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Multimodal AI Connects the Digital Dots
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Med-Tech Eureka: The Body Is the Best Secure Data Channel
Harnessing the body's natural ions can enable secure, wireless low-power transmission of data from bio-implants.
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Physical Sensations in VR Go Hands-Free
A new virtual reality haptics system eliminates hand-based hardware by manipulating the forearm instead of the hand to generate physical sensations.
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Volunteers Scramble to Preserve Ukraine's Digital Culture
More than 1,300 volunteers are working to preserve Ukraine's digital culture.
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Surfing the Metaverse's Real Estate Boom
High prices have pushed some toward collective ownership, but the future of virtual properties is uncertain.
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Starfall: Finding a Meteorite with Drones and AI
Neural network used to spot a space rock in the Australian outback.
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Algorithm That Mapped Omicron Shows Path Forward
The antigenic cartography algorithm, which can two-dimensionally map laboratory data on viral strains, has helped scientists keep up with genetic variants.
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Building Human-Robot Relationships Through Music and Dance
A performance called FOREST is exploring trust through creative collaboration.
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Gaming-Related Malware on the Rise on Mobile, PCs
Analysts warn that popular online games are helping to spread malware on PCs and mobile devices.
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Deep Learning's Diminishing Returns
The cost of improvement is becoming unsustainable.
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Smart Helmet Rapidly Assesses Stroke Patients
Uses EM waves to distinguish the size, position, and type of stroke
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Robot Shows How Simple Swimming Can Be
A robotic eel designed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne can swim through water and receive sensory data while in motion.
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To Fly a Drone in the U.S., You Now Must Pass FAA's TRUST Test
New drone rules for recreational pilots.
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Smart Bike Predicts Cars' Trajectories, Honks to Warn of Impending Crash
Engineers at the University of Minnesota have designed a prototype smart bicycle which they say can protect itself from collisions.
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Brain-Computer Interface Smashes Previous Record for Typing Speed
Imagining writing-by-hand is faster than imagining moving a cursor in new BCI system.
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Digital Nose Stimulation Enables Smelling in Stereo
Researchers at the University of Chicago (UChicago) have developed a wireless, nose-worn device that can enable directional smell using tiny electrical impulses...
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The Next Frontier for Gesture Control: Teeth
Researchers have developed a prototype wearable system controlled by teeth-tapping gestures.
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Cobots Act Like Puppies to Better Communicate with Humans
Zoomorphic gestures inspired by dogs makes understanding cobots intuitive for anyone.
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Which City Rates as Best Place to Work in Tech?
A professional social network surveyed users at technology firms in five U.S. cities to determine which cities they think treat tech workers best.
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A Hacker's Nightmare: Programmable Chips Secured by Chaos
Ohio State University scientists demonstrated a method of using physically unclonable functions to thwart hackers.
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