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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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ber and CM Collaborating on Robotically Driven Cars in Lawrenceville
Uber and Carnegie Mellon University are jointly creating a robotics research lab and technology center at the RIDC Chocolate Factory in Pittsburgh.
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Lost Chunk of Pioneering EDSAC Computer Found
An original part of one of the United Kingdom's pioneering computers has been donated to a project that is working to rebuild the machine.
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British Army Creates Team of Facebook Warriors
The British army is creating a special force of Facebook warriors, skilled in psychological operations and use of social media to engage in unconventional warfare...
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Programming: Pick p Python
Last month, Adina Howe took up a post at Iowa State University in Ames. Officially, she is an assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering.
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School Leaders Mostly Mystified by Computer Science Education
A disparity exists in the type of computer science education available to students in higher- versus lower-income schools, according to a new survey of U.S. teachers...
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Brain Power: Pitt Hosts All-Female Computer Programming Competition
Last weekend, the University of Pittsburgh Department of Computer Sciences hosted the "She Innovates" hackathon for women.
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Mental Health Monitoring Through 'selfie' Videos and Social Media Tracking
University of Rochester researchers have developed an approach to turning computers or smartphones with cameras into personal mental health monitoring devices.
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Computer Science Professor Gets Cyber Grant
The U.S. National Science Foundation is helping a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona professor to prepare undergraduates to work in cybersecurity.
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Business Secretary Cable Announces Partners in the Alan Turing Institute
The U.K.'s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has selected five universities to lead the Alan Turing Institute.
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What Does Privacy 'look' Like? Carnegie Mellon Project Seeks Drawings
Privacy Illustrated, a Carnegie Mellon University project, invited people to draw what privacy means to them and already has amassed hundreds of drawings.
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Top Technews Stories of 2014
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More Students Earning STEM Degrees, Report Shows
The prevalence of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees increased between 2004 and 2014 at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.
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A Machine Can Learn to Identify Sign Languages
A team of researchers is working to train a computer program to quickly identify the sign language of signers.
From Communications of the ACM
Visualizing Sound
New techniques capture speech by looking for the vibrations it causes.
From Communications of the ACM
Online Privacy: Regional Differences
How do the U.S., Europe, and Japan differ in their approaches to data protection — and what are they doing about it?
From Communications of the ACM
Using Technology to Help People
Companies are creating technological solutions for individuals, then generalizing them to broader populations that need similar assistance.
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Symposium to Focus on Future of Voting Systems
A symposium on emerging trends in voting has been scheduled for Feb. 9-10 in Washington, D.C.
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Fujitsu Psychology Tool Profiles sers for Risk of Cyberattacks
Fujitsu researchers are integrating psychology into profiling software to make computer security more personalized.
From ACM Opinion
How the Home Telephone Sparked the ser-Centered Design Revolution
Have you ever thought about why doorknobs are positioned at around two-fifths of the door's height, instead of right in the middle? Or why a washing machine is...
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