Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Crispr, the Disruptor
Three years ago, Bruce Conklin came across a method that made him change the course of his lab.
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Fly-Catching Robot Developed By Stanford Scientists Speeds Biomedical Research
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a robotic system that can inspect fruit flies and carry out previously impossible behavioral experiments.
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Dartmouth Researchers Create First Smartphone App That Predicts Gpa
Dartmouth College researchers have developed a smartphone app that automatically predicts college students' grade point average based on their smartphone data.
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Supercomputer nlocks the Secrets of Plant Cells to Create More Resilient Crops
Scientists have used supercomputers to move a step closer to identifying the nanostructure of cellulose.
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Standard Knowledge for Robots
A working group of 166 experts from 23 countries has developed a global standard for capturing and conveying the knowledge that robots possess.
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STEM Gender Stereotypes Common Across the World
A study published by researchers at Northwestern University found people in the Netherlands were the most likely to associate science with men more than women.
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South African Scientists Create Cheap Computer
University of Witwatersrand researchers are leading a project to create inexpensive computers or tablets to potentially be used by every student in South Africa...
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Mit's Humanoid Robot Goes to Robot Boot Camp
As Russ Tedrake flings up the garage door to the dusty MIT lab, light whooshes in, revealing a 360-pound humanoid robot hanging from a rope.
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With One False Tweet, Computer-Based Hack Crash Led to Real Panic
A false tweet sent from a hacked account caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to fall and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to lose more than $136 billion in seconds...
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Forging Relationships
Michael Stonebraker didn't realize at the outset that it would take six years to create INGRES, one of the world's first relational databases.
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Klaus Tschira: 1940-2015
Klaus Tschira, the entrepreneur, software pioneer, and patron and supporter of scientific research who died unexpectedly on March 31st, 2015, made numerous lasting...
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Estonia: A Model For E-Government
Over the next decade, the population of Estonia is expected to soar more than 600% as the country becomes the first in the world to open its borders to an influx...
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Between the Lines
Smartphone apps are driving changes in the way people park. Sensors, crowdsourcing, and big data are making it easier to find open parking spots.
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Plenty of Proteins
The growth of structural biology brings new challenges for the world's protein data archive.
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The Machine Vision Algorithm Beating Art Historians at Their Own Game
Recent advances in machine learning such as deep convolutional neural networks are enabling the development of machines that perform pattern-recognition tasks.
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Predictive Analytics Provides Powerful Benefits to Healthcare
Medical treatment is on the verge of a "radical transformation" thanks to statistical data analysis techniques that predict future outcomes.
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Code.org Targets High School Computer Science
Code.org is collaborating with College Board to work to increase the number of female and minority students taking computer science courses.
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Attention White-Collar Workers: The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs
From the self-checkout aisle of the grocery store to the sports section of the newspaper, robots and computer software are increasingly taking the place of humans...
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How Maker Faires Are Inspiring Young 'makers' All Over the World
One of the truly bright lights in tech education is the Maker Faire.
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