This pen can diagnose cancer in 10 seconds
Researchers have developed a handheld device that uses tiny droplets of water to analyze human tissue samples for cancer with 96 percent accuracy. The new technology, which is the size of a pen, is able to distinguish between tumors and healthy tissue in just ten seconds. Considering that most Read More...
Tractor company brings machine learning to farms that will reduce use of chemicals
Agricultural giant Deere & Company has acquired Blue River Technology, which uses machine learning and computer vision to target herbicide spraying at just the weed-infested portions of a farm field. The technology can minimize both waste and the amount of input needed while spraying, saving Read More...
Solar park in Sahara to power 2m homes in Europe, generates 20,000 jobs
Construction on a massive solar park three times the size of Manhattan that would bring energy from Tunisia to Europe could soon be underway. If approved by Tunisia’s government, the solar park would pipe electricity to Malta, Italy and France using submarine cables and would provide electricity Read More...
4 things not to do when you feel anxiety
When people are overwrought by anxiety, they often try to make it go away, which doesn’t make it get any better. In fact, many of the common ways people react to anxiety have been shown to be unhelpful and can even make things worse. Here are 4 four things not to do when you feel anxiety, and one Read More...
Pope Francis arrives in Colombia to promote peace
Pope Francis is visiting Colombia on a five-day tour that many hope will help consolidate the country. The Catholic Church has played a significant role in this country that has suffered decades of Read More...
Silicon Valley vowed to protect Dreamers
Executives across Silicon Valley have strongly condemned Donald Trump’s termination of a program that protected undocumented immigrants from deportation – but very few tech companies have said how they plan to support their own foreign-born Read More...
Self-driving cars’ prospects rise with vote by House
Auto and technology giants, including Ford Motor, General Motors and Waymo, Alphabet’s driverless division, have pushed hard for the new law. They have also pressed regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to clarify Read More...
Hydrogen power storage could be an important part of a fossil fuel free future
Some big names in the energy industry are putting billions of dollars into the research and development of hydrogen power storage solutions. Critics call the plans convoluted and believe batteries are good enough for the Read More...
Somalia has just got its first tech innovation hub
Coming soon to Mogadishu: Somalia’s first fully-fledged innovation hub. iRise Hub, which will officially open in the Somali capital in September, will function as a co-working space and provide research, incubation, and acceleration services for Read More...
Scientists could use Zika virus to fight brain cancer in the future
As it turns out, the feature of Zika virus that can cause devastating brain damage in babies may also serve a very useful purpose—fighting brain cancer. In a new study, researchers found that the virus is able to kill cancerous stem cells and cause tumors to shrink. And because Zika isn’t a Read More...