Camera decodes shadows to ‘see’ around corners

What if your car could see objects around corners to help you avoid them? A new method could be a step in that direction.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
Jan. 24, 2019 ~6 min

Brain scans better predict drug relapse

Current methods for predicting who will relapse and who won't aren't much better than chance. Using brain scan data could be a better way.

Nathan Collins-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 2, 2019 ~5 min


System lets A.I. play chemist to save months of work

The new system combines artificial intelligence and infrared imaging technology to cut waste and work time from months to weeks.

Kathleen Hamilton-NYU • futurity
Dec. 21, 2018 ~4 min

Watch: Headsets track stress as new nurses learn

A new kind of simulation training for health care providers measures stress, attention, and cognitive load.

Sapna Parikh-NYU • futurity
Dec. 19, 2018 ~1 min

More info from sound waves could make sonar better

"The science that goes into biomedical ultrasound and the science that goes into Navy sonar are nearly identical."

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 4, 2018 ~4 min

Ultra thin lenses use 2D materials instead of glass

The new lenses, called metalenses, are less than 1/100,000ths of an inch thick and could replace the glass lenses in cameras and imaging systems.

U. Washington • futurity
Nov. 27, 2018 ~6 min

Tool shows light reactions inside virus-sized particles

The new tool brings together electron and light microscope technology so scientists can see reactions that are happening inside single nanoparticles.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
Nov. 27, 2018 ~6 min

Sound and light could detect ovarian cancer earlier

By using a new kind of imaging technology, the new method could help to diagnose ovarian cancers earlier, which can increase a patient's survival rate.

Beth Miller-WUSTL • futurity
Nov. 19, 2018 ~5 min


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