This Week in Tech

AI Predicts if and When Someone Will Experience Cardiac Arrest

AI Predicts if and When Someone Will Experience Cardiac Arrest

An algorithm built to assess scar patterns in patient heart tissue can predict potentially life-threatening arrhythmias more accurately than doctors can…


Diabetes Successfully Treated Using Ultrasound in Preclinical Study

Promising new research has raised the possibility of treating type 2 diabetes without drugs. Across three different animal models researchers have demonstrated how short bursts of ultrasound targeted at specific clusters of nerves in the liver can effectively lower insulin and glucose levels…


Japan’s Nissan Plans ‘Game Changing’ Electric Car Batteries

Nissan is working with NASA on a new type of battery for electric vehicles that promises to charge quicker and be lighter yet safe, the Japanese automaker said Friday…


Boston Dynamics’ Spot Is Being Tested as a Robotic Security Guard Protecting the Remains of Pompeii

Serving as a robotic security guard might feel like a dystopic use of the amazing technology powering Boston Dynamics’ Spot, but the robotic dog is actually well suited to protecting a historically significant area like Pompeii, whose crumbling ruins still pose a safety hazard, especially when it comes to protecting what’s left of the city from relic hunters…


Stanford Engineers Invent a Solar Panel That Generates Electricity at Night

Radiative cooling might reduce the need for costly batteries in some applications…