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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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The Lack of Women in Tech Is More Than a Pipeline Problem
The dearth of women in technology runs much deeper than a simple pipeline problem, writes venture capitalist Swati Mylavarapu.
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Computer Science Teachers Need Cybersecurity Education, Says CSTA Industry Group
ACM's Computer Science Teachers Association is crafting a cybersecurity certification program for computer science teachers.
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Algorithm Clones Van Gogh's Artistic Style and Pastes It Onto Other Images, Movies
The nature of artistic style is something of a mystery to most people.
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Hand Printing
Inexpensive three-dimensional printers are making prosthetic hands and arms more widely available.
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Nasa's Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered
NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets—the single largest finding of planets to date.
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Police and Tech Giants Wrangle Over Encryption on Capitol Hill
Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the district attorney of Manhattan, visited Washington late last month to argue his case on a pressing issue: encryption.
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Johns Hopkins Scientist Programs Robot For 'soft Tissue' Surgery
Researchers have developed the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot surgeon, which they say can adjust to the subtle movement of soft tissue to execute precise suturing...
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Crowdsourcing Algorithms Aim to Lift People From Poverty
A research team at the University of Illinois' Coordinated Science Laboratory has developed crowdsourcing algorithms that are helping lift people out of poverty...
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Free-Standing Two-Legged Robot Conquers Terrain
University of Michigan researchers report an unsupported bipedal robot can walk down steep slopes, through a thin layer of snow, and over uneven and unstable ground...
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Not Lost in Translation: Researchers 'teach' Computers to Translate Accurately
Scientists are seeking to improve the capabilities of online translation programs by embedding new artificial intelligence methods to build complete sentences.
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Gene Therapy's First Out-and-Out Cure Is Here
A treatment now pending approval in Europe will be the first commercial gene therapy to provide an outright cure for a deadly disease.
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Stingrays, the Spy Tool the Government Tried, and Failed, to Hide
Stingrays, a secretive law enforcement surveillance tool, are one of the most controversial technologies in the government’s spy kit.
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How Nasa's Next Big Telescope Could Take Pictures of Another Earth
Can NASA's next big space telescope take a picture of an alien Earth-like planet orbiting another star?
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A New Mobile Phone App For Grassroots Mapping
Researchers have developed a mobile phone application that uses geographic data to map landscapes and help humanitarian rescue workers in disaster-struck regions...
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Ais Are Starting to Learn Like Human Babies By Grasping and Poking Objects
A project at Carnegie Mellon University could enable artificial intelligences to learn in a more human way.
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The Scientists Who Simulate the End of the World
The U.S. National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center models how national infrastructure and human behavior would be affected by attacks or catastrophes...
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Building AI Is Hard--So Facebook Is Building AI That Builds AI
Facebook is building artificial intelligence algorithms that can help build AI algorithms by automating much of the trial and error that goes into their testing...
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Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot
Researchers at schools such as the Georgia Institute of Technology are testing artificial intelligence to relieve the burden of teaching assistants.
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Enceladus Jets: Surprises in Starlight
During a recent stargazing session, NASA's Cassini spacecraft watched a bright star pass behind the plume of gas and dust that spews from Saturn's icy moon Enceladus...
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