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While Earthlings Take a Break, the Mars Rover Keeps Working
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While Earthlings Take a Break, the Mars Rover Keeps Working

Rover continues to "zap" Martian rocks and send data back to Earth over winter break.

New Depth Sensors Could Be Sensitive Enough For Self-Driving Cars
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New Depth Sensors Could Be Sensitive Enough For Self-Driving Cars

The Camera Culture group at MIT's Media Lab have developed a computational method that improves the resolution of time-of-flight depth sensors 1,000-fold.

Nasa Invests in Concept Development For Missions to Comet, Saturn Moon Titan
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Nasa Invests in Concept Development For Missions to Comet, Saturn Moon Titan

NASA has selected two finalist concepts for a robotic mission planned to launch in the mid-2020s: a comet sample return mission and a drone-like rotorcraft that...

Why Doesn't the N.f.l. ­se Tracking Technology For First-Down Calls?
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Why Doesn't the N.f.l. ­se Tracking Technology For First-Down Calls?

It was a scene almost designed to show the folly of the N.F.L.'s first-down measurement system.

­.s. Army Partners with Marine Corps on 3-D Printed Drones
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­.s. Army Partners with Marine Corps on 3-D Printed Drones

U.S. Army researchers are working with the Marines Corps to develop drones that can be 3-D printed on demand, possibly in a matter of minutes.

'brain-on-a-Chip' to Test Effects of Biological & Chemical Agents, Develop Countermeasures
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'brain-on-a-Chip' to Test Effects of Biological & Chemical Agents, Develop Countermeasures

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed a "brain-on-a-chip" aimed at testing the effects of biological and chemical agents on the brain...

Carnegie Mellon Reveals Inner Workings of Victorious AI
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Carnegie Mellon Reveals Inner Workings of Victorious AI

Libratus, an artificial intelligence that defeated four top professional poker players in no-limit Texas Hold'em earlier this year, uses a three-pronged approach...

Stealth Turns 40: Looking Back at the First Flight of Have Blue
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Stealth Turns 40: Looking Back at the First Flight of Have Blue

On December 1, 1977, a truly strange bird took flight for the first time in the skies over a desolate corner of Nevada.

Riding a Time Capsule to Apartment 8g
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Riding a Time Capsule to Apartment 8g

It was 8 a.m. in Ramón Rivera's elevator and the morning rush was on. The buzzer rang.

Could AI Help to Create a Meat-Free World?
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Could AI Help to Create a Meat-Free World?

Remember the last burger you really enjoyed—try to summon up its rich, juicy taste in your mind and its chewy, firm-yet-soft-yet-crunchy texture.

Engineers Program Tiny Robots to Move, Think Like Insects
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Engineers Program Tiny Robots to Move, Think Like Insects

Cornell's Laboratory for Intelligent Systems and Controls is developing "event-based" sensing and control algorithms to be implemented on neuromorphic chips to...

The Researcher Who Wants to Bring AI to Factories
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The Researcher Who Wants to Bring AI to Factories

Gargantuan Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn employs more than 1 million people and tens of thousands of robots making iPhones and other electronics.

Robots Multiply in China With Annual Output Passing 100,000
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Robots Multiply in China With Annual Output Passing 100,000

China is churning out robots.

Lawyer-Bots Are Shaking ­p Jobs
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Lawyer-Bots Are Shaking ­p Jobs

Meticulous research, deep study of case law, and intricate argument-building—lawyers have used similar methods to ply their trade for hundreds of years. But they'd...

Data Tools Game-Changer For Mining and Exploration
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Data Tools Game-Changer For Mining and Exploration

Research scientists and industry are teaming up to develop and commercialize new tools using cutting-edge digital technologies including machine learning that they...

Microsoft's Q# Quantum Programming Language Out Now in Preview
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Microsoft's Q# Quantum Programming Language Out Now in Preview

Microsoft launched a preview version of a new programming language for quantum computing called Q#. The industry giant also launched a quantum simulator that developers...

The Force Is Strong: Amputee Controls Individual Prosthetic Fingers
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The Force Is Strong: Amputee Controls Individual Prosthetic Fingers

Luke Skywalker's bionic hand is a step closer to reality for amputees in this galaxy. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created an ultrasonic...

Inside Baidu's Bid to Lead the AI Revolution
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Inside Baidu's Bid to Lead the AI Revolution

Presumably, Robin Li wanted attention last summer when he decided to launch Baidu's bid for the future of self-driving cars from the front seat of a car that was...

'black Box' Recorder Puts Surgeons' Robotic Surgery Skills ­nder the Microscope
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'black Box' Recorder Puts Surgeons' Robotic Surgery Skills ­nder the Microscope

A new study from Keck Medicine of USC finds that data from a novel recorder can be used to objectively measure surgeons' proficiency in robotic-assisted prostate...

Plunge Into a (virtual Reality) Black Hole
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Plunge Into a (virtual Reality) Black Hole

Imagine, in the frigid depths of space, a pair of immense black holes crashing together so violently that they shake the fabric of space and time.
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