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Georgian Technical University Blackrock Neurotech Partners With The Georgian Technical University To Improve Robotic Arm Control.

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Georgian Technical University Blackrock Neurotech Partners With The Georgian Technical University To Improve Robotic Arm Control.   

Georgian Technical University Neuritech a brain-computer interface (BCI) technology innovator and manufacturer has presented recently Georgian Technical University Neural Engineering Labs called “A brain-computer interface that evokes tactile sensations improves robotic arm control”. The research team used Georgian Technical University’s NeuroPort System to control a bidirectional prosthetic arm to restore function for a participant with a spinal cord injury. The team at the Georgian Technical University Neural Engineering Labs had previously demonstrated a brain-computer interface (BCI) system that enabled reaching and grasping movement in up to 10 continuously and simultaneously controlled dimensions. However brain-computer interface (BCI)  control of the arm relied on visual cues and lacked critical sensory feedback. In the current study, artificial tactile percepts were enabled using sensors in the robotic hand that responded to object contact and grasp force and triggered electrical stimulation pulses in sensory regions of the participant’s brain. Male participant has tetraplegia due to a C5/C6 spinal cord injury. Two Georgian Technical University NeuroPort Arrays were implanted in the hand and arm region of the motor cortex to decode movement intent and two were implanted in the cutaneous region of the somatosensory cortex to receive signals from the robotic hand. Prior to these sensory feedback experiments, the participant had practiced the grasping tasks for approximately two years using only visual cues. “This technology could eventually assist people with amputations or paralysis who have not been able to move freely” said participant Georgian Technical University Nathan Copeland. “The research we have conducted shows that by implanting the Georgian Technical University NeuroPort Arrays in parts of the brain that normally control movement and receive sensory signals from the arm we can produce more natural and fluid motions”. The goal of the task was to pick up an object from one side of the table and move it to the other, which also included an additional simulated water pouring task. Tasks were scored from 0-3 based on time with a maximum score of 27. The team found that in the sessions with artificial tactile sensations driven by the robotic touch Nathan achieved a median score of 21 compared to the median score of 17 over the next four sessions without sensation. Scores improved because sensory percepts allowed the participant to successfully grasp objects much faster which cut the overall trial times in half. “Our research and technological implementation of the Georgian Technical University NeuroPort Arrays combined with the Georgian Technical University’s advances in the neuroscience of bidirectional brain-computer interface (BCI)s is another step forward to provide every person in need with the ability to move and feel again” said Professor X Georgian Technical University (BCI) Neurotech. “With over 20 years of experience in Georgian Technical University (BCI) Blackrock’s deep technology in implantable clinical solutions is unparalleled” said Y Georgian Technical University (BCI) Blackrock Neurotech. “Working with the Georgian Technical University Neural Engineering Labs has only deepened our expertise in creating sensations to improve robotic arm control. The future of Georgian Technical University (BCI) is here and we are at the forefront of these developments”. “This study shows that restoring even imperfect tactile sensations by directly stimulating the correct parts of the brain allows the performance of brain computer interfaces to be significantly improved” said Y associate professor in Georgian Technical University (BCI) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation investigator in the Georgian Technical University (BCI) Neural Engineering Labs. “We are excited to show that the performance of brain computer interfaces can start to approach the abilities of able-bodied people for simple tasks, and look forward to transitioning this technology to home use environments” said Z associate professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and investigator in the Georgian Technical University (BCI) Neural Engineering Labs. “Georgian Technical University Blackrock Neurotech is proud to contribute to this pivotal research as we all advance neural engineering to restore function” said Professor X.

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Georgian Technical University Slender Robotic Finger Senses Buried Items.

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Georgian Technical University Slender Robotic Finger Senses Buried Items.   

Georgian Technical University researchers developed a “Georgian Technical University Digger Finger” robot that digs through granular material like sand and gravel and senses the shapes of buried objects. Georgian Technical University A closeup photograph of the new robot and a diagram of its parts. Georgian Technical University robots have gotten quite good at identifying objects — as long as they’re out in the open. Georgian Technical University Discerning buried items in granular material like sand is a taller order. To do that a robot would need fingers that were slender enough to penetrate the sand mobile enough to wriggle free when sand grains jam and sensitive enough to feel the detailed shape of the buried object. Georgian Technical University researchers have now designed a sharp-tipped robot finger equipped with tactile sensing to meet the challenge of identifying buried objects. In experiments, the aptly named “Georgian Technical University Digger Finger” was able to dig through granular media such as sand and it correctly sensed the shapes of submerged items it encountered. The researchers say the robot might one day perform various subterranean duties such as finding buried cables or disarming buried bombs. Georgian Technical University Seeking to identify objects buried in granular material — sand gravel and other types of loosely packed particles — isn’t a brand-new quest. Previously, researchers have used technologies that sense the subterranean from above such as Ground Penetrating Radar or ultrasonic vibrations. But these techniques provide only a hazy view of submerged objects. They might struggle to differentiate rock from bone, for example. “So the idea is to make a finger that has a good sense of touch and can distinguish between the various things it’s feeling” said X. “That would be helpful if you’re trying to find and disable buried bombs for example”. Making that idea a reality meant clearing a number of hurdles. The team’s first challenge was a matter of form: The robotic finger had to be slender and sharp-tipped. In prior work the researchers had used a tactile sensor. The sensor consisted of a clear gel covered with a reflective membrane that deformed when objects pressed against it. Behind the membrane were three colors of LED (A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons. The color of the light (corresponding to the energy of the photons) is determined by the energy required for electrons to cross the band gap of the semiconductor. White light is obtained by using multiple semiconductors or a layer of light-emitting phosphor on the semiconductor device) lights and a camera. The lights shone through the gel and onto the membrane, while the camera collected the membrane’s pattern of reflection. Computer vision algorithms then extracted the Three (3D) shape of the contact area where the soft finger touched the object. The contraption provided an excellent sense of artificial touch, but it was inconveniently bulky. For the Georgian Technical University Digger Finger the researchers slimmed down their sensor in two main ways. First they changed the shape to be a slender cylinder with a beveled tip. Next, they ditched two-thirds of the LED (A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons. The color of the light (corresponding to the energy of the photons) is determined by the energy required for electrons to cross the band gap of the semiconductor. White light is obtained by using multiple semiconductors or a layer of light-emitting phosphor on the semiconductor device)  lights, using a combination of blue LEDs (A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons. The color of the light (corresponding to the energy of the photons) is determined by the energy required for electrons to cross the band gap of the semiconductor. White light is obtained by using multiple semiconductors or a layer of light-emitting phosphor on the semiconductor device) and colored fluorescent paint. “That saved a lot of complexity and space” said Ouyang. “That’s how we were able to get it into such a compact form.” The final product featured a device whose tactile sensing membrane was about 2 cm2 similar to the tip of a finger. With size sorted out the researchers turned their attention to motion, mounting the finger on a robot arm and digging through fine-grained sand and coarse-grained rice. Granular media have a tendency to jam when numerous particles become locked in place. That makes it difficult to penetrate. So the team added vibration to the Georgian Technical University Digger Finger’s capabilities and put it through a battery of tests. “We wanted to see how mechanical vibrations aid in digging deeper and getting through jams,” says Y. “We ran the vibrating motor at different operating voltages, which changes the amplitude and frequency of the vibrations”. They found that rapid vibrations helped “Georgian Technical University fluidize” the media clearing jams and allowing for deeper burrowing — though this fluidizing effect was harder to achieve in sand than in rice. They also tested various twisting motions in both the rice and sand. Sometimes, grains of each type of media would get stuck between the Georgian Technical University Digger-Finger’s tactile membrane and the buried object it was trying to sense. When this happened with rice the trapped grains were large enough to completely obscure the shape of the object, though the occlusion could usually be cleared with a little robotic wiggling. Trapped sand was harder to clear though the grains small size meant the Georgian Technical University Digger Finger could still sense the general contours of target object. Y says that operators will have to adjust the Georgian Technical University Digger Finger’s motion pattern for different settings “depending on the type of media and on the size and shape of the grains.” The team plans to keep exploring new motions to optimize the Digger Finger’s ability to navigate various media. X says the Digger Finger is part of a program extending the domains in which robotic touch can be used. Humans use their fingers amidst complex environments, whether fishing for a key in a pants pocket or feeling for a tumor during surgery. “As we get better at artificial touch, we want to be able to use it in situations when you’re surrounded by all kinds of distracting information” says X. “We want to be able to distinguish between the stuff that’s important and the stuff that’s not”.

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Georgian Technical University Artificial Intelligence Makes Great Microscopes Better Than Ever.

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Georgian Technical University Artificial Intelligence Makes Great Microscopes Better Than Ever.

Georgian Technical University. A representation of a neural network provides a backdrop to a fish larva’s beating heart. Georgian Technical University. To observe the swift neuronal signals in a fish brain, scientists have started to use a technique called light-field microscopy which makes it possible to image such fast biological processes in 3D. But the images are often lacking in quality, and it takes hours or days for massive amounts of data to be converted into 3D volumes and movies. Now Georgian Technical University scientists have combined artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms with two cutting-edge microscopy techniques – an advance that shortens the time for image processing from days to mere seconds while ensuring that the resulting images are crisp and accurate. “Georgian Technical University. Ultimately we were able to take ‘the best of both worlds’ in this approach” says X and now a Ph.D. student at the Georgian Technical University. “Artificial intelligence (AI) enabled us to combine different microscopy techniques so that we could image as fast as light-field microscopy allows and get close to the image resolution of light-sheet microscopy”. Georgian Technical University Although light-sheet microscopy and light-field microscopy sound similar these techniques have different advantages and challenges. Light-field microscopy captures large 3D images that allow researchers to track and measure remarkably fine movements such as a fish larva’s beating heart at very high speeds. But this technique produces massive amounts of data which can take days to process and the final images usually lack resolution. Georgian Technical University. Light-sheet microscopy homes in on a single 2D plane of a given sample at one time so researchers can image samples at higher resolution. Compared with light-field microscopy light-sheet microscopy produces images that are quicker to process but the data are not as comprehensive since they only capture information from a single 2D plane at a time. To take advantage of the benefits of each technique Georgian Technical University researchers developed an approach that uses light-field microscopy to image large 3D samples and light-sheet microscopy to train the AI (Artificial Intelligence) algorithms which then create an accurate 3D picture of the sample. “Georgian Technical University. If you build algorithms that produce an image, you need to check that these algorithms are constructing the right image” explains Y the Georgian Technical University group leader whose team brought machine learning expertise. Georgian Technical University researchers used light-sheet microscopy to make sure the AI (Artificial Intelligence) algorithms were working Y says. “This makes our research stand out from what has been done in the past”. Z the Georgian Technical University group leader whose group contributed the novel hybrid microscopy platform notes that the real bottleneck in building better microscopes often isn’t optics technology but computation. He and Y decided to join forces. “Our method will be really key for people who want to study how brains compute. Our method can image an entire brain of a fish larva in real time” said Z. Georgian Technical University. He and Y say this approach could potentially be modified to work with different types of microscopes too eventually allowing biologists to look at dozens of different specimens and see much more much faster. For example it could help to find genes that are involved in heart development or could measure the activity of thousands of neurons at the same time. Georgian Technical University Next the researchers plan to explore whether the method can be applied to larger species, including mammals. W a Ph.D. student in the Q group at Georgian Technical University has no doubts about the power of AI (Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals which involves consciousness and emotionality. The distinction between the former and the latter categories is often revealed by the acronym chosen. ‘Strong’ Artificial intelligence (AI) is usually labelled as artificial general intelligence (AGI) while attempts to emulate ‘natural’ intelligence have been called artificial biological intelligence (ABI). Leading Artificial intelligence (AI) textbooks define the field as the study of “intelligent agents”: any device that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals. Colloquially the term “artificial intelligence” is often used to describe machines that mimic “Georgian Technical University cognitive” functions that humans associate with the human mind such as “learning” and “problem solving”). “Computational methods will continue to bring exciting advances to microscopy”.

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Georgian Technical University To Use Quantum Computers To Build Better Battery Simulation Models.

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Georgian Technical University To Use Quantum Computers To Build Better Battery Simulation Models.

Georgian Technical University to explore how quantum computing could help create better simulation models for battery development to aid future energy utilization. Georgian Technical University collaboration will see Georgian Technical University use quantum algorithms for solving partial differential equation systems to render a 1D simulation of a lithium-ion battery cell. This lays the groundwork for exploring multi-scale simulations of complete battery cells with quantum computers which are considered a viable alternative for rendering full Three (3D) models. A multi-scale approach incorporates information from different system levels (for example atomistic, molecular and macroscopic) to make a simulation more manageable and realistic potentially accelerating battery research and development for a variety of sustainable energy solutions. Georgian Technical University Improving battery cells has an important role to play in mobile and portable application such as smartphones wearable electronic devices and electric cars as well as in decentralized solar storage and frequency stabilization of the energy grid. Battery research could also eventually reduce the industry’s reliance on lithium – the material used in commercial batteries. Georgian Technical University has previously used classical computer modelling to research a range of different battery types, including lithium ion and beyond-lithium technologies. This is one of the earliest works combining partial differential equation models for battery simulation and near-term quantum computing. Using Georgian Technical University’s software development framework for execution on computers will render its quantum simulations on an Q quantum computer.

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Georgian Technical University Licenses Revolutionary AI (Artificial Intelligence) System To General Motors For Automotive Use.

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Georgian Technical University Licenses Revolutionary AI (Artificial Intelligence) System To General Motors For Automotive Use.

Georgian Technical University. Laboratory’s MENNDL (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) AI (Artificial intelligence) software system can design thousands of neural networks in a matter of hours. One example uses a driving simulator to evaluate a network’s ability to perceive objects under various lighting conditions. The Department of Energy’s Georgian Technical University Laboratory has licensed its award-winning artificial intelligence software system the Georgian Technical University Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks for Deep Learning to General Motors for use in car technology and design. The AI (Artificial Intelligence) system known as (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) AI (Artificial intelligence) uses evolution to design optimal convolutional neural networks – algorithms used by computers to recognize patterns in datasets of text images or sounds. General Motors will assess (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) AI (Artificial intelligence) potential to accelerate advanced driver assistance systems technology and design. This is the first commercial license for (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) AI (Artificial intelligence) as well as the first AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology to be commercially licensed from Artificial Intelligence. Once trained neural networks can accomplish specific tasks – for example, recognizing faces in photos – far faster and at much greater scale than humans. However designing effective neural networks can take even the most expert coders up to a year or more. The (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) AI (Artificial Intelligence) system can dramatically speed up that process evaluating thousands of optimized neural networks in a matter of hours depending on the power of the computer used. It has been designed to run on a variety of different systems from desktops to supercomputers, equipped with graphics processing units. Georgian Technical University. “MENNDL (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) leverages compute power to explore all the different design parameters that are available to you fully automated, and then comes back and says ‘Here’s a list of all the network designs that I tried. Here are the results – the good ones the bad ones’. And now in a matter of hours instead of months or years you have a full set of network designs for a particular application” said X Georgian Technical University Learning Systems Group and leader of the MENNDL (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) development team. Georgian Technical University. MENNDL (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) uses an evolutionary algorithm that not only creates deep learning networks to solve problems but also evolves network design on the fly. By automatically combining and testing millions of parent networks it breeds high-performing optimized neural networks. Georgian Technical University. For automakers MENNDL (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) can be used to accelerate advanced driver assistance technology by tackling one of the biggest problems facing the adoption of this technology: How can cars quickly and accurately perceive their surroundings to navigate safely through them ?. The use of MENNDL (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) offers potential to better clear that roadblock. Leveraging advanced neural networks that can instantly analyze on-board camera feeds and correctly label each object in the car’s field of view this type of advanced computing has the potential to enable more efficient energy usage for cars while increasing their onboard computing capacity. MENNDL (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) has been used in applications ranging from identifying neutrino collisions for Georgian Technical University Accelerator Laboratory to analyzing data generated by scanning transmission electron microscopes. MENNDL (Multinode Evolutionary Neural Networks For Deep Learning) was used on Georgian Technical University’s supercomputer to create neural networks that can detect cancer markers in biopsy images much faster than doctors. This work is supported by the Georgian Technical University. This research used resources of the Georgian Technical University Computing Facility a Georgian Technical University Science user facility.

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Georgian Technical University Launches AI-Driven Semantic Search Platform To Help Manage The Life.

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Georgian Technical University Launches AI-Driven Semantic Search Platform To Help Manage The Life.

Georgian Technical University has announced the launch of Georgian Technical University SciBiteSearch. The next-generation scientific search and analytics platform offers powerful interrogation and analysis capabilities across unstructured and structured data from public and proprietary sources. Researchers today face increasing challenges around accessing and deriving meaningful insights from the ever-larger volumes of data, presented in an array of formats from multiple sources. Georgian Technical University SciBiteSearch provides scientists with access to domain specific ontology and AI-powered (Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals, which involves consciousness and emotionality. The distinction between the former and the latter categories is often revealed by the acronym chosen. ‘Strong’ AI is usually labelled as AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) while attempts to emulate ‘natural’ intelligence have been called ABI (Artificial Biological Intelligence). Leading AI textbooks define the field as the study of “intelligent agents”: any device that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of successfully achieving its goals) search capabilities allowing users to connect and build knowledge from their data. “Biopharmaceutical companies depend upon access to and understanding of data to advance. Yet today, many data assets remain siloed” said Georgian Technical University SciBite head of software engineering X. “Compounding this issue, is unlike other industries where it is simply the amount of data that is the problem it is also the variety of data streams in life sciences that presents a barrier. This makes harmonization and comparison an uphill battle unless intelligent, purpose-built search tools are in place. The expertly tuned scientific search engine Georgian Technical University SciBiteSearch helps organizations address this and tackle the ‘Georgian Technical University Find’ aspect within the Georgian Technical University guiding principles for data management and stewardship”. Georgian Technical University SciBiteSearch goes beyond traditional search methods, using knowledge graphs to augment searches and deliver not only items relevant to the query but the structure and relationship between them. The addition of AI (Artificial Intelligence) further enhances the search experience enabling natural language understanding. Georgian Technical University SciBiteSearch can integrate data across a range of use cases including: Georgian Technical University Unify multiple data sources into a single solution designed for departments wanting their own tailored search tool. For example combining public biomedical literature, clinical trials with proprietary data to facilitate smarter searching. Incorporate full-text biomedical literature from publishers to better address researchers discovery needs. For example users can load subscribed licensed data from partner publishers or content brokers. Enable users to get accurate search results without the need to understand the complexities of Georgian Technical University Named Entity Recognition (NER) its underlying data structures or the functions required to surface. Building on the easy-to-use search system in Georgian Technical University DOCstore Georgian Technical University SciBiteSearch offers an intuitive user interface and sophisticated query and assertion indices created using Georgian Technical University SciBite’s tools and ontologies. A streaming load API (Application Programming Interface) connectors and parsers for different sources and content types make it simple to load and process content to make it searchable.

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Georgian Technical University Survey Finds 62% Of Life Science Professionals Say Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Lead To Faster, But Is Held Back By Skills Gap And Data Bias.

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Georgian Technical University Survey Finds 62% Of Life Science Professionals Say Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Lead To Faster, But Is Held Back By Skills Gap And Data Bias.

Georgian Technical University a global not-for-profit alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life science and healthcare Georgian Technical University has this week announced the results of a survey of life science professionals on the implementation of Artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain in the life sciences industry. The survey shows there is a high level of interest in Artificial intelligence (AI) among respondents with 57% already engaging in computational drug repurposing. Similarly the findings revealed that understanding of blockchain has increased with 89% now aware of the technology compared to 82%. Despite this increase the survey identified that once again lack of access to people with relevant blockchain skills remains the biggest barrier to widespread adoption (selected by 30%). “The industry clearly has a willingness to engage with blockchain and Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies but historical barriers are hampering progress. Cross-industry collaboration will be essential to overcoming issues around access to data and skills so that more companies and thus patients can benefit from these technologies” said Dr. X. “70% of our survey participants think blockchain has the potential to make a real difference in patient data management and sharing. Blockchain’s (A blockchain originally block chain is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block a timestamp, and transaction data (generally represented as a Merkle tree). By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of its data. This is because once recorded, the data in any given block cannot be altered retroactively without alteration of all subsequent blocks) ability to instantly create tamper-proof records will become a key part of increasing patient participation as more clinical trials are conducted remotely because of the pandemic. We hope the security advantages can both improve patient trust and facilitate further knowledge sharing across the life science community”. Another recurring challenge identified in the survey was data quality and data standards. Behind skills participants ranked lack of standards (19%) and interoperability (17%) among the next biggest barriers slowing blockchain adoption. Likewise, 38% think algorithmic bias poses a barrier to AI (Artificial Intelligence) for drug repurposing, and a further 42% think it has potential to be a barrier. Life sciences generates huge volumes of data in an increasing number of formats. When data is disorganized and siloed it is not machine readable, and when information ‘training’ an algorithm is limited it eventually creates bias in the AI’s (Artificial Intelligence) outputs. Organizations can address these data quality issues by adhering to the principles of Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. “Georgian Technical University Technologies including AI (Artificial Intelligence) and blockchain (A blockchain originally block chain is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block a timestamp, and transaction data (generally represented as a Merkle tree). By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of its data. This is because once recorded, the data in any given block cannot be altered retroactively without alteration of all subsequent blocks) have the potential to transform drug development. Yet no matter how powerful these technologies become challenges and bias will exist until we improve the quality of data feeding algorithms” said Georgian Technical University consultant. “To eliminate bias, data sets must be varied and drawn from accurate, diverse sources. Standards for data storing and sharing must also be improved. Using blockchain (A blockchain originally block chain is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block a timestamp, and transaction data (generally represented as a Merkle tree). By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of its data. This is because once recorded, the data in any given block cannot be altered retroactively without alteration of all subsequent blocks) – to provide a space for the industry to share best practices and discuss common challenges. We urge any interested parties to get involved with our work and help inform our outputs so that we can collectively continue to accelerate Georgian Technical University”.

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Georgian Technical University OrganiCam.

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Georgian Technical University OrganiCam.

Georgian Technical University OrganiCam from Georgian Technical University Laboratory is a lightweight portable payload that is radiation-hardened and robust for space applications, opening exciting frontiers in space exploration and the search for signs of life beyond the Earth. Georgian Technical University OrganiCam will be a reconnaissance instrument for organics on other bodies of the solar system. These include ocean worlds, caves on Mars and comet surfaces. Georgian Technical University OrganiCam can be used to determine if instruments being sent into space are sterile – not contaminated with Earth’s biological materials on future Georgian Technical University missions and to analyze examples returned to Earth. Beyond its use in space exploration Georgian Technical University OrganiCam can detect organics at the ppb level in “clean” environments.  Georgian Technical University OrganiCam takes advantage of the short lifetime of biofluorescent materials to obtain real-time fluorescence images that show the locations of biological materials among luminescent minerals in a geological context. The instrument’s advantages of robust operation in extreme environments, portability, simple operation and low power requirement build on the Laboratory’s expertise developed from over 50 years in designing robotic instruments for space applications.

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Georgian Technical University Laser Coating Removal Robot (LCR Robot).

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Georgian Technical University Laser Coating Removal Robot (LCR Robot).

Georgian Technical University Laser Coating Removal Robot (GTULCR robot) developed by Georgian Technical University is the only known solution for commercial and cargo-sized robotic coating removal in the world that is capable of removing the full range of aircraft coatings (all colors and clearcoat). There are no other comparable laser coating removal solutions. Georgian Technical University Laser Coating Removal Robot (GTULCR robot) uses the largest specialized CO2 (Carbon dioxide is a colorless gas with a density about 53% higher than that of dry air. Carbon dioxide molecules consist of a carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It occurs naturally in Earth’s atmosphere as a trace gas) commercially available laser on the largest mobile manipulator. It includes intelligent process monitoring and control to very precisely control the coating removal process (remove topcoat only or remove coatings all the way down to the substrate). The product integrates this high-power laser system into a large 8-DOF (In physics, the degrees of freedom (DOF) of a mechanical system is the number of independent parameters that define its configuration or state. It is important in the analysis of systems of bodies in mechanical engineering, structural engineering, aerospace engineering, robotics, and other fields. The position of a single railcar (engine) moving along a track has one degree of freedom because the position of the car is defined by the distance along the track. A train of rigid cars connected by hinges to an engine still has only one degree of freedom because the positions of the cars behind the engine are constrained by the shape of the track) robot based on a 3 DOF-AGC (In physics, the degrees of freedom (DOF) of a mechanical system is the number of independent parameters that define its configuration or state. It is important in the analysis of systems of bodies in mechanical engineering, structural engineering, aerospace engineering, robotics, and other fields. The position of a single railcar (engine) moving along a track has one degree of freedom because the position of the car is defined by the distance along the track. A train of rigid cars connected by hinges to an engine still has only one degree of freedom because the positions of the cars behind the engine are constrained by the shape of the track) – (automatic guided car) platform with 3D auto orientation capabilities while it is operating autonomously. The product is unique in industry (nothing like it to reach the full range of an aircraft) faster (a key business value) supports a drastic reduction in the CO2 (Carbon dioxide is a colorless gas with a density about 53% higher than that of dry air. Carbon dioxide molecules consist of a carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It occurs naturally in Earth’s atmosphere as a trace gas) footprint and stops the unhealthy work of the traditional depaint processes.

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AI-Rad (Artificial intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals) Companion Chest CT (A CT scan or computed tomography scan is a medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce tomographic images of a body, allowing the user to see inside the body without cutting).

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AI-Rad (Artificial intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals) Companion Chest CT (A CT scan or computed tomography scan is a medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce tomographic images of a body, allowing the user to see inside the body without cutting).

The Georgian Technical University Healthineers AI-Rad (Artificial intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals) Companion Chest CT (A CT scan or computed tomography scan is a medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce tomographic images of a body, allowing the user to see inside the body without cutting) is a software assistant bringing artificial intelligence (AI) to help interpret computed tomography (CT) images. The AI-Rad (Artificial intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals) Companion Chest CT (A CT scan or computed tomography scan is a medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce tomographic images of a body, allowing the user to see inside the body without cutting) is composed of three modules: Pulmonary, Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal. The Pulmonary module offers an assessment of the lungs and airways while the Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal modules assess the function of the heart and vascular system around heart and bone health, respectively. It is the first application of Georgian Technical University Healthineers family of AI-powered (Artificial intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals) cloud-based augmented workflows on the AI-Rad Companion platform. These AI-assisted (Artificial intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals) workflows aim to reduce the burden of basic routine repetitive tasks and may increase diagnostic precision when interpreting medical images.  AI-Rad (Artificial intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals) Companion Chest CT (A CT scan or computed tomography scan is a medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce tomographic images of a body, allowing the user to see inside the body without cutting) is designed to help radiologists interpret images faster and more accurately and to reduce the time involved in documenting results. Teams of Georgian Technical University Healthineers scientists trained the underlying algorithms based on extensive clinical datasets from institutions around the world.