Articles tagged with Information Technology
A University of East London academic has published a book exploring how businesses can use AI, blockchain, and data analytics to become more adaptable and innovative. The publication argues that digital transformation is about people, strategy, and responsible leadership, not just technology.
A new study from the University of Surrey highlights the failure of major actors to work together as a major barrier to digital inclusion. Despite improvement in access to mobile networks and digital skills, whole communities remain excluded from education, finance, and basic services due to fragmentation of effort.
A recent study reveals that an individual's readiness to adopt smart technology is deeply tied to their specific experience within their home and community. Researchers identified specific clusters within the older population, ranging from tech-ready urbanites to those in more traditional or isolated residential settings.
The report outlines risk scenarios on Earth, at sea, and in space, analyzing the fragility of interconnected digital systems. Experts call for coordinated action between countries to improve digital resilience and protect essential services.
Researchers at Texas A&M University created HIPPO, a browser extension that generates unique passwords for each website without storing them. Participants preferred HIPPO over traditional password tools for ease and security, reporting higher satisfaction rates.
Lancaster University researchers created a new toolset to guide developers in designing digital technologies that support mindful eating. The toolset, MEDEC cards, provides practical guidelines for designers and health practitioners, aligning with evidence-based health research and ensuring safe and effective solutions.
Researchers developed an AI tool that analyzes routine electronic health records to predict ADHD risk in children years before a typical diagnosis. The model accurately identified risk in children age 5 and older, with consistent performance across patient characteristics.
A new study from the University of New Hampshire found that consumer trust in smart technologies like Alexa or Ring's video doorbells depends on a person's political beliefs. Conservatives tend to be more open to sharing their data, while liberals show more concern about privacy risks.
A recent study from Lancaster University reveals that AI systems like ChatGPT can learn to mirror human impoliteness, potentially escalating into verbal violence. The research tested ChatGPT's ability to respond to real-life impolite interactions, finding it often produces more impolite behavior than humans.
Indiana University has expanded its free generative AI course, GenAI 101, to over 805,000 alumni worldwide. The course provides practical skills in prompt engineering, data storytelling, and ethical AI use, preparing learners for an AI-powered world.
A comprehensive review of indel error detection and correction techniques explores traditional model-driven approaches and emerging data-driven methods. The study highlights key challenges and future research directions, including synchronization recovery in dynamic channels and lightweight deep learning model design.
A new study by Lancaster University found that cognitive ability, education, and employment status are key factors influencing internet use among older adults, not age itself. The study analyzed data from over 6,000 people aged 50+ and found that most older adults in England regularly use the internet.
The AUMOVIO-NTU Corporate Lab will focus on areas like AI, sustainability, novel materials, and connectivity to develop solutions for safer, smarter, and more sustainable transportation. The joint lab aims to accelerate innovations that can support Singapore's future mobility ecosystem.
A new AI chatbot helps patients access retinal detachment advice through personalized, real-time, clinically grounded conversations. The system outperformed leading large language models and includes accessibility features for people with low vision or limited English proficiency.
A 50-year study in Kerala, India found that expanding tree plantations can result in zero net carbon gains underground. The research highlights the importance of considering the type of plantation and historical soil profile when designing climate mitigation strategies.
A seven-month study from Aalto University found that frequent micro checks and bursts of messaging are most strongly linked to feeling overwhelmed. The study's findings suggest that task-switching and constant checking contribute to digital overwhelm, rather than the total time spent on devices.
A new 4D digital heart model has been shown to improve patient outcomes in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for heart failure. The model, developed at the University of Calgary, enables personalized pacemaker placement, leading to a 10.8% increase in heart function compared to standard care.
Researchers from Flinders University emphasize the need to consider mental and physical health, school performance, and digital literacy when evaluating the ban's success. They also warn that restricting access may have limited impact unless platforms build safer environments.
A recent study from the University of Technology Sydney found that users who set moderately challenging weekly targets were more likely to remain active and engaged with their apps. This suggests that smarter goal-setting, rather than more goal-setting, may be key to sustained digital engagement.
A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior highlights the impact of digital transformation on food access, emphasizing opportunities for innovative interventions and policy approaches to promote health equity.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute, McGill University, and the University of Ottawa have launched ARCHIMEDES, a national health data platform providing Canadian researchers with secure access to diverse health data. The platform enables collaboration, supports advanced analyses, including AI algorithms, and prioritizes public trust.
A new study by UCSF found that most healthcare systems are neglecting to ask patients if they have access and skills to use digital tools, despite increasing online care demands. The lack of assessment is particularly concerning for uninsured patients, who often experience worse health outcomes.
Collaborative teams of AI-powered robots successfully navigated and extinguished simulated and hybrid simulation-physical fires, demonstrating a 99.67% success rate in real-world deployment potential.
Southwest Research Institute is developing a comprehensive Product Lifecycle Management system to store and organize decades of scattered records and data for the US Air Force. The system aims to improve aircraft efficiency and safety by using data, modeling, and analytics to perform repairs and maintenance before problems occur.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has reaffirmed the need for critical cooperation on submarine cable resilience, with a focus on shortening repair times and supporting underserved regions. The Porto Summit Declaration and recommendations aim to bolster international cooperation across governments and industries.
A team of researchers at Lancaster University has created a digital platform called 'Pace Me' to help people with Long COVID manage their energy levels. The study, published in Nature Communications, found that the intervention was safe and well-received, but did not outperform standard care in reducing symptoms.
A new optical amplifier developed at Stanford University can intensify light signals up to 100 times with minimal power loss. The device's efficiency allows it to be powered by a battery, enabling its potential use in smartphones and laptops.
The International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit 2026 will focus on advancing actionable solutions to strengthen submarine telecommunication cable resilience. The event aims to accelerate cable repairs, improve risk mitigation and enhance regulatory frameworks.
A new approach uses multiple LLM agents collaborating through iterative interactions to improve AI safety checks, outperforming existing methods in F1-score and achieving better trade-offs between catching harmful and harmless prompts. The system divides work into two teams: generator and analyzer, with logs capturing past mistakes and...
A new framework models pointing error in QKD optical wireless systems, clarifying its role in degrading secure key generation. The study found that increased beam waist and asymmetrical beam misalignment degrade performance, while increasing receiver aperture size and average photon numbers can improve it.
A team of researchers developed an innovative algorithm called 'Ponte' that integrates advanced functionalities to provide reliable wireless communications in industrial environments. The algorithm guarantees strict limits on delay and reliability, even over Wi-Fi, making it suitable for controlling robotic arms and autonomous vehicles.
The Mount Sinai Health System has received a Level 9 designation from CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey, recognizing its commitment to excellence in digital health. The organization is leveraging AI and digital tools to improve patient care and streamline operational processes.
A new study by Edith Cowan University found that AI technologies boost marketing agility, leading to stronger stakeholder engagement. The research also highlights the importance of adapting to AI adoption to achieve sustained competitive advantage.
A new probabilistic metric has been developed to improve the assessment of user privacy in digital databases. The metric provides a more accurate measurement of protection levels by estimating the probability that one individual resembles another user based on the data set within the system.
Researchers analyzed AI methods for detecting pulse rates from facial video recordings and found significant errors at elevated heart rates. The study highlights weaknesses in remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) technique under challenging conditions.
Researchers investigate how people with disabilities feel when their avatars depict them the way they see themselves. Most participants reported positive feedback when their avatar reflected their disability, and many felt comfortable expressing their identity in virtual reality.
A new study by Emmanuel Anti at the University of Vaasa suggests that empathetic security models can strengthen cybersecurity practices and prevent insider threats. The research proposes co-creating cybersecurity policies with employees, focusing on understanding their needs, motivations, and emotional well-being.
Bahaa Eltahawy's dissertation highlights the importance of integrated cybersecurity strategies for protecting critical infrastructure. The study reveals that current standards have limitations and proposes a model that expands protection into seven domains.
The new white paper outlines how next-gen networks can sense trouble, remain online, and learn from failure through distributed intelligence. It describes a cognitive loop where the system perceives, readjusts its state, interprets anomalies, and acts with purpose to turn vulnerability into valuable knowledge.
Researchers at ETH Zurich developed an immersive digital co-pilot to support conservators in restoring historic buildings. The tool uses spatial computing technologies and augmented reality to provide structural analysis insights, enhancing decision-making and disseminating heritage knowledge.
Researchers at Waseda University have demonstrated a transformative approach for realizing skyrmion logic based on fluidic principles, utilizing the flow behavior of many skyrmions to simplify device operations. This breakthrough enables the development of nanofluidic logic gates with reduced complexity and improved stability.
This book explores the impact of decentralized networks on industries like healthcare and supply chains, highlighting the benefits of blockchain technology. It also delves into the synergy between blockchain and emerging technologies like AI and IoT.
A University of Delaware team, funded by NSF, creates next-generation secure computer chips using AI and game theory. The project aims to predict attacks and set new benchmarks for global hardware security, enabling the design of safer and more trustworthy systems.
Researchers develop a new AI approach to simulate the Earth system, enabling better estimates of local impacts on ecosystems and societies. The WOW project aims to couple AI models across scales of space and time, revealing hidden connections in the climate system.
The University of Houston has been redesignated by the NSA as a Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) through 2029. This recognition underscores UH's growing role in advancing research and workforce training to strengthen US resilience against evolving cyber threats.
GenAI use is narrowing the digital divide in Australia, but significant gaps persist among remote and socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. The study found that Australians aged 18-34, Indigenous peoples, and those with lower digital skills are more likely to use GenAI.
Researchers found that providing feedback to everyone after the entire simulation ends leads to better learning outcomes. The study's findings suggest that companies can design more effective software tools using this approach, which has been implemented by KnowBe4.
Researchers reviewed novel photonics breakthroughs of 2024, focusing on coupling free electrons with nonlinear optical states in integrated photonic microresonators. This enables ultrafast electron-beam modulation and novel research opportunities for electron imaging and spectroscopy.
A Cornell-developed text message-based hybrid computer-human system has been tested at a hospital in Hawaii, helping place nearly 50 patients in care facilities within 14 months. The system worked so well that the hospital is still using it.
The Stowers Institute has appointed its first AI Fellow, Sumner Magruder, to harness the potential of artificial intelligence in biological research. He will collaborate with researchers to design new algorithms and unlock insights from large datasets.
The Global Pathogen Analysis Platform (GPAP) will enable low- and middle-income countries to conduct research and surveillance of infectious diseases independently. The platform aims to prevent disease outbreaks from developing into pandemics by detecting genetic sequences of potential pathogens.
Researchers have developed a highly efficient fiber-coupled single-photon source that generates photons directly inside an optical fiber, reducing transmission loss. This breakthrough enables the creation of secure quantum communication networks and paves the way for next-generation all-fiber-integrated quantum computing technologies.
Researchers developed two new indices to analyze workplace chat data and identify employees at risk of loneliness. The study found a potential link between active online communication and stronger in-person social connections, but also noted that private messages may not accurately reflect feelings of loneliness.
Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed an AI-powered method to detect hidden hardware trojans in chip designs, offering a 97% accurate solution. The approach leverages large language models to scan for suspicious code and provides explanations for detected threats.
A new study reveals that multitasking makes phishing detection harder, but introducing brief reminders can significantly improve accuracy. Researchers found that working memory load and message framing cues affect detection performance.
The MetaGraph digital tool enables fast and accurate searching of vast DNA sequence datasets, streamlining genetic research. By indexing raw data with metadata, researchers can identify specific mutations and rare hereditary diseases in patients, accelerating discoveries in fields like antibiotic resistance.
Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed end-to-end encryption for git services, protecting sensitive code from cybersecurity threats. The encryption aligns seamlessly with existing platforms like Github and Bitbucket, reducing computational resources needed while encrypting only edits.
Scientists have developed a programmable electronic circuit that harnesses high-frequency electromagnetic waves to perform complex parallel processing at light-speed. This breakthrough has the potential to power next-generation wireless networks, real-time radar, and advanced monitoring in various industries.
Scientists successfully created three-dimensional skyrmion tubes in synthetic antiferromagnets, which move differently than two-dimensional counterparts. This breakthrough enables the potential for a third dimension of data storage, essential for brain-inspired computing and quantum computing.