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Lotfi Zadeh, Father of Mathematical 'fuzzy Logic,' Dies at 96
Zadeh's theories of "fuzzy logic" rippled across academia and industry.
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Operational Limits Played Key Role in Tesla Crash on Autopilot: Ntsb
The chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday "operational limitations" in the Tesla Model S played a "major role" in a May...
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Will Quantum Computers Surpass Encryption?
The fundamentally different paradigm of quantum computation will require fundamentally different security.
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The Astonishing Engineering Behind America's Latest, Greatest Supercomputer
When the Summit supercomputer opens for business next year, it will be the United States' most powerful supercomputer, and perhaps the most powerful in the world...
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As Amazon Pushes Forward With Robots, Workers Find New Roles
Nissa Scott started working at the cavernous Amazon warehouse in southern New Jersey late last year, stacking plastic bins the size of small ottomans.
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In the Future, Warehouse Robots Will Learn on Their Own
The robot was perched over a bin filled with random objects, from a box of instant oatmeal to a small toy shark.
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Geneticists Pan Paper that Claims to Predict a Person's Face from Their Dna
A storm of criticism has rained down on a paper by genome-sequencing pioneer Craig Venter that claims to predict people's physical traits from their DNA.
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Online Gaming Yields First Results For Alzheimer's Research
Stall Catchers is an online computer game in which players use to analyze movies of blood flow to the brain as part of Alzheimer's disease research.
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Quantum Engineers Find a se For the Hashtag at the Nanoscale
Researchers are building next-generation quantum-engineered devices based on quasiparticles called Majorana fermions.
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New App Could Transform Music Teaching in Schools
Syncphonia is a new application that enables a music teacher to deconstruct a piece of music into its component parts, so each player's part is displayed individually...
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When Strangers Can Control Our Lights
Researchers have discovered security problems in smart lighting systems developed by GE, IKEA, Phillips, and Osram.
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New Software Can Detect When People Text and Drive
New algorithms can accurately determine when drivers are texting or engaged in other distracting activities.
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Meet Marie Desjardins, 2017 Educator Abie Award Winner
An interview with University of Maryland educator Marie desJardins, this year's A. Richard Newton Educator ABIE Award winner.
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For Superpowers, Artificial Intelligence Fuels New Global Arms Race
For many Russian students, the academic year started last Friday with tips on planetary domination from President Vladimir Putin.
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The Fake Americans Russia Created to Influence the Election
Sometimes an international offensive begins with a few shots that draw little notice.
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Choose Better Passwords With the Help of Science
A team of researchers has been conducting experiments into improving password security.
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High-Frequency Chip Makes Fastest Internet Speeds Look Slow
A new high-frequency electronic chip has the potential to transmit tens of gigabits of data every second, much faster than today's fastest Internet connections....
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A New Mobile Application Helps Scientists Map the Sound Environment
NoiseCapture is an application that unites specialists in environmental acoustics and geographic information.
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Siri and Alexa Can Be Turned Against You By ltrasound Whispers
Researchers have developed a method to hijack intelligent voice assistant using sounds above the range of human hearing.
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