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Computer Modeling Suggests That T. Rex Was Slow Walker
Computer models created by researchers suggest the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex had a slow walking speed.
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Supercomputer-Developed AI Predicts Tsunami Flooding in Real Time on a PC
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence model that can predict tsunami flooding in real time with high spatial resolution.
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Underwater Robot Designed to keep Tabs on Fish Farms
Researchers at Norway's SINTEF institute are designing an underwater robot to autonomously inspect fish farms.
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Alphabet Project Uses Light Beams to Bring Broadband to Remote Regions
An Alphabet X innovation lab project has been working on a high-speed wireless optical communications network that uses beams of light instead of cables or radio...
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Hybrid 3D-Printing Bioinks Help Repair Knee Cartilage
Researchers engineered two new three-dimensional (3D) printing hybrid bioinks that can be used to print a replacement for damaged knee cartilage.
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Quantum Entanglement Demonstrated on Tiny CubeSat in Orbit
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have demonstrated quantum entanglement on a mini-satellite orbiting earth.
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Multifunction E-Glasses Track the Brain, Eyes, and More
Researchers have developed prototype multifunctional e-glasses equipped with flexible electrodes near the ears and eyes.
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AI Gauges Head Injuries by Classifying Brain Lesions
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that can detect and classify different types of brain lesions, to gauge the impact of a head injury...
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Robot Completes First Round of 'Supermicrosurgeries' on Human Patients
A new robot has successfully performed its first round of supermicrosurgical procedures.
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Pressure-Sensing Drone Designed to Inspect Skyscrapers
Researchers at the Shenyang Institute of Automation in China have developed a prototype autonomous hexacopter drone that can inspect glass skyscrapers more quickly...
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LiveTag Is Out to Make Dumb Objects Smart
University of California, San Diego researchers are developing a Wi-Fi-based system using inexpensive tags that can be stuck to everyday non-electronic objects....12