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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Drivers, These Robots Have Your Back
Automated safety systems can prevent an accident before the driver is even aware of the possibility.
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MIT AI System Predicts When People Will Kiss, Hug, or Shake Hands
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an artificial intelligence that can accurately predict human interactions.
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Professor's Work Focuses on Revving p Our Highest-Speed Networks
The research of University of Virginia professor Malathi Veeraraghavan could help the latest supercomputers and large-scale observatories each their full potential...
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Do We Really Need Humans to Explore Mars?
The dazzling sunlight that flooded the lake-front restaurant where I sat down with Chris Kraft in 2014 was nothing compared to the brightness in his eyes.
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China's New Supercomputer Puts the S Even Further Behind
This week, China's Sunway TaihuLight officially became the fastest supercomputer in the world. The previous champ? Also from China.
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The Future of the Internet Is at Risk Say Global Web Experts
The Internet has reached a turning point, and action must be taken quickly to ensure its continued openness, security, transparency, and inclusivity via improved...
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World's First 1,000-Processor Chip
Researchers at the University of California, Davis have designed a microchip that contains 1,000 independently programmable processors.
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Scientific Gains May Make Electronic Nose the Next Everyday Device
Researchers are creating an electronic nose to collect and analyze chemicals present in human breath.
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Research Proves the Improbable Can Be Made Possible
Texas A&M University professor Daniel Jimenez has revolutionized the way research is conducted on microprocessors.
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Google Tackles Challenge of How to Build an Honest Robot
Google can see a future where robots help us unload the dishwasher and sweep the floor. The challenge is making sure they don’t inadvertently knock over a vase—or...
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Nasa's K2 Finds Newborn Exoplanet Around Young Star
Astronomers have discovered the youngest fully formed exoplanet ever detected.
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You Can Run, but You Cannot Hide
Computerized methods turn up evidence of cheating in marathons.
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Disposable Robots Can Sprint, Fly, and Potentially Save Lives
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are developing inexpensive mini-robots that can run, climb, fly, and communicate with emergency personnel....
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Malware, Data Theft, and Scams: Researchers Expose Risks of Free Livestreaming Websites
Researchers found free livestreaming services users often are exposed to malware infections, personal data theft, and scams.
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The Inventors of the Internet Are Trying to Build a Truly Permanent Web
Today, much of the responsibility for preserving the web’s history rests on The Internet Archive.
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Keyboard Warriors: South Korea Trains New Frontline in Decades-Old War with North
In one college major at Seoul's elite Korea University, the courses are known only by number, and students keep their identities a secret from outsiders.
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Too Cute For Their Own Good, Robots Get Self-Defense Instincts
Robot designers are developing robots that appear non-threatening, but can take action when humans attracted to their cuteness interfere with performance of their...
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China Tops List of Fastest Computers Again
For the seventh straight time, China has dominated the Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers.
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Software nveiled to Tackle Online Extremism, Violence
The Counter Extremism Project has unveiled a software tool to help social media firms find and delete radical content.
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