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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Gestures Improve Communication, Even With Robots
Researchers in the U.K. have found it is easier for people to understand robot avatars when they use "iconic" hand gestures together with speech.
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Soldier Shoots Down Drone with Cyber Rifle at Defense Secretary's Feet
A coding (but not smoking) gun.
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Envisioning Supercomputers of the Future
The Argo Project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy has enlisted 40 researchers to devise a new approach for extreme-scale system software.
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Less Than Meets the Eye
Computer-vision models designed to reproduce the capacities of the human brain may need to be adjusted.
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Conversing With Computers
University of Southern California researchers are developing high-speed language-processing systems that rival the speed and efficiency of human speakers.
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Chameleon Adapts to Secure the Cloud
A minority-led group of researchers is looking to the U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Chameleon cloud platform as a tool for developing cyberattack prevention...
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Researchers Are Developing Shape-Shifting Fluid Robots
Bar-Ilan University researchers say they have created fluid robots that could operate better than solid robots in chaotic, hostile environments.
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Our Hidden Neandertal Dna May Increase Risk of Allergies, Depression
Depressed? Your inner Neandertal may be to blame.
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'mind Reading' Computer Deciphers Words From Brainwaves
Kyushu Institute of Technology researchers have developed a computer that can read information from brainwaves and decipher words before they are spoken.
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Roadmap to Safer Cyberspace
Researchers have outlined a strategy for next-generation experimental cybersecurity research in a report commissioned by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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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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Crash Test Simulations Expose Real Risks
Researchers are developing computer models of vehicle crashes to provide more sophisticated information on how to improve restraints and other safety systems.
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How Sensorimotor Intelligence May Develop
The emergence of self-directed behavior in robots can be grounded in the synaptic plasticity of their nervous systems, according to a new study.
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New Report on Energy-Efficient Computing
Novel research could help overcome the barriers that are limiting progress in computing, according to a new report.
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Smith’s STEM Education Act Signed Into Law
The STEM Education Act of 2015 strengthens U.S. science, technology, engineering, and math education efforts.
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Nsf Awards $74.5 Million to Support Interdisciplinary Cybersecurity Research
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $74.5 million in research grants through its Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program.
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For the Real Hits of Fashion Week, Look to Computer Science
Researchers from Taiwan and the University of Rochester have developed algorithms that enable a computer to identify fashion trends.
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Obama Orders Effort to Build First Exascale Computer
The United States is now committed to building an exascale computer, some 30 times more powerful than today’s top machine.
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Collaboratively Exploring Virtual Worlds
The Pentagon's Office of Force Readiness and Training, Lockheed Martin, and the National Science Foundation are creating a platform for immersive training.
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