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U.S. Covid-19 Supercomputing Group Evaluates Year-Long Effort
The Covid-19 High-Performance Computing Consortium gave researchers free access to the world's most powerful computers over the past year.
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New Android Malware Found with Full Range of Spying Capabilities
Despite its sophistication, the app can be easy for more experienced users to spot.
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With Drones and Other Autonomous Vehicles, Safety Must Come First
Engineers developing drones or similar robotic helpers need to focus on mitigating the dangers.
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Honeywell Says Quantum Computers Will Outpace Standard Verification in '18 to 24 Months'
Compared to other companies, Honeywell's approach to quantum computing focuses on a narrower range of more stable qubits.
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During Emergencies, Social Media is Critical Channel for Warnings
An analysis of responses to the 2019 Deer Park, TX, chemical fire found that people warned of the disaster via social media, friends, and family were most likely...
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The Future of Wearables: 'Women Have Used Earrings for 7,000 Years. We've Just Upgraded the Experience'
German startup Nova Audio has created pearl earrings that double as earphones, with a tiny speaker, two microphones, an antenna, a Bluetooth chip, and a battery...
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Avoiding Coronavirus Infections to the Email
Cybercriminals go phishing with COVID lures.
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Researchers Developed Backpack System to Guide Vision-Impaired Wearers
An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered backpack developed by University of Georgia (UGA) researchers can help vision-impaired wearers navigate their environment...
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Robot Learns to Tie Knots Using Only Two Fingers on Each Hand
Tetsuya Ogata and colleagues at Japan's Waseda University have taught an artificial intelligence-powered robot to tie knots around a box using just two fingers...
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'Smart Clothes' Can Measure Your Movements
Researchers have developed clothing that incorporates special fibers to detect the wearer's movements.
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Computer Model Tracks Cellphone Data to Predict Covid Spread
Binghamton University's Arti Ramesh and Anand Seetharam have designed an algorithm to predict the spread of Covid-19 by tracking cellphone data.
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Unlocking the Covid Code
Scientists can now sequence an entire genome overnight. This technology has been the key tool in identifying and tracking Covid variants.
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Is Coffee Good for Us? Maybe Machine Learning Can Help Figure It Out.
The advice from research on coffee, and nutrition more generally, always seems to be changing. Processing vast amounts of data could help us pin it down.
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Fewer Troops, but More Tech: U.K. Military Downsizes as it Shifts to AI, Drones, Cyber
New defense plans for the next decade come with a strong focus on new technologies, pitching leaner but more effective armed forces.
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Optical Fiber Could Boost Power of Superconducting Quantum Computers
Physicists at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology measured and controlled a superconducting quantum bit (qubit) with optical fiber.
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Stay on Track! Support System to Help the Visually Impaired Navigate Tactile Paving
A support system to help the visually impaired navigate tactile paving includes an image processing algorithm to make paving detection independent of color thresholds...
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Want a Vaccination Appointment? It Helps to Know a Python Programmer
A boutique online community of computer programmers has emerged to help family and friends gain a competitive advantage in securing vaccination appointments.
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A Vaccine Passport Is the New Golden Ticket as the World Reopens
Companies and countries that depend on travel or large gatherings are counting on a totally unproven concept.
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Fears of 'Digital Dictatorship' as Myanmar Deploys AI
Human rights groups are worried about a potential "digital dictatorship" in Myanmar due to the use of artificial intelligence to monitor citizens' movements.
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