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New Software Can Verify Someone's Identity By Their Dna in Minutes
Researchers have developed a new method to quickly and accurately identify people and cell lines from their DNA.
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Artificial Intelligence Predicts Outcomes of Chemical Reactions
By thinking of atoms as letters and molecules as words, artificial intelligence software from IBM is now employing the same methods computers use to translate languages...
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Google Has Released an AI Tool That Makes Sense of Your Genome
Google has released an artificial intelligence tool that uses gene sequencing data to build a more accurate genomic model.
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The Quantum Threat to Cryptocurrencies
Quantum computing could fundamentally break cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and throw markets into turmoil.
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Stanford-Led Artificial Intelligence Index Tracks Emerging Field
A Stanford University-led team has launched the AI Index, the first index to track the state of artificial intelligence.
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China's A.i. Advances Help Its Tech Industry, and State Security
During President Trump's visit to Beijing, he appeared on screen for a special address at a tech conference.
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Future Wars May Depend as Much on Algorithms as on Ammunition, Report Says.
The Pentagon is increasingly focused on the notion that the might of U.S. forces will be measured as much by the advancement of their algorithms as by the ammunition...
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Global Mosquito-Sensing Network Being Built sing Smartphones
MozzWear is a low-cost smartphone sensor system that can identify and monitor mosquito populations.
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Voyager 1 Fires p Thrusters After 37 Years
If you tried to start a car that's been sitting in a garage for decades, you might not expect the engine to respond. But a set of thrusters aboard the Voyager 1...
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Supercomputing Poised For a Massive Speed Boost
At the end of July, workers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee began filling up a cavernous room with the makings of a computational behemoth: row...
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ltrasound Could Offer Noninvasive Treatment For Parkinson's and Depression
A macaque monkey sat in front of a computer. A yellow square—the target—appeared in the periphery on the left side of the screen. After a few seconds delay, a second...
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Far From Radio Interference, the Square Kilometre Array Takes Root in South Africa and The australian outback
Even in early winter, the sun is harsh in Western Australia's Murchison shire.
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Algorithms Can Determine a Neighborhood's Political Leanings By Its Cars
Researchers at Stanford University have developed algorithms that can determine where a neighborhood's political allegiances lie by analyzing the cars on its streets...
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Two New Simulators Tease Future of Quantum Computing
A universal quantum computer capable of outperforming today's classical computers in solving many different problems remains the biggest future prize for many engineers...
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4 Strange New Ways to Compute
With Moore's Law slowing, engineers have been taking a cold hard look at what will keep computing going when it's gone.
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The Genesis of Kuri, the Friendly Home Robot
Over the course of thousands of years, dogs have evolved alongside humans to be awesome.
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Computer Modeling Offers Insight Into What Causes Sudden Cardiac Death
A new computer model replicates the biological activity within the heart that precedes sudden cardiac death.
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Microwave-Based Test Method Can Help Keep 3D Chip Designers' Eyes Open
Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a new way to test multilayered, three-dimensional computer chips.
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