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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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Using AI to Predict Bone Fractures in Cancer Patients
Ohio State University researchers used artificial intelligence to predict how cancer could elevate the probability of spinal fractures by creating digital twins...
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Laser Bursts Drive Fastest-Ever Logic Gates
Researchers have created the fastest logic gate to date, powered by laser-generated ultrafast bursts of electricity.
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New Approach for Faster Ransomware Detection
Engineering researchers have come up with a new technique that can detect ransomware faster than previous systems.
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Widely Available AI Could Have Deadly Consequences
U.S. researchers' "Dr. Evil project" proves drug discovery AI could be used to create biochemical weapons.
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Algorithm Trained to Detect Unhappiness on Social Networks
Scientists have created a deep learning algorithm that analyzes social network content to help diagnose users' potential for mental health problems.
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Smart Contact Lens for Glaucoma Could Release Drugs When Needed
A prototype wireless contact lens could help treat glaucoma by automatically dispensing drugs when pressure inside the eye becomes excessive.
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Robot Hives in Israel Kibbutz Hope to Keep Bees Buzzing
Artificial intelligence-equipped apiaries at Kibbutz Beit Haemek in Israel's Galilee region are designed to maintain bee health.
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3D-Printed Acoustic Holograms Against Alzheimer's or Parkinson's
A team of researchers has created customizable, three-dimensionally-printed acoustic holograms that could be used to treat diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's...
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Scientists Create Algae Computer Powered by Photosynthesis
Forget your water-cooled PC — this one runs on pond scum.
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Using AI to Analyze Large Amounts of Biological Data
A graph neural network could speed the development of drugs to treat cancer and other diseases.
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Intel Says UCIe to Outpace PCIe in Speed Race
Intel has disclosed more information about the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) standard.
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Computational Sleuthing Confirms First 3D Quantum Spin Liquid
U.S. and German physicists have validated single crystals of cerium zirconium pyrochlore as a three-dimensional quantum spin liquid.
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Finding the Fairness in AI
Algorithmic fairness is more or less obtainable, depending on how you measure it.
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What's Down the Road for Silicon?
Meet the new materials overpowering the electric economy.
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Robot Bartender Won't Flirt with Your Date, but You Still Have to Tip
Italian robotic bartending systems developer Makr Shakr said its Bionic Bar system has been installed aboard Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas cruise ship.
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Some Top 100,000 Websites Collect Everything You Type--Before You Hit Submit
Researchers analyzed the top 100,000 websites and found a significant number record some or all of visitors' typewritten data.
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Smart Tech Helping to Save China's Giant Pandas
The Digital Panda System was designed to protect the habitat of giant pandas by detecting wildfires where they live and notifying emergency crews to intercede quickly...
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