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Google's PaLM-E Generalist Robot Brain Takes Commands
Researchers at Google and Germany's Technical University of Berlin recently debuted PaLM-E, described as the largest visual-language model ever created.
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AI Re-Creates What People See by Reading Brain Scans
The Stable Diffusion artificial intelligence algorithm can read functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans to replicate images people have recently...
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Drone Maps Previously Uncharted Ocean Floors Off Alaska, California
The Saildrone Surveyor unmanned surface vehicle has completed the mapping of the previously uncharted ocean floor off the Alaska and California coasts.
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Mini Robot Enters Blood Vessels, Completes Surgery
Researchers recently demonstrated that a miniature robot could travel autonomously to a superficial femoral artery in a pig, deliver contrast dye, and return safely...
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Scientists Make Biosensor for Crop Blight
A molecular sensing system used by researchers at Israel's Hebrew University of Jerusalem can enter plant cells to identify potential crop diseases.
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Material May Offer Key to Solving Quantum Computing Issue
The researchers demonstrated the technique is scalable at the wafer level, which would make it an attractive option for future quantum computing.
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Researchers Develop Tool to Identify Existing Drugs to Use in Future Outbreak
An artificial intelligence algorithm developed by a global team led by researchers at New York University can identify existing drugs that could be repurposed during...
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Amazon Funded Program Teaches DC Inmates Cloud Computing Skills
A pilot program at a jail in Washington, D.C., funded by an Amazon grant, gave inmates access to a course in basic cloud computing skills.
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VR Trains Responders for Mass Casualty Events
Ohio State University said researchers at its College of Medicine have developed a virtual reality training program that represents a mass casualty event realistically...
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Stealthy UEFI Malware Bypassing Secure Boot Enabled by Unpatchable Windows Flaw
Researchers at Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET have found the first real-world case of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface malware that can take over a computer's...
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The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy
The new technology could upend many online businesses. But for companies that figure out how to work with it, A.I. could be a boon.
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Breakthrough Enables Perfectly Secure Digital Communications
A new algorithm hides sensitive information in a way that makes it impossible to detect anything has been concealed.
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Phone-Based Measurements Provide Information About the Health of Forests
An algorithm developed can measure tree diameter accurately and nearly five times faster than manual methods using low-cost, low-resolution smartphone LiDAR sensors...
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System Like 3D GPS Tracks Pill Cams Through GI Tract
Researchers have created a system that three-dimensionally tracks wireless ingestible devices throughout the gastrointestinal tract.
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Why the Floppy Disk Just Won't Die
A surprising number of industries, from embroidery to aviation, still use floppy disks. But the supply is finally running out.
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Computer Science Researchers Lead the Defense Against the Dark Side of Tech
Bimal Viswanath and his colleagues amassed one of the largest datasets of AI-manipulated media in existence, to explore ways to detect and disarm weaponized media...
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The U.K. Is Using Drones to Prosecute Small-Boat Migrant Smugglers
The U.K. Home Office has used drones since late 2019 to monitor large areas of the English Channel.
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Cutting Down on Instagram, TikTok Makes Teens Feel Better About Weight, Appearance, Says Study
Researchers found reducing time on social media could improve teens' self-esteem and body image.
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