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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Scientists in Mexico Scramble to Deploy Seismic Sensors
Late one night in September, Victor Cruz, a geophysicist at Mexico's National Autonomous University, submitted an article to a scientific journal describing progress...
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How a 130-Year-Old Technology Led to a Nobel Prize
In 1887, Albert Michelson built an experiment that he hoped would lead to the detection of luminiferous ether.
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Office of Naval Research Awards Uw-Madison $6.1 Million For Computer Security Research
The U.S. Office of Naval Research has awarded a $6.1-million grant to a University of Wisconsin-Madison containerization project associated with software security...
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Umd-Led Project Awarded Nsf Grant to Study Big Data Ethics
The Pervasive Data Ethics for Computational Research project is using a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to study ethical issues related to user consent,...
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In Plain Sight
Researchers have found deep neural networks can be superior to humans in conducting visual searches, because the networks do not overlook mis-scaled targets.
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Understanding Ethereum, Bitcoin's Virtual Cousin
Bitcoin has many cousins and competitors. None have grown more popular than Ethereum, a global computer network with its own virtual currency, called Ether.
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Sebastian Thrun Talks Flying Cars, Automated Teaching, and an AI Arms Race With China
Google moonshot lab X co-founder Sebastian Thrun says flying cars are ready to be built, given advances in unmanned drone technology.
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The Ridiculous Amount of Energy It Takes to Run Bitcoin
Keeping bitcoin running via the process of "mining" consumes a staggering amount of electricity, and experts are investigating energy-saving solutions.
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The Benefits and Risks of Using Talking Software to Address Mental Health
Stanford University scholars Adam Miner, Arnold Milstein, and Jeff Hancock discuss the growing use of conversational software programs as a tool in mental health...
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Are Computers Already Smarter Than Humans?
In some respects, computers can be more intelligent than humans in terms of learning and problem solving, according to experts.
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Chip Reprograms Cells to Regenerate Damaged Tissue
The ability to convert, or "reprogram" cells into other types has raised hopes for regenerating damaged limbs and organs. But existing methods are risky or inefficient...
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Unexpected Surprise: A Final Image from Rosetta
Scientists analysing the final telemetry sent by Rosetta immediately before it shut down on the surface of the comet last year have reconstructed one last image...
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U.s. Coalesces Plans For First Exascale Supercomputer
The delivery date for the U.S.'s first exascale supercomputing system, Aurora, has been extended from 2018 to 2021, while its target capability has been enlarged...
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The 3D Selfie Is Here
A new Web application can render a two-dimensional facial image as a three-dimensional construct.
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'superhero' Robot Wears Different Outfits For Different Tasks
Primer is a shape-shifting robot that can reconfigure itself into different exoskeletal "outfits" to perform distinct tasks.
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New Gravitational Wave Detection From Colliding Black Holes
In another step forward for the rapidly expanding universe of invisible astronomy, scientists said on Wednesday that on Aug. 14 they had recorded the space-time...
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Lehigh University Engineers Create Computer Program That Is Saving the State Prison System Millions of Dollars
Researchers have developed an algorithm expected to save Pennsylvania's prison system $2.9 million annually by accelerating the process of determining where prisoners...
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Click Beetles Inspire Design of Self-Righting Robots
Researchers are studying click beetles to understand how the insects jump without using their limbs when tipped onto their backsides.
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Computer Science and Engineering Researcher Teams With Industry to Provide Facial Recognition Technology
A University of Texas at Arlington professor is working to evaluate existing deep-learning methods for face detection and facial recognition.
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