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Light-Powered Computers Brighten Ai's Future
The idea of building a computer that uses light rather than electricity goes back more than half a century.
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Du Physicists Put New Spin on Computer Technology
Researchers at the University of Denver have demonstrated spin transport through a synthetic material that is amorphous, or non-ordered, both magnetically and structurally...
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AI Will Prepare Robots For the nknown
Researchers suggest artificial intelligence could greatly benefit robotic exploratory spacecraft by giving them autonomy.
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How Video Games Helped Give S the Self-Driving Car
Self-driving cars. They're the future of transportation—and they're getting smarter all the time.
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By Teaching Computers to Track Asteroids, w Scientists May Save the Earth
Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) are participating in a project to track asteroids so collisions with Earth can be predicted and averted.
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Juno Shatters Scientists' Jupiter Theories in Just 365 Days
Last July 4th, NASA's Juno spacecraft slowed its record breaking pace just enough to get caught in the pull of Jupiter's gravity.
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A New Method Could Enable More Stable and Scalable Quantum Computing, Penn Physicists Report
Researchers have discovered a new topological material that may enable more stable and scalable quantum computing.
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Artificially Intelligent Painters Invent New Styles of Art
Researchers have modified a generative adversarial network to create an artificial intelligence program that produces images in unconventional styles.
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This Cellphone Can Make Calls Even Without a Battery
Researchers have developed a prototype cellphone that functions without a battery, drawing power from the surrounding environment.
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Hey Siri, an Ancient Algorithm May Help You Grasp Metaphors
Researchers have found digital assistants could one day learn the algorithms humans have used for centuries to create and understand metaphorical language.
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Single-Cell Sequencing Made Simple
Single-cell biology is a hot topic these days. And at the cutting edge of the field is single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq).
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Researchers Crack 1024-Bit Rsa Encryption in Gnupg Crypto Library
A team of researchers found that the "left-to-right sliding window" method used by the libgcrypt library for carrying out the mathematics of cryptography leaks...
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Sleuthing For Seismic Answers in the Sooner State
Oklahomans are no strangers to Mother Nature's whims.
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CM Scientists Harness 'mind Reading' Technology to Decode Complex Thoughts
Researchers have combined machine-learning algorithms with brain-imaging technology to "mind read."
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MIT Researchers Offer Algorithm For Picking 'winning' Startups
A new algorithmic scheme for venture capital investment pairs the unpredictabilty of Brownian motion with large datasets about startup founders, investors, and...
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Robots to Help Children With Autism
Researchers are working to develop robots to help children with autism in ways that humans cannot.
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Image Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Will Change Dairy Farming
Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have developed an early detection method for cow lameness, which is also known as hoof disease.
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How AI Helped the FCC Auction Off $19-Billion Worth of Radio Spectrum
Researchers in March organized a $19-billion auction of 84 megahertz of radio spectrum using artificial intelligence.
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An Algorithm Helps Protect Mars Curiosity's Wheels
There are no mechanics on Mars, so the next best thing for NASA's Curiosity rover is careful driving.
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