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This Week in Patents - April 18 - 24

Microsoft is taking a shot at telemedicine with Kinect plus Xbox system

Microsoft has patented a technique to measure blood flow beneath a person’s skin. This may be used to monitor changes in the coloration of a…

IBM is revolutionizing agriculture with Polymer-coated agricultural chemicals

IBM has developed microcapsules adapted to rupture in a magnetic field to provide controlled release of agricultural chemicals. The microcapsules encapsulate an agricultural chemical, such…

Patent reveals the technology behind Microsoft's Captionbot

Captionbot is powered by Microsoft’s Cognitive Services. It analyses the images and gives rudimentary descriptions of what it can see using a Computer Vision API,…

Boeing ends the wild goose chase for empty cabin space

Finding space for your hand baggage on an airplane is a frustrating experience. This is particularly true when the space reserved for you is already…

Near instantaneous 3D printing technology from Disney

Presently, 3D printing is extremely slow and time consuming. For example, it may take several hours to print a single 3D object even if the…

This Week in Patents - April 11 - 17

NASA has developed engines with up to 92% efficiency

NASA filed a patent for a system to harvest energy from engine exhaust. The current energy efficiency of automobile engines is only about 33% for…