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Your Laptop Can Help Fight COVID-19 With Folding@Home Project
Think of it as a telecommuter supercomputer.
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Combined Social Distancing Measures Prove Effective in Reducing Spread of COVID-19
Researchers have confirmed through computer modeling that social distancing measures can reduce the number of cases of COVID-19.
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China, Huawei Propose Reinvention of the Internet
Huawei, China Unicom, China Telecom, and China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have proposed a new standard for core network technology.
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3D Printing Foods with Complex Designs Can Trick Diners Into Eating Less While Still Feeling Full
Researchers have developed a method for three-dimensionally printing food that makes diners feel more satiated while eating less.
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Tech's Next Disruption Target: The Coronavirus
Silicon Valley technology experts are pursuing various projects to combat the coronavirus, with thousands of volunteers contributing to hundreds of hastily organized...
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Facebook, Google, Twitter Struggle to Handle November's Election
Major technology companies have spent billions in the past three years to prevent election meddling, but new challenges are adding to their struggle in the run-up...
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MIT Aims to Turn Wi-Fi Signals Into Usable Power With Energy-Harvesting Design
Device for harnessing terahertz radiation might enable self-powering implants, cellphones, other portable electronics.
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A.I. Versus the Coronavirus
A new consortium of top scientists will be able to use some of the world's most advanced supercomputers to look for solutions.
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Bring in the Robot Cleaners: Travel Industry Innovations for the Pandemic
"Private" hotels, online tour-company teasers for future travelers, and other ways that travel companies are keeping their businesses alive.
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A Debate Between AI Experts Shows a Battle Over the Technology’s Future
The field is in disagreement about where it should go and why.
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State, Local Governments Ask Technologists to Aid Coronavirus Response
With digital services swamped by the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. state and local governments are asking technologists to volunteer to assist with response strategies...
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Video Game Experience or Gender May Improve VR Learning
Students using immersive virtual reality did not learn significantly better than those who used computer-simulated or hands-on learning methods, according to a...
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Attack on Home Routers Sends Users to Spoofed Sites That Push Malware
Researchers are warning that a hack of Linksys and D-Link routers is redirecting users to malicious sites posing as COVID-19 informational resources.
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3D View of Methane Tracks Sources, Movement Around the Globe
A new three-dimensional view of methane concentrations worldwide combines datasets from emissions inventories and simulations of wetland sources into a high-resolution...
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How AI Can Reduce Traffic Congestion, Fuel Consumption
Researchers used artificial intelligence and machine learning to design a computer-vision system to keep traffic moving efficiently through intersections while...
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Big Data Helps Taiwan Fight Coronavirus
Taiwan has largely controlled the propagation of the coronavirus, which an international team of researchers credit mainly to the emergency deployment of big data...
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Synergy Emergence in Deep Reinforcement Motor Learning
Researchers have observed something similar to motor synergy in robotic agents using deep reinforcement learning algorithms.
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Why People Delay Software Updates, Despite the Risks
Researchers found that the time-cost of software updates and users' risk preferences significantly impact whether they apply any specific update, and how long it...
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Machine Learning Technique Sharpens Prediction of Material's Mechanical Properties
Scientists utilized machine learning to improve the accuracy of material testing.
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