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Researchers Report Progress on Molecular Data Storage System
Researchers have stored and retrieved over 200 kilobytes of digital image files by encoding the data in mixtures of custom-synthesized libraries of small molecules...
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U.S. Dairy Farmers Look for Any Tech Edge in Fight to Survive
U.S. dairy farmers are using technology to boost efficiency and control costs amid low milk prices and Americans buying less milk.
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Jigsaw Tool to Help Journalists Spot Doctored Images
Jigsaw has released a free tool, designed to help journalists identify doctored photos, including those generated through the use of artificial intelligence.
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Handheld 3D Skin Printer Demonstrates Accelerated Healing of Large, Severe Burns
A new handheld three-dimensional skin printer can accelerate healing from burns.
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Iowa Caucus Chaos Likely to Set Back Mobile Voting
The failure of a vote-recording app used in the Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus may set back online voting.
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Teaching Tomorrow's Automobiles to Hear
A new system allows self-driving cars to recognize external noises such as sirens.
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Facebook, Google and Twitter Scramble to Stop Misinformation About Coronavirus
Facebook, Google, and Twitter are struggling to prevent misinformation on their platforms about the outbreak of the coronavirus.
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New Insights Into How the Human Brain Solves Complex Decision-Making Problems
A new study helps explain how the human brain adapts to complexity in learning and decision-making.
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Mapping Potholes by Phone
A new app for mapping potholes and road quality takes advantage of the accelerometers in smartphones.
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Safety Helmet for Firefighters
Researchers have developed a firefighter's helmet equipped with haptic actuators, a control box with a radio module, and other devices to provide real-time information...
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MIT's 'Smart Surface' Could Improve Your Wi-Fi Signal Tenfold
Researchers have designed a prototype "smart surface" that can concentrate wireless radio signals to maximize reception.
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Pinterest Bans Misinformation About Voting, Census
The Pinterest platform has banned the posting of misleading information related to voting or the census.
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The Secret History of Facial Recognition
Sixty years ago, a sharecropper's son invented a technology to identify faces. Then the record of his role all but vanished.
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If A Novel Was Good, Would You Care If It Was Created by Artificial Intelligence?
The first computer-generated screenplays are promised within five years. Fiction can't be far behind.
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Illinois Law Gives Candidates Rights to Understand How Employers Use Algorithms to Rate Job Interviewees
A new law in Illinois aims to give job candidates a better understanding of how companies use artificial intelligence to screen video interviews.
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Virtual Assistants Provide Disappointing Advice When Asked for First Aid, Emergency Information: Study
Researchers have found the major virtual assistants do not live up to their potential in terms of providing users with reliable, relevant information on medical...
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DC Water Taps AI for Sewer Line Assessments
A new algorithm helps Washington, D.C., sewer pipe technicians obtain a more-accurate picture of what is happening in the network of pipes running beneath the city...
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Intel and Softbank Beware: Open Source Coming for Chips
Opening up part of the chipmaking process could jostle the industry.
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