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How a Gene Editing Tool Went From Labs to a Middle-School Classroom
On a Saturday afternoon, 10 students gather at Genspace, a community lab in Brooklyn, to learn how to edit genes.
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Mind-Controlled Device Helps Stroke Patients Retrain Brains to Move Paralyzed Hands
Researchers have developed a hand-worn device connected to a brain-computer interface to help stroke patients retrain their brains to recover hand movements.
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Software Simplified
In 2015, geneticist Guy Reeves was trying to configure a free software system called Galaxy to get his bioinformatics projects off the ground.
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Shedding Light on How Humans Walk…with Robots
Researchers have discovered that humans whose lower limbs are fastened to a typical clinical robot only modify their gait if the forces the robot applies threaten...
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Is China Outsmarting America in A.i.?
Sören Schwertfeger finished his postdoctorate research on autonomous robots in Germany, and seemed set to go to Europe or the United States, where artificial intelligence...
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New Scaling Law Predicts How Wheels Drive Over Sand
When engineers design a new aircraft, they carry out much of the initial testing not on full-sized jets but on model planes that have been scaled down to fit inside...
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Waltzing Robot Teaches Beginners How to Dance Like a Pro
Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have developed a robotic dance instructor.
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When Hatred Goes Viral: Inside Social Media's Efforts to Combat Terrorism
On New Year's Eve in 2015 local and federal agents arrested a 26-year-old man in Rochester, N.Y., for planning to attack people at random later that night using...
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iuc Gets $100k Grant For Supporting Women in Computer Science
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently received the $100,000 grand prize of the National Center for Women in Information Technology NEXT Award....
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Silicon Valley's Big Three vs. Detroit's Golden-Age Big Three
Over the last 20 years, the technology industry has become the most powerful industry in the world, boasting seven of the 20 most profitable companies.
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What This Apple-Picking Robot Means For the Future of Farm Workers
Robots are replacing human workers at a faster pace than any other point in history. Most of these robots are in factories, but a new kind of mechanized worker...
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A Chinese Genome Giant Sets Its Sights on the itimate Sequencer
The world's largest genetics research center isn't at Harvard or Stanford or even the NIH. It's a 20-mile drive from Hong Kong International Airport, in the bustling...
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Nasa Asks Scientific Community to Think on Possible Europa Lander Instruments
NASA is asking scientists to consider what would be the best instruments to include on a mission to land on Jupiter's icy moon, Europa.
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Artificial Intelligence Course Creates AI Teaching Assistant
A team of researchers has developed a virtual teacher's assistant, called Jill Watson, using technologies from IBM's Watson platform.
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How Nasa Visualizes Stunning Worlds Without Really Seeing Them
Everyone likes a good space photo.
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A Robot Revolution, This Time in China
Even a decade ago, car manufacturing in China was still a fairly low-tech, labor-intensive endeavor.
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ci Calteach and Ics Partner With Google to Train Computer Science Teachers
A new partnership aims to address the shortage of computer science teachers by developing a training program for pre-service math and science educators.
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Jennifer Rexford Announced As 2017 Ncwit Harrold and Notkin Award Recipient
The award recognizes faculty members from non-profit institutions who distinguish themselves with outstanding research and excellent graduate mentoring, as well...
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