In Santa Monica, City Hall Makes its Own Water, Power—and Goodwill
COMMENTARY | Municipal leaders can build new facilities that recycle water and generate power, as well as uplift staff and citizens.
US-made small drones added to GSA schedule
Through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue sUAS initiative, five U.S.-manufactured drone configurations are providing secure options for military and civilian agencies.
Patent Office looks to AI for image searches
The United States Patent and Trademark Office wants to know whether artificial intelligence is mature enough to help with image searching in design patent applications – those that protect the way a manufactured item looks and works.
DARPA wants autonomous vehicles that drive as well as humans
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency thinks boosting the performance of algorithms may bring the driving performance of unmanned ground vehicles on par with humans.
What's needed to keep 5G from compromising weather forecasts
Researchers from Rutgers University have shown that 5G signals that “leak” into the spectrum used by satellite sensors can lead to inaccurate weather forecasts.
Coast Guard may soon be carrying handheld translators
Department of Homeland Security has awarded Phase 1 funding to Kynamics to build a portable, standalone language translator.
AI-based traffic management improves mobility, saves fuel, cuts pollution
Researchers are developing a dynamic feedback traffic signal control system that reduces corridor-level fuel consumption by 20% while maintaining a safe and efficient transportation environment.
Wearables, AI deliver ‘left-of-cough’ COVID awareness
The Rapid Analysis of Threat Exposure system alerts wearers to the virus up to 48 hours before they become symptomatic, allowing them to quarantine, get tested and seek treatment without spreading the disease.
A language generation program’s ability to write articles, produce code and compose poetry has wowed scientists
GPT-3 is far and away the most “knowledgeable” natural language generation program to date, and it has a range of potential uses in professions ranging from teaching to journalism to customer service.
Can machines teach themselves about time?
To expand the shelf life of artificial intelligence systems, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for researchers to help it build a neural network architecture with a self-understanding of time.
Pandemic May Alter Big Cities, But Won’t Kill Them, Experts Say
The possibility that mid-sized cities could benefit from shifts in how and where people are working also came up during Route Fifty’s Future Cities event on Monday.
Training responders to use augmented reality, exoskeletons
Researchers have developed a mixed-reality learning environment that uses exoskeletons and augmented reality to improve responders’ safety and performance by enhancing their physical and cognitive capabilities.
Smithsonian retools for post-COVID visitor tech
To support social distancing, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is developing a strategy to convert elements of its in-person interactive exhibits to mobile apps.
DOD enlisting AR microscopes to spot cancer
The Defense Innovation Unit is partnering with Google Cloud to use machine learning and augmented reality to speed and improve the accuracy of cancer diagnoses.
Blockchain as a COVID remedy
Distributed ledger technology has been proposed as a cure for pandemic related issues, including supply chain management, funds distribution, absentee voting and social distancing.
Hearing gives robot perception a big boost
Robot perception could improve markedly by giving robots the ability to hear sounds, researchers report.
White House announces $1B in funding for AI, quantum research centers
The National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy will be investing over more than $1 billion over five years to build 12 new artificial intelligence and quantum information science research institutes, the White House announced.
Anti-drone tech tests lined up for local airports
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to test anti-drone technologies to see how they perform in real-world environments.
Energy Department's AI office looking for partnerships
Two recently announced artificial intelligence collaborations show how the technology can affect real world problems, according to the head of the Energy Department's AI office.
The Urban Future is Carless
COMMENTARY | As cities consider what a post-pandemic environment looks like, micromobility devices can help reduce reliance on cars, make streets safer and be more environmentally friendly.
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