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And the Academy Award Goes to the Smiths Falls Programmer Behind This Megavillain
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And the Academy Award Goes to the Smiths Falls Programmer Behind This Megavillain

Disney Research computer programmer Derek Bradley won a Technical Achievement Oscar for his work on motion-capture technology used in the film "Avengers: Infinity...

Researchers Build Tool to Help Prevent 'selfie Deaths'
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Researchers Build Tool to Help Prevent 'selfie Deaths'

A growing number of people die every year while taking photos of themselves at dangerous locations, leading researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to look for...

Defibrillator-Equipped Drones Could Be First on Scene in Cardiac Arrest
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Defibrillator-Equipped Drones Could Be First on Scene in Cardiac Arrest

Timothy Chan at the University of Toronto in Canada wants to use drone technology to help people who suffer cardiac arrest. Chan used computer models to determine...

New Project to Watch Social Media For Signs of Mental Illness
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New Project to Watch Social Media For Signs of Mental Illness

University of Ottawa professor Diana Inkpen will receive $464,100 in funding to research "social Web mining and sentiment analysis for mental illness detection." ...

Quantum Dots Could Lead to Faster Computers
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Quantum Dots Could Lead to Faster Computers

An international team of scientists has developed a new type of semiconductor that could lead to faster and more efficient computers.The new research centers on...
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