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Research Chip Modeled After the Brain Aims to Bring Smarts to Computers
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Research Chip Modeled After the Brain Aims to Bring Smarts to Computers

University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers have developed a neuromorphic chip designed for intelligent computers that are structured to discover patterns through...

Google Translate: 'this Landmark ­pdate Is Our Biggest Single Leap in 10 Years'
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Google Translate: 'this Landmark ­pdate Is Our Biggest Single Leap in 10 Years'

Google says it is has vastly improved the accuracy of Google Translate through its new Neural Machine Translation system, which utilizes neural networks to train...

Certikos: A Breakthrough Toward Hacker-Resistant Operating Systems
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Certikos: A Breakthrough Toward Hacker-Resistant Operating Systems

Researchers at Yale University have developed CertiKOS, a new operating system they say could lead to a new generation of reliable and secure systems. 

China's Driverless Trucks Are Revving Their Engines
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China's Driverless Trucks Are Revving Their Engines

China is gearing up to overhaul its road delivery with fleets of self-driving long-haul trucks.

World's First Photonic Neural Network ­nveiled
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World's First Photonic Neural Network ­nveiled

Neural networks are taking the world of computing by storm.

New Ceres Views as Dawn Moves Higher
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New Ceres Views as Dawn Moves Higher

The brightest area on Ceres stands out amid shadowy, cratered terrain in a dramatic new view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, taken as it looked off to the side of...

Intel Looks to a New Chip to Power the Coming Age of AI
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Intel Looks to a New Chip to Power the Coming Age of AI

Microsoft researchers recently built an artificially intelligent system that seems to recognize conversational speech as effectively as a human.

K-Computer Leads Graph 500 List of World's Fastest Supercomputers
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K-Computer Leads Graph 500 List of World's Fastest Supercomputers

Japan's K-Computer tops the latest Graph 500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers.

Semiconductor-Free Microelectronics Are Now Possible, Thanks to Metamaterials
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Semiconductor-Free Microelectronics Are Now Possible, Thanks to Metamaterials

University of California, San Diego researchers say they have developed the first semiconductor-free, optically controlled microelectronic device built from metamaterials...

Defibrillator-Equipped Drones Could Be First on Scene in Cardiac Arrest
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Defibrillator-Equipped Drones Could Be First on Scene in Cardiac Arrest

Timothy Chan at the University of Toronto in Canada wants to use drone technology to help people who suffer cardiac arrest. Chan used computer models to determine...

Mathematical Algorithms Calculate Social Behavior
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Mathematical Algorithms Calculate Social Behavior

Predicting and influencing human behavior is well on its way to becoming reality, according to researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TU Munich) in...

Quantum Computers Can Talk to Each Other via a Photon Translator
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Quantum Computers Can Talk to Each Other via a Photon Translator

Researchers from Germany's University of Paderborn have developed a system that can convert photons from one spread of frequencies to another, while preserving...

Tackling Society's Big Problems With Systems Theory
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Tackling Society's Big Problems With Systems Theory

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Institute for Data, Systems, and Society doctoral program is underway. 

Virtual Reality App Makes Haptics as Immersive as Visuals
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Virtual Reality App Makes Haptics as Immersive as Visuals

Disney Research has developed a 360-degree virtual reality application and a haptic chair that enable users to enhance their virtual experience with customizable...

The 'smart City' Is Increasingly Global
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The 'smart City' Is Increasingly Global

Municipalities all over the world are building greater intelligence into their infrastructures.

Artificial-Intelligence System Surfs Web to Improve Its Performance
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Artificial-Intelligence System Surfs Web to Improve Its Performance

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers say they have developed a new approach to information extraction that inverts conventional machine learning.  

Real or Not? ­SC Study Finds Many Political Tweets Come From Fake Accounts
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Real or Not? ­SC Study Finds Many Political Tweets Come From Fake Accounts

University of Southern California researchers found bots made up nearly 20% of the political conversation on Twitter during the U.S. presidential campaign season...

Online Password Guessing Threat ­nderestimated
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Online Password Guessing Threat ­nderestimated

Researchers have created different guessing frameworks that prioritize the order of guessing based on attackers having access to different types of personal information...

Accelerating Cancer Research With Deep Learning
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Accelerating Cancer Research With Deep Learning

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are applying deep-learning techniques to automate how information is collected from cancer pathology reports.  

Now You See It, Now You Don't
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Now You See It, Now You Don't

Researchers say they have developed a cloaking device for microscopic photonic integrated devices that will enable photonic computer chips to be more efficient....
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