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Simple, Accurate, Efficient: Improving How Computers Recognize Hand Gestures
Zhiyi Yu and colleagues at China's Sun Yat-sen University have developed a hand gesture recognition algorithm for easy application in consumer-level devices.
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AI Powers Autonomous Materials Discovery
Cornell University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that aims to speed up the process of materials discovery.
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Delivering Smart Warehouses
Companies old and new, large and small, are working to establish themselves in the smart warehouse and distribution center market.
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Minnesota Mathematicians, Data Scientists Use Technology to Shape Political Districts
A dozen mathematicians and data scientists claim to have used advanced computational technology to generate fair political redistricting maps for Minnesota.
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China Aims to Be a World Robot Champion by 2025
China has unveiled a five-year plan to become a global leader in automated manufacturing by realizing 20% minimum annual growth in robotics sales and doubling its...
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Creating Text Out of Thin Air
Researchers at China's Zhejiang University have developed a smartwatch application in which users write text in mid-air with a finger, and the text is captured...
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How Fast Can Quantum Computers Process Information?
Physicists at Germany's University of Bonn and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have investigated the determinants of quantum-computer information processing...
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Robotic Inchworm Climbs to Higher Ground
Researchers at China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed a robot that moves like an inchworm and can make its way between horizontal and vertical planes...
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Walk-Through Metal Detectors Can Be Hacked, Research Finds
Researchers at Cisco Talos have identified nine software vulnerabilities in commonly used metal detectors manufactured by Garrett.
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'Pop-Up' Electronic Sensors Could Detect When Heart Cells Misbehave
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a tool that monitors the electrical activity inside heart cells using tiny "pop-up" sensors that...
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Toyota Gives Robots a Soft Touch, Better Vision
Researchers at the Toyota Research Institute have developed a soft touch sensing gripper that helps robots determine the right amount of force to grip and help...
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IT Security: Computer Attacks With Laser Light
Researchers at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the Technical University of Braunschweig, and the Technical University of Berlin demonstrated that physically...
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Medical AI, Radiologist Experts May Be Vulnerable to Adversarial Attacks
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and from China deceived an artificial intelligence (AI) breast cancer diagnosis model and human specialists with doctored...
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Exploring Emotions with VR
Researchers used virtual reality to evoke emotions as realistically as possible in a study.
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Seconds Before Earthquake Rattled California, Phones Got Vital Warning
An early-alert system managed by the U.S. Geological Survey on Monday warned Californians of a 6.2-magnitude earthquake by phone, seconds before it struck.
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World's First Autonomous Oil Rig Drills First Well
Oil and gas drilling contractor Nabors Industries drilled its first well in West Texas' Permian Basin using its Pace-R801 autonomous rig.
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Different Strokes: Using AI to Tell Art Apart
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that can distinguish between the brush strokes of different artists...
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Microsoft, Apple Reveal Anti-Slavery Measures in Australia Law
Critics say policy would be stronger with non-compliance fines.
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A Novel Machine Learning Algorithm Allows for Efficient and Accurate Verification of Quantum Devices
The new tool tool could make verifying the behavior of quantum devices a more efficient and precise undertaking than it is at present.
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