A new study by researchers at ProtectedSeas highlights the potential of marine radar technology to monitor speed of small vessels. The research, aimed at testing the accuracy of radar in assessing potential violations, found that the technology could detect speed violations with 95% confidence, offering a promising solution to help reduce the threat of vessel strikes on whale populations. The analysis was recently published in the journal Sensors.

A team of Brown University researchers has identified a promising new approach that may one day help to restore vision in people affected by macular degeneration and other retinal disorders.

Thanks to funding from New York state, Binghamton University, State University of New York will establish an Institute for AI and Society that taps into the power of Empire AI, the most powerful academic research computer in the country.

The Harvard RoboBee is now outfitted with its most reliable landing gear to date, inspired by one of nature’s most graceful landers: the crane fly.   

Publishing in Science Robotics, the team led by Robert Wood at Harvard has given their flying robot a set of long, jointed legs that help ease its transition from air to ground. The robot has also received an updated controller that helps it decelerate on approach, resulting in a gentle plop-down. 

A new suggests the universe may rotate—just extremely slowly. The finding could help solve one of astronomy’s biggest puzzles.