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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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More Eyes on the Skies
The future, it is often said, belongs to those who plan for it.
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Surgical Robots Deliver Care More Precisely
Computer-controlled robotic surgical systems and tumor-targeting radiation systems provide a greater level of precision in treatment than doctors alone can provide...
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Researchers Develop High-Precision Software For Diagnosing Eye Sensitivity
Researchers report a successful test of prototype software for diagnosing eye sensitivity.
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NASA Upgrades Humanoid Robot in Space
Robonaut 2, a humanoid robot that has been working on the International Space Station since 2011, is getting a series of upgrades.
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Hearts Stars Trial Software That Predicts Injuries
New software could be used to determine when athletes are at risk to suffer an injury.
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Supercomputers Reveal Strange, Stress-Induced Transformations in World's Thinnest Materials
Researchers used Brookhaven National Laboratory supercomputers to compare the transformations and breaking points of graphene and other monolayers.
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Talk on Cracking Internet Anonymity Service Tor Canceled
A highly anticipated talk on how to identify users of the Internet privacy service Tor was withdrawn from the upcoming Black Hat security conference, a spokeswoman...
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Researchers Develop a Wikipedia of Fact-Checking During Natural Disasters
Researchers have developed an online platform for crowd-sourcing the veracity of information posted to social media.
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New Dimension in Scoreboard Watching
The seemingly endless prairie that blankets this part of the United States would seem to be an unlikely place for one of the largest makers of sports video displays...
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People in Leadership Positions May Sacrifice Privacy For Security
Researchers are examining how people with high-status job assignments assess security and privacy, and how impulsive or patient they are in making decisions.
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How Can a Civilian Plane Accidentally Be Shot Down?
Pro-Russian separatists may have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine on Thursday because they mistook the civilian plane for something else...
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In Gaza, Epithets Are Fired and Euphemisms Give Shelter
The Gaza-based interior ministry advises its supporters in a YouTube video that whenever talking about the dead, "always add 'an innocent citizen.' "
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Neuroscience: 'i Can Read Your Mind'
Jack Gallant can read your mind. Or at least, he can figure out what you're seeing if you're in his machine watching a movie he's playing for you.
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MIT Scientists Develop Sensor-Operated Robotic Fingers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a robotic extension to the human hand that could make common, everyday tasks easier.
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Microsoft Urges People to Use Weak Passwords Online
Microsoft and Carleton University researchers suggest in a new report that Internet users do not need to use complex passwords for all of their online accounts,...
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Air Force Research: How to se Social Media to Control People Like Drones
Facebook isn't the only organization conducting research into how attitudes are affected by social media.
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The Moral Hazards and Legal Conundrums of Our Robot-Filled Future
The robots are coming, and they're getting smarter.
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How Russian Hackers Stole the Nasdaq
In October 2010, a Federal Bureau of Investigation system monitoring U.S. Internet traffic picked up an alert.
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For This Author, 10,000 Wikipedia Articles Is a Good Day's Work
Sverker Johansson could be the most prolific author you've never heard of.
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