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Deep Learning Turns Mono Recordings Into Immersive Sound
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Deep Learning Turns Mono Recordings Into Immersive Sound

Researchers have taught an artificial intelligence system to convert ordinary monaural sounds into nearly three-dimensional sounds.

­niversity in North Carolina Issues Degrees ­sing Blockchain
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­niversity in North Carolina Issues Degrees ­sing Blockchain

East Coast Polytechnic Institute University graduates can now receive and digitally store degrees with blockchain technology, which delivers secure, immediate verification...

 Beyond CMOS Lies Hope
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Beyond CMOS Lies Hope

Seeking a successor to complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology.

Hybrid Qubits Solve Key Hurdle to Quantum Computing
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Hybrid Qubits Solve Key Hurdle to Quantum Computing

An international team of researchers has built a hybrid device from two different types of quantum bits to facilitate rapid initialization and readout.

Overlooked No More: Karen Sparck Jones, Who Established the Basis for Search Engines
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Overlooked No More: Karen Sparck Jones, Who Established the Basis for Search Engines

A pioneer of computer science for work combining statistics and linguistics, and an advocate for women in the field.

Schools in China Track Students With GPS-Enabled 'Smart' ­niforms
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Schools in China Track Students With GPS-Enabled 'Smart' ­niforms

Students at 11 schools in the Chinese province of Guizhou are wearing "smart uniforms" incorporating computer chips to ensure they attend classes and behave properly...

'Virtual Tumor' New Way to See Cancer
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'Virtual Tumor' New Way to See Cancer

Researchers have constructed a three-dimensional virtual reality model of tumor samples, with each individual cell mapped.

Researchers Putting Fish Into AR Tanks
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Researchers Putting Fish Into AR Tanks

New Jersey Institute of Technology researchers have created an augmented reality system to run experiments on the glass knifefish.

Ohio Eyes New Connected Vehicle Test
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Ohio Eyes New Connected Vehicle Test

The Ohio Department of Transportation, in collaboration with Honda, is planning a connected vehicle project in the city of Marysville.

E­ to Fund Bug Bounty Programs for 14 Open Source Projects
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E­ to Fund Bug Bounty Programs for 14 Open Source Projects

The European Union will cover the costs of bug bounty programs for 14 open source projects.

Lawrence Roberts, Who Helped Design Internet’s Precursor, Dies at 81
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Lawrence Roberts, Who Helped Design Internet’s Precursor, Dies at 81

Lawrence Roberts insisted that engineers look for practical uses for the Arpanet, the precursor to the internet.

How the Artificial-Intelligence Program AlphaZero Mastered Its Games
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How the Artificial-Intelligence Program AlphaZero Mastered Its Games

A few weeks ago, a group of researchers from Google's artificial-intelligence subsidiary, DeepMind, published a paper in the journal Science that described an A...

Julia Language Co-Creators Win James H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software
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Julia Language Co-Creators Win James H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software

The three scientists who co-created the Julia programming language will be awarded the 2019 James H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical Software.

Rail Passengers to Benefit From New GPS Technology as Early as Next Month
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Rail Passengers to Benefit From New GPS Technology as Early as Next Month

New global positioning system technology will be deployed on rail systems in the U.K. starting in January.

AI Can Easily Break Text CAPTCHA
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AI Can Easily Break Text CAPTCHA

A new machine learning algorithm can crack most text-based CAPTCHAs within 0.05 seconds.

Toyota Wants to Put a Robot Friend in Every Home
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Toyota Wants to Put a Robot Friend in Every Home

Toyota envisions robots becoming commonplace in homes as companions to senior citizens.

As Air Taxis Arrive, Software Issues Arise
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As Air Taxis Arrive, Software Issues Arise

Urban 'flying car' technology is almost here, but with proponents haunted by a 1977 helicopter crash, getting safety right is the top priority.

RFID Tag Arrays Can Be ­sed to Track a Person's Movement
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RFID Tag Arrays Can Be ­sed to Track a Person's Movement

Radio-frequency identification tags may be used to track movement.

Advancement of AI Opens Health Data Privacy to Attack
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Advancement of AI Opens Health Data Privacy to Attack

Artificial intelligence innovations have created new threats to health data privacy against which current laws and regulations cannot adequately safeguard.

Growing Bio-Inspired Shapes With Hundreds of Tiny Robots
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Growing Bio-Inspired Shapes With Hundreds of Tiny Robots

Researchers have found that hundreds of small robots can work in a team to create biology-inspired shapes without an underlying master plan.
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