Try it: Camera checks pulse and breathing via your face

A new system uses a smartphone or computer camera to take video of your face to check your pulse and breathing rate. It could help with telemedicine.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~7 min

Machine learning system predicts severe COVID-19

An advanced machine learning system can accurately predict the risk of a patient's COVID-19 advancing to severe disease or death, say researchers.

Michael E. Newman-Johns Hopkins • futurity
March 15, 2021 ~7 min


Smart speaker checks for irregular heartbeat

Researchers have come up with a new skill for smart speakers: tracking the minute motion of your heartbeat while you sit in front of it.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
March 10, 2021 ~9 min

Brain connectivity reveals ADHD in kids with 99% accuracy

Researchers have found that specific communication between brain regions is an accurate way to see if a child has ADHD, which is usually tricky to diagnose.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Jan. 29, 2021 ~7 min

Machine learning could cut delays from traffic lights

Researchers have designed a new system that uses machine learning to improve the flow of vehicles at traffic lights.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Jan. 20, 2021 ~5 min

Phone tool can spot strokes as well as ER docs

A new smartphone tool can diagnose strokes within minutes with the same level of accuracy that emergency room doctors do, resarchers report.

Jessica Hallman-Penn State • futurity
Nov. 2, 2020 ~6 min

AI tool could predict how drugs will react in the body

Metabolic Translator, a new deep-learning tool, may offer a way to see how drugs in development will work in the body, not just the lab.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Oct. 7, 2020 ~6 min

‘Fawkes’ tool protects you from facial recognition online

A new software tool called Fawkes can "cloak" photos before you upload them to social media to prevent facial recognition algorithms from identifying you.

Robert Mitchum-Chicago • futurity
Aug. 17, 2020 ~9 min


Machine learning could improve hurricane prediction

Machine learning could improve forecasts for hurricanes. The method could help save lives by giving people earlier warnings about severe storms.

Matt Swayne-Penn State • futurity
Aug. 4, 2020 ~7 min

Filter protects against deepfake photos and videos

Adding a protective filter to videos or photos people upload online could prevent them being turned into "deepfakes" that alter their meaning.

Jeremy Schwab-Boston University • futurity
July 6, 2020 ~5 min

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