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Armed With Tough Computer Chips, Scientists Are Ready to Return to the Hell of Venus
Robot missions to Venus could become routine within the next decade by sending exploratory probes with highly durable computer chips that can handle the planet's...
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This Inquisitive AI Will Kick Your Butt at Battleship
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence that can skillfully play a Battleship-like game by determining how to ask questions as efficiently as possible...
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CLA Engineers se Deep Learning to Reconstruct Holograms and Improve Optical Microscopy
Researchers have developed two new uses for machine learning--reconstructing a hologram to form a microscopic image of an object, and improving optical microscopy...
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Non-Von Neumann Computers Providing Brain-Like Functionality
By 2020, the reign of the von Neumann architecture will begin fading away after 75 years of dominance.
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Multiplayer Video Games: Researchers Discover Link Between Skill and Intelligence
Researchers have found a connection between young people's ability to perform well at two popular video games, and high levels of intelligence.
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Can Computers Be Creative?
Pennsylvania State University researchers are training computers to produce original design ideas, in order to determine whetyer they are technically feasible. ...
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First-of-Its-Kind Bioengineered Robotic Hand to Sense Touch
Researchers are developing a bioengineered robotic hand that will grow and adapt to its environment, with its own peripheral nervous system linking to sensors and...
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Blockchain Gets a Wall Street Win: 'we Know the Thing Works Now'
The prospect of blockchain technology remaking financial services just moved a step closer to reality after banks including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan...
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Listening For Gravitational Waves Using Pulsars
One of the most spectacular achievements in physics so far this century has been the observation of gravitational waves, ripples in space-time that result from...
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Stanford Algorithm Can Diagnose Pneumonia Better Than Radiologists
A new deep-learning algorithm that evaluates chest x-rays for signs of disease and can outperform radiologists at diagnosing pneumonia.
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The Power of AI in the Sky
Researchers are using artificial intelligence to sift massive amounts of big data in support of astronomy projects.
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Defining a New Model For Cybersecurity Trust With Blockchain
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's David Shrier recently detailed the MIT Trust::Data Consortium's efforts to build new systems that rethink data sharing...
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Google Study Finds Phishing Is Top Online Threat
Internet data breaches threaten the usernames and passwords of billions of people, and phishing attacks are the most effective way to hijack victims' online identities...
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Fruit Fly Brains Inform Search Engines of the Future
The mechanism the fruit fly brain employs to identify olfactory similarities could inform the design of future search algorithms.
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Inside the Mechanical Brain of the World's First Robot Citizen
Hanson Robotics' humanoid robot, Sophia, is defined by creator Ben Goertzel as more of a user interface than a conscious artificial intelligence.
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New Quantum Materials Offer Novel Route to 3D Electronic Devices
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have demonstrated how the principles of general relativity can open a pathway to novel electronic applications.
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How to Survive a Robot Apocalypse: Just Close the Door
In a competition, robots were unable to overcome the challenge of an unlocked door impeding their way at an outdoor obstacle course, illustrating the technology's...
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Researchers Study Human Movement to Build Better Robots
Researchers at Northeastern University are studying how people and robots move independently and in tandem.
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