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Social Media Data sed to Predict Retail Failure
An international team of researchers has developed a model that can predict with 80% accuracy whether a new business will fail within six months.
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Cardiff niversity's New X-Ray Method Reveals Ancient Scroll
Researchers have developed an x-ray tomography technique to reveal hidden text inside damaged and unreadable scrolls.
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A Google Intern Built the AI Behind These Shockingly Good Fake Images
Google researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that generates incredibly realistic fake images.
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Heat-Seeking Drones Find Brisbane's Hiding Koalas
Researchers in Australia are using drones with heat-seeking sensors to tally Brisbane's koala population in spite of concealing foliage.
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NT Singapore Scientists Develop Smart Technology for Synchronized 3D Printing of Concrete
Researchers have developed a technology for synchronized, robotic three-dimensional printing of concrete.
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Curiosity Rover to Temporarily Switch 'Brains'
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, this week commanded the agency's Curiosity rover to switch to its second computer.
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Researchers Raise Alarm Over se of AI in Immigration, Refugee Decision-Making
Researchers in Canada are concerned about government initiatives to replace human decision-making with artificial intelligence regarding immigrants' human rights...
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This App Knows When You've Been in an Accident—and Then It Calls 911 for You
A new mobile application accesses a smartphone's sensors to determine if the phone's owner has been in an auto accident, and can alert 911 emergency services if...
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The Robot Eye With an All-Round Field of View
Researchers in Germany have developed a laser sensor with image processing algorithms to facilitate a robot vision system with an all-round field of view.
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Scientists Create a 'Social Network of Brains'
Sending your thoughts directly into someone else's brain may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But this capability could be closer to reality than you think...
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Groundbreaking Science Emerges from ltra-Close Orbits of Saturn
New research emerging from the final orbits of NASA's Cassini spacecraft represents a huge leap forward in our understanding of the Saturn system—especially the...
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AS Team Wins AI Commentator Track of the KAIST World Cup 2018
Arizona State University's team won the artificial intelligence commentator track of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology AI World Cup 2018 competition...
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This Robot Crawls Over Your Body and Scans Your Skin With a Microscope
A palm-sized bipedal robot can carry out a medical inspection of a patient when a doctor is unavailable.
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A Goblin World That Points Toward Hidden Planet Nine in the Solar System
Among some astronomers, there is a growing suspicion that our solar system's distant reaches conceal a large, ninth planet that we have not yet seen. New findings...
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VR Can Improve Performance During Exercise
Researchers have found using virtual reality headsets while exercising reduced perception of pain and effort, while extending activity.
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Japanese Rover Lands on Ancient Asteroid for 16-Hour Mission
A third rover has touched down on the surface of asteroid Ryugu, marking a hat-trick of successful landings for the Japanese Hayabusa2 space mission.
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The First 'Social Network' of Brains Lets Three People Transmit Thoughts to Each Other's Heads
University of Washington in Seattle researchers have developed a brain-to-brain network that transmits thoughts among members of a group.
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Supercomputing for Better Commuting: In Pursuit of Fuel Economy, Mobility
Researchers are working to demonstrate how traffic lights can be programmed to improve automotive fuel economy and reduce emissions, while facilitating the flow...
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Robots May Need Lizard-Like Tails for 'Off-Road' Travel
Researchers have found that the motion (and tails) of lizards could improve designs for robots.
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