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I'm Going to Make Facebook's AI Predict What Happens in Videos
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Nasa Mission Reveals Speed of Solar Wind Stripping Martian Atmosphere
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has identified the process that appears to have played a key role in the transition of the Martian...
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Toyota Invests $1 Billion in Artificial Intelligence in .s.
Silicon Valley is diving into artificial intelligence technology, with start-ups sprouting up and Google and Facebook pouring vast sums into projects that would...
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Could Your Social Media Footprint Step On Your Credit History?
In December 1912, financier John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan testified in Washington before the Bank and Currency Committee of the House of Representatives investigating...
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The Significance of an MIT Drone Weaving Around Tree Branches at 30 Mph
To get his Ph.D., MIT grad student Andy Barry packed up a car with a drone and a catapult to launch it. Then he headed west.
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Researchers Use Multigrid Method to Dramatically Speed Up Cloth Simulation
Simulating the behavior of clothing and other fabrics in animated films requires animators to make trade-offs between a realistic look and a reasonable amount of...
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How NASA Is Steering New Horizons Toward a Tiny Space Rock in the Kuiper Belt
As Pluto disappears into New Horizons' rear view mirror, the little space probe that could is veering towards its next target in the Kuiper belt.
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Synthetic Biology Lures Silicon Valley Investors
In 2012, Emily Leproust was trying to raise money to start Twist Bioscience, a company that aimed to synthesize DNA more quickly and more cheaply than existing...
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How Scientists Search the Cosmos For Encrypted Alien Signals (and Other Ones Too)
In a recent conversation with National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson asked about communication with alien civilizations...
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System Automatically Converts 2d Video to 3D
A new system automatically renders two-dimensional soccer game video footage as three-dimensional video.
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Software Predicts Slew of Fiendish Crystal Structures
Sketch the structure of an organic molecule on a napkin and it may not be apparent that there are millions of possible ways that it could assemble as a 3D crystal...
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Facebook Aims Its AI at the Game No Computer Can Crack
In the mid-'90s, a computer program called Chinook beat the world's top player at the game of checkers.
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.s. Tech Giants May Blur National Security Boundaries in China Deals
One Chinese technology company receives crucial technical guidance from a former People's Liberation Army rear admiral. Another company developed the electronics...
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You Can Now 3D Print a Toupee
Owners of three-dimensional printers will be able to fabricate plastic hair using a method developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Usf Team Finds New Way of Computing With Interaction-Dependent State Change of Nanomagnets
Researchers have proposed a new form of computing using circular nanomagnets to solve quadratic optimization problems far faster than a conventional computer.
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Closing the Last Loophole For nhackable Quantum Security
The perfection of device-independent quantum cryptography will enable devices that guarantee the messages sent on them remain confidential.
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Ibm's Brain-Like Chip and the Quest For a 'cognitive Planet'
IBM's recently announced TrueNorth chip follows the principles of brain-inspired neuromorphic computing.
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Nasa Finds New Way to Track Ocean Currents from Space
A team of NASA and university scientists has developed a new way to use satellite measurements to track changes in Atlantic Ocean currents, which are a driving...
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