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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Apple's Swift Ios Programming Language Could Soon Be in Data Centers
Apple created the new Swift programming language as a better way of building apps for the iPhone, and it was a welcomed thing.
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Researchers Study Motivations of Open Source Programmers
A new study from a group of researchers in Austria shows programmers who participate in open source projects are motivated by a different set of values than money...
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Clothes Smarter Than You Are: Welcome to the Future
MIT Media Lab researcher Marcelo Coelho concentrates on developing wearable devices whose intelligence may exceed that of their wearer.
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Researchers Teaching Robots How to Best Reject Orders From Humans
As robotics researchers seek to develop more sophisticated and natural means for humans to interact with robots, they are also seeking to develop systems that will...
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10 Ways Advanced Computing Catalyzes Science
Numerous academic research projects around the U.S. and beyond rely on high-performance computing resources funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Tech's Big Gender Diversity Push, One Year In
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates the representation of women in computer and mathematical operations is slightly worse than it was in 2010...
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A Tiny Pill Monitors Vital Signs from Deep Inside the Body
After testing all the pieces of a tiny pill-size device, Albert Swiston sent it on a unique journey: through the guts of six live Yorkshire pigs.
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Leap-Second Decision Delayed By Eight Years
A leap second is gone in the blink of an eye. But a long-awaited decision on whether to ditch these occasional time insertions—which ensure that official time is...
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When Data Is Not Enough
Reproducibility of code is increasingly crucial to verifying scientific claims.
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The Hyper-Intelligent Bandage
Scientists are developing smart, sensor-packed dressings to help heal chronic wounds.
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Technology Brings Online Education in Line with Campus Programs
Whether sitting in front of a screen or in a classroom, online and campus-based institutions want to verify students actually attend classes, take exams.
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Attempt No Landing There? Yeah Right—We're Going to Europa
It is a nightmare glacier, tormented by the giant of our Solar System ever looming on its horizon.
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Isis' Opsec Manual Reveals How It Handles Cybersecurity
In the wake of the Paris attacks, US government officials have been vocal in their condemnation of encryption, suggesting that US companies like Apple and Google...
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Paris Attacks Fan Encryption Debate
White House and congressional staffers have asked Silicon Valley executives for new talks in Washington, D.C., to resolve a standoff over encrypted communication...
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Why New York Subway Lines Are Missing Countdown Clocks
There are people who stand every morning outside the Carroll Street station in Brooklyn staring dead-eyed into the middle distance.
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Angelica Lim: Flutist. Global Roboticist. Proud Master of a Robot Dalmatian Named Sparky.
Angelica Lim, a "developer on emotion recognition" on the Pepper robot at Aldebaran Robotics in Paris, specializes in building robots that can express emotions. ...
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The Machine-Vision Algorithm For Analyzing Children's Drawings
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have developed a machine-vision algorithm that can objectively analyze children's drawings. ...
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Iran Demonstrates New Humanoid Robot Surena Iii
Researchers at Iran's University of Tehran have unveiled a humanoid robot that can walk, mimic a person's arm gestures, and stand on one foot while bending backwards...
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Bumblebees Are Teaching Smart Cars How to Drive
The U.S. National Science Foundation has allocated $300,000 to a Worcester Polytechnic Institute study of bumblebee navigation to help improve smart car safety. ...
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