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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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Soft Bioelectronic Mesh Tested on Human Wrist, Pig's Heart
A new wearable/implantable device measures electrophysiological signals and applies electrical and thermal stimulations as needed.
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Facebook, NY Aim to se AI to Speed p MRI Scans
Facebook's artificial intelligence laboratory, working with the New York University School of Medicine, generated reliable magnetic resonance imaging scans with...
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Trump Says He Will 'Address' Google's 'Suppressing' of Conservative News
On Tuesday morning, the 45th president of the United States woke up around 5:30am Eastern Time and decided to begin his Tuesday by berating the "Fake News Media...
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Blurring the Lines Between Virtual and Reality
A next-generation virtual reality headset enables wearers to manipulate both real and virtual objects with tactile sensation.
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Artificial Intelligence Is Now a Pentagon Priority. Will Silicon Valley Help?
In a May memo to President Trump, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis implored him to create a national strategy for artificial intelligence.
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The Serious Security Problem Looming Over Robotics
They call it Herb2. It's a dapper robot, wearing a bowtie even while it sits at home in its lab at the University of Washington.
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Enhanced 'Listening Skill' Makes Robot Better at Talking
Researchers have improved the ability of a conversational human-like robot to have a natural dialogue with people by enhancing its listening skills.
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A Great Find
A new algorithm locates objects by leveraging collections of sensors that receive and transmit signals.
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Flint Water Crisis: How AI Is Finding Thousands of Hazardous Pipes
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm that can determine the location of dangerous lead pipes in Flint...
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The Desperate Quest for Genomic Compression Algorithms
Have you had your genome sequenced yet? Millions of people around the world already have, and by 2025 that number could reach a billion.
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Asteroid Ryugu Poses Landing Risks for Japanese Mission
After inspecting asteroid Ryugu for two months, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has revealed the sites where the Hayabusa2 spacecraft will touchdown...
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A New Artificial Neural Network Framework for Gait-Based Biometrics
Researchers have developed an approach for securing the wireless communications of wearable and implantable medical devices.
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Robotic Implants
Scientists are developing tiny medical machines that stretch the definition of the term "robot."
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A Monitor's ltrasonic Sounds Can Reveal What's on the Screen
You probably assume that someone can only see what's on your computer screen by looking at it.
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A Toolkit for Data Transparency Takes Shape
Julia Stewart Lowndes studied metre-long Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), tagging them to track their dives, as a graduate student at Stanford University in California...
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A 'GPS for Inside Your Body'
A new "in-body global-positioning system" can locate ingestible implants within the body using low-power wireless signals.
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Microsoft's Glasses Monitor Blood Pressure
Smart glasses developed by Microsoft Research's Glabella Project can measure blood pressure noninvasively.
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Stanford Engineers Create New AI Camera for Faster, More Efficient Image Classification
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence camera system that classifies images faster and more efficiently.
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of T Experts se Deep Learning AI for Predictive Animation
Researchers used deep learning algorithms to improve software for the animation and gaming industry.
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