Science

ISS Luxury hotel

Russia is going to build a 5-star luxury hotel on the ISS

While American private companies are working to offer to pay customers with a short trip to space. (or the edge of it). Russia is cooking up something grander. According to Popular Mechanics, it proposal saw a plan to build a luxury hotel in the ISS with Russian space corporation Roscosmos project. At least $ 40 […]

Blue Origin

Blue Origin tests with the ‘Crew Capsule 2.0’ with huge windows in space

#NewShepard had a successful first flight of Crew Capsule 2.0 today. Complete with windows and our instrumented test dummy. He had a great ride. @BlueOrigin pic.twitter.com/PZHXWXjuw9 — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) December 13, 2017 Jeff Bezos’ rocket company is not quite ready for space tourism, but today’s test flight gets it a bit closer. Bezos tweeted […]

Health

wrist fractures

FDA permits artificial intelligence tool for detecting wrist fractures

The FDA has been approving its fair share of AI-powered medical technology, but its latest might be particularly helpful if you ever have a nasty fall. The agency has greenlit Imagen’s OsteoDetect, an AI-based diagnostic tool that can quickly detect distal radius wrist fractures. Its machine learning algorithm studies 2D X-rays for the telltale signs […]

Nvidia

GE speed up medical image processing with help from Nvidia and Intel

Deep learning technology is getting itself at home in hospitals by helping radiologists examine medical scans for just a buck per image. Now, GE healthcare is bringing that AI tech directly to the scanners, because of partnerships with NVIDIA and Intel. GE Healthcare said It’ll update more than 500,000 of its medical devices throughout the […]

malaria

Scientists are using Drones and smartphones to fight malaria in Tanzania

The fight against malaria has been improving, but there is still lots more work to do. For one thing, anti-larval sprays are both expensive and time-consuming — you cannot always afford to spray a whole area. Thankfully, a mix of technology is creating that mosquito battle more practical. Wales’ Aberystwyth University and Tanzania’s Zanzibar malaria […]

News

Sony Xperia 1

Sony Xperia 1 the world’s first 4K HDR OLED smartphone display

Sony is playing to its movie studio and mirrorless camera strengths with the launch of the Xperia 1, its new flagship phone. The 6.5-inch, 21:9 aspect ratio smartphone is the world’s first with a 4K OLED HDR display, making it ideal for both watching movies and creating them. It also packs a triple-lens camera and […]

wrist fractures

FDA permits artificial intelligence tool for detecting wrist fractures

The FDA has been approving its fair share of AI-powered medical technology, but its latest might be particularly helpful if you ever have a nasty fall. The agency has greenlit Imagen’s OsteoDetect, an AI-based diagnostic tool that can quickly detect distal radius wrist fractures. Its machine learning algorithm studies 2D X-rays for the telltale signs […]