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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Graphene Rival 'phosphorene' Is Born to Be a Transistor
Phosphorene, which is structurally similar to graphene, is a natural semiconductor that could be used in the next generation of computers.
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Are You a Super-Spreader of Disease?
New research could yield insight into monitoring a specific group of disease carriers to identify nascent outbreaks early and help prevent epidemics.
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Should Everybody Learn to Code?
Not everyone needs coding skills, but learning how to think like a programmer can be useful in many disciplines.
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ACM Fellows Inducted
ACM has recognized 50 of its members for their contributions to computing that are driving innovations across multiple domains and disciplines.
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E-Whiskers: Berkeley Researchers Develop Highly Sensitive Tactile Sensors For Robotics and Other Applications
Researchers have created tactile sensors similar to the highly sensitive whiskers of cats and rats from composite films of carbon nanotubes and silver nanoparticles...
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Byu's Smart Object Recognition Algorithm Doesn't Need Humans
Researchers say they have developed an algorithm that can accurately identify objects in images or video sequences without human calibration.
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Academics Devise Formula to Gauge How Well .s. Regulators Listen
RegRank is an algorithm that measures how well public feedback is received and incorporated into the rules for Wall Street traders.
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Computer Techniques Aim to Save Animals from Experiments
"Organs on a chip" and quantitative structure–activity relationship modeling are among the technologies increasingly standing in for animal testing.
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Google Is Developing a Smart Contact Lens
Google researchers are developing a smart contact lens that uses tiny chips, sensors, and antennas to continuously test diabetics' blood sugar levels.
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New Fujitsu Labs Tech Can Do Batch Searches of Encrypted Data
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a fast method to perform secret searches of data that is encrypted.
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New Smartphone App Helps Blind Find Their Way Inside Buildings
A news smartphone app would allow the visually impaired to navigate independently inside buildings where the global positioning system does not work .
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'Invisibility' Materials Could Do Computer's Work
Metamaterials, which can alter the properties of light waves often to render an object invisible, also could carry out mathematical operations.
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Nasa Robots Blaze the Trail For Humans on Mars
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars rovers "are our eyes, our feet, our hands on the ground that inform us before we get there."
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Researchers Find Ways for More Efficient Control of Wind Power
Researchers have written algorithms to help optimize power grids after discovering that wind power plants at strategic locations can make grids more resilient to...
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Motorola Patents E-Tattoo That Can Read Your Thoughts By Listening to nvocalized Words in Your Throat
Motorola Mobility has filed a patent application for an electronic smart tattoo that can intercept subtle voice commands, subvocal commands, and subconscious thoughts...
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Findings From Data Management Pilot Announced
The Southeastern Universities Research Association recently announced the findings of the collaborative Dataverse Network project.
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By 2018, Cars Will Be Self-Aware
"Cars will become the first robot most of us experience in our lifetime," says Gartner analyst Thilo Koslowski.
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A Makeover For Maps
Graphic designers are experimenting with new ways of presenting data, to better display the information people download over a range of devices.
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Tau Computer Algorithm Identifies 'aging Genes'
Researchers have developed an algorithm that predicts which genes can be turned off to fight aging.
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