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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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In Memoriam Harry D. Huskey 1916-2017
Huskey's work included building innovative hardware and novel software, and educating computer scientists worldwide.
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Planetariums, Not Just For Kids
Most researchers think of planetariums, if they think of them at all, as a place to take schoolchildren for whizzy trips through the stars, with nothing to offer...
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Hand That Sees Offers New Hope to Amputees
Researchers are developing a new generation of prosthetic limbs that will enable the wearer to automatically reach for objects without thinking.
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Holography With the Wi-Fi Router
Researchers in Germany have developed a holographic imaging process that depicts the radiation of a Wi-Fi transmitter to generate three-dimensional images of the...
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An Ostrich-Like Robot Pushes the Limits of Legged Locomotion
The Planar Elliptical Runner is a two-legged robot that will help explore how mechanical design can be used to enable sophisticated legged locomotion.
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Artificial Intelligence Prevails at Predicting Supreme Court Decisions
A study led by the Illinois Institute of Technology suggests artificial intelligence can outperform legal scholars in the prediction of U.S. Supreme Court rulings...
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When Autonomous Machines Can Do More Than Just Vacuum
Rapidly aging populations will drive growth in home-based robotics, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Rodney Brooks.
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The Shock Tactics Set to Shake p Immunology
Six times a day, Katrin pauses whatever she's doing, removes a small magnet from her pocket and touches it to a raised patch of skin just below her collar bone....
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How to Prepare For an Automated Future
We don't know how quickly machines will displace people's jobs, or how many they'll take, but we know it's happening—not just to factory workers but also to ...
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At&t Labs Working to Combine Drone Video Footage With Artificial Intelligence Monitoring
Researchers are studying ways to use artificial intelligence techniques to analyze video shot by a drone for signs of damage to cell towers.
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$3.1 Million Grant to Build New Data Exploration Software
Researchers will use a $3.1-million grant to develop software that brings statistical rigor to interactive data exploration.
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Making Smartphones More Aware
The drive to make electronic devices more situationally, contextually aware of their environments.
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Stanford Researchers Develop New Wave of Electronics
Engineers at Stanford University say they have developed a flexible, organic, biodegradable electronic device.
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New Movie Shows Cassini's First Dive Over Saturn
A new movie sequence of images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows the view as the spacecraft swooped over Saturn during the first of its Grand Finale dives between...
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Watch Hackers Sabotage an Industrial Robot Arm
When the cybersecurity industry warns of digital threats to the "internet of things," the targets that come to mind are ill-conceived, insecure consumer products...
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In Europe's Election Season, Tech Vies to Fight Fake News
Scientists are attempting to counter a rash of fake news spreading online as European elections loom.
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Berkeley Students Create Wheelchair Add-On to Help Blind Users Navigate
A new low-cost, modular, customizable add-on system for wheelchairs employs sensors and software to make navigation easier for visually-impaired users.
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Your Smartphone Can Tell If You've Had a Good Night's Sleep
A new tool uses machine learning to model personal sleep patterns based on sounds made during sleep.
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Study Finds Gender Bias in Open Source Programming
Women's contributions in open source software communities tend to be accepted more often than men's in general, but they are rejected more frequently when a woman's...
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