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When Cars Fly
The idea of personal air vehicles has been around for decades. Now the concept is taking off.
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The Hidden Signs that Can Reveal a Fake Photo
Take a look at the photograph below; it's just an ordinary picture of two people outside a building, right? One of them appears to be handing something to the other...
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Sleuthing for Seismic Answers in the Sooner State
Oklahomans are no strangers to Mother Nature's whims.
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CMU Scientists Harness 'Mind Reading' Technology to Decode Complex Thoughts
Researchers have combined machine-learning algorithms with brain-imaging technology to "mind read."
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MIT Researchers Offer Algorithm for Picking 'Winning' Startups
A new algorithmic scheme for venture capital investment pairs the unpredictabilty of Brownian motion with large datasets about startup founders, investors, and...
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Robots to Help Children With Autism
Researchers are working to develop robots to help children with autism in ways that humans cannot.
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Image Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Will Change Dairy Farming
Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have developed an early detection method for cow lameness, which is also known as hoof disease.
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How AI Helped the FCC Auction Off $19-Billion Worth of Radio Spectrum
Researchers in March organized a $19-billion auction of 84 megahertz of radio spectrum using artificial intelligence.
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An Algorithm Helps Protect Mars Curiosity's Wheels
There are no mechanics on Mars, so the next best thing for NASA's Curiosity rover is careful driving.
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New Natural Selection: How Scientists Are Altering DNA to Genetically Engineer New Forms of Life
Before human beings wrote books or did math or composed music, we made leather.
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That Ball Was Hit a Country Mile, or 495 Feet if You're Into Hard Data
Spoiler alert: If you wish to continue enjoying gargantuan home runs in the future with unspoiled pleasure, free of all polynomial equations, read no further. If...
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Record-Setting Seismic Simulations Run on the Cori Supercomputer
Researchers who achieved record-setting seismic simulations presented their studies at this week's ISC High Performance conference in Frankfurt, Germany.
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Research Accelerates Quest for Quicker, Longer-Lasting Electronics
Researchers have found a topographical insulator "heterostructure" rendering such surfaces magnetic at room temperature.
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UC Berkeley Releases Massive Dex-Net 2.0 Dataset
A University of California, Berkeley professor has announced the release of a massive dataset for Dex-Net 2.0.
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Using Neural Nets to Snag Malware Before It Strikes
A $450,000 grant will support the development of an artificial intelligence system that can detect software bugs and security attacks in computer systems before...
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New Girl Scout Badges Focus on Cybercrime, Not Cookie Sales
The goal is to prevent cyber attacks and restore trust in digital operations.
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10 Most Important Open Source Networking Projects
Networking vendors use open source projects as platforms for enterprise projects, or as the underlying technology for some of the world's largest networks.
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How Quantum Trickery Can Scramble Cause and Effect
Albert Einstein is heading out for his daily stroll and has to pass through two doorways.
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Under Pressure, Western Tech Firms Bow to Russian Demands to Share Cyber Secrets
Western technology companies, including Cisco, IBM and SAP, are acceding to demands by Moscow for access to closely guarded product security secrets, at a time...
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