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  • Top Universities Join to Address the Need for Ethics in Technology

    Top Universities Join to Address the Need for Ethics in Technology

    In 2019, a year where people spend most of their waking hours looking at screens, it is safe to say that society evolves around technology. And for the first time, nearly everyone is dependent on creations — devices, applications and software — that they have no idea how to construct or even operate. So people… Read More

  • Data Breaches Are Inevitable – Here’s How to Protect Yourself Anyway

    Data Breaches Are Inevitable – Here’s How to Protect Yourself Anyway

    It’s tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billions of pieces of personal data – Social Security numbers, credit cards, home addresses, phone numbers, passwords and much more – breached and stolen in recent years. But that’s not realistic – nor is the idea of going offline entirely. In any case,… Read More

  • Change Your Phone Settings so Apple, Google Can’t Track Your Movements

    Change Your Phone Settings so Apple, Google Can’t Track Your Movements

    Technology companies have been pummeled by revelations about how poorly they protect their customers’ personal information, including an in-depth New York Times report detailing the ability of smartphone apps to track users’ locations. Some companies, most notably Apple, have begun promoting the fact that they sell products and services that safeguard consumer privacy. Smartphone users… Read More

  • Entrepreneurism 101 — Launch Your Startup on Campus!

    Entrepreneurism 101 — Launch Your Startup on Campus!

    Today’s college students – dubbed Generation Z – are beginning to make their mark on the workplace with a distinctly unconventional and often irreverent approach to problem-solving. In my day-to-day interactions with our students, I find that this group doesn’t only ask “Why?” they ask “How can I fix that?” And their curiosity, independence, energy… Read More

  • Are We Witnessing the Death of the Traditional University?

    Are We Witnessing the Death of the Traditional University?

    Some commentators are predicting that universities and colleges as we know them will become obsolete in the not-so-distant future. I strongly disagree. The argument in support of this forecast goes something like this: because Apple revolutionized the music industry and Uber transformed transportation, it’s inevitable that online internet courses will thoroughly disrupt higher education. As… Read More

  • Could Universal Basic Income Work? Ask Stanford

    Could Universal Basic Income Work? Ask Stanford

    Income inequality is growing, not just in the United States but in other parts of the world. There is also the fast-approaching threat of job loss caused by innovation in automation and artificial intelligence. To address these challenges, policymakers will have to come up with a viable solution. Could universal basic income (UBI) — a… Read More

  • Is AI the Future of Breast Cancer Detection?

    Is AI the Future of Breast Cancer Detection?

    Breast cancer is among the leading causes of death in the U.S. According to the National Cancer Institute, roughly 268,670 new cases of breast cancer are expected this year, and 40,920 women are expected to die from the disease. Additionally, one in eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lives. Unfortunately,… Read More

  • Lightweight VR Gloves Let People Feel, Grab Virtual Objects

    Lightweight VR Gloves Let People Feel, Grab Virtual Objects

    Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and ETH Zurich have jointly developed a lightweight haptic glove that allows users to touch, feel and manipulate objects in virtual reality as if they were actually there. The glove, named DextrES by the researchers, recreates a highly realistic sensation of touch, and can… Read More

  • Why Food Can Taste Different Through VR

    Why Food Can Taste Different Through VR

    Our five senses come into play when we taste food. The ambience is important too. Most of us would agree that grabbing a quick burger at the local diner is not quite the same as enjoying steak frites at an upscale French restaurant. That our environment influences our food taste is driven home by a… Read More

  • Women Killin’ It in AI

    Women Killin’ It in AI

    From autonomous vehicles to emergency response robots, machine-learning artificial intelligence is quickly entering our daily lives. AI is developing at impressive rates, and continues to aid in the improvement of medicine, engineering, robotics and entertainment. Each day scientists around the world are developing innovative new technology — ranging in diversity from flexible robots to algorithms… Read More

  • Smartphone System Can Detect Lead in Water

    Smartphone System Can Detect Lead in Water

    Researchers from the Cullen College of Engineering at the University of Houston have developed a novel system that makes it possible to detect lead in drinking water using a smartphone. The device is both low-cost and reusable, and may be available to consumers in the future. “We were inspired by the water crisis that happened… Read More

  • New Robotic Skin Can Bring Everyday Objects to Life

    New Robotic Skin Can Bring Everyday Objects to Life

    As robotics quickly progress, robots are becoming increasingly capable of performing specific tasks at a very high level. But one important characteristic that many robots still lack is versatility. Even in today’s advanced field, robots are still generally rigid and only capable of performing specific tasks. Now, imagine a flexible robot that could be reprogrammed… Read More

  • Women Killin’ it in STEM Fields

    Women Killin’ it in STEM Fields

    Though women make up 45.8 percent of the U.S. workforce, there are still significant gender gaps within the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). But that doesn’t mean women aren’t making some of the most incredible scientific discoveries to date. In fact, the number of women entering STEM careers is growing worldwide, and… Read More

  • 3D Printing Saves Pet Tortoises’ Lives

    3D Printing Saves Pet Tortoises’ Lives

    As 3D printing has taken off in recent years, creative researchers have found more and more ways to apply the technology to create life-changing devices and groundbreaking devices — from printing electronics directly onto human skin to developing “smart” sensors that can be embedded into jet engines and creating low-cost bionic limbs for children born… Read More

  • Meet Your New Robot Co-Worker

    Meet Your New Robot Co-Worker

    Robots are coming. But this time they aren’t the giant, metal gearheads in “The Terminator,” or the slick, futuristic machines that Will Smith fought off in “I, Robot.” And, as of now, the goal of the machines isn’t to enslave the human race. Instead, they are gunning for jobs. Robots have already transformed manufacturing and… Read More

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