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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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After a Baby, 28% of New Parents Leave Full-Time STEM Work
After science, technology, engineering, and math professionals become parents, 43% of women and 23% of men change fields, become part-timers, or exit the workforce...
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Pioneering Black Scientist to Receive 'Nobel Prize of Climate Change'
Retired National Center for Atmospheric Research scientist Warren Washington will receive the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
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AI Teaches Robots to Walk by Creating Custom Obstacle Courses
Uber AI Labs researchers have designed an algorithm that organizes its own curriculum for teaching simulated robots to walk on uneven ground without falling.
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2019 Michael and Sheila Held Prize
Ola Svensson, of the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, will receive the 2019 Michael and Sheila Held...
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3D Technology Revolutionizing Face Transplants
Face transplants are a proving ground for medical applications of three-dimensional printing and imaging.
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Can a Set of Equations Keep .S. Census Data Private?
Protecting confidentiality has been a priority for the Census Bureau for most—but not all—of its existence.
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An Amoeba Just Found an Entirely New Way to Solve a Classic Computing Problem
Researchers gave the Traveling Salesman Problem to a "true slime mold" amoeba.
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NSF, NASA Announce Commitments to Support White House Strategic Plan on STEM Education
The National Science Foundation is expanding its diversity program to other federal agencies, and creating new graduate internship opportunities.
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AAAS Honors Accomplished Scientists as 2018 Elected Fellows
The 416 new Fellows include 20 in the Section on Information, Computing & Communication.
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Just a Few Self-Driving Cars Stop Traffic Jams
University of California, Berkeley researchers demonstrated that a few self-driving cars can prevent traffic jams, and in some cases double the average speed of...
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These Scientists May Be Your Next Members of Congress
A growing number of aspiring candidates for U.S. congressional offices have a background in science.
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Securing the Vote
A new report advises all U.S. elections should use paper ballots by the 2020 presidential election.
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niversity of Illinois Researchers Develop Method to Cancel Noise Without Ear-Blocking Headphones
The University of Illinois' Coordinated Science Laboratory has developed a noise-cancelling technique that does not require ear canal-blocking headphones.
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How AI Can Be a Force for Good
For the well-being of humanity, it is crucial that the power of artificial intelligence is used as a force of good.
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Lip-Reading AI Could Help the Deaf—or Spies
An artificial intelligence program from DeepMind can read lips better than professional lip readers.
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Skoltech Scientists se Computer Vision and Machine Learning to Predict Plant Growth
Researchers have developed a method for predicting the growth of biomass of a plant, which they say will improve the efficiency of precision farming.
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Beyond Silicon: $1.5-billion .S. Program Aims to Spur New Types of Computer Chips
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced $75 million in new grants to revitalize the computer chip industry.
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Reprogrammable Braille
Researchers have developed a framework to encode memory—in the form of Braille-like dimples and bumps—onto a blank, lattice-free material.
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Bug-Sized Robot Competitors to Swarm DARPA's 'Robot Olympics'
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking insect-sized robots to compete under its Short-Range Independent Microrobotic Platforms (SHRIMP) program...
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