Intelligent Machines

Diabetic neuropathy (DR), i.e., the damage of nerves incurred by diabetes, affects more than 200,000 people, and at least half the population of diabetics in the United States. The condition is known to be common among long-time sufferers of diabetes. People living with diabetes could also face the issue of blindness or loss of vision, and DR is the primary cause of these two conditions in the U.S.

Apple has, of late, made their commitment to recycling very clear, on a public stage. The Cupertino-based electronics giant has made it evident that they want to improve their impact on the environment. Apparently, this involves making new devices out of 100% recycled, old ones in the future. Although, it is not clear when customers will be able to buy these super-sustainable products. In the meantime, Apple has been showing off the technology that may get them on their way.

The intelligent processing unit (IPU) is being touted by its developers as the hardware solution with which to support and run AI programs. They are also being promoted as the natural successor to the graphical processing units (GPUs) that are currently used for the same functions.

There are thousands of known genes in the human genome. This number refers to the DNA sequences that code for actual proteins, which carry out functions in the body once expressed.

Studying creatures that live far beneath the ocean’s surface can be challenging, to say the least. These animals are often very elusive, and hard to track for the purpose of research. When researchers do manage to catch them, these marine organisms could be hurt, sometimes fatally, in the process.

The brain is arguably one of the most complex organs in the human body. Every day, neuroscientists around the world are attempting to learn and understand the brain’s structure, and functions of its individual components such as neurons.

It has been observed that spiders use silk to ‘float’ through the air. Even Charles Darwin noticed that many of these creatures could alight on the Beagle during its voyage, only to leave on their own accord later.

What do medicine and astrophysics have in common? The answer is - a surprisingly large amount!

Farming in the 21st century is becoming more and more automated, as time goes on. In fact, it seems that fully autonomous agri-bots are poised to take on at least some of the grunt-work around the farm. Are these robots ready to form the labor force of the future farm?

Prosthetic technology has made great strides in the last few decades, where they can now coordinate with wearers better than ever before, to help them maintain control over their surroundings.

Scientists and engineers have been envisaging and developing ‘machines’ small enough to swim through blood and move in bodily tissues. The point of such projects is to produce the definitive nanorobot, a new form of medical device that may be able to target things such as dangerous chemicals, virus particles or even cancer cells.

Machine Learning (ML), along with the Internet of Things (IoT) seems to be the next big revolution in science and technology. AI experts are debating why machine learning is the most wondrous thing, today.