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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Underwater 'ironman' Jetpack Lets You Swim Faster Than Michael Phelps
Two Silicon Valley engineers had an ambitious goal: Create an underwater, Ironman-inspired jetpack capable of propelling someone through water faster than Michael...
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Atlanta and Georgia Tech Roll Out Smart City Projects
Atlanta is introducing smart city transportation and public safety projects.
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Nsf Awards Iu $4 Million to Advance Medical Nanotechnology
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded Indiana University a five-year, $4-million grant to simulate the interactions between nanoscale devices and biological...
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The Growing Cybersecurity Risk of 'smart' Homes
Carnegie Mellon University professor Jason Hong warns the connectivity of smart homes via Internet of Things technologies could raise cybersecurity risks for homeowners...
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Supercomputing in Space
Off-the-shelf computer components were hardened to the extremes of space with layers of "detection, correction, and protection."
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The Drug-Maker's Guide to the Galaxy
In 2016, the pharmaceutical firm Sunovion gave a group of seasoned employees an unusual assignment.
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Is Beaming Down In star Trek a Death Sentence?
In the 2009 movie Star Trek, Captain Kirk and Sulu plummeted down toward the planet Vulcan without a parachute. "Beam us up, beam us up!" Kirk shouted in desperation...
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Facebook's New 'ai Camera' Team Wants to Add a Layer to the World
Take a video of a birthday cake's candles sparkling in an Instagram story, then tap the sticker button. Near the top of the list you'll see a slice of birthday...
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A Brain Built From Atomic Switches Can Learn
Researchers are constructing a device "inspired by the brain to generate the properties that enable the brain to do what it does."
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Internet Rulemaking Is Going to Get More Complicated
A new report warns of cybersecurity measures undermining personal rights and freedoms through censorship and other means if "multilateral" government policies continue...
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Real or Fake? Creating Fingers to Protect Identities
Michigan State University researchers have designed and created a fake finger containing multiple properties of human skin.
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3D-Printing Human Body Parts
Bioprinting has generated bones, cartilage, and some muscles; hearts and livers are still years away.
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Robot Judges? Edmonton Research Crafting Artificial Intelligence For Courts
University of Alberta professor Randy Goebel's team in Canada is working with researchers in Japan to develop artificial intelligence software for legal reasoning...
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As More Women Enter STEM Fields, Difficulties Remain
A new report suggests women may be more inclined to drop out of certain STEM fields when they get low grades in stereotypically male disciplines..
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Digital Hearing
Advances in audio processing help separate the conversation from background noise.
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Portable Device Fears Show Power of Social Development
How do small screens impact young minds?
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Nasa Designed This Low-Tech Rover to Survive Venus
Venus is not pleasant. Its surface, approximately 850 degrees Fahrenheit, is hot enough for paper to spontaneously combust. Its atmosphere, an oppressive mix of...
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New Theory Cracks Open the Black Box of Deep Learning
A new idea called the "information bottleneck" is helping to explain the puzzling success of today's artificial-intelligence algorithms—and might also explain how...
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Some of the Best Parts of Autonomous Vehicles Are Already Here
Fully automated cars are still many years away. Amid the government activity and potential for social benefits, it's important not to lose sight of smaller improvements...
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