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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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First Passages of Rolled-Up Herculaneum Scroll Revealed
On Monday, the winner of the Vesuvius Challenge was announced.
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AI Trained on Baby's Experiences Yields Clues to How We Learn Language
Researchers at New York University found that a simple AI program could learn basic elements of language from the sensory input of a child's experience.
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Stellantis' Peugeot Cars to Use ChatGPT to Talk to Drivers
Peugeot, the French brand of auto manufacturer Stellantis, announced that it will incorporate ChatGPT into its cars and small commercial vehicles to improve its...
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Robot Swings Its Way to Unexplored Treetops
Researchers developed a robot that can descend from a height and swing around obstacles.
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If We Could Talk to the Animals
Can artificial intelligence overcome the communication barriers between species?
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Smart Hat Senses When Traffic Lights Change
Flexible conductive fibers can cool and contract without producing stress cracks, permitting them to be woven into cotton clothing.
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Robot Trained to Read Braille at Twice the Speed of Humans
A robotic sensor developed by researchers at the U.K.'s University of Cambridge and trained using machine learning algorithms can read braille about twice as fast...
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Mitigating Urban Climate Change
Making cities greener takes more than just planting trees.
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Neuralink Implants Chip in Human Brain
A human that received an implant from brain-chip startup Neuralink is recovering well, according to founder Elon Musk.
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India's Ancient Carpet Weaving Industry Meets AI
Carpet weavers in India's Kashmir region have incorporated AI into their design process.
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Life-Saving 'Robot Medics' for Triage in High-Risk Places
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of Sheffield developed an uncrewed ground vehicle outfitted with robotic arms to serve as a medic in disaster and conflict...
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Blockchain Computing Simulates Early Earth
Researchers leveraged the Golem blockchain protocol to simulate a network of chemical interactions that may have played a role in the origin of life.
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Virtual Reality as Therapy
Leveraging precisely designed alternate realities as therapeutic tools.
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Using VR to Get Inside the Criminal Mind
Researchers at Australia's Edith Cowan University are using virtual reality technology to gain insights into decision-making by criminals.
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AI Is Decoding the Animal Kingdom
Researchers increasingly are looking to generative AI to better understand animal languages.
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Cryptographers Just Got Closer to Enabling Fully Private Internet Searches
Three researchers have found a long-sought way to pull information from large databases secretly. If the process can be streamlined, fully private browsing could...
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DNA Sequencing Helps Craft Database of Marine Microbes
Researchers at Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology created a detailed database of marine microbe information.
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Meta-Optical Devices Enhance Thermal Imaging Applications
A new system enables meta-optical devices to perform thermal imaging and accurately identify the objects and materials being imaged.
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AI Certification Program Verifies Systems Are 'Fairly Trained'
New system seeks to create a sort of 'organic' or 'fair trade' label for AI.
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