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Artificial Precognition ­ses Data to See the Future
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Artificial Precognition ­ses Data to See the Future

Using large data sets and machine learning to recognize unseen patterns.

Microsoft Researchers Are Working on Multi-Person Virtual Reality
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Microsoft Researchers Are Working on Multi-Person Virtual Reality

Augmented or mixed reality, which renders virtual images in a view of the real world, can be spectacular to experience. But it may be even more fun when you bring...

Ford Uses Space Robot Communications to Serve Connected Cars
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Ford Uses Space Robot Communications to Serve Connected Cars

Researchers have used telematics technology, used in developing space-robot communications, to develop a data communications system for connected vehicles. 

Researchers Say They've Recreated Part of a Rat Brain Digitally
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Researchers Say They've Recreated Part of a Rat Brain Digitally

Researchers from institutions around the world disclosed on Thursday the successful digital reconstruction of a section of a rat brain.

For the Real Hits of Fashion Week, Look to Computer Science
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For the Real Hits of Fashion Week, Look to Computer Science

Researchers from Taiwan and the University of Rochester have developed algorithms that enable a computer to identify fashion trends. 

Researchers Build Extra Brainy Smart Homes to Monitor Aging Adults
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Researchers Build Extra Brainy Smart Homes to Monitor Aging Adults

Washington State University's Center for Advanced Studies in Adaptive Systems  develops smart home technology to help older people live with greater independence...

Frogs Resolve Computing Issues
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Frogs Resolve Computing Issues

Researchers have used the Japanese tree frog's mating rituals to develop new computational algorithms. 

New Horizons Finds Blue Skies and Water Ice on Pluto
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New Horizons Finds Blue Skies and Water Ice on Pluto

The first color images of Pluto's atmospheric hazes, returned by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft last week, reveal that the hazes are blue.

Researchers Say They've Recreated Part of a Rat Brain Digitally
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Researchers Say They've Recreated Part of a Rat Brain Digitally

Building on years of research, 82 researchers from institutions around the world reported on Thursday that they have built a reconstruction of a section of rat...

Chapman University Researches Way to Mathematically Make Something Go Viral on Facebook
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Chapman University Researches Way to Mathematically Make Something Go Viral on Facebook

One person in a social cluster on Facebook can spread information to others just as effectively as an opinion leader, according to researchers at Chapman University...

AI 'Just an Ordinary Part of Our Lives,' Already Optimizing Business Operations, Says Researcher
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AI 'Just an Ordinary Part of Our Lives,' Already Optimizing Business Operations, Says Researcher

Artificial intelligence is already making its way into practical industrial and commercial systems, observes a Carnegie Mellon University researcher.  

Raising Computers to Be Good Scientists
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Raising Computers to Be Good Scientists

A new project aims to develop a computer that reads scientific papers, derives data on biochemical pathways, and plugs it into large-scale interactive models. 

New Report Puts Numbers on Data Scientist Trend
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New Report Puts Numbers on Data Scientist Trend

Data scientist–a job that barely existed a decade ago–has become one of the hottest and best-paid professions in the U.S.

Cardiff University Develops Virtual Assistant Dubbed Sherlock
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Cardiff University Develops Virtual Assistant Dubbed Sherlock

A virtual assistant developed at Cardiff University recently had its first public trial at the BBC's Make It Digital event. 

Novel Nanostructures Could Usher in Touchless Displays
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Novel Nanostructures Could Usher in Touchless Displays

The swipe--without actually needing to touch a screen with a finger--will be the next dominant computer interface method, according to researchers in Germany. 

Robot See, Robot Do: How Robots Can Learn New Tasks By Observing
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Robot See, Robot Do: How Robots Can Learn New Tasks By Observing

The University of Maryland's Autonomy, Robotics, and Cognition Lab is developing robots that can learn how to do a new job by watching others do it first. 

Predicting Change in the Alzheimer's Brain
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Predicting Change in the Alzheimer's Brain

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are developing a computer system that uses multiple types of data to help predict the effects of disease on brain...

How Artificial Intelligence Could Lead to Self-Healing Airplanes
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Lead to Self-Healing Airplanes

Boeing and Carnegie Mellon University have launched an Aerospace Data Analytics Lab to mine insights from the vast body of data generated by the aerospace industry...

Mars Is Pretty Clean. Her Job at Nasa Is to Keep It That Way.
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Mars Is Pretty Clean. Her Job at Nasa Is to Keep It That Way.

At the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Catharine A. Conley has a lofty job title: planetary protection officer.

Scientists Tap Dragonfly Vision to Build a Better Bionic Eye
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Scientists Tap Dragonfly Vision to Build a Better Bionic Eye

What can humans learn from dragonflies?
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