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NS Scientists Develop Novel Chip for Fast, Accurate Disease Detection
National University of Singapore researchers have developed a microfluidic chip that could identify minuscule amounts of biomolecules without intricate lab equipment...
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Students Create 3D Printed Robot Prosthetic Limb
Students have designed and built a low-cost, three-dimensionally-printed robotic prosthetic hand that could provide a more affordable alternative for amputees. ...
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Computer Searches Telescope Data for Evidence of Distant Planets
Researchers have trained a machine learning system to search for debris disks around stars using telescopic data.
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Potholes? Self-Powered Wireless Sensors Embedded in Roads Could Spot Them
ePave is a project to set up networks of self-powered wireless sensors under roads to provide updates on road conditions to transportation planners, drivers with...
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Emmanuel Macron Talks About France's AI Strategy
The French government will spend €1.5 billion ($1.85 billion) over five years to support research in artificial intelligence, encourage startups, and collect data...
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ltrasound Patch Could Make it Easier to Inspect Damage in Odd-Shaped Structures
A new flexible patch could help perform ultrasound imaging on objects difficult to inspect with conventional ultrasound equipment.
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Scientists Develop Tooth-Mounted Sensors That Can Track What You Eat
Tufts University researchers have built tooth-mounted sensors that collect information on one's glucose, salt, and alcohol intake.
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The Scant Science Behind Cambridge Analytica's Controversial Marketing Techniques
The practices of Cambridge Analytica, a data-analytics firm involved in US President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign, have made headlines around the world...
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Mobile Apps Could Hold Key to Parkinson's Research, Care
Smartphone software and technology can furnish an objective measure of the progression of Parkinson's disease symptoms.
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Princeton Senior ses Big Data to Examine Global Digital Gender Gap
A Princeton University student used Facebook's advertising audience estimates to reveal insights on the global digital gender gap.
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Deep Learning Model as Accurate as Radiologists Determining Age of Child Bones
Researchers have demonstrated that a deep learning convolutional network model can estimate bone age as well as human radiologists.
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Earbud Translators: Not Perfect, Still Handy
Utility is high, even though the translations may be limited.
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Are We Already Living in Virtual Reality?
Thomas Metzinger had his first out-of-body experience when he was nineteen.
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How Twitter Bots Help Fuel Political Feuds
Researchers in the U.S. and China are studying a "misinformation network" related to the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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Meet the Robot That Can Mimic Human Emotion
Charles is a robot that can mimic human facial expressions.
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Computers Made From Human Cells Could Tell You When You're Sick
Researchers say they have created the world's most complex biological computer, a group of engineered cells that could be implanted into the human body.
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What Lies Beneath: The Things Facebook Knows Go Beyond ser Data
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica revelations regarding the exposure of profile data for millions of users, Facebook is now facing an investigation into its...
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SC ISI Researchers Develop Computational Methods to ncover Hidden Trends in Human Behavior
Researchers have mined sensor data collected from volunteers to discover hidden trends in well-being, academic performance, and behavior.
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