Month: June 2020

Life is quite complicated, but it appears things just got simpler. Billions of people around the world lack access to medical imaging, but with the creation of Butterfly iQ, that number is sure to decrease. Jonathan Rothberg, a Yale genetics researcher, and serial entrepreneur was successful in harnessing the technology of ultrasound technology and making it accessible by simply plugging a device into an iPhone. The gadget retailed at $2,000 last year and was only available to medical professionals. A $100,000 ultrasound machine can now fit in one’s pocket for only a fraction of the...

For the past four months, UPS has been conducting a trial program in Raleigh, North Carolina, which uses the AI drones to deliver medical samples from opposing wings of a hospital one hundred fifty yards apart. The trial dubbed “Flight Forward” has already received FAA approval to expand to 20 hospitals around the U.S. UPS, however, is not the only company to dive into the world of drone delivery. We now find ourselves in a future where the skies are occupied by more than just birds and airplanes.  Drones will undoubtedly remain at the forefront of aviation...