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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Is a New Russian Meddling Tactic Hiding in Plain Sight?
To an untrained eye, USAReally might look like any other fledgling news organization vying for attention in a crowded media landscape.
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NASA Is Taking a New Look at Searching for Life Beyond Earth
Since the beginning of civilization, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the universe.
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How Apple Makes the AI Chip Powering the iPhone's Fancy Tricks
A few years ago—the company won't say exactly when—some engineers at Apple began to think the iPhone's camera could be made smarter using newly powerful machine...
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Researchers Develop Invisibly Thin Spray-On Antennas
Drexel University researchers have developed a method for creating invisibly thin antennas.
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Engineers Add Sense of Touch to Prosthetic Hand
Johns Hopkins University researchers have engineered an "electronic skin" that can incorporate a sense of touch into a prosthetic hand.
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Electric Grid Protection Through Low-Cost Sensors, Machine Learning
Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a cost-effective method for detecting power-grid attacks on the fly.
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White House Issues Quantum Computing Strategy and Hosts Public-Private Summit
Federal officials and industry leaders on Monday convened at a White House summit to brainstorm new quantum information science projects.
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Do You Know Cobol? If So, There Might Be a Job for You
The Common Business-Oriented Language (Cobol) remains the most prevalent programming language in the financial services industry worldwide.
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Opportunity Emerges in a Dusty Picture
NASA still hasn't heard from the Opportunity rover, but at least we can see it again.
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Floating Voxels Provide New Hope for 3D Displays
In search of holograms that can be viewed from any angle.
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Transient Electronics Take Shape
Advances in materials science and chemistry are leading to self-destructing circuits and transient electronics, which could impact many fields.
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The Dangers of Automating Social Programs
Is it possible to keep bias out of a social program driven by one or more algorithms?
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A New Way to Capture the Brain's Electrical Symphony
Biophysicist Adam Cohen was strolling around San Francisco, California, in 2010, when a telephone call caught him by surprise. "We have a signal," said the caller...
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Brown Researchers Teach Computers to See Optical Illusions
Brown University researchers have developed a neural network model that can be deceived by optical illusions.
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Scientists se Light to Control Nanobots
Researchers have discovered a physical phenomenon in how semiconductor nanoparticles interact with light when under the influence of an electric field.
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Financial Services Firms Battle Cyberthreats
The growing number of cybercrimes, combined with a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, means the financial services sector faces higher security costs, greater...
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Capitalizing on Sleep-Wake Cycle Can Drastically Increase Digital Ad Profits From Social Media, Study Shows
A new study has found that digital content platforms can increase their traffic from social media by aligning their posting schedules with target audiences' sleep...
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The S Push to Boost 'Quantum Computing'
A race by U.S. tech companies to build a new generation of powerful "quantum computers" could get a $1.3 billion boost from Congress, fueled in part by lawmakers' fear...
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Dust Storms on Titan Spotted for the First Time
Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed what appear to be giant dust storms in equatorial regions of Saturn's moon Titan.
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