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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Drones Flying Near Airports, Infrastructure Prompt U.S. Action
With consumer drone use surging in U.S. airspace above critical sites like airports, federal agencies are acting to address potential safety and security issues...
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Digital Twin Technology a Powerful Tool but Requires Significant Investment, Say Experts
Researchers say digital twin technology can play a significant role in predictive and precision medicine and in improving decision-making for aerospace systems....
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Fed Takes Closer Look at Creating Digital Money
The U.S. wants to make sure it has a prominent seat at the table as the rules of future cross-border payments are drawn.
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Microsoft Pushes into Growing Grocery Tech Market with Deal in China
Microsoft's Chinese branch has announced its latest omnichannel retail push to develop cloud-based software for store operators.
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Jack Minker (1927–2021)
ACM Fellow Jack Minker was a leader in the development of automating logistic reasoning, but he is perhaps best known for his efforts to promote the social responsibility...
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Let the Algorithm Decide?
Algorithms fail their first test to replace student exams.
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Novel Approach Identifies Genes Linked to Autism, Predicts Patient IQ
Researchers have identified a novel computational approach for identifying genes most likely associated with autism spectrum disorders.
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Digital Nose Stimulation Enables Smelling in Stereo
Researchers at the University of Chicago (UChicago) have developed a wireless, nose-worn device that can enable directional smell using tiny electrical impulses...
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Researchers Use 'Hole-y' Math, ML to Study Cellular Self-Assembly
Brown University researchers have demonstrated a machine learning method that measures the topological properties of cell clusters.
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AI Program Accurately Predicts Lung Cancer Risk
A deep learning artificial intelligence algorithm can accurately predict the risk of lung nodules detected on computed tomography images turning cancerous.
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Stunning Simulation of Stars Being Born is Most Realistic Ever
STARFORGE is the first computational framework to simulate an entire gas cloud in which stars are born.
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The Future of Virus Tracking Can Be Found on This College Campus
Researchers have transformed the Colorado Mesa University campus into an epidemiological laboratory researching new avenues of pandemic management.
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Endless Scrolling Through Social Media can Literally Make You Sick
Once mainly a scourge of VR headsets, cybersickness seems to be on the rise as the pandemic pushes our bodies to their digital limits.
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Study Explores Privacy of Prison Communications
The constant monitoring of people incarcerated in the U.S. extends to communications between inmates and their relatives.
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Amazon Blocks Police from Using Its Facial Recognition Software Indefinitely
Amazon has indefinitely extended its ban on police use of its facial recognition software, which lawmakers and company employees have said discriminates against...
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Lasers, Levitation, and Machine Learning Make Better Heat-Resistant Materials
A process developed at the Argonne National Laboratory can predict how refractory oxides are impacted by high temperatures.
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Beautiful or Handsome? Neural Language Models Try Their Hand at Word Substitution
Researchers had five neural language models compete in lexical substitution tasks, including plain substitution and word sense induction .
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Microsoft Warns: Watch Out for This Malware That Steals Passwords, Webcam, Browser Data
Microsoft has issued a warning over RevengeRAT, a remote access tool that has been used to target aerospace and travel industries with spear-phishing campaigns....
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