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Saving Lives with Aerial Drones
Aerial drone swarms could self-assemble into hovering rescue platforms.
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The US Military Is Funding an Effort to Catch Deepfakes and Other AI Trickery
Think that AI will help put a stop to fake news? The US military isn't so sure.
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Distracted Driver and Braking Error Cited in Autonomous Uber Car's Fatal Crash
More than a second before a self-driving car operated by Uber struck and killed a pedestrian in March, the vehicle's computer system determined it needed to brake...
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Dark Galaxies Could Explain How Stars Are Formed
Scientists may have identified up to six "dark galaxies," a finding that could help solve the mystery of how stars and galaxies are created.
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Albatross Robot Takes Flight
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have created an albatross-like robot that can skim along the water's surface while also surfing the waves like a...
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Using Virtual Biopsies to Improve Melanoma Detection
Colorado State University's Jesse Wilson said he will use his Young Investigator Award from the Melanoma Research Alliance to further pursue non-invasive melanoma...
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New Tech May Make Prosthetic Hands Easier for Patients to Use
Researchers have developed technology for translating neuromuscular signals into movements for prosthetic wrists and hands.
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AI Oncologist to Help Cancer Patients Worldwide
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers devised a new way to automate the contouring of tumor volumes using artificial intelligence and deep neural...
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Computer Redesigns Enzyme
Biotechnologists at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands used a computational method to convert aspartase to a catalyst for asymmetric hydroamination...
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Stealthy, Destructive Malware Infects Half a Million Routers
Home routers have become the rats to hackers' bubonic plague: An easily infected, untreated and ubiquitous population in which dangerous digital attacks can spread...
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Drilling Success: Curiosity is Collecting Mars Rocks
Engineers working with NASA's Curiosity Mars rover have been hard at work testing a new way for the rover to drill rocks and extract powder from them.
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Academy to Deliver New Initiatives for Women and Girls in STEM
Australia has allocated $600,000 for the development of a roadmap for increasing engagement and participation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering...
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UCLA Engineer Develops 3D Printer That Can Create Complex Biological Tissues
An engineer at the University of California, Los Angeles has developed a new three-dimensional printing method that can construct therapeutic biomaterials from...
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How AI and IoT Smart Sensors Are Preserving a Lake Ecosystem
Researchers have deployed a network composed of platforms, weather stations, tributary monitors, and acoustic Doppler current profiles to attain information on...
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'Virtual Safe Space' to Help Bumblebees
A "virtual safe space" tests the threats that face bumblebees.
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The Way Toddlers Waddle Can Teach Robot Footballers How to Play
A team of researchers has found that a team of robot football (soccer) players trained to mimic how infant humans walk can beat other robots trained on geometric...
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ACM Announces 2018 Presidential Awards
Three leaders honored for their contributions to computer ethics, education, and public policy.
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Holograms: Are They Still the Preserve of Science Fiction?
The fragile apparition endured only long enough to say: "Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope" before flickering out.
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New Toronto Declaration Calls on Algorithms to Respect Human Rights
"In a world of machine learning systems, who will bear accountability for harming human rights?"
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