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Robot Swings Its Way to Unexplored Treetops
Researchers developed a robot that can descend from a height and swing around obstacles.
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The FTC Wants Your Help Fighting AI Vocal Cloning Scams
Judges will award $25,000 to the best idea on how to combat malicious audio deepfakes.
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Pangolin-Poaching Hot Spots Revealed by DNA Tests
University of California, Los Angeles researchers developed a method for tracing the smuggling routes of pangolins using DNA tests.
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Hidden Pattern in Children's Eyes Can Reveal Autism
Researchers have demonstrated the use of AI to screen for and determine the severity of autism in children and teens based on images of their retinas.
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AI Rivals Human Nose When Naming Smells
Researchers developed a graph neural network that reliably matched human volunteers' identification of 55 odors, then predicted the smells of 500,000 additional...
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Novel Algorithm Proposed for Selecting Variables Efficiently
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Hefei Institutes of Physical Science has developed a variable selection algorithm for chemometrics applications....
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Scientists Sequence Last Piece of the Human Genome: The Y Chromosome
The Telomere-to-Telomere consortium has completed sequencing the human genome by adding the fully mapped Y chromosome.
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Machine Learning, Blockchain Technology Could Help Counter Spread of Fake News
A proposed machine learning framework and expanded use of blockchain technology could help counter the spread of fake news, according to new research.
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Wearable Biosensor for Monitoring Sweat Electrolytes
Researchers in Japan engineered an innovative sweat biosensor by depositing a flexible chloride ion sensor onto a textile substrate through heat-transfer printing...
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Robot Uses Fake Raspberry to Practice Picking Fruit
Scientists engineered a robot that practiced raspberry-picking on a silicone raspberry mockup with an artificial stem to ensure it learned how to handle the fragile...
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Atlas of Biomedical Literature Could Help Track Down Fabricated Studies
An atlas of biomedical literature could prove useful in identifying fraudulent studies.
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Sweater-Wrapped Robots Can Feel, React to Human Touch
The RobotSweater machine-knitted textile "skin" can sense contact and pressure to make a robot "smarter during its interaction with humans."
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Quantum Computer Tackles Airport Problem
An international team of researchers is developing and testing algorithms for problems involving quantum circuits.
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Cyborg Technology Analyzes Functional Maturation of Stem-Cell Derived Heart Tissue
A "cyborg" technique developed by Harvard University researchers can monitor the functional maturation of heart tissue using nanoelectronics.
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AI Re-Creates What People See by Reading Brain Scans
The Stable Diffusion artificial intelligence algorithm can read functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans to replicate images people have recently...
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Breakthrough Enables Perfectly Secure Digital Communications
A new algorithm hides sensitive information in a way that makes it impossible to detect anything has been concealed.
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Smart Contact Lens Diagnoses, Treats Glaucoma
A smart contact lens can monitor intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma patients and deliver medications in response to IOP levels.
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Researchers Construct Computer-Derived Marker for Coronary Artery Disease
A new computer-derived marker for coronary artery disease is based on machine learning and clinical data from electronic health records.
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Supercomputer Simulation Animates Evolution of the Universe
An international team of researchers has engineered the most accurate supercomputer animation of the cosmos' early evolution to date.
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