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Nus Engineers Invent Tiny Vision Processing Chip For ­ltra-Small Smart Vision Systems and Iot Applications
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Nus Engineers Invent Tiny Vision Processing Chip For ­ltra-Small Smart Vision Systems and Iot Applications

EQSCALE is a new microchip that captures visual details from video frames using 20 times less power than existing chips.

Are Programs Better Than People at Predicting Reoffending?
From ACM TechNews

Are Programs Better Than People at Predicting Reoffending?

A Dartmouth College research study found the COMPAS computer program performed about as well as humans at predicting recidivism.

Programmable Droplets
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Programmable Droplets

New hardware applies electric fields to manipulate droplets of chemical or biological solutions around a surface, mixing them to test thousands of reactions in...

Himawari-8 Data Assimilated Simulation Enables 10-Minute ­pdates of Rain and Flood Predictions
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Himawari-8 Data Assimilated Simulation Enables 10-Minute ­pdates of Rain and Flood Predictions

Researchers in Japan used the K supercomputer to show incorporating satellite data at frequent intervals into weather prediction models can improve weather predictions...

Can Software Predict Crime? Maybe So, but No Better Than a Human
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Can Software Predict Crime? Maybe So, but No Better Than a Human

Can you predict a crime?

A New Way to Track Down Bugs Could Help Save Iot
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A New Way to Track Down Bugs Could Help Save Iot

On a clear day this summer, security researcher Ang Cui boarded a boat headed to a government biosafety facility off the northeastern tip of Long Island.

Brain Mri, AI Predict Deaf Children's Capacity to Learn Language
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Brain Mri, AI Predict Deaf Children's Capacity to Learn Language

A new method using two types of computing technology can predict how well a deaf child can learn language after receiving cochlear implant surgery.

New Carnegie Mellon Dynamic Statistical Model Follows Gene Expressions Over Time
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New Carnegie Mellon Dynamic Statistical Model Follows Gene Expressions Over Time

Researchers say they have developed a new dynamic statistical model to visualize changing patterns in networks.

Kettering University Students Converting Chevy Bolt Into Autonomous Vehicle
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Kettering University Students Converting Chevy Bolt Into Autonomous Vehicle

Kettering University researchers are participating in the AutoDrive Challenge, in which teams convert a Chevrolet Bolt into a Level 4 autonomous vehicle.

Artificial Intelligence Will Be a Human Jobs Creator
From ACM Careers

Artificial Intelligence Will Be a Human Jobs Creator

In 2013, James "Jimi" Crawford founded a company called Orbital Insight, barely noticed at the time amid the Silicon Valley froth.

Nasa Just Proved It Can Navigate Space Using Pulsars. Where to Now?
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Nasa Just Proved It Can Navigate Space Using Pulsars. Where to Now?

Half a century ago, astronomers observed their first pulsar: a dead, distant, ludicrously dense star that emitted pulses of radiation with remarkable regularity...

How a 22-Year-Old Discovered the Worst Chip Flaws in History
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How a 22-Year-Old Discovered the Worst Chip Flaws in History

In 2013, a teenager named Jann Horn attended a reception in Berlin hosted by Chancellor Angela Merkel. He and 64 other young Germans had done well in a government...

Smart Buildings That Can Manage Our Electricity Needs
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Smart Buildings That Can Manage Our Electricity Needs

Researchers have developed a system to collect data on consumers' energy usage and comfort within buildings.

Big Bets on A.i. Open a New Frontier For Chip Start-­ps, Too
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Big Bets on A.i. Open a New Frontier For Chip Start-­ps, Too

For years, tech industry financiers showed little interest in start-up companies that made computer chips.

The James Webb Space Telescope Has Emerged from the Freezer
From ACM News

The James Webb Space Telescope Has Emerged from the Freezer

After spending three months at a temperature of just 20 degrees Celsius above absolute zero, the massive James Webb Space Telescope emerged from a large vacuum...

Geocarb: A New View of Carbon Over the Americas
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Geocarb: A New View of Carbon Over the Americas

A new NASA Earth science mission in the early stages of design may achieve a transformational advance in our understanding of the global carbon cycle by mapping...

Incorporating Social Media Reviews Can Improve Surveillance of Restaurant Health Problems
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Incorporating Social Media Reviews Can Improve Surveillance of Restaurant Health Problems

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has used a system that tracks food-borne illness via online Yelp restaurant reviews to identify instances...

Big Brother on Wheels: Why Your Car Company May Know More About You Than Your Spouse. 
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Big Brother on Wheels: Why Your Car Company May Know More About You Than Your Spouse. 

Daniel Dunn was about to sign a lease for a Honda Fit last year when a detail buried in the lengthy agreement caught his eye.

How to See a Memory
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How to See a Memory

For someone who's not a Sherlock superfan, cognitive neuroscientist Janice Chen knows the BBC's hit detective drama better than most.

Nasa Test Proves Pulsars Can Function as a Celestial Gps 
From ACM News

Nasa Test Proves Pulsars Can Function as a Celestial Gps 

From its perch aboard the International Space Station, a NASA experiment has shown how future missions might navigate their way through deep space.
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