It may be difficult to predict how well a student will perform academically, but a new innovation can do so just by looking at their tweets – and with more than 93 percent accuracy. A computer model trained on thousands of test scores and one million social media posts to distinguishing between high academic achievers … Read more
Keep calm and carrion: Trained vulture lands on paragliders’ selfie stick as they soar high above Spanish mountains GoPro footage showed trained bird flying alongside the men above Algodonale Instructor Scott Mason has pioneered the activity known as ‘parahawking’ The birds guide the pair to thermal columns which allows for longer aerial trips By Raven Saunt For Mailonline … Read more
It should have been ‘crystal clear’ that Manchester Arena could be vulnerable to a suicide bomber security experts have told the inquiry on the first day of evidence. The experts – commissioned by the inquiry into the 22 deaths on May 22, 2017 – also said it should have been obvious that the area where bomber Salman … Read more
Qualified lawyer, 41, fails in ‘unprecedented’ court bid to force his wealthy parents to keep financially supporting him after ‘nurturing his dependency on them’ for decades The man, who has mental health issues, said he was unemployed and vulnerable 41-year-old told family court his parents had ‘nurtured his dependency’ on them He claimed parents had ‘significantly … Read more
1. GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur: 60million doses The Government revealed on July 29 it had signed a deal with pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi Pasteur If the vaccine proves successful, the UK could begin to vaccinate priority groups, such as frontline health and social care workers and those at increased risk from coronavirus, as early … Read more
Trained sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in human swab samples with 94 per cent success rate, study shows Researchers from Germany trained army dogs to sniff out infected samples Canines are known to be able to smell signs of various diseases and even cancer Dogs could potentially be used alongside laboratory tests to help stop … Read more
There’s been no shortage of double-act super-sleuths over the years — Holmes and Watson, Starsky and Hutch, Morse and Lewis. And now there’s Mick and Mack, two fox red Labrador retrievers, whose mission is to sniff out Japanese knotweed, one of the most invasive plants. It can break through mortar, brickwork, joints in concrete, drains, … Read more
A robot has been trained to prepare and cook an omelette from breaking the egg to presenting it on a plate to the diner by a team of engineers. Researchers from the University of Cambridge worked with domestic appliance firm Beko to train the machine to create the best omelette for the majority of tastes. … Read more
A pack of dogs have been trained to protect South Africa’s wildlife – and have already saved 45 rhinos from being poached. Many breeds of dog from beagles to bloodhounds have been used to protect the endangered species from poachers. The dogs begin training from birth and learn how to handle all the pressures of … Read more
Robots could be trained to disinfect surfaces, take temperatures, collecting swabs and provide social support for quarantined patients to help combat the coronavirus pandemic Robots could undertake the ‘dull, dirty and dangerous jobs’, researchers argued These applications would help to lower the levels of human exposure to disease However, this would require the machines to gain … Read more