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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Merging Our Brains With Machines Won't Stop the Rise of the Robots
The assumption that physically interfacing the human brain with machines will give humanity a competitive edge over increasingly advanced robots is dubious, because...
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Scientists Reveal New Super-Fast Form of Computer That 'grows as It Computes'
Researchers have shown it is possible to build a new super-fast form of computer that "grows as it computes."
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Why the Dark Net Is More Resilient to Attack Than the Internet
Researchers who built their own model of the dark net ran simulations to see how the model would react to three failure scenarios.
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First Hint of How Dna Calculators Could Supercharge Computing
By making DNA endlessly change, researchers have shown how a biological computer might one day solve problems much faster than conventional computers or even ...
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Machine Learning Is Bringing the Cosmos Into Focus
The telescope offers one of the most seductive suggestions a technological object can carry: the idea that humans might pick up a thing, peer into it, and finally...
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Medical Devices Are the Next Security Nightmare
Hacked medical devices make for scary headlines.
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Coming Soon: Oil Spill-Mapping Swarms of Flying Drones
Researchers have devised a way to program a team of off-the-shelf, low-powered drones to map an oil spill in a matter of minutes.
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niversity Professor First in Line to Test Transformative Robot 'cassie'
University of Michigan researchers are programming and testing a bipedal robot with the mobility of a large bird.
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New Gene Sequencing Software Could Aid in Early Detection, Treatment of Cancer
New computational software can detect the presence of an epigenetic add-on associated with cancer and other health conditions.
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Lies, Propaganda and Fake News: A Challenge For Our Age
Who was the first black president of America?
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Martian Winds Carve Mountains, Move Dust, Raise Dust
On Mars, wind rules. Wind has been shaping the Red Planet's landscapes for billions of years and continues to do so today.
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How Bioinformatics Tools Are Bringing Genetic Analysis to the Masses
For doctors trying to treat people who have symptoms that have no clear cause, gene-sequencing technologies might help in pointing them to a diagnosis. But the...
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New Studies Illustrate How Gamers Get Good
A new study followed players of the computer games "Halo: Reach" and "StarCraft 2" to learn how they acquired and maintained their skill level.
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Disney Research Demonstrates Open-Air Wireless Charging
Disney Research says its new quasistatic cavity resonance technology offers a way for mobile devices to wirelessly charge themselves.
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A Revolutionary Atom-Thin Semiconductor For Electronics
Researchers have developed a two-dimensional material that could revolutionize electronics.
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3D Computer Models of Gigantic Archaeological Objects
Researchers in Germany are employing contact-free digitization techniques to produce three-dimensional models of archeological artifacts.
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National Science Foundation Funds Supercomputer Cluster at Penn State
The Pennsylvania State University Cyber-Laboratory for Astronomy, Materials, and Physics is acquiring a high-performance computer cluster that will support interdisciplinary...
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Nasa's Europa Flyby Mission Moves Into Design Phase
A mission to examine the habitability of Jupiter's ocean-bearing moon Europa is taking one step closer to the launchpad, with the recent completion of a major NASA...
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Smart Cities Begin To Face Security Concerns
"The attack surface is growing faster than the protections."
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