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2017 Aaas Fellows Recognized For Advancing Science
The 2017 AAAS Fellows will be honored at the 2018 AAAS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX, Feb. 15-19, 2018.
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New Robobee Flies, Dives, Swims, and Explodes Out of the Water
The latest generation of RoboBee is an aerial-to-aquatic robot that is 1,000 times lighter than any previous model.
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There Are Three Kinds of Consciousness, and Computers Have Mastered One, Says Study
A study by neuroscientists offers insights into whether computers may become conscious by deconstructing consciousness into three categories.
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Filling the Pipeline For Computer Science Teachers
A shortage of computer science teachers is impeding state and local educators' adoption of new computer science mandates for students.
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Stretchy Artificial 'skin' Could Give Robots a Sense of Touch
Rubberized electronics and sensors that function normally when stretched up to half of their length could operate as artificial skin on robots.
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How AI Detectives Are Cracking Open the Black Box of Deep Learning
Loosely modeled after the brain, deep neural networks are spurring innovation across science.
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'magic Bench' Lets sers See, Hear, and Feel Animated Characters
Researchers at Disney have developed the "Magic Bench," a combined augmented and mixed reality experience in which multiple users experience virtual surroundings...
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Artificial Intelligence Helps Scientists Map Behavior in the Fruit Fly Brain
Scientists have used artificial intelligence technology to make 100 billion annotations of behavior from 400,000 fruit flies.
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How AI Detectives Are Cracking Open the Black Box of Deep Learning
Loosely modeled after the brain, deep neural networks are spurring innovation across science.
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How AI Helped the FCC Auction Off $19-Billion Worth of Radio Spectrum
Researchers in March organized a $19-billion auction of 84 megahertz of radio spectrum using artificial intelligence.
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Government Researchers Hope to Teach New Robots Some of the Old Tricks of Etiquette
Researchers are working to enable robots to learn human etiquette.
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Virtual Reality Eases Phantom Limb Pain
A new system uses virtual reality technology to relieve sufferers of phantom limb pain.
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Google Researchers Are Teaching Their AI to Build Its Own, More Powerful AI
Google has unveiled a new approach to machine learning in which neural networks are used to build better neural networks.
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Microrobots Inspired By Nature
Researchers have developed microrobots that mimic the rowing action of the cilia present in the single-celled paramecium.
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Artificial Intelligence Prevails at Predicting Supreme Court Decisions
A study led by the Illinois Institute of Technology suggests artificial intelligence can outperform legal scholars in the prediction of U.S. Supreme Court rulings...
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Computer Scientists Have Created the Most Accurate Digital Model of a Human Face
Imperial College London researchers have automated the generation of three-dimensional morphable models used to represent human faces.
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Computers Learn to Cooperate Better Than Humans
Computers have for the first time trained themselves to cooperate in games in which the goal is to achieve the best possible outcome for all players.
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Research Teaches Machines to Decipher the Dawn Chorus
The U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is supporting research on deciphering the timing and sequences of bird calls.
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Quantum Computer Learns to 'see' Trees
St. Mary's College researchers trained a quantum computer to recognize trees, a breakthrough they say could help scientists use other quantum systems for complicated...
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