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Artificial Intelligence Nails Predictions of Earthquake Aftershocks
A machine-learning study that analysed hundreds of thousands of earthquakes beat the standard method at predicting the location of aftershocks.
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If Military Robot Falls, It Can Get Itself p
Researchers have developed software to ensure that if a military robot falls to the ground, it can right itself.
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NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Takes First Picture of Distant Rock It Will Visit
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft still has 100 million miles to go, but it has taken its first snapshot of the space rock that will be its date for New Year's Day...
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Meet the Rose Hip Cell, a New Kind of Neuron
It's been more than a century since Spanish neuroanatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal won the Nobel Prize for illustrating the way neurons allow you to walk, talk,...
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AI-Human Partnerships Tackle 'Fake News'
During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, inaccurate and misleading articles burned through social networks.
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AI Can Predict If Your Musical Taste Is More Ice T...or Vanilla Ice
Researchers have developed a system that uses machine learning algorithms and psychological models to infer a person's "musical sophistication."
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niversity of Illinois Researchers Develop Method to Cancel Noise Without Ear-Blocking Headphones
The University of Illinois' Coordinated Science Laboratory has developed a noise-cancelling technique that does not require ear canal-blocking headphones.
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How AI Can Be a Force for Good
For the well-being of humanity, it is crucial that the power of artificial intelligence is used as a force of good.
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Control System Simulator Helps Operators Learn to Fight Hackers
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a simulator that helps to secure industrial control systems against hackers.
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TSA Enters Guinness World Records With Smallest Medical Robot
Guinness World Records has recognized the University of Texas at San Antonio for creating the world's smallest medical robot.
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Franken-algorithms: The Deadly Consequences of npredictable Code
The death of a woman hit by a self-driving car highlights an unfolding technological crisis, as code piled on code creates 'a universe no one fully understands'...
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Blockchaining the Arts
Blockchain's undeletable data can address privacy and security issues in the fine art markets.
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Here's What We Know about Google's Mysterious Search Engine
President Trump thinks Google's search engine is "rigged." By featuring more mainstream news outlets and relatively fewer conservative sites in the results he sees...
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Lip-Syncing Thanks to Artificial Intelligence
A new system uses artificial intelligence to edit the facial expressions of actors in a film to accurately match dubbed voices.
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Researchers Find Way to Spy on Remote Screens, through the Webcam Mic
Ever wonder what the people on the other end of a Hangouts session are really looking at on their screens?
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STEM Worker Shortage at a Crisis, Survey Shows
Forty percent of Americans say the U.S. science, technology, engineering, and math worker shortage is at a crisis level.
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Robotic Guide Dog Leads Arizona State niversity Team to 1st Prize at Intel Cup
Arizona State University students' robotic guide dog received first prize at the 2018 Intel Cup Undergraduate Electronic Design Contest in Shanghai, China.
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Female, Minority Students Took AP Computer Science in Record Numbers
Participation by female, African-American, and Latino students in Advanced Placement computer science courses boomed this year.
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Bots, Russian Trolls Influenced Vaccine Discussion on Twitter
Social media bots and Russian trolls spread discord and misinformation about vaccines on Twitter.
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