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Advancing Cancer Immunotherapy With Computer Simulations and Data Analysis
Researchers have developed a unique mathematical model to probe interactions between prostate tumors and common cancer immunotherapies.
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Google's AI Invents Sounds Humans Have Never Heard Before
Google researchers have found a way to use artificial intelligence to produce entirely new sounds.
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Disney Research Transforms Movie-Quality Animations For Interactive Viewing
Disney researchers say they have developed a process that transforms high-resolution animated content into a novel video format to enable immersive viewing.
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Sdsc's Comet Helps Replicate Brain Circuitry to Direct a Realistic Prosthetic Arm
Researchers used the San Diego Supercomputer Center's Comet system in applying a novel algorithm to replicate neural pathways for controlling limb movement.
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Your Face Can Get You More Than Just Toilet Paper in China
Now a number of female students at one of the country's top universities can use their face to open doors, according to news reports.
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Solid-State Batteries to Support the Growth of Iot
Compared to lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries don't have the potential to burn or explode, and they can recharge via energy harvesting.
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The Cybersecurity Risks .s. Election Systems Face Heading Into the 2018 Elections
Cybersecurity experts are warning of U.S. voting systems' vulnerability to cyberthreats going into the 2018 midterm and 2020 presidential elections.
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Virtual Top Hats Allow Swarming Robots to Fly in Tight Formation
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a team of autonomous flying robots that do not collide or undercut each other.
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Scientists Propose Better Battery System For Smart Home se
Researchers have proposed a novel programming solution to optimize power consumption in batteries for use in smart homes.
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The Bizarre Quantum Test That Could Keep Your Data Secure
Researchers have been testing the existence of quantum entanglement for several years.
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nder Cyberattack: h Researchers Look at How to Catch a 'phisher'
Researchers are studying why phishing attacks are so successful in an attempt to develop the next generation of email filters.
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The State of the Car Computer: Forget Horsepower, We Want Megahertz!
If I asked you "how many computing devices do you own?" your mind will probably first jump to your PCs and laptops at home, and then to your smartphones and tablets...
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China, Addicted to Bootleg Software, Reels From Ransomware Attack
China is home to the world's largest group of internet users, a thriving online technology scene and rampant software piracy that encapsulates its determination...
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3D-Printed 'bionic Skin' Could Give Robots the Sense of Touch
Researchers have developed a new process for three-dimensionally printing stretchable electronic sensory devices that could enable robots to feel their environment...
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Tech Majority Disagrees With AI Warnings From Hawking, Musk, and Gates
A new study demonstrates strong public and expert skepticism of warnings about artificial intelligence.
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Artificial Intelligence Course Creates AI Teaching Assistant
A team of researchers has developed a virtual teacher's assistant, called Jill Watson, using technologies from IBM's Watson platform.
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Better Screenings Through Artificial Intelligence
Researchers say they have developed a cervical cancer screening technique that could perform as well as, or better than, traditional screening methods at a greatly...
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Charles Babbage Left a Computer Program in Turin in 1840. Here It Is.
In autumn of 1840, Charles Babbage arrived in Turin for a meeting of Italian scientists, where he gave the only public explanation of the workings of his "Analytical...
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