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Topics: Innovations, inventions

  • Self-driving machines need to be able to adapt to changes in the environment in order not to risk harming the environment or, in the worst case, people. Graphic: Martin Servin

    Computational physics to make AI-controlled heavy machinery safer

    When heavy machinery is to become robots with autonomous capabilities, safety is at highest priority. In a new EU project, researchers and industry collaborate to develop reliable and efficient AI-driven machines that minimize the risk of harming people or the environment.

  • Umeå researchers working with Bonnier and Harvard on the future of digital magazines

    Umeå researchers working with Bonnier and Harvard on the future of digital magazines

    Scandinavian media giant Bonnier Corp. was among the first in the world to design a digital magazine specifically for the iPad. Two IT researchers at Umeå University followed the company's research and development division during the creation of the successful publishing platform Mag+. The findings were recently published by the prestigious Harvard Business School.