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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Algorithm That Predicts Deadly Infections Is Often Flawed
An algorithm designed to forecast sepsis infections is significantly lacking in accuracy.
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Quantum Data Link Established Between 2 Distant Chinese Cities
Researchers created a secure quantum link extending 511 kilometers (almost 320 miles) between two Chinese cities.
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Israeli Researchers Develop Electronic Nose to Detect Diseases, Poisons
An artificial nose can distinguish between different types of bacteria, viruses, and poisonous gases .
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Researchers Identify Best Strategy to Reduce Human-Bear Conflict
Researchers have developed a computer model to determine the most effective ways to reduce conflict between people and bears.
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Can AI Predict How Sick You'll Get From COVID? San Diego Scientists Think So
Researchers used artificial intelligence to determine why COVID-19 symptoms can vary among patients.
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Science Denial, Partisanship on Social Media Indicate Where COVID-19 Strikes Next
A machine learning-assisted social media analysis could help predict where COVID-19 will emerge based on anti-science views and political ideology.
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We Investigated Whether Digital Contact Tracing Actually Worked in the U.S.
A year ago, engineers built apps to track potential virus exposure. Our research shows the impact has been mixed—but there's still potential.
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Algorithm that Predicts Deadly Infections is Often Flawed
A study found that a system used to identify cases of sepsis missed most instances and frequently issued false alarms.
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Amazon Brings Cashierless Tech to Full-Size Grocery Store
Amazon deployed its Just Walk Out cashierless retail system in its newest Seattle-based Amazon Fresh physical grocery outlet, its first use in a full-size store...
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Underwater Robot Offers Insight into Mid-Ocean 'Twilight Zone'
Scientists used the underwater robot Mesobot to capture high-resolution images of slow-moving organisms in the mid-ocean "twilight zone" region.
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The Future of Supply Chains
Droids, drones, and driverless technologies are fueling a supply chain revolution.
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Charles M. Geschke (1939-2021)
Charles M. Geschke helped create the modern world of computing, where beautiful typography and expressive, artistic graphics are as integral to most users' experience...
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Mathematicians Welcome Computer-assisted Proof in 'Grand Unification' Theory
Proof-assistant software handles an abstract concept at the cutting edge of research, revealing a bigger role for software in mathematics.
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Canadian Regulators Seek Policy Amendments for Facial Recognition
Canada's Office of the Privacy Commissioner has cited the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for illegally using facial recognition software from Clearview AI.
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Invention Uses Machine-Learned Human Emotions to 'Drive' Autonomous Vehicles
A Florida Atlantic University' researcher has designed technology for autonomous systems that uses machine-learned human moods to respond to emotions.
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Facebook Researchers Say They Can Detect Deepfakes And Where They Came From
Facebook's artificial intelligence program looks for cracks left behind in the manufacturing process used to change an image's digital "fingerprint."
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USPS Uses Edge AI Apps to Help Track Down Missing Packages Faster
The U.S. Postal Service is using artificial intelligence technology from NVIDIA to help it gain efficiencies.
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Smartphone Camera Can Illuminate Bacteria Causing Acne, Dental Plaque
Researchers have developed a technique to identify potentially harmful bacteria on skin and in the mouth, using images taken by smartphone cameras.
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Computer Trouble Hits Hubble Space Telescope, Science Halted
Launched in 1990, Hubble is showing more and more signs of aging, despite a series of repairs and updates by spacewalking astronauts during NASA's shuttle era. ...
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