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40 Countries Agree: Cars Must Have Automatic Braking
A 40-nation coalition has agreed to mandate the inclusion of automated braking systems in new cars and light commercial vehicles, beginning as soon as next year...
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Are Cyborg Warriors a Good Idea?
You already have a lot to worry about. Climate change, fake news, inequality, the stability of democracy. But I feel obliged to point out yet another threat: soldiers...
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Scaling p Search for Analogies Could Be Key to Innovation
Investment in research is at an all-time high, yet the rate of scientific breakthroughs isn't setting any records. To resolve this quandary, scientists are turning...
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Heathrow Trials AI System for Landing Planes in Bad Weather
The U.K.'s National Air Traffic Services is testing an artificial intelligence system at London's Heathrow Airport to help guide airplanes in low visibility.
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New Program Reduces Spine Surgery Errors Linked to 'Wrong Level' Labeling
A new computer program helps surgeons identify and label spinal segments during real-time operating room procedures, to help prevent surgical errors.
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New Horizons' Evocative Farewell Glance at ltima Thule
An evocative new image sequence from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft offers a departing view of the Kuiper Belt object (KBO) nicknamed Ultima Thule—the target of...
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360 Video: Curiosity Rover Departs Vera Rubin Ridge
After exploring Mars' Vera Rubin Ridge for more than a year, NASA's Curiosity rover recently moved on. But a new 360-video lets the public visit Curiosity's final...
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Football: New TV Technology to Take Fans 'Inside the Game'
Intel has partnered with the U.K.-based soccer teams Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal to introduce its state-of-the-art True View system to each team's respective...
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Open Access Satellite Data Allows Tracking of Seasonal Population Movements
Researchers have provided open access to detailed satellite data on brightness for five cities in Niger and Nigeria.
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'Robbie the Robot' Can Spot Worsening Dementia After Watching 13 Episodes of Emmerdale
A robot equipped with artificial intelligence learned to recognize facial expressions by watching TV.
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The Real Reason America Is Scared of Huawei: Internet-Connected Everything
There was a time when the world's two great superpowers were obsessed with nuclear weapons technology.
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Bless the Overclockers: In the Data Center World, Liquid Cooling Is Becoming King
In Iron Man 2, there is a moment when Tony Stark is watching a decades-old film of his deceased father, who tells him "I'm limited by the technology of my time,...
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A DNA Search Engine for Microbes
Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute have developed a DNA search engine for microbial data.
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How Analytics are Making Peace Between Fishermen, Turtles
New predictive analytics technologies are helping researchers protect turtles, albatrosses, whales, and other endangered species from fishermen.
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Software That Can Automatically Detect Fake News
Researchers have developed a system that automatically analyzes social media posts and filters out fake news and disinformation.
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Argonne Researchers Develop Method to Reduce Quantum Noise
Argonne National Laboratory researchers have developed a technique for reducing the effects of "noise" in quantum information systems.
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Friendly Nurse or Nightmare-Inducing Machine? How Culture Programs Our Taste in Robots.
Slowly and silently, they glide across the floor wearing bright yellow dresses that look as though they were plucked from a haunted 1920s boarding school.
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Making New Drugs With a Dose of Artificial Intelligence
You can think of it as a World Cup of biochemical research.
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British Military Invests £1M into Headsets that Create Hostile VR Environments for Soldiers Training
The British Army is testing virtual reality headsets that can combine virtual environments with physical objects for a mixed-reality experience.
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