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Experimental Wearable Pops Its Top to Send Drowning Alerts
From ACM TechNews

Experimental Wearable Pops Its Top to Send Drowning Alerts

An experimental device under development by scientists at Australia's Macquarie University is designed to alert lifeguards when its wearer is drowning.

AI-Enabled Eye Scan Delivers Stroke, Heart Disease Risk Scores
From ACM TechNews

AI-Enabled Eye Scan Delivers Stroke, Heart Disease Risk Scores

An artificial intelligence-enabled system developed by researchers in the U.K. can scan retinal images to identify individuals at high risk of heart disease and...

Crash-Defying Quadcopter Lands on Rooftops Pitched at Up to 60 Degrees
From ACM TechNews

Crash-Defying Quadcopter Lands on Rooftops Pitched at Up to 60 Degrees

Mechanical engineers at Canada's University of Sherbrooke developed landing technology for quadcopter drones that enables them to land on inclined surfaces.
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