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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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How to Map a Fly Brain in 20 Million Easy Steps
Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus and Google have been mapping the fruit fly brain connectome since 2014.
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Behold, the Worm Blob and Its Computerized Twin
A multi-institutional team of scientists devised a computer model for the study of worm blob dynamics.
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Researchers Help Expand Mineral Exploration Using Machine Learning
Researchers at Australia's Curtin University and the Geological Survey of Western Australia are using deep learning to analyze geochemical data to expand mineral...
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Multi-Algorithm Approach Helps Deliver Personalized Medicine for Cancer Patients
Researchers used ensemble-based machine learning algorithms to forecast patients' response to cancer-fighting drugs with high accuracy.
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Mapping the Mind's Eye
Researchers used applied differential geometry to develop a framework to quantify retinotopic maps in V1, one of 14 areas of the brain devoted to visual processing...
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Improved Computer Simulation Can Build Faster, Cleaner, Cheaper Planes
Researchers have enhanced computer modeling to better predict the lift and drag of an airplane's structure, without slowing the speed of calculation.
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Imaging System Captures Text From Barely Open Books
A new imaging methodology developed by the University of Rochester's Gregory Heyworth and colleagues can capture text from extremely fragile books.
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Social Media, AI Can Measure Aesthetic Quality of Landscapes
Researchers used deep learning to develop a model that can factor people's aesthetic enjoyment of a landscape into ecosystem service assessments.
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A Way to Measure Tech Complexity
An international team of scientists developed a method of quantifying technological complexity through the measurement of fluid human actions.
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How AI Could Solve Supply Chain Shortages and Save Christmas
Just-in-time shipping is dead. Long live supply chains stress-tested with AI digital twins.
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Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking
Likes and shares made the social media site what it is. Now, company documents show, it's struggling to deal with their effects.
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Twitter Admits Bias in Algorithm for Rightwing Politicians, News Outlets
Researchers at Twitter found that the social media platform amplifies more tweets from rightwing politicians and news outlets than content from leftwing sources...
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Robot Artist Ai-Da Released by Egyptian Border Guards
Egyptian border agents have released a British-built robot after detaining it at customs for 10 days.
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Qubit Devices Inch Toward Reality
Key questions and challenges remain, including how to scale qubit devices while reducing noise and errors to the point where the devices become useful.
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Filtering for Beauty
Social media "influencers" use augmented reality filtering apps to appear more beautiful, together, and cool. Results may vary.
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The Fickleness of Fame
Scientists tracked media mentions of people who died between 2009 and 2014 to gauge how long recently deceased public figures remain in collective memory.
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Scientists Enable Blind Woman to See Simple Shapes Using Brain Implant
Scientists at the University of Utah and Spain's Miguel Hernandez University have given artificial vision to a blind woman through a brain implant.
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Accelerating the Discovery of Materials for 3D Printing
Researchers have developed a less costly, less wasteful machine learning system for identifying three-dimensionally-printable materials.
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Combating COVID-19 Misinformation: Brief Infographic Exposure May Increase Trust in Science
Brief exposure to an infographic about the scientific process could strengthen people's trust in science and mitigate COVID-19 misinformation.
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