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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Robot Boats Leave Autonomous Cars in Their Wake
U.K. ocean-research nonprofit Promare will launch an autonomous boat next spring to retrace the trans-Atlantic journey of the Mayflower.
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Parking Technology Aims to Manage Curb Space Virtually
Washington, D.C., is the first U.S. city to test a system that transmits real-time information about curbside parking availability and space size to delivery drivers...
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Army of a Million Microscopic Robots Created to Explore on Tiny Scale
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed microscopic robots that move by themselves, using an actuator fashioned from a thin layer of platinum.
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Amazon Launches Grocery Store with 'Smart' Shopping Carts, Alexa Guides
Amazon on Thursday opened its first Fresh grocery store in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, featuring no checkout lines, smart shopping carts, and...
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Predicting the Lifespan of an App
Northwestern Polytechnical University researchers have developed a model for predicting the lifespan of an app.
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Direct Communication
Brain-to-Brain interfaces give a new meaning to putting our heads together.
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MIT, Boston Dynamics Team Up on Robot for Remote Covid-19 Vital Sign Measurement
A diverse group of researchers developed a robot to remotely measure vital signs in patients for Covid-19 with contactless equipment.
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Scientists Create 3D-Printed Buildings From Soil
Texas A&M University researchers have come up with a technique for using a three-dimensional printer to build greener buildings from soil.
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Virtual Collaboration in the Age of the Coronavirus
Videoconferencing apps took off during the COVID-19 lockdowns, but more efficient ways to collaborate virtually are waiting in the wings.
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With Virtual Reality, Caregivers Can Become Patients
Carrie Shaw's struggle with her mother's dementia led her to create a company that allows users to experience the struggles of growing older.
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Android Is Now World's Largest Earthquake Detection Network
Google says it has created "the world's largest earthquake detection network" by adding quake detection features to almost all Google Play Android phones.
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Federal Reserve Reveals Research Plans for Digital Dollar
U.S. Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard Thursday detailed her agency's research plans on the potential development of a U.S. central bank digital currency,...
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U.S. Seizes Bitcoin Said to Be Used to Finance Terrorist Groups
ISIS and other groups openly solicited virtual currency donations because they mistakenly believed that the transactions would be anonymous, officials said.
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NSA Warns Cellphone Location Data Could Pose National-Security Threat
The U.S. National Security Agency has released new guidance for military and intelligence community staff, warning of threats to national security from cellphone...
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Android Phones to Track Quakes; California Gets Alert System
Google said Android phones will begin detecting earthquakes from around the world through their motion-sensing accelerometers.
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Finding Common Ground
Self-driving vehicles start to understand pedestrians, cyclists.
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Army Advances Learning Capabilities of Drone Swarms
Researchers have developed a reinforcement learning technique to enable swarms of unmanned drones to carry out missions while minimizing performance uncertainty...
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3D Images From Ultrasounds Allow Blind Parents to Feel Their Infant's Face
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore can provide blind parents with three-dimensional models of their baby's face so they can "see" them before they are born,
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U.K. Court Says Face Recognition Violates Human Rights
The U.K. Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that British police's use of facial recognition technology violates human rights and data protection laws.
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