Monthly Archives: October 2022

Giant ostrich-like dinosaurs give us a glimpse of ancient North America

Ostriches are the largest birds on Earth. Deposit Photos A new discovery might be providing some serious nightmare fuel for those with ornithophobia. While the present-day common ostrich weighs between 230 to 346 pounds (104 to 156 kilograms), an ostrich-like theropod dinosaur named ornithomimosaur could reach the more than 1,700 pounds (800 kg) when it…

Adobe’s new AI can turn a 2D photo into a 3D scene

Users can add shiny objects into the scene with Adobe’s new tool. Adobe Today at Adobe MAX, the company’s annual creativity conference, Adobe will preview a new technology called “Beyond the Seen” that uses artificial intelligence to extend the boundaries of two-dimensional images and even turn them into immersive three-dimensional scenes. While just a demonstration,…

Singapore’s Skills Union wants to close the skills gap via live video training

The digital landscape is evolving so fast that one’s four-year degree can hardly keep up with the myriad platforms and APIs emerging every day. That’s why Skills Union wants to connect tech startup workers looking to level up with an array of field-specific experts over live video. Online professional training isn’t new; it’s not uncommon…

Nat4bio makes food-grade coating to protect fruit from microscopic threat

Here’s one of those questions you’ve probably never considered, but probably should: What goes on your fruit? Not out in the field — though obviously that’s something worth considering too — rather in that period between the picking and purchasing? Turns out pesticides aren’t just the stuff that gets sprayed out the back of a…

Minerva Lithium uses absorbent material to change the way we extract lithium

The electric everything revolution is here, and with it an unprecedented demand for critical battery materials. The most precious of all? Lithium, the crucial ingredient in the lithium-ion batteries that will power everything from your Tesla to your iPhone.  The problem is, extracting lithium is expensive, time-consuming, labor intensive and takes a serious toll on…