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Five Things to Know about Russian Attacks on the Energy Grid
Trump administration officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of staging a multi-year cyberattack campaign against the energy grid and other elements...
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Origami-Inspired 'Inspector Gadget Robotic Arm'
Researchers at Seoul National University's Soft Robotics Research Center have developed a foldable origami-inspired robotic arm that can self-fold while also being...
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Can Bitcoin Technology Improve Research Data Integrity? This Clemson Professor Thinks So
Researchers at Clemson University have developed a technique to secure raw data using blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin.
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How Accurate Is Your AI?
A researcher at Kyoto University in Japan has developed a new technique that evaluates an artificial intelligence program's ability based on the nature of its input...
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Field-Data Study Finds No Evidence of Racial Bias in Predictive Policing
Predictive policing does not lead police to make discriminatory arrests, according to research conducted at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
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STEM is Losing Male LGBQ Undergrads
A recent study provides quantitative evidence that STEM fields have a problem retaining men who identify as part of the LGBQ community, while LGBQ women are actually...
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Live High Definition Video From Mars? NASA Is Getting Ready
Nothing conveys the excitement of space exploration like pictures from another planet. Now NASA is planning to go one better than pictures.
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Machine Learning Classifies Cancer
Accurate diagnosis is essential for appropriate disease treatment.
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New AI Can Tell If a Person Is Male or Female by Reading Their Smile
A new artificial intelligence system that identifies gender by reading a person's smiles.
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sing Artificial Intelligence to Investigate Illegal Wildlife Trade on Social Media
Researchers in Finland say artificial intelligence can be used to help monitor illegal wildlife trade on social media.
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Mapping Battery Materials With Atomic Precision
Researchers have demonstrated how the ratio of materials that make up a lithium-ion battery electrode impacts its structure at the atomic level.
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Robotic Tortoise Helps Kids to Learn That Robot Abuse Is a Bad Thing
Researchers used a tortoise-shaped robot to teach children not to abuse robots.
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'Body on a Chip' Could Improve Drug Evaluation
A microfluidic platform links engineered tissues from multiple human organs to replicate organ-drug interactions so medications' effects on different parts of the...
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Pentagon Wants Silicon Valley’s Help on A.I.
There is little doubt that the Defense Department needs help from Silicon Valley's biggest companies as it pursues work on artificial intelligence. The question...
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Expert Says Graduates in AI Should Take Oath: 'I Must Not Play at God nor Let My Technology Do So'
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence CEO Oren Etzioni suggests artificial intelligence should be "developed from a higher moral ground today."
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NASA Dawn Reveals Recent Changes in Ceres' Surface
Observations of Ceres have detected recent variations in its surface, revealing that the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system is a dynamic body that continues...
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Madison Square Garden Has Used Face-Scanning Technology on Customers
Madison Square Garden has quietly used facial-recognition technology to bolster security and identify those entering the building, according to multiple people...
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AI Assistants Say Dumb Things, and We're About to Find Out Why
A new test will pose elementary-school-level multiple-choice science questions to artificial intelligence systems.
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