China is poised to become one of the prominent markets for electric buses, according to Research and Markets, a Dublin-based research database provider. The electric bus market in China is expected to grow at a 27 percent compound annual growth rate for the period between 2015 and 2020. China is projected to purchase about 34,100 […]
Wearable from MIT Detects Abnormal Vocal Behaviors
Human speech is a function most of us take for granted. But one in 14 working-age Americans struggle with voice disorders caused by abnormal vocal behaviors. These behaviors, which are not well-understood, can cause damage to vocal cord tissues and lead to the formation of nodules or polyps that interfere with normal speech. A team […]
Soaring Above Traffic: Flying Car Dreams May Soon Be a Reality
Picture it. You’re on the way to an important meeting, but a tractor trailer has crashed, spilling smoked salmon, oil, and debris all over the highway. Traffic screeches to a halt. Emergency crews deploy. As much as you’d love to sit there experiencing this smelly mess, you’d rather get on with your life. Minutes later, […]
ITC Again Bans Garmin from Selling DownVu in the U.S.
The International Trade Commission ruled again that Garmin may not import its DownVu scanning sonar products into the United States. Garmin has allegedly been circumventing a December 2015 exclusion order on the products, and the August ruling clarifies the scope of the products that are barred from importation. The ban arose after Navico, a manufacturer […]
Photos of the Day: People Trust a Robot with Lips
That pout, those eyes! Researchers at the University College of London and the University of Bristol developed this super-expressive robot called BERT2, because why wouldn’t you want a robot with a pucker and eyebrows? Participants in a study by the researchers undertook a cooking scenario with three different versions of BERT2. One version couldn’t communicate […]
SuBastian Tests the World Under the Sea
SuBastian, a Remotely Operated Vehicle, is wrapping up its month-long exploration off the island of Guam. The Schmidt Ocean Institute of Palo Alto, Calif., spent the summer testing and integrating SuBastian from its 272-foot oceanographic research vessel Falkor. The ROV was designed and built by Wendy and Eric Schmidt of the institute with the aim […]
Scandy Core SDK Open to Beta Testers
Developers can now step right up to beta test the Scandy Pro for Android, a new 3D scanning device from Scandy and pmdtechnologies that can scan three frames per second in full 3D. A rollout of the product could come as soon as yearend. The $500 device provides 3D scans from Android devices in […]