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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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Security Experts Hack Teleoperated Surgical Robot
University of Washington in Seattle researchers are studying the issues associated with the communications technology involved in telesurgery.
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Soggy Computing: Liquid Devices Might Match the Brain's Efficiency
Researchers are studying a class of materials capable of switching from an insulating state to a conductive, metallic one.
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Iowa State Researchers Test Brain Activity to Identify Cybersecurity Threats
Iowa State University researchers are working to better understand internal cybersecurity threats by measuring brain activity.
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Australian Researchers Reveal Graphene 3D Display Tech
Graphene is at the center of a new technique for creating three-dimensional (3D) holographic displays featured in films such as "Star Wars" and "Avatar."
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Rosetta Captures Stunning New Images of Comet's Surface and Activity
What happens when you make a low-level flyby of a cometary nucleus?
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Online Discussion Forums Good For Well-Being, Study Shows
New research associates online forums with positive well-being and even increased community engagement offline.
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Prosthetics That Can Feel, Thanks to the Science of Touch
In 2012, Pennsylvania native Jan Scheuermann ate the most satisfying bite of chocolate of her life.
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Project Elysium Wants to se Vr to Revive Deceased Loved Ones
How far is too far when it comes to pushing the boundaries of virtual reality?
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nforgettable Hubble Space Telescope Photos
"This is a really new birthplace of stars," Jennifer Wiseman, senior project scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope, said of the new image, which shows a cluster...
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Ethics of Embryo Editing Paper Divides Scientists
In the wake of the first ever report that scientists have edited the genomes of human embryos, experts cannot agree on whether the work was ethical. They also disagree...
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Ccny Researchers se Novel Polarization to Increase Data Speeds
City College of New York researchers have developed an unconventional method for increasing data transmission speeds.
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Tech Giants Help Track Nepal Earthquake Survivors as Communications Are Hit
Global technology companies quickly responded to the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday by helping connect survivors to each other and the world...
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No Boys Allowed: Tackling the Coding Gender Gap
Girls Who Code aims to close the gender gap in technology and engineering by teaching girls computing skills and encouraging them to pursue jobs in computer science...
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Who's Got the pper Hand? Poker Computer Program Pits Man Against Machine
Carnegie Mellon University's Heads-Up, No-Limit Texas Hold ’em poker tournament pits four of the world's best poker players against a CMU-developed program.
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Putting a New Spin on Computing Memory
Drexel University researchers are studying a new class of materials in an attempt to make computer memory more stable and more energy-conscious.
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Adios, Silicon: Why Exotic Designs Are the Future For the Chips in Your Gadgets
Most of us assume that smartphones and laptops will keep getting faster and better.
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In Nato Cyber Wargame, Berlya Fends Off Arch-Enemy Crimsonia
Somewhere near Iceland, a new NATO member, Berlya is under cyber-attack, most likely launched from its arch-rival Crimsonia, although the Berlyans can’t be completely...
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Building an Earth-Size Telescope, 1 Station at a Time
Imagine a trio of aerobatic aircraft. Over the years they've gotten very good at their routine. But they want to add another five or six or seven members.
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