University of Virginia researchers are testing a digital program designed to help rural families across Appalachia and the South reduce their consumption of sugary drinks.

Penn Engineers have developed FireANTs, an open-source algorithm that compares complex medical images quickly and accurately by combining optimization techniques from modern AI with the precision of geometry. The method could help clinicians and researchers detect subtle changes in tissue over time, while making large-scale image analysis far more practical.

A team of researchers, co-led by an engineer at Penn State, are developing artificial vision technology that could help self-driving cars and robots see more clearly in changing light. Inspired by the way human eyes adjust from bright to dark settings, the new system is able to recognize visual patterns with high accuracy in mixed lighting in a test reminiscent of an eye doctor exam.

Professor Raju Tomer and colleagues have developed a new design that lets inexpensive microscopes match or beat costlier systems.