{"id":1148,"date":"2017-12-27T19:36:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T19:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/headlines\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2020-02-26T15:49:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T15:49:40","slug":"top-10-behind-the-headlines-stories-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/headlines\/2017\/12\/27\/top-10-behind-the-headlines-stories-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 \u201cBehind the Headlines\u201d stories of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Science and technology played a major role in many of 2017\u2019s biggest stories. The Behind the Headlines blog covered many of these by explaining how MATLAB and Simulink were behind the scenes, helping engineers, scientists, and researchers innovate around the world. Here are our top ten stories of the year, based which posts our MATLAB users and STEM audiences read the most.<\/p>\n

10. Apple renews interest in biometrics: Here\u2019s an algorithm for facial recognition and more<\/a><\/h2>\n

Facial recognition algorithms start our list of top ten posts for the year. It\u2019s no surprise when you consider some of the high-profile data breaches that have come to light during 2017, from the stolen data of all 3 billion<\/em> Yahoo users to the Equifax breach.<\/p>\n

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PST edge detection on lightbulb image. Image Credit: Bahram Jalali<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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9. Maker hits a bullseye with a cool robotic dartboard<\/a><\/h2>\n

The post in the number nine spot was a fantastically fun maker project. What do you get when a former NASA engineer combines motion tracking infrared cameras, 6 stepper motors, fishing line, and a dartboard? A dartboard that moves to intercept the dart and gives you a bullseye every time.<\/p>\n

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Image credit: YouTUBE\/MarkRober<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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8. MATLAB helps revive The Beatles only live album<\/a><\/h2>\n

The eighth most popular post of 2017 describes how Abbey Road Studios used audio processing techniques to filter the fans screams out of the one and only live concert recording by The Beatles. The Live at the Hollywood Bowl album\u00a0and featured songs from their performances at the Hollywood Bowl in 1964 and 1965.<\/p>\n

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Image credit: This photo was published in the Aug. 24, 1964 Los Angeles Times. John Malmin\/LA Times via Getty Images.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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7. A unique robot takes home big prize in the Amazon Robotics Challenge<\/a><\/h2>\n

This post detailed how the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision took home the championship, and $80,000 in prize money, from the 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge. Their robot, a Cartesian coordinate robot aptly named Cartman, used computer vision, image processing, and deep learning to identify the objects it needed to \u201cpick and place\u201d in the packing contest.<\/p>\n

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Peter Corke, director of ACRV, and team with Cartman. Image Credit: Anthony Weate, QUT.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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6. NASA\u2019s new technology paralyzes drones that enter restricted areas<\/a><\/h2>\n

NASA\u2019s drone defender system called Safeguard garnered the number six spot on our 2017 list. Safeguard disables a drone if it fails to respond to a warning and enters a designated no-fly zone.<\/p>\n