Google’s acquisition of Urban Engines could see improvement in Google Maps

In the future, Google Maps could suggest better routes for traffic management. With Google interested in making its maps more efficient, it was only natural that it acquired Urban Engines, a company which specializes in analyzing traffic data from cities. “Location analytics is an important focus for both Urban Engines and Google, and we’re excited…

R2D2 is a medical robot that can revolutionize eye surgery

The medical robot can assist surgeons to quickly do precision tasks inside the human eye. This is a must read. Doctors at the Oxford University have created medical history upon completion of their first robot-assisted intraocular surgery. A team of doctors led by Robert MacLaren, Professor of Ophthalmology at Oxford University have managed to carefully…

Get a Cambridge Consultants’ Viewi headset for $25 to detect and monitor open-angled glaucoma in your eyes

In an increasingly digital age, your eyes are an asset. This gadget is a must have for those who want to detect and monitor glaucoma. With smartphones working like electro-cardiograms, it wasn’t too long before one was used to provide you yet another medical diagnosis, at the comfort of your home. A company called Cambridge…

Researchers create 800 nanometer long fish for targeted drug deliveries in your body

A nascent technology, scientists are now working on creating a bio-degradable version of this nanometer long fish. Since decades doctors have dreamt of delivering drugs to specific parts of your body. That dream has now become a reality thanks to fish. Researchers from UC San Diego have developed a 800 nanometers long metallic fish that…

Retired Brigadier General Gregory Touhill likely to be our first Federal Cyber Security Chief

The position comes in the wake of emerging cyber security threats in the political theatre as well as in the federal government area. The White House is all set to appoint Retired Air Force Brigadier General Gregory Touhill as the United States’ first federal cyber security chief. Brigadier General Gregory Touhill is likely to oversee…