts, an increase in the number of patients and a decrease in the number of qualified personnel to meet demand.

Robotic Skin Brings Inanimate Objects to Life

Oct-05-18 By IdeaConnection
In Pixar and Walt Disney’s Toy Story, the toys are living things that only pretend to be lifeless when humans are around. Well, now new research and technologies are opening up the possibility of bringing such inanimate objects to life.

Big Data Push to End Hunger

Sep-30-18 By IdeaConnection
A $500 million data drive spearheaded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and several national governments aims to improve the harvests of millions of farmers around the world.

Using Artificial Intelligence to Teach Gliders to Fly

Sep-21-18 By IdeaConnection
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's an artificial intelligence glider that is learning to fly in the same way that birds do.

A paper published in this week's Nature describes how scientists from universities in the US and Italy trained an algorithm to control a glider to navigate thermals.

Robotic Trousers to Help the Elderly Get Around

Sep-14-18 By IdeaConnection
British scientists are designing robotic trousers to help the elderly walk upstairs and get out and about without the use of wheelchairs.

This item of apparel has been dubbed 'the right trousers' in a nod to the Wallace and Gromit animation The Wrong Trousers in which Wallace develops a pair of techno slacks.

Understanding Big Data to Improve Healthcare Delivery

Sep-12-18 By IdeaConnection
The New Jersey Hospital Association in the USA has launched a data and informatics center that will use big data analytics techniques to identify and address gaps in healthcare for New Jersey's citizens.

Collaborating Robots Build Concrete Structure

Aug-29-18 By IdeaConnection
Businesses have long valued the many benefits of collaborations such as sharing costs and knowledge, improving efficiencies and boosting productivity.

Well, now robots are taking a leaf out of the smart business playbook by working with each other. Specifically, a team of mobile robots has collaborated to 3D print large structures quickly.

Where Do Good Ideas Come From?

Apr-06-18 By IdeaConnection
So, where do good ideas come from? Are they flashes of genius that come fully formed when you least expect them? Do they require hours with a pad of paper at the drawing board? Are they the result of accidents and surprising experimental results? And what environments breed them?

These are just some of the questions that are tackled in the following three videos that explore the sources of ideas.

Imagination Quotes to Inspire Innovators

Aug-25-17 By IdeaConnection
With imagination at the heart of every creative innovator and problem solver, here is a handful of imagination quotes to get yours going.

"I think nature's imagination Is so much greater than man's, she's never going to let us relax". Richard Feynman

How Your Company Can Innovate Better

Apr-21-17 By IdeaConnection
Innovation matters and can propel companies and organizations to new heights.  But taking innovative leaps forward and being responsive to or leading change can be fraught with difficulties.

In its recently published Innovation Matters report, UK-based PA Consulting Group provided four actionable insights to help companies get innovation right.