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CF Professor Discovers First-of-Its-Kind Material for the Quantum Age
A University of Central Florida researcher has discovered a material that could be used as a building block for quantum technology.
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of T Launches Canada's First Engineering ndergraduate Program in Machine Intelligence
The University of Toronto has unveiled Canada's first undergraduate engineering science program in machine intelligence.
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The 2018 Top Programming Languages
IEEE Spectrum's fifth annual interactive ranking of the top programming languages draws on metrics from multiple sources to rank 47 languages.
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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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BMI System Lets sers Control Robotic Arm While Their Hands Are Busy
Researchers in Japan have created a brain-machine interface for manipulating a robotic arm without requiring the use of hands.
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'The Beginning of a Wave': A.I. Tiptoes Into the Workplace
The technology is still in its infancy, but it will get better, learning as it goes.
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Yuval Noah Harari: 'The Idea of Free Information is Extremely Dangerous'
As his new book is published, the bestselling author talks fake news, meditation and appearing with Natalie Portman.
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Decentralizing the Web: Maintaining the Momentum
The Internet Archive's Wendy Hanamura on progress towards a decentralized web.
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New Technology Gives Clinicians Inside View of Patients' Joints in Motion
Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada have created technology that is helping physicians see how patients' joints function when in motion.
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Research Robots Sometimes Left nsecured on the Internet, Study Finds
Brown University researchers have identified exposed systems running the Robot Operating System, with as many as 19 considered to be fully operational robots.
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Google, Seeking a Return to China, Is Said to Be Building a Censored Search Engine
Google withdrew from China eight years ago to protest the country's censorship and online hacking.
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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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AI-Equipped Robots Develop Situational Awareness in Earth's Most ncertain Environment
Researchers have created algorithms to teach robots to adapt to changing conditions related to protecting and preserving underwater infrastructure.
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Doctors Rely on More Than Just Data for Medical Decision Making
An analysis found doctors' "gut feelings" about an intensive-care patient's condition played a significant role in determining how many tests were ordered for the...
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The Ethics of Computer Science: This Researcher Has a Controversial Proposal
Brent Hecht, chair of ACM's Future of Computing Academy, proposes revising the peer review process to ensure scientists report negative societal consequences of...
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Same Web-Based Vulnerabilities Still Prevalent After Nine Years
The threat of common Web-based vulnerabilities has not been significantly mitigated over the past nine years, according to a study by the U.K.-based NCC Group. ...
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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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Amazon Face Recognition Falsely Matches 28 Lawmakers With Mugshots, ACL Says
A test of Amazon's facial recognition software incorrectly matched the faces of 28 U.S. legislators to images in a mugshot database.
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Computer Simulation of Receptors Reveals a New Ligand-Binding Site
Using a computer model of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor, researchers have found a unique binding site for natural ligands and drugs.
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