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75% of Staff at This Successful IT Company Are on the Autism Spectrum
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75% of Staff at This Successful IT Company Are on the Autism Spectrum

Ultra Testing, a New York-based software testing and quality assurance startup, employs over 60 workers remotely across 20 states, 75% of whom are on the autism...

Computationally Reconstructing the Acoustics of Notre Dame
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Computationally Reconstructing the Acoustics of Notre Dame

Computerized acoustical models could aid the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral.

Statistics Student Improves WV­'s Baseball Analytics
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Statistics Student Improves WV­'s Baseball Analytics

Joseph Cuomo, an industrial mathematics and statistics student, is helping West Virginia University baseball coaches analyze data on release location, pitch velocity...

How WhatsApp, FaceTime and Other Encryption Apps Shaped the Outcome of the Mueller Report
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How WhatsApp, FaceTime and Other Encryption Apps Shaped the Outcome of the Mueller Report

Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III detailed multiple contacts among Russian operatives and associates of President Trump in the report made public Thursday....

Robots That Can Sort Recycling
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Robots That Can Sort Recycling

MIT CSAIL's "RoCycle" automated recycling system uses in-hand sensors to detect if an object is paper, metal, or plastic.

A New Recruitment Tool for Construction: The Joystick
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A New Recruitment Tool for Construction: The Joystick

Plastic excavators, bulldozers and cranes fueled by imagination have long captivated toddlers. Now, the construction industry is trying to attract teenagers with...

First Machine-Generated Book Published
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First Machine-Generated Book Published

Researchers at Goethe University in Germany developed an algorithm that was used by publisher Springer Nature to produce its first computer-generated book.

Scientists Predict 'Internet of Thoughts' Within Decades
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Scientists Predict 'Internet of Thoughts' Within Decades

A Human Brain/Cloud Interface will give people instant access to vast knowledge and computing power via thought alone, experts predict.

Professor ­sing VR to Aid Learning Among Students With Autism
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Professor ­sing VR to Aid Learning Among Students With Autism

Kennesaw State University professor Chao Mei is developing an innovative method of therapy for children with autism and attention deficit disorder.

Spinoff Book Highlights NASA Technology Everywhere
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Spinoff Book Highlights NASA Technology Everywhere

From precision GPS to batteries for one of the world's first commercial all-electric airplanes, NASA technology turns up in nearly every corner of modern life. ...

Robots Read Feelings With Speed and Accuracy
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Robots Read Feelings With Speed and Accuracy

Researchers at Case Western Reserve are improving the accuracy and speed of robots recognizing facial cues, which could enhance next-generation personalized robots...

VR Program Aims to Improve Social Competencies for Students With Disabilities
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VR Program Aims to Improve Social Competencies for Students With Disabilities

A $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will fund a five-year plan to implement a virtual reality program that allows middle school students...

Crime Scene Mapping Tool Turns Incident Scenes into Virtual 3D Models
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Crime Scene Mapping Tool Turns Incident Scenes into Virtual 3D Models

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Israeli police have invested in a tool that can create an interactive 3D model of a crash or crime scene within minutes...

Despite Consumer Worries, the Future of Aviation Will Be More Automated
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Despite Consumer Worries, the Future of Aviation Will Be More Automated

In the wake of the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes of Boeing 737 Max planes, people are thinking about how much of their air travel is handled by software...

'Smart' Pajamas Could Monitor and Help Improve Sleep
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'Smart' Pajamas Could Monitor and Help Improve Sleep

Researchers have developed pajamas embedded with self-powered sensors that monitoring of heartbeat, breathing, and other factors that play a role in how well a...

Censorship Pays: China's State Newspaper Expands Lucrative Online Scrubbing Business
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Censorship Pays: China's State Newspaper Expands Lucrative Online Scrubbing Business

People.cn, the online unit of China's influential People's Daily, is boosting its numbers of human internet censors backed by artificial intelligence to help firms...

Wichita State Team Creates Robotic 3D-Printed Hand for Local Boy
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Wichita State Team Creates Robotic 3D-Printed Hand for Local Boy

An engineering team at Wichita State University created a 3D-printed hand for Chase Rawlings, who was born without a fully developed left hand.

Wearable Sensors Mimic Skin to Help With Wound Healing Process
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Wearable Sensors Mimic Skin to Help With Wound Healing Process

Researchers at Binghamton University have developed wearable electrochemical biosensors for a range of human health monitoring applications.

Developing Tech For, and With, People With Disabilities
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Developing Tech For, and With, People With Disabilities

Individuals with disabilities and students became co-designers to create innovative solutions to  everyday problems at the sixth annual Assistive Technologies Hackathon...

Do You See What AI Sees? Study Finds That Humans Can Think Like Computers
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Do You See What AI Sees? Study Finds That Humans Can Think Like Computers

Artificial intelligence systems can be fooled by certain images, and new research shows that humans tend to agree with a computer's image classification choices...
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