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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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An LED That Can Be Integrated Directly Into Computer Chips
Researchers have developed and built a silicon-based LED that can be integrated directly onto a computer chip.
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Tiny Four-Bit Computers Are Now All You Need to Train AI
IBM researchers have proposed reducing the number of computer bits from the current industry standard of 16 to just four.
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'Electronic Amoeba' Finds Approximate Solution to Traveling Salesman Problem in Linear Time
Researchers at Hokkaido University and Amoeba Energy in Japan developed an analog computer to find a reliable, speedy solution to the traveling salesman problem...
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The Next Best Thing to Being There
Encouraged by the pandemic, augmented and mixed realities bring new views to end-users in medicine, industry, and the military.
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This Robot Can Rap—Really
A Georgia Institute of Technology music technologist modified an improvisational musical robot called Shimon to create lyrics and perform rap in real time.
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Smarter Traffic Lights, Calmer Commuters
Advances in technology may come to a corner near you, easing traffic and possibly helping the environment.
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Split Wave: Team Develops Component for Neuromorphic Computer
Researchers have demonstrated a new neuromorphic computing approach.
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Facebook Hit With Antitrust Lawsuits by FTC, State Attorneys General
Claims target social-media giant's past acquisitions, tactics against competitors.
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In Battle Against Hackers, Companies Try to Deceive the Deceivers
Companies are attempting to trap hackers by enticing them with deception technology.
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Global Losses from Cybercrime Skyrocketed to Nearly $1 trillion in 2020, Report Finds
IP theft and financial crime account for at least 75% of cyber losses and pose the greatest threat to companies, according to the report.
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New RISC-V CPU Claims Recordbreaking Performance per Watt
Micro Magic's new CPU offers decent performance with record-breaking efficiency.
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Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves
In one Southern California city, flying drones with artificial intelligence are aiding investigations while presenting new civil rights questions.
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Army Computer Models Unveil Secret to Quieter Small Drones
Researchers demonstrated how aviation specialists can use computational fluid dynamics to facilitate development of quieter unmanned aerial drones.
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Computing Empowers Immune Cells to Kill Cancer
A team of computer scientists and bioengineers has developed a method of engineering T cells to recognize a specific combination of cancer markers.
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Do You Have a Conflict of Interest? This Robotic Assistant May Find It First
A Swiss publisher of open-access journals has rolled out a robotic review assistant to check for potential conflicts of interest.
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Search and Rescue Drones Use AI to Find People Lost in Woods
New drones are equipped with a deep learning application that improves the images they collect during search and rescue missions to better distinguish people from...
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Computer-Aided Creativity in Robot Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a system that simulates and optimizes robot design and control programs.
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Climate Researchers Enlist Big Cloud Providers for Big Data Challenges
Climate science researchers increasingly are turning to the cloud for its ability to manage large amounts of data using machine-learning algorithms.
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