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Iu, Nswc Crane Partnering to Bolster National Defense Through 'smart Tech' Agreement
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Iu, Nswc Crane Partnering to Bolster National Defense Through 'smart Tech' Agreement

Indiana University  and the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, have entered into a collaborative research agreement to improve military sensor technology...

Pollsters' Failures Signal Need For Changes
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Pollsters' Failures Signal Need For Changes

For opinion researchers, the unexpected outcomes of the Brexit vote and the U.S. presidential election signals it is time to reassess the kinds of data they gather...

A New Approach to 3D Holographic Displays Greatly Improves the Image Quality
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A New Approach to 3D Holographic Displays Greatly Improves the Image Quality

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology say they have developed a three-dimensional holographic display whose performance tops that...

In Not-Too-Distant Future, Brain Hackers Could Steal Your Deepest Secrets
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In Not-Too-Distant Future, Brain Hackers Could Steal Your Deepest Secrets

In the beginning, people hacked phones.

It's Never 'groundhog Day' at Jupiter
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It's Never 'groundhog Day' at Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft will make its fourth flyby over Jupiter's mysterious cloud tops on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 4:57 a.m. PST (7:57 a.m. EST, 12:57 UTC).

Astronomers Explore Uses For AI-Generated Images
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Astronomers Explore Uses For AI-Generated Images

Volcanoes, monasteries, birds, thistles: the varied images in Jeff Clune's research paper could be his holiday snaps.

Computer Diagnoses Cataracts as Well as Eye Doctors Can
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Computer Diagnoses Cataracts as Well as Eye Doctors Can

Scientists at Sun Yat-Sen University in China are using a new artificial neural network to recognize and diagnose congenital cataracts as accurately as eye doctors...

Intelligence Agency Opens $325,000 Advanced, Automated Fingerprint Gathering Competition
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Intelligence Agency Opens $325,000 Advanced, Automated Fingerprint Gathering Competition

The U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity's newest contest challenges participants to build an automated fingerprint collection system that matches...

NCSES Publishes Latest Women, Minorities, and Persons With Disabilities in Science and Engineering Report
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NCSES Publishes Latest Women, Minorities, and Persons With Disabilities in Science and Engineering Report

The U.S. National Science Foundation's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics has published a report quantifying the underrepresentation of women...

Researchers Develop Heat Driven Transistor
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Researchers Develop Heat Driven Transistor

Researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden say they have developed a transistor controlled by a heat signal instead of an electrical signal.

Trump Immigration Halt Casts Dark Cloud Over Next Ietf Gathering
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Trump Immigration Halt Casts Dark Cloud Over Next Ietf Gathering

The Internet Engineering Task Force's March meeting in Chicago could have a significantly reduced turnout because of the Trump administration's ban on admission...

Inside the 20-Year Quest to Build Computers That Play Poker
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Inside the 20-Year Quest to Build Computers That Play Poker

Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence research raise questions about the threat that bots pose to the online gambling industry.

For the Next Election, Don't Recount the Vote. Encrypt It
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For the Next Election, Don't Recount the Vote. Encrypt It

Let's be honest: The 2016 election wasn’t a sterling display of American democracy.

Study Reveals Substantial Evidence of Holographic ­niverse
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Study Reveals Substantial Evidence of Holographic ­niverse

A UK, Canadian and Italian study has provided what researchers believe is the first observational evidence that our universe could be a vast and complex hologram...

CS­ Professor Starts Club to Combat Stereotypes Against Women in Computer Sciences
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CS­ Professor Starts Club to Combat Stereotypes Against Women in Computer Sciences

The computer science program at Colorado State University is making a concentrated effort to attract female students and create a more diverse and welcoming environment...

$4.3 Million in Research Takes Aim at Devastating Citrus Disease
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$4.3 Million in Research Takes Aim at Devastating Citrus Disease

Clemson University researchers are working on a $4.3-million study aimed at protecting citrus crops from a bacterial disease that has affected at least 10 states...

Berkeley Launches Riselab, Enabling Computers to Make Intelligent Real-Time Decisions
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Berkeley Launches Riselab, Enabling Computers to Make Intelligent Real-Time Decisions

The University of California, Berkeley recently launched the RISELab, which  aims to improve how machines make intelligent decisions based on real-time input.

Supercomputers to Replace Particle Accelerators?
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Supercomputers to Replace Particle Accelerators?

Moving beyond the need for physical experiments.

Finding Credibility Clues on Twitter
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Finding Credibility Clues on Twitter

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built a language model that identifies words and phrases that lead to strong or weak perceived levels of...

Inside the 20-Year Quest to Build Computers That Play Poker
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Inside the 20-Year Quest to Build Computers That Play Poker

Four of the best professional poker players in the world spent most of January holed up at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, losing.
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