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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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A Cyborg Cockroach Could Someday Save Your Life
University of Connecticut researchers have created a cyborg cockroach equipped with a novel microcircuit that allows more reliable and precise control of robotic...
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For Safety’s Sake, We Must Slow Innovation in Internet-connected Things
That's the view of security expert Bruce Schneier, who fears lives will be lost in a cyber disaster unless governments act swiftly.
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Legacy of NASA's Dawn, Near the End of its Mission
NASA's Dawn mission is drawing to a close after 11 years of breaking new ground in planetary science, gathering breathtaking imagery, and performing unprecedented...
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How AI Technology Can Tame the Scientific Literature
When computer scientist Christian Berger's team sought to get its project about self-driving vehicle algorithms on the road, it faced a daunting obstacle.
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Driver's Licenses Going Digital
Iowa plans to be the first U.S. state to replace hard-copy driver's licenses with an app.
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The Pentagon Is Investing $2 Billion into Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon's high-tech research agency laid the groundwork for the Internet, stealth aircraft and self-driving cars. Now, it's going big on artificial intelligence...
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AI Can Recognize Images. But Can It nderstand This Headline?
In 2012, artificial intelligence researchers revealed a big improvement in computers' ability to recognize images by feeding a neural network millions of labeled...
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Curiosity Surveys a Mystery nder Dusty Skies
After snagging a new rock sample on Aug. 9, NASA's Curiosity rover surveyed its surroundings on Mars, producing a 360-degree panorama of its current location on...
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What is Cyberwar?
At its core, cyberwarfare refers the use of digital attacks by one country or nation to disrupt the computer systems of another with the aim of create significant...
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Getting Your TV to Understand You Better
Researchers have developed a method to improve the voice query understanding capabilities of home entertainment platforms.
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Networked AV Defense Swarms to Defend Against Malicious Drones
A new defense system for unmanned aerial vehicles is composed of a swarm of the devices that self-assemble into a defensive configuration when an intruder is detected...
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Meet Martti, the Finnish Robocar That ses 5G
Researchers are testing the capabilities of 5G network technologies to transmit information to and from vehicles while they are on the road, using a robotic car...
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Securing the Vote
A new report advises all U.S. elections should use paper ballots by the 2020 presidential election.
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Scientists Create a Clock So Accurate It Won't Lose Time for 40 Million Years
The Cryogenic Sapphire Oscillator is one of the most precise clocks ever invented—and it's not just keeping time, it's keeping Australia safe.
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Martian Skies Clearing over Opportunity Rover
A planet-encircling dust storm on Mars, which was first detected May 30 and halted operations for the Opportunity rover, continues to abate.
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No Sweat on Brown niversity Team Trying to Hack a Robot
Brown University researchers were able to hack a University of Washington robot connected to the Internet.
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The Outlook for Reality: Mixed
Exploring new frontiers in augmented and virtual reality.
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Engineering Tour de Force Births Programmable Optical Quantum Computer
There comes a moment in every physicist's life when they think the unthinkable: I wish I were an engineer. I suspect this thought crossed the minds of the 14-odd...
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Mobile Robots Cooperate to 3D Print Large Structures
Researchers in Singapore used two mobile robots operating concurrently to three-dimensionally-print a single piece of concrete structure.
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