Nov. 17, 2017 — A team of leading computer scientists has developed a novel computational system to aid the design and fabrication of wind-up toys, focusing on automating the intricate interior machinery responsible ...
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Nov. 16, 2017 — While simulation platforms have been used to train surgeons before they enter an actual operating room (OR), few studies have evaluated how well trainees transfer those skills from the simulator to ...
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Nov. 15, 2017 — Scientists have created and analyzed detailed photomosaics of the coral reef at Palmyra Atoll using advanced imaging and digitization ...
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Nov. 15, 2017 — Machine learning could improve our ability to determine whether a new drug works in the brain, potentially enabling researchers to detect drug effects that would be missed entirely by conventional ...
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Nov. 14, 2017 — Cutting-edge research on the emerging field of 3D printing provides important insights into its environmental, energy, and health ...
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Nov. 14, 2017 — A faster collision detection algorithm could enable robots to work more fluidly in the operating room or at home for assisted living. The algorithm, dubbed 'Fastron,' runs up to eight times ...
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Nov. 14, 2017 — Skilful voice impersonators are able to fool state-of-the-art speaker recognition systems, as these systems generally aren't efficient yet in recognising voice modifications, according to new ...
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Nov. 14, 2017 — Qubits, the key building blocks at the heart of every quantum computer, are extremely sensitive to interference and need to be shielded from unwanted signals, for example by using so-called ...
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Nov. 14, 2017 — Researchers are developing a first-of-its-kind bioengineered robotic hand that will actually feel and adapt to its environment. This “living” robot will have its own peripheral nervous system ...
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Nov. 13, 2017 — A new "landscape portfolio" theory is based on Markowitz's "portfolio theory" in economics, melded with ecological landscape theory to predict population growth of living ...
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Nov. 13, 2017 — A novel computational method allows researchers to parse how multiple organs contribute to a disease over time, giving a more holistic view of disease and potentially revealing new avenues for ...
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Nov. 13, 2017 — Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in manipulating light to render an object, such as an optical chip, ...
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Nov. 13, 2017 — Researchers used Stampede2 to complete a 100-epoch ImageNet deep neural network training in 11 minutes -- the fastest time recorded to date. Using 1600 Skylake processors they also bested ...
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Nov. 13, 2017 — Researchers who used machine learning tools to analyze language in 800 Hollywood movie scripts found subtle but widespread gender bias in the amount of power and agency given to male and female ...
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Nov. 13, 2017 — A quest to help the systems software community work on very large supercomputers without having to actually test on them has spawned an affordable, scalable system using thousands of inexpensive ...
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Nov. 13, 2017 — A multi-disciplinary team has simulated the largest, longest multiphysics earthquake simulation to ...
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Nov. 10, 2017 — Preschool children who engage in math activities at home with their parents not only improve their math skills, but also their general vocabulary, according to research from Purdue ...
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Nov. 10, 2017 — An economy based on zero growth could be more stable -- experiencing fewer crashes -- and bring higher wages, suggests a new ...
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Nov. 10, 2017 — Researchers have identified methods to predict the environmental and social cost of resourcing new deposits of rare earth minerals used in the production of mobile phones, wind turbines and electric ...
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Nov. 9, 2017 — Physicists have made a breakthrough in revising methods largely discarded 15 years ago. They have discovered a microscopic mechanism that will allow gallium nitride semiconductors to be used in ...
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