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Decoding the Pipeline for Tech's 'Hidden Figures'
Researchers are working to acknowledge and understand the "double-bind" for women of color in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields.
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U.S. Defense Department Produces First Tools for Catching Deepfakes
U.S. Defense researchers say they have created the first forensic tools for catching fake videos, known as "deepfakes," created with artificial intelligence.
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Exoskeletons Debut at Ford Factories
Ford plans to offer exoskeleton technology to its factory employees worldwide.
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New ACM Breakthrough in Computing Award
ACM has established a new biennial award for a surprising or disruptive breakthrough in computing concepts or technologies.
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Computer Simulations Predict the Spread of HIV
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have demonstrated computer models that can accurately predict the spread of HIV across populations.
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'Smart' Machine Components Alert Users to Damage and Wear
Scientists are using three-dimensionally-printed technology to create "smart" machine parts that alert users of damage or wear.
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USB Flash Drives for Precise Positioning and Navigation Inside Buildings
Researchers in Germany developed a system for navigating inside buildings that can be implemented in minutes.
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Bespoke Additive Manufacturing
Three-dimensional printing tailors item to order, even body parts.
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Research Identifies Key Weakness in Modern Computer Vision Systems
Brown University researchers have demonstrated a flaw in modern computer vision algorithms that hinders them in differentiating between two objects in an image....
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A Generation Grows Up in China Without Google, Facebook or Twitter
Wei Dilong, 18, who lives in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou, likes basketball, hip-hop music and Hollywood superhero movies. He plans to study chemistry in...
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Programmers Need Ethics When Designing the Technologies that Influence People's Lives
Computing professionals are on the front lines of almost every aspect of the modern world.
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'Blurred Face' News Anonymity Gets an AI Spin
Researchers have developed a method of employing artificial intelligence to better obscure the faces of anonymous individuals in news reports.
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AI May Put Private Data at Risk
Cornell Tech researchers have determined current models of machine learning are vulnerable to privacy leaks and other attacks.
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On-Chip Optical Filter Processes Wide Range of Light Wavelengths
A new optical filter on a chip can process optical signals from across an extremely wide spectrum of light simultaneously.
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New Tool Helps Users Control Which Countries Their Internet Traffic Goes Through
A new tool enables users to redirect their Internet traffic to avoid its passage through a particular country.
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It's Harder to Turn Off a Robot When It's Begging for Its Life
Researchers have found that people are very susceptible to social cues from machines, to the point that they will refrain from shutting off a robot that begs for...
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Cyber Report Details Tricks Used by Hackers to Target Critical Infrastructure
A cybersecurity firm says it uncovered the methods and tools hackers use to target critical infrastructure organizations, activity it observed by creating a website...
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Pentagon Restricts Use of Fitness Trackers, Other Devices
Military troops and other defense personnel at sensitive bases or certain high-risk warzone areas won't be allowed to use fitness tracker or cellphone applications...
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Trapping Light That Doesn't Bounce Off Track for Faster Electronics
An international project led by Purdue University researchers has yielded a metamaterial "cladding" to block light leakage from computer chips, in a step toward...
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