The NFL launches a technology challenge to improve helmet grilles and reduce concussions
- Football
Yves Boudreau
Share : 
Blog
Related Posts
‘We weren’t abandoned’ — Windsor hospital program moves care into patients’ homes
Chuck and Doris Davis speak to reporters at the Windsor Regional Hospital's Met campus on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, about their experience with the Hospital To Home (H2H) program. Photo by Dan Janisse /The Windsor StarArticle content
Chuck Davis was overwhelmed.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY
Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account.Get exclusive access to the Windsor Star ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES
Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Unlimited online access to articles from across...
Nvidia and Dassault Systèmes combine digital twins and AI in industry world models
The companies want to ground AI models in science and engineering to grow industrial know-how.Nvidia is putting its AI infrastructure, models, and libraries together with virtual twin technology from 3D design software vendor Dassault Systèmes to build a shared architecture the companies describe as “science-validated industry world models.”
It’s a deepening of their existing collaboration with “a shared long-term vision for how industrial AI will be built, validated and deployed at scale,” the companies said.
Nvidia is multiplying its partnerships with developers of industrial design software. It recently expanded the integration options for its Omniverse development platform farther into physical AI applications, building the Omniverse libraries into Siemens Digital Twin Composer as well as integrating into products and services from Accenture, Microsoft, Ansys, Cadence, and others.World modelsDassault Systèmes CEO Pascal Daloz talked up the partnership’s potential for...
Bonobos Demonstrate Imaginative Ability in New Experiments
The consistent performance of Kanzi the bonobo in pretend play experiments suggests that the mental capacity to imagine nonexistent objects may trace back 6 to 9 million years, rewriting assumptions about the uniqueness of human imagination.Kanzi the bonobo. Image credit: Ape Initiative.“It really is game-changing that their mental lives go beyond the here and now,” said Dr. Christopher Krupenye, a researcher at Johns Hopkins University.
“Imagination has long been seen as a critical element of what it is to be human but the idea that it may not be exclusive to our species is really transformative.”
“Jane Goodall discovered that chimps make tools and that led to a change in the definition of what it means to be human and this, too, really invites us to reconsider what makes us special and what mental life is out...
NASA Space to Soil Challenge
Bailey G. LightFeb 03, 2026Rapid advances in commercial space, artificial intelligence, and edge computing are transforming what is possible for Earth observation. By pushing more intelligence onboard, missions can move from passively collecting data to actively interpreting and responding to changing surface conditions in near-real time, enabling more targeted observations and dramatically improving the value of data returned to the ground. Within this context, land-focused applications such as regenerative agriculture, sustainable forestry, and broader land resilience efforts stand to benefit enormously from satellites that can adapt what, when, and how they sense based on dynamic environmental signals and algorithmic insight rather than fixed schedules or static acquisition plans.
NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) invites participants to design small satellite (SmallSat) mission concepts that leverage adaptive sensing and onboard processing to enhance regenerative agriculture, forestry, or...
Why the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines need a ‘mulligan’ – and how to fix them
Criticism of the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) is less about specific food categories such as red meat, dairy or plant-based products, and more about structure and governance, according to Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
Rather than focusing on whether the government is promoting the “right” or “wrong” foods, Barnard argues that the guidelines no longer function as a coherent framework grounded in nutrition science. Instead, he describes the DGA as a negotiated policy document shaped by scientific evidence, industry influence and political compromise simultaneously.
As a result, the guidelines operate less as a unified health model and more as a layered policy framework that attempts to balance competing priorities, Barnard said. This structure, he argues, creates internal contradictions and produces mixed signals for consumers, institutions and policymakers who rely on...
Cochlear Implant Pioneers and MED‑EL Founders Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair Honoured with 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Cochlear Implant Pioneers and MED‑EL Founders Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair Honoured with 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for EngineeringOne of the world’s most prestigious engineering awards recognises life‑changing medical innovationThe 2026 award honours pioneering cochlear implant technology that has transformed hundreds of thousands of livesThis achievement highlights decades of innovation at the intersection of engineering and medicineFebruary 3, 2026 – London, United Kingdom: MED‑EL celebrates a historic milestone: its founders, Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair, have been named, together with other outstanding personalities, as Laureates of the 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering—one of the world’s most prestigious honours for life‑changing technological innovation.
The 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering recognises the design and development of modern neural interfaces—technologies that restore lost human functions—and the visionary engineers behind them.
Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair are honoured alongside Graeme Clark and...
CDC reports 145 more U.S. measles cases, 733 in total
Unvaccinated young people account for most of the nation's 733 measles cases reported on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. File Photo by Yurko Dyachyshyn/UNICEF
Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Federal health officials reported 145 new measles cases amid outbreaks across 20 states over the past week, raising the nation's total to 733 so far this year.
South Carolina, by far, has recorded the most measles cases among states this year after an outbreak began in the fall and has reported a total of 920 confirmed cases since then -- including 44 new ones during the past week.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the nation totaled 733 cases for the year as of Thursday, including 727 across 20 states. Another six cases were confirmed among international travelers.
The majority of cases, 671, or 92%,...
Schools gain autonomy over attire and activities in hot weather
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek says schools can decide on uniforms and activities using health and weather guidelines to ensure student safetyNIBONG THICK: The Ministry of Education has reiterated that school administrators have full autonomy to manage student attire and activities during periods of hot weather.
Minister Fadhlina Sidek said this decision-making power is guided by official advisories from the Malaysian Meteorological Department and the Ministry of Health.
“The welfare, health and safety of students, teachers and all school staff is our primary concern,” she said. She emphasised that clear guidelines are in place for schools to handle operations during extreme heat.
This includes allowing students to wear sports attire instead of their official school uniforms. School heads can also adjust or postpone physical activities based on real-time conditions.
“School administrators have leeway to look at the situation from time...
Neglected Tropical Diseases: an urgent challenge for Angola’s health and development
By: Dr. Nzuzi Katondi, WHO Neglected Tropical Diseases Officer in Angola
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (NTD), marked every year on January 30, is an opportunity to reflect on a public health problem that continues to affect millions of people around the world and thousands of Angolans, especially in the most vulnerable communities.
NTDs encompass a range of preventable and treatable diseases, many of which can be eliminated or eradicated. Despite global progress, these diseases continue to place a significant burden on health systems and the socioeconomic development of affected countries. In 2024, approximately 1.4 billion people worldwide required interventions against NTDs, a significant reduction of 36% compared to 2010. By early 2026, 58 countries had eliminated at least one NTD, demonstrating that elimination is possible with consistent investment and effective leadership.
However, this progress is under threat....
Kotak CTO Bhavnish Lathia quits in a year
Less than a year after his appointment, Bhavnish Lathia has resigned as chief technology officer (CTO) of Kotak Mahindra Bank, citing personal reasons, extending the lender’s struggle to retain leadership continuity in the role. Lathia had taken over from Silicon Valley veteran Milind Nagnur, who resigned as CTO in January 2025 after serving a little over two years.
In his resignation, Lathia said he was relocating to the US for personal reasons.
“The technology leadership team is stable, mature and ready for broader responsibilities,” he wrote in a letter addressed to managing director Ashok Vaswani. “There is never a good time to resign, but I feel this is the best time for me to step off the stage and let the next generation of technology leaders take centre stage.”Following Lathia’s exit, Kotak Mahindra Bank has appointed Nilesh...
NASA space telescope sees interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS flare up while exiting the solar system
NASA's SPHEREx captured these infrared observations during a December 2025 campaign, revealing dust, water, organic molecules and carbon dioxide in comet 3I/ATLAS's coma.(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)New infrared observations reveal the rare interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS dramatically brightening during its farewell tour of the solar system.
NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) space telescope captured views in December 2025 of the comet releasing a surge of gas, dust and complex molecules two months after the object's closest approach to the sun — a surprising outburst that's giving scientists their clearest chemical look yet at material formed around another star, according to a statement from NASA."Comet 3I/ATLAS was full-on erupting into space in December 2025, after its close flyby of the sun, causing it to significantly brighten," Carey Lisse, lead...