Aug. 23, 2017 — New technology uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help detect melanoma skin cancer ...
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Aug. 10, 2017 — Researchers have devised a method enabling computers to mine databases of patents, inventions and research papers, identifying ideas that can be repurposed to solve new problems or create new ...
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Aug. 9, 2017 — Today, the desired book, toy or household appliance can be purchased by a click only -- thanks to online mail order business and smart logistics. The bottleneck in logistics, however, is the high-bay ...
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Aug. 4, 2017 — Today's 3-D printers have a resolution of 600 dots per inch, which means that they could pack a billion tiny cubes of different materials into a volume that measures just 1.67 cubic inches. Such ...
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Aug. 2, 2017 — Computer science researchers have developed a tool for use with the game Skyrim that can be used to create nonplayer characters that allow for more variability and flexibility in game play. The tool, ...
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July 26, 2017 — 'Using a robotic arm to immerse an object on an axis at various angles, and measuring the volume displacement of each dip, we combine each sequence and create a volumetric shape representation ...
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July 20, 2017 — Among the many factors that impact digital marketing and online advertising strategy, a new study provides insight to a growing trend among firms and big brands: weather-based advertising. According ...
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July 20, 2017 — A newly developed vine-like robot can grow across long distances without moving its whole body. It could prove useful in search and rescue operations and medical ...
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July 19, 2017 — An algorithm that adjusts how a mobile harness, suspended from the ceiling, assists patients suffering from spinal cord injury or stroke has been developed by researchers. In a clinical study with ...
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July 19, 2017 — Folding robots based on origami have emerged as an exciting new frontier of robotic design, but generally require onboard batteries or a wired connection to a power source, limiting their ...
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July 19, 2017 — Scientists have developed an algorithm for a robot-assistive rehabilitation approach that helps people learn to walk again after neurological ...
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July 19, 2017 — Scientists have put forth a robotics-based study to control information flow in predator-prey interactions, as well as test the validity of transfer entropy when attempting to understand causal ...
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July 18, 2017 — Scientists have developed a concept called Empowerment to help robots to protect and serve humans, while keeping themselves safe. Rather than trying to make a machine understand complex ethical ...
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July 14, 2017 — While it's relatively straightforward for robots to 'see' objects with cameras and other sensors, interpreting what they see, from a single glimpse, is difficult. New technology ...
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July 13, 2017 — A nanoporous material has been developed based on a copper and nickel alloy, with a structure similar to that of a sponge with pores measuring the size of a millionth of a millimeter, which allows ...
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July 13, 2017 — A new software system helps robots to more effectively act on instructions from people, who by nature give commands that range from simple and straightforward to those that are more complex and imply ...
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July 12, 2017 — Wearable technologies are exploding in popularity, but most of the electronic sensors that detect and transmit data from wearables are made of hard, inflexible materials that can restrict both the ...
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July 12, 2017 — When goods are needed urgently, for instance, in rural areas poorly served by transport infrastructure, or in large, heavily congested cities, they could be delivered by drones. In 2013, Amazon was ...
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July 11, 2017 — A new tool for computational design allows users to turn any 3-D shape into a collapsible telescoping structure. New mathematical methods capture the complex and diverse properties of such ...
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July 11, 2017 — A research group has developed a method to estimate various poses using deep learning with depth data alone. Although it requires a large volume of data, the group has realized a technology which ...
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