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For Astronomers, a Neutron Star Merger Could Eclipse the Eclipse
Late last week, as some staff astronomers embarked on trips to see Monday's solar eclipse, two of NASA's space-based observatories—Hubble and Chandra X-ray—and...
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How Machine Learning Could Help to Improve Climate Forecasts
As Earth-observing satellites become more plentiful and climate models more powerful, researchers who study global warming are facing a deluge of data.
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World's First Exascale Supercomputer Will Help Boost China's Growing Sea Power
China is planning to boost its computing power tenfold within a couple of years by building the world's first exascale computer with a dedicated mission of helping...
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Major Leap Towards Storing Data at the Molecular Level
Researchers at the University of Manchester proved that data storage is possible in individual molecules at -213 degrees Celsius, which is extremely close to the...
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Why AI Visionary Andrew Ng Teaches Humans to Teach Computers
Stanford University professor Andrew Ng's current area of concentration is teaching next-generation artificial intelligence specialists to train computers.
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NSF Announces $17.7M in Awards for Cross-Disciplinary Data Sciences Projects
The U.S. National Science Foundation will allocate $17.7 million to fund 12 Transdisciplinary Research in Principles of Data Science projects that support research...
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Secret Chips in Replacement Parts Can Completely Hijack Your Phone's Security
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel warn smartphone security can be compromised by repair shops that install replacement parts containing...
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With the USSÂ McCain Collision, Even Navy Tech Can't Overcome Human Shortcomings
In the darkness of early morning on August 21, the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker in the Strait of Malacca off Singapore.
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Blossom: A Handmade Approach to Social Robotics from Cornell and Google
As excited as we are about the forthcoming generation of social home robots (including Jibo, Kuri, and many others), it's hard to ignore the fact that most of them...
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Ultra-Small Antennas Point Way to Miniature Brain Implants
Metal antennas that send and receive TV signals and radio waves could soon be replaced by tiny films up to one hundred times smaller, scientists say.
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A Good Read: AI Evaluates Quality of Short Stories
Researchers say they have developed neural networks that assess short narratives to predict which stories will appeal to large audiences.
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Microsoft Claims New Speech Recognition Record, Achieving a Superhuman 5.1% Error Rate
Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence and Research Group says it has achieved a 5.1% error rate for its speech-recognition technology.
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Study Finds 'Modest Correlation' Between Journalists' Social Networks and Ideology of Their News Content
Researchers at Northeastern University say they have found a "modest correlation" between journalists' Twitter networks and the ideological aspects of their news...
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UTA Researchers Developing Airborne Network Computing Platform for UAVs
Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have received a grant to develop a networked airborne computing platform for multiple unmanned aerial vehicles...
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Robot the Musical
Artificial intelligence promises to change aspects of music ranging from rock concerts to advertising jingles.
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Inside Waymo's Secret World for Training Self-Driving Cars
In a corner of Alphabet's campus, there is a team working on a piece of software that may be the key to self-driving cars.
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Teaching Kids Coding, by the Book
Girls Who Code has arranged a deal with Penguin to release 13 books over the next two years.
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