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Bionics in Competition
Developers of innovative assistive devices compete as a means of networking with each other.
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Our Ability to Keep 'em Guessing Peaks Around Age 25
People's ability to behave randomly reaches its zenith at age 25, and then gradually erodes before experiencing a swift decline at age 60.
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Pinning Down Abuse on Google Maps
A collaboration between researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Google has enabled the Internet company to reduce the number of fraudulent businesses...
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Twin Research Reveals Which Facial Features Are Most Controlled By Genetics
Researchers at King's College London in the U.K. reviewed three-dimensional facial simulations of about 1,000 female twins, and found the shapes of specific facial...
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t Researcher Creates Robotic Cheetah
Researchers are developing a scaled-down robotic version of a cheetah that uses only about 15% more energy than the real animal.
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What Netflix Can Teach S About Treating Cancer
Johns Hopkins University professor Elana Fertig details her research to enhance precision medicine in cancer, using the techniques developed for finding patterns...
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Harry Huskey, Pioneering Computer Scientist, Is Dead at 101
Huskey was a pioneering computer scientist who worked on early computing systems, and later helped universities around the world establish computer centers and...
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50 Years Ago, a Computer Pioneer Got a New York Subway Race Rolling
Fifty years ago, Peter Samson, one of the inventors of Spacewar, considered the world's first video game, began another craze underground.
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Find Out If a Robot Will Take Your Job
At a community college in upstate New York, 12 cafeteria workers recently learned that they will lose their jobs—and be replaced by self-serve machines.
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Pattern Discovery Over Pattern Recognition: A New Way For Computers to See
Researchers are designing machine-learning systems to enable supercomputers to identify large-scale atmospheric structures in climate data.
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Motor Neurons Adjust to Control Tasks
Researchers have found that motor cortical neurons optimally adjust how they encode movements in a task-specific manner.
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Cyber Threat Info Sharing Made Easier
The next iteration of the Structured Threat Information eXchange machine-to-machine cyberthreat information-sharing language is nearing completion.
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Researchers Harness Heat to Power Computers
Researchers say they have developed a nano-thermal-mechanical device that could help computers use heat as an alternative energy source.
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Internet Atlas Maps the Physical Internet to Enhance Security
Researchers say they have developed the first-ever detailed worldwide map of the Internet.
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Could the S Take Out North Korea's Missiles Before Launch?
A failed missile launch in North Korea Sunday has brought renewed attention to reports that the United States is trying to degrade North Korea's missile capabilities...
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Introducing 'operator 4.0,' A tech-Augmented Human worker
The Fourth Industrial Revolution has arrived.
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Can a Supercomputing Algorithm Kill Gerrymandering?
A new supercomputing algorithm can determine whether state legislative districts have been unfairly drawn, with the potential of reshaping U.S. electoral politics...
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Deep Learning Tells Giraffes From Gazelles in the Serengeti
Researchers used a database of 3.2 million photos to train a deep-learning system to distinguish between 48 animal species.
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