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Researcher builds 'Game of Thrones' network model to predict character deaths

(TechXplore)—"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword," says Lord Eddard Stark, the head of House Stark, the Lord of Winterfell, Lord Paramount and Warden of the North, and Hand of the King to King Robert ...

Computer Sciences

8 hours ago
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Ultrathin device harvests electricity from human motion

Imagine slipping into a jacket, shirt or skirt that powers your cell phone, fitness tracker and other personal electronic devices as you walk, wave and even when you are sitting.

Energy & Green Tech

8 hours ago
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Deep-learning algorithm recommends ingredients and recipes based on a photo of food

There are few things social media users love more than flooding their feeds with photos of food. Yet we seldom use these images for much more than a quick scroll on our cellphones.

Computer Sciences

16 hours ago
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Controlling dendrites reveals secret to rechargeable lithium electrode

Imagine your cellphone being as thin as a piece of paper and not in need of near-constant charging.

Energy & Green Tech

12 hours ago
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Segway/Ninebot MiniPRO: Company addresses some security issues

(Tech Xplore)—Here it is July 2017 and security vulnerability stories keep coming in with the word "firmware" as one of the key words. What's up this time?

Security

16 hours ago
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Researchers develop a new type of soft, growing robot

Imagine rescuers searching for people in the rubble of a collapsed building. Instead of digging through the debris by hand or having dogs sniff for signs of life, they bring out a small, air-tight cylinder. They place the ...

Robotics

Jul 20, 2017
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Wireless magnetic fields and actuator 'muscles' allow folding robots to move without batteries

The traditional Japanese art of origami transforms a simple sheet of paper into complex, three-dimensional shapes through a very specific pattern of folds, creases, and crimps. Folding robots based on that principle have ...

Robotics

Jul 19, 2017
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Mesh networking announcement, new spec from Bluetooth

(Tech Xplore)—Mesh-networking capabilities now in Bluetooth are making news. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that Bluetooth technology has been updated with support for mesh networking, and Bluetooth published ...

Telecom

Jul 19, 2017
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New algorithm, metrics improve autonomous underwater vehicles' energy efficiency

Robotics researchers have found a way for autonomous underwater vehicles to navigate strong currents with greater energy efficiency, which means the AUVs can gather data longer and better.

Robotics

Jul 19, 2017
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Using deep learning to get computers to recognize beautiful places

(TechXplore)—A trio of researchers with the University of Warwick in the U.K. has used a deep learning algorithm to help a computer system better understand what constitutes a beautiful place. In their paper published in ...

Computer Sciences

Jul 19, 2017
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Personalized 'earable' sensor monitors body temperature in real time

Wireless, wearable sensors are all the rage with millions of people now sporting fitness trackers on their wrists. These devices can count footsteps, monitor heart rate and other vital signs. Now researchers report in the ...

Engineering

Jul 19, 2017
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Method for modeling neural networks' power consumption could help make the systems portable

In recent years, the best-performing artificial-intelligence systems—in areas such as autonomous driving, speech recognition, computer vision, and automatic translation—have come courtesy of software systems known as ...

Computer Sciences

Jul 19, 2017
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Non-toxic alternative for next-generation solar cells

Researchers have demonstrated how a non-toxic alternative to lead could form the basis of next-generation solar cells.

Energy & Green Tech

Jul 18, 2017
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Camera drone for space station is ball of cuteness with cube-shaped brain

(Tech Xplore)—The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has disclosed the first images and movies that have been shot by the "Int-Ball," which is short for Internal Ball Camera. This is a cute-looking and efficient ...

Robotics

Jul 18, 2017
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Rooftop concentrating photovoltaics win big over silicon in outdoor testing

A concentrating photovoltaic system with embedded microtracking can produce over 50 percent more energy per day than standard silicon solar cells in a head-to-head competition, according to a team of engineers who field tested ...

Energy & Green Tech

Jul 17, 2017
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Report examines automation waves that threaten upward mobility

(Tech Xplore)—Remember when there such a thing as the job ladder—do great work and catch the rewards in the form of promotion, or job assurance, or higher salary, or all three in one great moving-up package?

Robotics

Jul 17, 2017
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Robots take inspiration from insects to track targets

The way insects visualise and hunt their prey could help improve autonomous robotic technology, according to a pioneering new study conducted by a team of engineers and neuroscientists from The University of Adelaide and ...

Robotics

Jul 17, 2017
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Unbalanced wind farm planning exacerbates fluctuations

If European countries cooperated better in the field of wind energy, wind power output would fluctuate less. This is the conclusion reached by a group of energy and climate researchers at ETH Zürich and Imperial College ...

Energy & Green Tech

Jul 17, 2017
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Robot aide expands in consumer tool for luggage woes and more

(Tech Xplore)—Joshua Browder, founder, DoNotPay, has expanded a "robot" initiative to cover more categories and provide not only guidance and letter formats for communicating complaints.

Internet

Jul 17, 2017
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DRL pockets rainbow for fastest racing drone

(Tech Xplore)—The DRL RacerX has taken the title of the fastest racing drone, achieving a top speed of 179.6 miles (289 km/h) per hour.

Engineering

Jul 16, 2017
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