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Bits & Bytes from EIT

by R Jungman

Information about the latest and greatest in technology from CS1300 at Trinity University.

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  1. Robots for the Elderly

    "The future of Elder Care is Service Robots" Automate, A3 Association for Advancing Automation, https://www.automate.org/blogs/the-future-of-elder-care-is-service-robots. Savage, Neil. "Robots Rise to Meet the Challenge of Caring for Old People." Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 19 Jan 2022,...

  2. Drones -Oh, the things they can do!

    Oberoi, Karandeep. “Researchers at Western University Are Finding Unique Use Cases for Mini-Drones.” MobileSyrup, 8 Apr. 2022, https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/04/10/researchers-at-western-university-are-finding-unique-use-cases-for-mini-drones/.

  3. Humans and Robots

    Cost, B. (2022, April 4). Robot 'slime magnet' could save lives - by searching our insides. New York Post. Retrieved April 4, 2022, from https://nypost.com/2022/04/04/robot-slime-magnet-could-save-lives-by-searching-our-insides/ Jones, S. (2021, December 16). Want to get humans to trust robots?…

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  4. Holograms for Real

    Smale, Andrea Murad and Will. “How Hologram Tech May Soon Replace Video Calls.” BBC News, BBC, 13 Dec. 2021, How hologram tech may soon replace video calls - BBC News. Lan, Sunny. "Hologram technology -fast-growing innovation", 13 February 2022, Hologram technology -fast-growing innovation.

  5. Surveillance Technology: who's watching you?

    DWP - Face plus & Case Management, https://www.dataworksplus.com/faceplus.html. Fussell, Sidney. “The All-Seeing Eyes of New York's 15,000 Surveillance Cameras.” Wired, Conde Nast, 3 June 2021, https://www.wired.com/story/all-seeing-eyes-new-york-15000-surveillance-cameras/. Sullivan, Mark.…

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  6. Walmart & Self-Driving Cars

    Metz, Cade. “The Costly Pursuit of Self-Driving Cars Continues On. And On. And On.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 24 May 2021, www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/technology/self-driving-cars-wait.html. “Walmart Teams Up with Cruise to Pilot All-Electric Self-Driving Delivery Powered by 100%...

  7. Music Lives On

    Davis, Elizabeth. “Schubert's 'Unfinished' Symphony Completed by Artificial Intelligence.” Classic FM, Classic FM, 6 Feb. 2019, https://www.classicfm.com/composers/schubert/unfinished-symphony-completed-by-ai/. Hall, Sophia. “Beethoven's Unfinished Tenth Symphony Completed by Artificial...

  8. Virtual Biopsies

    “'Virtual Biopsies' Could Replace Tissue Biopsies in Future Thanks to New Technique.” ScienceDaily, ScienceDaily, 6 Jan. 2021, www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210106095314.htm. . “Biopsy.” Better Health Channel, 3 Mar. 2012, www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/biopsy....

  9. Robot Helps During Pandemic

    Trafton, Anne. “Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients’ vital signs.” MIT News Office, 31 Aug. 2020, https://news.mit.edu/2020/spot-robot-vital-signs-0831 Steffen, Andrea D. “Spot The Robot Is Measuring Vital Signs From Over 6 Feet Away.” 3 Oct. 2020,...

  10. AI systems learn grammar

    Andrews, Edmund L. “How AI Systems Use Mad Libs to Teach Themselves Grammar.” Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, 23 July 2020, https://hai.stanford.edu/news/how-ai-systems-use-mad-libs-teach-themselves-grammar. Accessed 8 April 2021. Khan, Suleiman. “BERT Technology introduced in 3-minutes.”...

  11. Captain AI

    Givetash, Linda. “How Europe’s Busiest Port Is Helping Make Autonomous Ships a Reality.” NBC News, 12 Mar. 2019, www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/how-europe-s-busiest-port-helping-make-autonomous-ships-reality-ncna978041. Unknown, Author. “Autonomous Shipping: Rotterdam Leads the Way.” Rotterdam....

  12. Protecting our Heroes with Technology

    Stokes, Sherry. “Safety Helmet for Firefighters.” College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, 2020, https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2020/01/30-haptic-helmet.html

  13. Jellyfish Robot

    Mar 31]Randall, Ian. “Swimming Robot Could Explore Coral Reefs and Archaeological Sites .” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 22 Jan. 2021, www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9168699/Robots-Jellyfish-inspired-swimming-machine-explore-coral-reefs-archaeological-sites.html. Lavars…

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  14. 3D Concrete Printing

    Kaszubska, G. (2021, January 19). Bio-inspired: How lobsters can help make stronger 3D printed concrete. RMIT Online. https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2021/jan/lobster-concrete Sika Group. (2021) Sika Leads the way in 3D Concrete Printing. Sika Worldwide....

  15. Astrobees: Flying Space Robots

    Brinkmann, Paul. "NASA readies Astrobee flying robots for serious space science." UPI, 12 Jan. 2021, https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/01/12/NASA-readies-Astrobee-flying-robots-for-serious-space-science/3681610045958/ Cohen, Nancy. "Robotic bees are joining the International Space Station."...

  16. Dog Robots!

    Etherington, Darrell. Ford to Use Boston DYNAMICS' DOG-LIKE Robots to Map Their Manufacturing Facilities. 27 July 2020, techcrunch.com/2020/07/27/ford-to-use-boston-dynamics-dog-like-robots-to-map-their-manufacturing-facilities/. Garrett, Alexandra. “Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog Heads to Work at...

  17. Ransomware & Blockchain Transactions

    Cimpanu, Catalin. “Blockchain Transactions Confirm Murky and Interconnected Ransomware Scene.” ZDNet, ZDNet, 4 Feb. 2021, www.zdnet.com/article/blockchain-transactions-confirm-murky-and-interconnected-ransomware-scene/. Kaspersky. “What Is WannaCry Ransomware?” Usa.kaspersky.com, 13 Jan. 2021,...

  18. Robot Prosthetics

    Modic, Posted by Elizabeth Engler. “Soft, Sensitive Robotic Fingers for the Right Grip.” Today's Medical Developments, Today's Medical Developments, 16 Dec. 2020, www.todaysmedicaldevelopments.com/article/robotic-fingers-3d-printed-grippers-sensing/. “NEWS.” 立命館大学,...

  19. Audeo creates Music

    McQuate, S. (2021, February 4). 'Audeo' teaches artificial intelligence to play the piano. UW News. https://www.washington.edu/news/2021/02/04/audeo-teaches-artificial-intelligence-play-piano/.

  20. Fake News Vaccine?

    Koffmar, L. (2020). Online game has transnational impact as ‘vaccine’ against fake news. Uppsala University. Retrieved from https://www.uu.se/en/news/article/?id=13994&typ=artikel&lang=en%60&fbclid=IwAR2YmieO_bgafpnbdGvNEPnXjl1PbbSCrS-FaiFNNAWMSnuIirF08XSQAro Espina, M. & Lapates, J. (2019).…

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  21. Discerning Fake News

    Dannenmaier, Molly. “Effective New Tool Created for Discerning Fake News.” UT News, 13 Aug. 2020, news.utexas.edu/2020/08/13/effective-new-tool-created-for-discerning-fake-news/ GCFGlobal. “The Now: What Is Fake News?” GCFGlobal.org, 2019, edu.gcfglobal.org/en/thenow/what-is-fake-news/1/.

  22. Easing Plant Stress

    Debusmann, Bernd. “'Farms Are Going to Need Different Kinds of Robots'.” BBC News, BBC, 1 Mar. 2021, www.bbc.com/news/business-56195288. Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology. “Portable Device Can Quickly Detect Plant Stress.” MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4 Jan....

  23. Amazon Drone Deliveries

    "No, Amazon Won't Deliver You a Burrito by Drone Anytime Soon” https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-wont-deliver-burrito-drone-soon/ Aarian Marshall, Sep 5, 2020. “Amazon wins FAA approval for Prime Air drone delivery fleet”...

  24. Diagnosing Mental Illness

    “Future Mental Health Care May Include Diagnosis via Brain Scan and Computer Algorithm.” The University of Tokyo, Aug. 2020, www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00125.html. “Diagnosing Illness Through Neuroimaging Scans.” Dual Diagnosis,...

  25. Autonomous Deliveries

    Holley, Peter. “Walmart Teams with Nuro's Robot Cars to Deliver Groceries in Houston.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 11 Dec. 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/11/walmart-teams-with-nuros-robot-cars-deliver-groceries-houston/. Holley, Peter. Domino's Will Start Delivering Pizzas…

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  26. Printed Heart Valves

    Haghiashtiani, G., Qiu, K., Sanchez, J. D. Z., Fuenning, Z. J., Nair, P., Ahlberg, S. E., ... & McAlpine, M. C. (2020). 3D printed patient-specific aortic root models with internal sensors for minimally invasive applications. Science advances, 6(35), eabb4641. Service, U. (2020, August 28)....

  27. Creating Something from Nothing

    Credit for music: Fluxus by SkyeJordan (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/SkyeJordan/62512 “The Environmental Impact of 3D Printing.” 3D Printing Business Directory, 2 Apr. 2018,...

  28. Robot-run Warehouses

    Boyle, Matthew. “Walmart Unveils Robot-Run Warehouse to Whisk Food to Your Car.” Bloomberg, 8 Jan. 2020, www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-08/walmart-robots-are-latest-tool-in-its-battle-with-amazon. Hornyak, Tim. “The World's First Humanless Warehouse Is Run Only by Robots and Is a Model…

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  29. Robots in the Kitchen

    Durbin, Dee-ann. “Demand for Robot Cooks Rises as Kitchens Combat COVID-19.” AP NEWS, Associated Press, 14 July 2020, apnews.com/article/8782f38c9bfb0955a5f1dfd952a9e866. Statt, Nick. “Why You Should Let a Robot Cook Your Next Meal.” The Verge, The Verge, 11 July 2018,...

  30. Intelligent Sensing Robots

    Soh, Harold. "Intelligent Sensing Abilities for Robots to Carry out Complex Tasks." NUSnews, 15 July 2020, news.nus.edu.sg/research/nus-robots-sensing-abilities. Accessed 25 Oct. 2020. Campbell, Russell. "What Are the Pros and Cons of Having Robotic Automation." Bit Rebels,...

  31. Hotel Robots

    Cadell, Cate. “At Alibaba's Futuristic Hotel, Robots Deliver Towels and Mix Cocktails.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 22 Jan. 2019, www.reuters.com/article/us-alibaba-hotels-robots/at-alibabas-futuristic-hotel-robots-deliver-towels-and-mix-cocktails-idUSKCN1PG21W. Parker, Will. “Hotel Robots Get…

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  32. Computing Cancer

    Savage, Neil. “Modelling: Computing Cancer.” Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 21 Nov. 2012, www.nature.com/articles/491S62a. Thomas, Jeremy. “Research Team Pairs 3D Bioprinting and Computer Modeling to Examine Cancer Spread in Blood Vessels.” Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/ Duke...

  33. Surf's Up!

    Tsui, Bonnie. “Surfers Are Riding a Wave of New Technologies to Their Olympic Debut.” Popular Science, www.popsci.com/story/technology/surfing-olympics-training-technology/. Whitlock, Jared. “Bringing Perfect Waves to the Masses.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 12 Oct. 2020,...

  34. Nanoclips

    Nawrat, Allie. "3D Printing In The Medical Field: Four Major Applications Revolutionising The Industry - Verdict Medical Devices". Medicaldevice-Network.Com, 2020, https://www.medicaldevice-network.com/features/3d-printing-in-the-medical-field-applications/. Accessed 23 Jan 2020. Barlow, Jim. "UO...

  35. Smart Street Lights

    Perry, Tekla S. “Full Page Reload.” IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News, 16 Jan. 2019, spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/computing/networks/san-diegos-smart-streetlight-network-yielding-a-firehose-of-data. “Smart Streetlights Program.” The City of San Diego, 2019,...

  36. Sweat Sensors

    Heikenfeld, Jason. (2014, October 22). Sweat Sensors Will Change How Wearables Track Your Health. IEEE Spectrum. https://spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical/diagnostics/sweat-sensors-will-change-how-wearables-track-your-health. Ramaswamy, Ivya. (2020, July 29). Scientists Design First-Of-Its-Kind...

  37. Food Delivery Robots!

    Repko, Melissa. “FedEx Office's New Bots Can Deliver Pizza, Groceries or Even Bring Chicken Noodle Soup to the Sick.” Dallas News, The Dallas Morning News, 23 Aug. 2019,...

  38. Self-driving minivans

    “Waymo Self-Driving Minivans Take to More US Roads.” Yahoo! News, Yahoo!, 23 Jan. 2020, news.yahoo.com/waymo-self-driving-minivans-more-us-roads-183549368.html. “Home.” Waymo, waymo.com Villians, Pop. Curated Royalty-Free Music Library. www.premiumbeat.com/

  39. Climate Change - Melting Glaciers

    “Climate Change: Glacier Mass Balance: NOAA Climate.gov.” Climate Change: Glacier Mass Balance | NOAA Climate.gov, 14 Feb. 2020, www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-glacier-mass-balance. Kornei, Katherine. “Melting Glaciers Are Filling Unstable Lakes. And They're...

  40. Bandaid-Like Sensors

    Guk, K., Han, G., Lim, J., Jeong, K., Kang, T., Lim, E. K., & Jung, J. (2019). Evolution of Wearable Devices with Real-Time Disease Monitoring for Personalized Healthcare. Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 9(6), 813. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9060813 Research News. (n.d.). Retrieved September...

  41. Deepfakes

    Hern, Alex. “Facebook Bans 'Deepfake' Videos in Run-up to US Election.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 7 Jan. 2020, www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/07/facebook-bans-deepfake-videos-in-run-up-to-us-election. Sample, Ian. “What Are Deepfakes – and How Can You Spot Them?” The…

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  42. AI and medicine

    Grady, N. (2013, July 5). AI Comes to the Operating Room. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/health/artificial-intelligence-brain-cancer.html Data Revenue. (2019). Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. Data Revenue....

  43. Hippos & Drones

    Tang, Caroline. “Spying on Hippos with Drones to Help Conservation Efforts.” 10 Dec. 2019, https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/spying-hippos-drones-help-conservation-efforts. Sandbrook, Chris. “The Social Implications of Using Drones for Biodiversity Conservation.” Ambio, vol. 44, no....

  44. Drones v. Border Collies

    Gorman, Alyx. “Sky Shepherds: the Farmers Using Drones to Watch Their Flocks by Flight.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 26 Dec. 2019, www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/26/sky-shepherds-the-farmers-using-drones-to-watch-their-flocks-by-night. Washington Post. “Ride of the Border...

  45. Smart Cities

    Huber, Nick. “Internet of Things: Smart Cities Pick up the Pace.” Financial Times, Financial Times, 29 Jan. 2020, www.ft.com/content/140ae3f0-1b6f-11ea-81f0-0c253907d3e0. Morgan, Jacob. “A Simple Explanation Of 'The Internet Of Things'.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 13 May 2014,...

  46. Catapult into sports

    Sugiura, Ken. “How Georgia Tech Is Using GPS Technology to Improve Performance.” Ajc, Ajc.com, 5 Mar. 2019, www.ajc.com/sports/college/how-georgia-tech-using-gps-technology-improve-performance/fGG7xiCxrLwKzyatt26dgM/.

  47. Take the Air Taxi!

    Bellamy, Woodrow. "Boeing's EVTOL Air Taxi Prototype Achieves First Flight." Aviation Today, 24 Jan. 2019, www.aviationtoday.com/2019/01/24/boeings-evtol-air-taxi-prototype-achieves-first-flight/. "Boeing." Boeing, 23 Jan. 2019,...

  48. Robot Umpires

    Bogage, Jacob. “Baseball's Robot Umpires Are Here. And You Might Not Even Notice the Difference.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 11 July 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/07/10/baseballs-robot-umpires-are-here-you-might-not-even-notice-difference/. Lacques, Gabe. “MLB to Test Automated...

  49. Robot Deliveries

    Lori Ioannou. “Robot Food Delivery May Be Coming to a Campus near You.” CNBC, CNBC, 3 May 2019, www.cnbc.com/2019/05/02/robot-food-delivery-may-be-coming-to-a-campus-near-you.html. “Amazon Scout Robots Take to Pavements in Washington State.” BBC News, BBC, 24 Jan. 2019,...

  50. AI and Fake News

    “New Tool Uses AI to Flag Fake News for Media Fact-Checkers.” Waterloo News, 16 Dec. 2019, uwaterloo.ca/news/news/new-tool-uses-ai-flag-fake-news-media-fact-checkers.

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