Pittsburgh self-driving truck startup Locomation’s “truck platooning” technology could be the first step in moving the long-haul truck industry towards full autonomous vehicles.
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Research Peek of the Week: Virtual Thanksgivings Spark Jump in Broadband Consumption
As many Americans had virtual celebrations, Thanksgiving Day saw a year-over-year 45% jump in cable broadband usage on the holiday compared to last year, according to broadband management and analytics company OpenVault.
Creation of Innovation: Telehealth Platform to Help with COVID-19 Rehab
A telehealth platform developed by hospitals in Boston and New York is designed to improve clinical outcomes in previously hospitalized COVID-19 patients who are recovering and rehabilitating at home.
Creation of Innovation: “Smart Needle” Could Revolutionize Cancer Diagnosis
Scientists in the UK have developed a “smart needle” designed to accelerate cancer detection and diagnosis times in potential lymphoma and other cancer patients.
Research Peek of the Week: Worldwide Internet Traffic and Capacity Rise Dramatically in 2020
Telecommunications market research firm TeleGeography reports that international data traffic has spiked 47% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. To cope with such a surge, operators worldwide have added 35% in capacity – nearly 10 percentage points more than what was added in 2019.
Research Peek of the Week: Broadband Usage Spiked as Americans Awaited Results of 2020 Election
On election night, intense interest throughout the country in the results of the 2020 election drove a 7% increase in broadband usage.
Creation of Innovation: AI Discovers First Model of Flatworm Regeneration
Tufts University biologists used artificial intelligence systems to reverse-engineer the regeneration mechanism of small worms.
Research Peek of the Week: COVID-19 Driving Increased Tech Talent to Healthcare and Pharma Industries
A new report from pharmaceutical company Novartis shows the healthcare and pharma industries becoming an increasingly desirable career destination for tech professionals, with 72% of tech professionals more likely to consider the field compared to before the pandemic.
Creation of Innovation: New Sonic Extinguisher Douses Fire with Sound Waves
Graduates of the electrical computer engineering department at George Mason University developed a sonic fire extinguisher that manipulates sound waves to put out fires using a mobile subwoofer gun.
Research Peek of the Week: 5G Users Consume Almost Twice as much Data as 4G Users in the U.S.
A new report from Opensignal found that in September 2020, 5G users in the U.S. consumed almost twice as much data as 4G users – 16.5GB compared to 8.7GB respectively.
IIA statement on FCC RIF Order on Remand
We warmly welcome the FCC’s decision today to adopt an Order on Remand that strongly reaffirms its fundamental decision in the Restoring Internet Freedom Order.
Creation of Innovation: T-Shirt Made of Smart Materials Accurately Measures Heart Rate
Smart materials company KYMIRA recently developed a t-shirt that can accurately measure heart rates by printing an ECG (electrocardiogram) into the shirt fabric.