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Cornell to Team With IBM to Protect Global Milk Supply
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Cornell to Team With IBM to Protect Global Milk Supply

Researchers will use genetic sequencing and big data analysis to help keep the global milk supply safe.

Building a Better IoT
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Building a Better IoT

A robust and resilient Internet of Things framework is critical for future progress. New and emerging concepts may illuminate the path.

Iu Study Finds Most People Aren't as Happy as Their Friends on Social Media
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Iu Study Finds Most People Aren't as Happy as Their Friends on Social Media

A study by researchers at Indiana University found people with the most connections on social media are happier.

How Pythons Regenerate Their Organs and Other Secrets of the Snake Genome
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How Pythons Regenerate Their Organs and Other Secrets of the Snake Genome

Researchers are using supercomputers to study reptile evolution.

Code.org Gears ­p to Get 30,000 Students Psyched ­p About Computer Science
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Code.org Gears ­p to Get 30,000 Students Psyched ­p About Computer Science

Code.org recently launched a free, year-long course that is designed to provide more than 30,000 low-income students the opportunity to learn how to program.

What Exactly Do You Mean When You Say 'best'?
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What Exactly Do You Mean When You Say 'best'?

Researchers have developed a system for interpreting sarcastic statements in social media.

Facial Recognition May Boost Airport Security But Raises Privacy Worries
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Facial Recognition May Boost Airport Security But Raises Privacy Worries

Passengers at Boston's Logan International Airport were surfing their phones and drinking coffee, waiting to board a flight to Aruba recently when a JetBlue agent...

Taking a Ride in Mit's Self-Driving Wheelchair
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Taking a Ride in Mit's Self-Driving Wheelchair

Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a self-driving wheelchair currently undergoing testing on the MIT campus...

How the Government Can Read Your Email
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How the Government Can Read Your Email

With Congress focused on reforming the tax code and replacing Obamacare—plus keeping the government open—there's little oxygen for other policy issues.

Beyond the Five Senses
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Beyond the Five Senses

The world we experience is not the real world. It's a mental construction, filtered through our physical senses. Which raises the question: How would our world...

Smart Doll Fitted With AI Chip Can Read Your Child's Emotions
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Smart Doll Fitted With AI Chip Can Read Your Child's Emotions

Researchers have developed a doll equipped that can run artificially intelligent algorithms, and have programmed it to recognize emotions in facial images.

Government Researchers Hope to Teach New Robots Some of the Old Tricks of Etiquette
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Government Researchers Hope to Teach New Robots Some of the Old Tricks of Etiquette

Researchers are working to enable robots to learn human etiquette.

New Operating System Will Improve Navy Computing Power
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New Operating System Will Improve Navy Computing Power

A Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University professor has developed a prototype operating system for compiling different coding languages into one.

How an Entire Nation Became Russia's Test Lab For Cyberwar
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How an Entire Nation Became Russia's Test Lab For Cyberwar

The clocks read zero when the lights went out.

New Database Allows Stanford Researchers to Find Disparities in Officers' Treatment of Minority Motorists
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New Database Allows Stanford Researchers to Find Disparities in Officers' Treatment of Minority Motorists

Researchers at Stanford University have created a national database comprised of data on state patrol stops to uncover evidence of a double standard applied to...

'internet of Ships' Tells Tale of ­ss Fitzgerald Tragedy, Or Half of It
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'internet of Ships' Tells Tale of ­ss Fitzgerald Tragedy, Or Half of It

On early Saturday morning off the coast of Japan, the Philippines-flagged cargo container carrierACX Crystal struck the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) on its starboard...

AI For the Common Good
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AI For the Common Good

Considering guiding principles for artificial intelligence with regard to privacy and security.

How to Build Software For a Computer 50 Times Faster Than Anything in the World
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How to Build Software For a Computer 50 Times Faster Than Anything in the World

Argonne National Laboratory scientists aim to produce exascale-enabled software by surmounting problems in memory, power, and computational resources.

World's Most Powerful Particle Collider Taps AI to Expose Hack Attacks
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World's Most Powerful Particle Collider Taps AI to Expose Hack Attacks

Thousands of scientists worldwide tap into CERN's computer networks each day in their quest to better understand the fundamental structure of the universe.

Data-Mining 100 Million Instagram Photos Reveals Global Clothing Patterns
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Data-Mining 100 Million Instagram Photos Reveals Global Clothing Patterns

Researchers applied data-mining technology to determine the global variance of clothing styles from 100 million Instagram photos taken in 44 cities.
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