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Stanford Researchers Develop Technique to See Objects Hidden Around Corners
Stanford University researchers have developed laser-based imaging technology that can produce images of objects hidden from view around corners.
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It’s True: False News Spreads Faster and Wider. And Humans Are to Blame.
What if the scourge of false news on the internet is not the result of Russian operatives or partisan zealots or computer-controlled bots? What if the main problem...
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Making Climate Models Open Source Makes Them Even More seful
A new open source set of models has allowed climate research to become more collaborative, efficient, and reliable.
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Mining Hardware Helps Scientists Gain Insight Into Silicon Nanoparticles
Researchers have developed the first three-dimensional dynamic model of an interaction between light and silicon nanoparticles.
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Pentagon Kicks Off Competition for Multibillion-Dollar Cloud-Computing Contract
The U.S. Department of Defense needs to upgrade its often-antiquated technology as a matter of urgent national security, and Pentagon leaders insist the program...
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How a Yeast Cell Helps Crack Open the 'Black Box' Behind Artificial Intelligence
Researchers say they have developed a "visible" neural network, and have used it to construct a virtual model of a functioning brewer's yeast cell.
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Computer Science for All: Can Schools Pull It Off?
The nascent Computer Science for All movement aims to help U.S. K-12 schools prepare every student to thrive in a tech-driven future.
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Taking Radio Astronomy to the Next Level
After its latest upgrade, a radio telescope in Westerbork, the Netherlands, generates 3.7 terabits of data per second, an enormous data-stream that must be processed...
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FBI Chief Signals Need to nderstand Potential Threats Tied to Cryptocurrency
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday said the bureau must be prepared to confront a new set of emerging cyber threats.
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New Low Light Camera Tech Will Improve AR Apps, Facial Recognition in Smartphones
Researchers in Israel have developed new imaging software that could help improve facial recognition systems and augmented reality apps on smartphones.
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Baidu's New AI Can Mimic Your Voice After Listening to It for Just One Minute
Researchers at Chinese search giant Baidu say they have developed an artificial intelligence that can learn to precisely mimic a person's voice.
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Hail Technology: Deep Learning May Help Predict When People Need Rides
Researchers have found computers may be better at forecasting demand for taxi and ride-sharing services.
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Chimpanzees Help Researchers Improve Machine Learning of Animal Simulations
New computer models of chimpanzees are improving understanding of their walking dynamics.
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Supercomputing nder a New Lens: A Sandia-Developed Benchmark Re-Ranks Top Computers
Sandia National Laboratories' High-Performance Conjugate Gradients benchmarking software program is gaining prominence as a tool for ranking supercomputer performance...
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Chemists Test Computer-Planned Syntheses for the First Time
Chemists have tested a computer program's ability to plan complete syntheses without human intervention.
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JILA Team Invents New Way to 'See' the Quantum World
A new imaging technique produces rapid, precise measurements of quantum behavior in an atomic clock as visual art.
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Hackers' Delight: Does Quantum Computing Spell the End for Encryption?
Today's stalwart encryption methods used to send data securely over the Internet are expected to be no match for the power of tomorrow's quantum computers.
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Virtual Reality Prepares Business Students for Digital Leadership
The ESMT Berlin business school is using virtual reality to teach leadership in a digital world to executives from some of Germany’s biggest companies.
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AI's Dirty Little Secret: It's Powered by People
There's a dirty little secret about artificial intelligence: It's powered by hundreds of thousands of real people.
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