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Robots, Smart Helmets Deployed in Coronavirus Fight
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Robots, Smart Helmets Deployed in Coronavirus Fight

Robots and artificial intelligence are being deployed around the world in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Inverse Design Software Automates Design Process for Optical, Nanophotonic Structures
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Inverse Design Software Automates Design Process for Optical, Nanophotonic Structures

Stanford University researchers are making available an inverse design codebase called SPINS that can help other researchers explore different design methodologies...

YouTube Science Videos Are Riddled With Scams, Plagiarism, and Misinformation
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YouTube Science Videos Are Riddled With Scams, Plagiarism, and Misinformation

The site is a crucial tool for 'edutainment,' but it lacks quality control.

Grassroots Campaign Spurs Computer Science Education Bill
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Grassroots Campaign Spurs Computer Science Education Bill

A bill championed in a grassroots campaign by C Spire would give all 463,000 elementary, middle, and high school students in Mississippi access to computer science...

Underrepresented Students Benefit More from 'Active Learning' in College STEM Courses
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Underrepresented Students Benefit More from 'Active Learning' in College STEM Courses

Active Learning teaching techniques in undergraduate STEM courses can significantly narrow gaps in course performance between students who are overrepresented and...

Scientists Create Wearable Device That Camouflages Against Heat-Detecting Sensors
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Scientists Create Wearable Device That Camouflages Against Heat-Detecting Sensors

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego developed a wearable technology that can hide its wearer from heat-detecting sensors even when the ambient...

System Shows Robots How to Set the Dinner Table
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System Shows Robots How to Set the Dinner Table

A system designed by MIT researchers gives robots the ability to weigh many ambiguous requirements to perform complex tasks, such as setting a table.

Summit Supercomputer Identifies Drug Compounds That Could Combat Coronavirus
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Summit Supercomputer Identifies Drug Compounds That Could Combat Coronavirus

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used Summit, the world's most powerful supercomputer, to identify 77 small-molecule drug compounds that might be effective...

App With Machine Learning Will Provide Rapid At-Home Assessment of Coronavirus Risk
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App With Machine Learning Will Provide Rapid At-Home Assessment of Coronavirus Risk

A coronavirus app coupled with a machine learning algorithm will soon enable an individual to get an at-home risk assessment based on how they feel and where they've...

Robot Uses Artificial Intelligence and Imaging to Draw Blood
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Robot Uses Artificial Intelligence and Imaging to Draw Blood

Rutgers engineers have created a tabletop medical robot that combines artificial intelligence and near-infrared and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters...

Azer Bestavros' Computing Journey from Egypt to BU
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Azer Bestavros' Computing Journey from Egypt to BU

Azer Bestavros, associate provost for Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University, has followed his indefatigable enthusiasm for new technologies from one...

Majority of Promising AI Startups Are Still Based in the U.S.
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Majority of Promising AI Startups Are Still Based in the U.S.

The most promising startups using artificial intelligence are U.S.-based companies working in the fields of health care, retail, and transportation, according to...

Top Computer Science Schools in 2020
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Top Computer Science Schools in 2020

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 features 601 of the world's top universities in computer science.

Computer Scientist Creates Art With the Help of AI
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Computer Scientist Creates Art With the Help of AI

University of Texas at Dallas computer science Professor Kang Zhang is developing algorithms to generate unique images that mimic the artwork of Picasso, Pollock...

Python Is More Popular Than Ever
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Python Is More Popular Than Ever

Python tied for second place in RedMonk's latest ranking of programming language popularity, marking the first time that a language other than JavaScript or Java...

Which Software Jobs Will Be Automated Over the Next Decade?
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Which Software Jobs Will Be Automated Over the Next Decade?

App development and software management are among the 14 jobs will be impacted by automation over the next 10 years, according to members of the Forbes Technology...

Forget Math; Language Skills Are Stronger Predictor of Programming Ability
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Forget Math; Language Skills Are Stronger Predictor of Programming Ability

Language skills are a stronger predictor of programming ability than math knowledge, according to a new University of Washington study.

Coronavirus Jolts Tech Firms: Conferences, Earnings Affected
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Coronavirus Jolts Tech Firms: Conferences, Earnings Affected

The coronavirus is continuing to wreak havoc on the global technology industry.

AI Tools Enhance Researchers' Output, Performance, Study Finds
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AI Tools Enhance Researchers' Output, Performance, Study Finds

A new study published in Organization Science finds that the introduction of a tool with artificial intelligence capability did not displace scientists, but rather...

Are Careers in Quantum Computing Viable?
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Are Careers in Quantum Computing Viable?

The possible creation and enormous potential of quantum computers begs the question of whether a careers in quantum computing is viable.
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