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College Students Come ­p with Plug-In to Combat Fake News
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College Students Come ­p with Plug-In to Combat Fake News

A team of college students is getting attention from internet companies and Congress after developing a browser extension that alerts users to fake and biased news...

Study of Water Viscosity Promises New Wave of Electronic Devices
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Study of Water Viscosity Promises New Wave of Electronic Devices

A novel approach to studying the viscosity of water has revealed new insights about the behavior of water molecules and may open pathways for liquid-based electronics...

The Robots Are Coming, and Sweden Is Fine
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The Robots Are Coming, and Sweden Is Fine

From inside the control room carved into the rock more than half a mile underground, Mika Persson can see the robots on the march, supposedly coming for his job...

What Amazon's Alexa Economy Pays the People Building Its Skills
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What Amazon's Alexa Economy Pays the People Building Its Skills

On a lark, Joel Wilson started developing skills for Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant, this past January.

Blockchain Pumping New Life Into Old-School Companies Like IBM
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Blockchain Pumping New Life Into Old-School Companies Like IBM

Blockchain is getting bigger at Big Blue.

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...
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