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Tabs on Roger headed for coffee shop could spill ad-worthy beans

Location, location. Retailers see gold at the end of the location-tracking rainbow. They seek the advantage of targeting potential footsteps with relevant ads and offers. Questions: Where are you headed? When will you go ...

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Computer Sciences

A new approximate computing approach using CNNs

Researchers at Fukuoka University, in Japan, have recently proposed a design methodology for configurable approximate arithmetic circuits. As part of their study, published on ResearchGate, they applied their method to a ...

3 hours ago

Low-cost catalyst boosts hydrogen production from water

A future powered by carbon-free fuel depends on our ability to harness and store energy from renewable but intermittent sources, such as solar and wind. Now, a new catalyst developed at University of Toronto Engineering gives ...

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New foldable drone flies through narrow holes in rescue missions

Inspecting a damaged building after an earthquake or during a fire is exactly the kind of job that human rescuers would like drones to do for them. A flying robot could look for people trapped inside and guide the rescue ...

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Researchers create first sensor package that can ride aboard bees

Researchers at the University of Washington have created a sensor package that is small enough to ride aboard a bumblebee.

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Machine Learning & AI

Method to illuminate features of biological tissues in low-exposure images

Small imperfections in a wine glass or tiny creases in a contact lens can be tricky to make out, even in good light. In almost total darkness, images of such transparent features or objects are nearly impossible to decipher. ...

5 hours ago

Energy & Green Tech

Professor models system using baking soda filled capsules to capture CO2 emissions

Although the use of renewable energy is on the rise, coal and natural gas still represent the majority of the United States energy supply. Even with pollution controls, burning these fossil fuels for energy releases a tremendous ...

50 minutes ago

New models sense human trust in smart machines

New "classification models" sense how well humans trust intelligent machines they collaborate with, a step toward improving the quality of interactions and teamwork.

21 hours ago

In 1968 Engelbart dropped idea bomb of knowledge work via screen and mouse

Nostalgia and reflection rule as emotional tugs and pulls as any year draws to its close and in 2018 there is a lot being said about Doug Engelbart.

21 hours ago weblog

Emotion recognition based on paralinguistic information

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have recently explored the use of machine learning for emotion recognition based solely on paralinguistic information. Paralinguistics are aspects of spoken communication ...

Dec 11, 2018 feature

Sun-soaking device turns water into superheated steam

MIT engineers have built a device that soaks up enough heat from the sun to boil water and produce "superheated" steam hotter than 100 degrees Celsius, without any expensive optics.

Dec 11, 2018

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Are you stressed? Your eyes may provide a window into your mental workload

With nearly breakneck speed, the demands of work productivity in today's society seem to have increased tenfold. Enter multitasking as a way to cope with the insistence that tasks be completed almost immediately. Previous ...

21 hours ago

Using machine learning to detect unreliable Facebook pages

A growing number of companies and individuals worldwide are creating Facebook pages for marketing and advertising purposes. This is because Facebook offers the possibility to communicate to potential or existing customers ...

Dec 10, 2018 feature

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Shape-shifting origami could help antenna systems adapt on the fly

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have devised a method for using an origami-based structure to create radio frequency filters that have adjustable dimensions, enabling the devices to change which signals ...

Dec 10, 2018

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Tabs on Roger headed for coffee shop could spill ad-worthy beans , 33 minutes ago

Tabs on Roger headed for coffee shop could spill ad-worthy beans

A new approximate computing approach using CNNs

Low-cost catalyst boosts hydrogen production from water

New foldable drone flies through narrow holes in rescue missions

Researchers create first sensor package that can ride aboard bees

Method to illuminate features of biological tissues in low-exposure images

Professor models system using baking soda filled capsules to capture CO2 emissions

Engineers develop 3-D-printed metamaterials that change mechanical properties under magnetic fields

Could AI take control of human birth?

The privacy risks of compiling mobility data

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Google's personal-touch reach gets spotlight in DuckDuckGo study

A conceptual framework for modeling human-robot trust

'Sun in a box' would store renewable energy for the grid

New battery concept based on fluoride ions may increase battery lifespans

Team creates 3-D-printed glucose biosensors

A ToM-based human intention estimation algorithm for robotized warehouses

Plant cyborg able to move itself to a preferred light source

New attack could make website security captchas obsolete

Wind power vulnerable to climate change in India

Drones collaboratively explore scenarios with limited communications

AI made them do it: Nvidia explores the what-if of training a model to draw new worlds

StorySign app converts text in children's books to sign language

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