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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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The Perpetual Lineup: Half of S Adults in a Face-Recognition Database
Half of American adults are in a face-recognition database, according to a Georgetown University study released Tuesday.
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Mit's 'moral Machine' Crowdsources Decisions About Autonomous Driving, but Experts Call It Misguided
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab's "Moral Machine" platform lets the public judge the types of ethical decisions autonomous vehicles should make...
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How Secure Is Your Vote?
Many U.S. counties using voting machines lack paper trails for verification of results of the presidential election in November, says a Worcester Polytechnic Institute...
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National Science Foundation Doles Out $12m For Wireless Growth
The U.S. National Science Foundation on Tuesday distributed 11 grants, totaling $12 million, to researchers working to expand the reach of wireless technology.
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Donald or Hillary? Tweetcast Predicts Your Vote
Northwestern University researchers have developed an online tool that can predict whether citizens will vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton based on their...
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No Gps, No Problem: Next-Generation Navigation
University of California, Riverside esearchers say they have developed a reliable, accurate navigation system that exploits existing environmental signals.
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Wi-Fi Kiosks Replacing Payphones in Nyc
A move to provide free Internet services yields some unexpected consequences.
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The Surprisingly Easy Way to Visit Mars
It's midday on Mars. The scarlet skies are clear and it's a balmy zero degrees—the perfect conditions for a day out.
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Humanity's War on Latency: Semaphore to Silicon Photonics and Beyond
For most of humanity's existence, communication has been incredibly slow.
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Women in Tech Will Grow Alongside Digital
ACM president Vicki L. Hanson expects the ranks of women in information technology fields to grow as computer skills become increasingly necessary for all industries...
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Who Wants to Show p as Gandalf at Their Next Meeting?
Researchers are developing novel ways of capturing facial micro-expressions that are essential to creating natural dialogue and nuanced actor-specific emotions....
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Will Driverless Cars Really Save Millions of Lives? Lack of Data Makes It Hard to Know
The lack of data on how driverless automobiles' performance compares with human drivers makes it difficult to determine the safety benefits of autonomous vehicles...
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This Robot Can Do More Push-ps Because It Sweats
Researchers from the University of Tokyo's JSK Lab say they have developed a more efficient way to cool humanoid robots.
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Minding the Gap, Blind
Most commuters keep their eyes down in the morning while traipsing through the gleaming corridors of London’s Euston Underground station.
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Preparing For the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Considering the utilization, opportunities, and future challenges of Artificial Intelligence.
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Can Crispr Save Ben Dupree?
At 24, Benjamin Dupree has outlived many people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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A Sense of Scale: The Best Microscopy of 2016
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was born while Galileo was still alive, and he ended up developing a similar skill in lens making to that of Galileo.
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Stepping p Security For an Internet-of-Things World
The vision of the so-called internet of things—giving all sorts of physical things a digital makeover—has been years ahead of reality. But that gap is closing fast...
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Google's AI Reasons Its Way Around the London nderground
Artificial-intelligence systems known as neural networks can recognize images, translate languages and even master the ancient game of Go. But their limited ability...
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