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Device Simulates Feel of Walls, Solid Objects in VR
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have created a device to help simulate the feel of objects in virtual reality.
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AI Finds 2D Materials in the Blink of an Eye
A new artificial intelligence system can quickly find and label two-dimensional materials in microscope images.
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Research Team Develops Voice Localization Techniques for Smart Speakers
Researchers have created a system that uses the Amazon Alexa smart speaker's microphone array in combination with echoes of one’s voice to localize a user's whereabouts...
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Coding for Uncertainty Increases Security
Computer scientists have designed an algorithm to combat poaching in wildlife preserves.
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AI Shortcuts Speed Simulations Billions of Times
Researchers used artificial intelligence to generate accurate machine learning emulator algorithms for accelerating simulations billions of times, for all scientific...
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Robot Submarine Snaps First Images at Foundation of Antarctic Glacier
A robotic submarine captured the first-ever images of the foundations on the ocean floor of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica.
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New Insights Into How the Human Brain Solves Complex Decision-Making Problems
A new study helps explain how the human brain adapts to complexity in learning and decision-making.
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The Easy Route the Easy Way: Chip Calculates the Shortest Distance in an Instant
A new chip uses special components to calculate the possible shortest distance to traverse up to 22 cities in a short period of time.
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Artificial Networks Shed Light on Human Face Recognition
Researchers have gained new insights on humans' ability to recognize faces, through the use of deep neural networks.
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Computer Model May Help to More Accurately Predict Volcano Eruptions
Scientists at the GFZ German Research Center in Potsdam, Germany, have developed a computer model which they say boosts the accuracy of volcanic eruption prediction...
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AI Radar System Can Spot Miniature Drones 3km Away
A new radar system can detect subminiature drones up to 3 kilometers (nearly 2 miles) away.
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A Single Punctuation Mark Has Been Skewing Our Entire System of Scientific Ranking
A study has determined that academic papers with hyphens in their titles are counted less frequently in citation-tallying datasets.
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New Research Accurately Predicts Australian Wheat Harvests Months in Advance
A U.S. National Science Foundation-funded project found machine learning techniques could anticipate Australian wheat yields two months before the end of the growing...
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Audi's In-Car Information System Helps Drivers Avoid Red Lights
Audi's Traffic Light Information system can alert drivers to imminent red lights and other traffic signals.
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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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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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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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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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