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Public Webcams Are Telling Us Whether People Are Social Distancing
Since April, computer scientists at Purdue University have been using an online database of public cameras to track compliance with social-distancing guidelines...
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Stanford Launches AI-Powered TV News Analyzer
Researchers have launched an interactive tool powered by artificial intelligence that enables the public to search cable TV news transcripts and compute the screen...
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26-Year-Old is First Woman to Win Africa Prize for Innovation
BACE Group CEO Charlette N'Guessan, 26, is the first woman named to receive the 2020 Royal Academy of Engineering's Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
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AI Removes Unwanted Objects From Photos
A new algorithm uses artificial intelligence to digitally remove unwanted objects in photos.
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Scientists Model Neural Activity From Living Human Cells on Brain-on-a-Chip Devices
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists developed three-dimensional brain-on-chip devices that mimic the neural activity of brain cells cultured outside...
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A Robot Wrote This Entire Article. Are You Scared Yet, Human?
We asked GPT-3, OpenAI's powerful new language generator, to write an essay for us from scratch. The assignment? To convince us robots come in peace
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Developers: These Are the Programming Languages that Pay the Most
A survey by freelance hiring platform Upwork found that freelance software developers who work with old, relatively unpopular coding languages command the highest...
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Online Voting Company Pushes to Make It Harder for Researchers to Find Security Flaws
The Voatz electronic-voting company argued in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court that security researchers should only seek flaws in e-voting systems with...
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Computing Professor's App Manages NJIT Converged Learning
An app created by developers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology working with colleagues at Aegean AI Inc.,helps manage converged learning at universities...
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Intel Researchers Design Smartphone-Powered Robot That Costs $50 to Assemble
Intel researchers have created a wheeled robot powered by a smartphone that costs just $50 to assemble.
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Robot Trucks Seek Inroads Into Freight Business
Startups are developing prototype autonomous trucks to haul freight while reducing transportation costs and expediting deliveries.
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Coding with Wonder Woman: Microsoft Project to Educate the Next Generation of Programmers
In partnership with NASA, Smithsonian Learning Labs, and others, the lessons use space exploration, museums, and popular movies to teach the principles of programming...
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Army Scientists Take Spin on Quantum Research
Researchers at the Army Research Laboratory have developed a method of enhancing quantum systems to give soldiers more reliable and secure capabilities in the field...
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Microsoft, Energy Dept. to Develop Disaster-Response AI Tools
The U.S. Department of Energy and Microsoft are partnering to develop artificial intelligence tools to improve first-responders' capabilities with regard to natural...
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Can Art Help Save Marine Life? Socio-Ecological Artist Designs Coral Reefs Using VR
Socio-ecological artist Colleen Flanigan used Google's Tilt Brush app to create a "living sculpture" that she hopes will revive coral communities.
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Robotic Tank Is Designed to Crawl Through Your Intestine
Researchers at the University of Colorado's Advanced Medical Technologies Lab have created a tank robot that can actively drive through a person's intestines.
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Testing Asimov's Idea for Power From Space
Isaac Asimov's notion of capturing energy in space and beaming it to the Earth’s surface faces its first orbital testing.
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Apple's Move to Make Advertising Harder on iOS 14 is Part of a Trend
Facebook is only the latest developer to feel the squeeze.
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Wildfire Spotting Goes High Tech: Can Silicon Valley Save Northern California?
High-technology implementations in Northern California are making fire spotters and firefighters more adaptive to changing conditions while improving their safety...
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