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AI Can Help Reduce the Risk of HIV in High-Risk Communities
A new artificial intelligence system can help lower the risk of human immunodeficiency virus transmission in high-risk communities.
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The View from On High
Satellite imagery could address the limitations in traditional sources of data.
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In the Pandemic, Online Home-Buying Picks Up Speed
First-time buyers have the tech-smarts and now the tools to do all or part of their purchase online, sometimes even before seeing their new houses in person.
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Alibaba, Pinduoduo Fight China's Looming Food Crisis
Internet retailer Alibaba and Chinese agriculture technology platform Pinduoduo are working on government initiatives to stave off a looming food crisis in China...
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In Memoriam: Ronald E. Anderson, 1941-2020
Better known as a sociologist than a computer scientist, Anderson specialized in secondary data analysis—finding new uses for data collected for another purpose...
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To Infinity and Beyond: Linux, Open Source Go to Mars
The Perseverance rover will explore Mars with the self-flying Ingenuity helicopter drone, using Linux and NASA-built software.
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Sharing Your Route in Advance Could Cut Electric Car Charging Queue
Researchers have developed a computer model that could reduce wait times for charging electric cars by using information about each vehicle’s planned journey.
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Computer Love
A computer simulation developed by Dan Conroy-Beam at the University of California, Santa Barbara offers a framework for evaluating theories of human mate choice...
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame Rescue Is Buttressed by Digital Wizardry
Art historians, architects, computer scientists, and digital designers are leveraging virtual reality, 3D modeling, and cloud computing technologies to create a...
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AI Can Use the Veins on Your Hand Like Fingerprints to Identify You
Researchers at the University of New South Wales trained a neural network to identify individuals using the unique pattern of veins on the back of their hands. ...
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Breakthrough in Quantum Photonics Promises New Era in Optical Circuits
University of Southern California researchers have demonstrated uniform emission of single photons from quantum dots arranged in a precise configuration.
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Dynamic 3D Printing Process Features Light-Driven Twist
Researchers at Northwestern University have a developed a three-dimensional printing technique that uses a liquid photopolymer activated by light.
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As Robots Fill the Workplace, They Must Learn to Get Along
Singapore's Changi General Hospital is using software from Open Robotics to avoid standoffs among its robots in hallways or outside elevators.
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L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Honor 5 Women Researchers
A global UNESCO study found women remain a minority in mathematics, computer science, engineering, and artificial intelligence.
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Poor Password Security Led to Recent Water Treatment Facility Hack
The breach involved an unsuccessful attempt by an adversary to increase sodium hydroxide in the water supply to dangerous levels via the water treatment plant's...
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Drones Could Begin Vaccine Deliveries in April, Firm Says
Drone delivery service Zipline has partnered with "a leading manufacturer of Covid-19 vaccines" to start dispatching doses to global partner sites as soon as April...
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Doorbell Security Cameras Are Easily Hackable, Researchers Find
Florida Institute of Technology researchers have demonstrated that smart home security systems, including doorbells connected to a wireless camera, can be hacked...
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'Audeo' Teaches AI to Play the Piano
University of Washington researchers have developed a system that generates audio from silent piano performances.
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Deepfake Detectors Can Be Defeated, Computer Scientists Show for the First Time
Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have demonstrated that detectors programmed to spot deepfake videos can be beaten.
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