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Detecting Long-Term Concussion in Athletes
Researchers recently conducted a study examining the brains of athletes who had suffered concussions, and comparing them to athletes who had not suffered concussions...
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Code @ Tacc Robotics Camp Delivers on Self-Driving Cars
The Texas Advanced Computing Center last month hosted a week-long summer camp during which 34 students received instruction from five staff scientists and two guest...
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Twitter Data Changing Future of Population Research
Researchers have collected more than 30 terabytes of geo-tagged tweets as part of a project they say could change the landscape of population research.
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Pocket Brains: Neuromorphic Hardware Arrives For Our Brain-Inspired Algorithms
As the world's great companies pursue autonomous cars, they're essentially spending billions of dollars to get machines to do what your average two-year-old can...
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AI Coach Will Train Hopeless Chatbots to Pass the Turing Test
"I can't define obscenity, but I know it when I see it." US Justice Potter Stewart's famous turn of phrase could also be an apt description of the Turing test,...
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Technology That Could Revolutionize Banking
The Ripple cryptocurrency is being used by global banks to speed cross-border payments.
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Machines Will Soon Be Able to Imitate Human Moral Behavior
A recent study highlights the feasibility of incorporating human moral decision-making into machines.
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A Computer Science Legacy Extends 70 Years
Valerie Barr has been selected the first person to hold the Jean E. Sammet Chair in Computer Science at Mount Holyoke College.
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How Can We Stop Algorithms Telling Lies?
Algorithms can dictate whether you get a mortgage or how much you pay for insurance. But sometimes they're wrong – and sometimes they are designed to deceive.
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In Memoriam: Charles W. Bachman 1924-2017
An engineer was best known for his work in database management systems, and in techniques of layered architecture that include Bachman diagrams.
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The Search For the Solar System's Most Likely Place For Life
Chris McKay has fallen out of love with Mars. The red, dusty, corroded world no longer holds the allure it once did.
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New Nasa Tech Kills Trespassing Drones Without Touching Them
In the most nightmarish drone scenarios, one of the little whirlybirds flies into an airliner, or wanders into military airspace, or swoops down on the White House...
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Drones Get to Grips With Planning the Delivery of Goods
Researchers at the University of Klagenfurt in Austria are developing a system in which customers order products that can be delivered via drones.
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Wheelchairs Get Robotic Retrofit to Become Self-Driving
Researchers have used sensors and artificial intelligence to create self-driving electric wheelchairs.
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After Visa Delays, Afghan Girls' Robotics Team Arrives in D.c. For Global Competition
U.S. President Donald J. Trump had to intervene to allow a team of teenage Afghani girls trying to enter the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge to enter the U.S.
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Watch 3-D Movies at Home, Sans Glasses
"Home3D" allows users to watch three-dimensional movies without wearing special glasses.
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This Deep Learning AI Generated Thousands of Creepy Cat Pictures
The Meow Generator is a collection of machine-learning algorithms that have created more than 15,000 disturbing cat faces.
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Nasa Video Soars Over Pluto's Majestic Mountains and Icy Plains
In July 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft sent home the first close-up pictures of Pluto and its moons – amazing imagery that inspired many to wonder what a...
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S to Create Independent Military Cyber Command
After months of delay, the Trump administration is finalizing plans to revamp the nation's military command for defensive and offensive cyber operations in hopes...
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