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Researchers design an AI-powered backpack for the visually impaired
In a demonstration video, the user also wears a vest with tiny holes to conceal an embedded AI camera. When connected to the computer, the 4K camera captures depth and color information used to help people avoid things like hanging branches. The camera can also be embedded in a fanny pack or other waist-worn pouches.
Making the Concrete and Steel We Need Doesn’t Have to Bake the Planet
It’s the stuff of modern life, and we use it in astonishing quantities. Last year, around the world, nearly two billion tons of steel was produced — more than 500 pounds for every person on earth. And at least 30 billion tons of concrete, or nearly 9,000 pounds for each of us. The scale can be hard to believe, until you look at a runway or a suspension bridge and contemplate what was required to build it.
Bendable concrete, CO2-infused cement mixes could cut global emissions
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Apart from developing blended cements, researchers and companies are focusing on ways to use captured CO2 as an ingredient in the concrete itself, locking it away and preventing it from entering the atmosphere. CO2 can be added in the form of aggregates — or injected during mixing. Carbonation curing, also known as CO2 curing, can also be used after concrete has been cast.
Start-ups seek to breathe new life into stagnant wheelchair industry
Start-ups are vying to enhance the lives of those living with mobility challenges by adding artificial intelligence to wheelchairs. The thought is that computer vision and intelligent braking tools can make the devices safer and easier to operate. A few firms are gaining traction, so wheelchairs of the future may be able to do more than move people from one place to another.
ADA compliant sidewalks: 'Truncated domes' assist visually impaired
You may have come across the detectable warnings on sidewalk ramps before crossing the street. They're called truncated domes, which are surface indicators designed to assist those who are visually impaired, like Rachel Fisher.