Emerging Tech

The Virginia Smart Community Testbed in Stafford County will test emerging technologies in real-world settings. The project is a partnership between the county and the Center for Innovative Technology.

Instead of taking off their shoes, departing passengers could step onto a small platform that would use electromagnetic waves to check for any object hidden inside shoes that could pose a threat onboard.

The plan is to use smart city infrastructure to offer ubiquitous connectivity — physical and wireless — between homes, businesses, educational institutions, public safety, community services and modern vehicles.

A new report from Jacobs Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech addresses a range of digital city issues like data privacy as a foundation for any city considering the deployment of urban technology to advance community goals.

A Johnson C. Smith University project will give individuals a view into the destruction of historical Black neighborhoods of Charlotte, N.C., through virtual reality tech. The project is expected to be completed in 2022.

Physically distanced from many of the supports and connections that define childhood and school in a year of unprecedented stressors, “the kids are not OK,” as Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said in February.

New Orleans recently collected smart city proposals to achieve broadband equity in the city. However, it’s unclear how the city will ensure data privacy as it unfolds the broad urban tech initiative.

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) hopes to run more efficiently by gaining insights from Internet of Things (IoT) tech. One expert says success will depend on passenger trust in IoT.

Babylon Health has developed a computer application, Babylon 360, that allows patients to communicate their symptoms to a chatbot via their smartphones and get recommendations on what steps to take next.

Wisconsin regulators have approved a unique program allowing a utility to provide customers with backup systems to store energy and maintain power during outages, functioning as emergency islands.

In March an appeals panel ruled that township officials could not fly a drone over someone's backyard, take photos and use them to cite the homeowner for zoning violations, without first obtaining a warrant.

Experts participating in the inaugural AI Policy Forum Symposium underscored the need for the world to commit to common AI ethics principles, much in the same way that countries have agreed to manage nuclear weapons.

The Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, a public-private partnership focused on spurring innovation, is working to move the needle on the mission to make the state the “technology capital of the East Coast.”

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is using dashcam footage gathered from ride-hailing drivers to gain added insights into the status of the hundreds of highway work zones in the Las Vegas region.

Researchers at the University of Texas in Austin aim to use blockchain technology to help homeless people access health care by verifying their identity and sharing it securely throughout a health services network.

As of last month, the U.S. Air Force has started using virtual reality provided by a New York-based company to get hunter-killer drone pilots and sensor operators up to speed at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.

The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office announced a new drone program to help with search and rescue cases. The devices are equipped with infrared cameras, which provide infrared radiation and night imaging.

It's become more common in recent years for law enforcement agencies to build networks of private cameras to request footage from when needed. Now the company Genetec is offering a new tool to make it easier.