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Algorithm May Help Autonomous Vehicles Navigate Narrow, Crowded Streets
An algorithm could enable autonomous vehicles to navigate crowded, narrow streets where vehicles traveling in opposite directions do not have enough space to pass...
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Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted in U.S.
Duke University Hospital surgeons successfully transplanted a total artificial heart developed by France's CARMAT into a 39-year-old patient who had suffered sudden...
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No Soil. No Growing Seasons. Just Add Water, Technology.
Hydroponic farms are growing crops with innovative technologies, including machine learning algorithms, data analytics, and proprietary software, in the absence...
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From Satellite to Smartphone, App Warns Public of Unsafe Water
A new smartphone application can provide early warnings of cholera contamination in water.
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Space-Enabled Drones Deliver Rapid Coronavirus Response
U.K.-based air mobility company Skyports used satellite-enabled drones to transport coronavirus tests and samples, medicines, and equipment between medical practices...
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Google's Quantum Computer Exponentially Suppresses Errors
Research may help pave the way for scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers.
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100-Qubit Quantum Computing System Unveiled
Startup reveals a unique quantum computing system.
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Computer Science Professor Wins 'Test of Time' Award for Influential Paper
The University of Southern California's Shang-Hua Teng and his collaborator, Yale University's Daniel A. Spielman, were named to receive the Symposium on Theory...
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ML Tool Sorts the Nuances of Quantum Data
A machine learning tool can parse quantum matter and identify relationships among microscopic properties in the data.
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Study Describes Tool for Improving Serious Illness Conversations
A new computer model can automatically analyze conversations between seriously ill people, their families, and palliative care specialists in epidemiological studies...
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The World's First Digital Model of a Cancer Cell
Researchers have developed the world's first computer model of a cancer cell, which could revolutionize cancer research.
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Your Sweaty Fingertips Could Help Power the Next Generation of Wearable Electronics
The new device is just 1 square centimeter wide and flexible enough to wrap around a fingertip.
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'Hubble Is Back!'
Famed space telescope has a new lease on life after computer swap appears to fix glitch.
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Photonic Computers: The Future of Computing Is … Analogue
The future is optical. Photonic processors promise blazing fast calculation speeds with much lower power demands, and they could revolutionize machine learning....
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Stumble-Proof Robot Adapts to Challenging Terrain in Real Time
A new robotic locomotion model capable of real-time terrain adaptation has been developed by a multi-institutional research team.
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Chatbot Can Explain Apps, Show How They Access Hardware or Data
Researchers have developed a chatbot that can help designers and developers create new apps, and explain apps to end-users.
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Autonomous Drone Swarm Can Localize Gas Leaks
Scientists have engineered a swarm of tiny drones capable of autonomously detecting and localizing gas sources in cramped indoor settings.
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Google Demonstrates Vital Step towards Large-scale Quantum Computers
Said Peter Knight at Imperial College London, "Without this advance, you will still have uncertainty about whether the roadmap towards fault tolerance was feasible...
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