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The Pentagon's Push to Program Soldiers' Brains
The military wants future super-soldiers to control robots with their thoughts.
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From Rat Brains to Cancer Cells, T Professor Improves Imaging Techniques
The University of Texas' Chandrajit Bajaj is developing advanced imaging methods, including software that generates more dynamic images from neurons.
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The Robots Are Coming to Las Vegas
Las Vegas hotels are experimenting with robots and other automation.
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Mars Virtual Reality Software Wins NASA Award
A mixed-reality software that allows scientists and engineers to virtually walk on Mars recently received NASA's 2018 Software of the Year Award.
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Supercharged Crime-Scene DNA Analysis Sparks Privacy Concerns
Genetic sleuthing techniques that led to the arrest of a suspect in the infamous Golden State Killer case this year are set to become vastly more powerful, suggest...
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AIs Invent Weird New Limbs to Beat Virtual Obstacle Courses
What are the best two legs for running an obstacle course? One leg that crawls at the knee joint, and one massive leg dragged behind for stability like a kangaroo's...
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The Ick of AI That Impersonates Humans
Philip K. Dick was living a few miles north of San Francisco when he wrote Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which envisioned a world where artificially intelligent...
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All Eyes on Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael plowed into the Florida panhandle Wednesday, Oct. 10, as a major Category 4 storm—the strongest hurricane ever to hit that region.
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Google, Facebook Team p on Artificial Intelligence Tech
Google and Facebook researchers are working together to make Facebook's open source PyTorch framework interoperate with Google's custom machine learning chips. ...
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Painting Cars for Mars
When John Campanella's friend wanted his beloved Ferrari painted, he knew exactly who to call.
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Graduate Student Solves Quantum Verification Problem
Urmila Mahadev spent eight years in graduate school solving one of the most basic questions in quantum computation.
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S Weapons Systems Are Easy Cyberattack Targets, New Report Finds
The first step in solving any problem is admitting there is one. But a new report from the US Government Accountability Office finds that the Department of Defense...
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A Google Intern Built the AI Behind These Shockingly Good Fake Images
Google researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that generates incredibly realistic fake images.
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Researchers nveil Tool to Track Disinformation on Social Media
Researchers released a new tool Wednesday to track how many stories posted on social media are coming from sources known to publish disinformation.
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How Russian Spies Infiltrated Hotel Wi-Fi to Hack Victims p Close
For years, the Kremlin's increasingly aggressive hackers have reached across the globe to hit targets with everything from simple phishing schemes to worms built...
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China Makes A Big Play In Silicon Valley
A year ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping stood before the 19th Communist Party Congress and laid out his ambitious plan for China to become a world leader by 2025...
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NT Singapore Scientists Develop Smart Technology for Synchronized 3D Printing of Concrete
Researchers have developed a technology for synchronized, robotic three-dimensional printing of concrete.
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Curiosity Rover to Temporarily Switch 'Brains'
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, this week commanded the agency's Curiosity rover to switch to its second computer.
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'Quantum Atmospheres' May Reveal Secrets of Matter
Over the past several years, some materials have proved to be a playground for physicists.
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