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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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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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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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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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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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Chinese Researchers Achieve Stunning Quantum-Entanglement Record
Scientists have just packed 18 qubits—the most basic units of quantum computing—into just six weirdly connected photons.
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Why Are Countries Creating Public Random Number Generators?
In Chile, politicians resent the Comptroller General, which audits government officials to prevent corruption.
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Ultrasound Firewall for Mobile Phones
The first ultrasound-firewall for mobile devices takes the form of a mobile application that detects acoustic cookies, brings them to the attention of users, and...
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Speeding p Material Discovery
A new algorithm has been developed to help discover and optimize new thermoelectric materials by tackling quantum mechanical equations without experimental input...
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Migration Forecasts Could Help Prevent Wind Turbines and Buildings From Killing Millions of Birds
A team of researchers have constructed a computer model of weather and bird migration to help prevent bird deaths by wind farms and buildings.
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Chemists Test Computer-Planned Syntheses for the First Time
Chemists have tested a computer program's ability to plan complete syntheses without human intervention.
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New Algorithm Can Create Movies From Just a Few Snippets of Text
A new algorithm creates videos from text snippets.
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Snake-Inspired Robot Uses Kirigami to Move
Researchers have developed a soft robot without any rigid components that moves like a snake.
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