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Chip upgrade helps miniature drones navigate

Researchers at MIT, who last year designed a tiny computer chip tailored to help honeybee-sized drones navigate, have now shrunk their chip design even further, in both size and power consumption.

Engineering

4 hours ago
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Controlling robots with brainwaves and hand gestures

Getting robots to do things isn't easy: usually scientists have to either explicitly program them or get them to understand how humans communicate via language.

Robotics

7 hours ago
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Sodium- and potassium-based batteries could be key for smart grid of the future

From electric cars that travel hundreds of miles on a single charge to chainsaws as mighty as gas-powered versions, new products hit the market each year that take advantage of recent advances in battery technology.

Energy & Green Tech

20 hours ago
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Algorithm can predict debate winner

Ideally, debates are like fuel for the engine of democracy. But in their current form on social media, are they really getting us anywhere?

Computer Sciences

21 hours ago
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A 5G standard nod wins confidence as essential step to primetime

A 3GPP TSG #80 Plenary Meeting has approved the completion of the standalone (SA) Release 15 (REL-15), 5G specifications. The 3GPP stands for 3rd Generation Partnership Project, which is a global organization supervising ...

Telecom

17 hours ago
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'Artificial blubber' protects divers in frigid water

When Navy SEALs carry out dives in Arctic waters, or when rescue teams are diving under ice-covered rivers or ponds, the survival time even in the best wetsuits is very limited—as little as tens of minutes, and the experience ...

Engineering

Jun 19, 2018
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IBM computer proves formidable against two human debaters

An argumentative computer proved formidable against two human debaters as IBM gave its first public demonstration of new artificial intelligence technology it's been working on for more than five years.

Computer Sciences

Jun 19, 2018
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Engineers build smart power outlet

Have you ever plugged in a vacuum cleaner, only to have it turn off without warning before the job is done? Or perhaps your desk lamp works fine, until you turn on the air conditioner that's plugged into the same power strip.

Energy & Green Tech

Jun 18, 2018
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Algorithm makes the process of comparing 3-D scans up to 1,000 times faster

Medical image registration is a common technique that involves overlaying two images, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, to compare and analyze anatomical differences in great detail. If a patient has a brain ...

Computer Sciences

Jun 18, 2018
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Optical scanning technology used to restore wax recordings of indigenous languages

A team of researchers at UC Berkeley has embarked on a project to save wax recordings made a century ago using modern technology—they are calling it the "Documenting Endangered Languages" initiative. As they describe in ...

Engineering

Jun 18, 2018
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DeepCube solver approach might go beyond cube into other research

Unleashing ways for a machine to solve the Rubik's Cube? Numerous teams can stand up and say been there, done that. We have seen lots of headlines, too, on how they clocked in to set time records. So what's the big deal about ...

Computer Sciences

Jun 18, 2018
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Volvo likes what its self-driving weavers see in Luminar

Self-driving car news for June would not be complete without mention of Volvo. Luminar has rolled out a beefy development platform and has struck a relationship with Volvo—being that the Swedish carmaker chose Luminar to ...

Hi Tech & Innovation

Jun 17, 2018
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Generation query network lets computer create multi-view 3-D model from 2-D photographs

A team of researchers working with Google's DeepMind division in London has developed what they describe as a Generation Query Network (GQN)—it allows a computer to create a 3-D model of a scene from 2-D photographs that ...

Computer Sciences

Jun 15, 2018
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Researchers investigate potential threat to speech privacy via smartphone motion sensors

Could smartphone motion sensors be used by cybercriminals to record speech? It is a question that many academic and industry researchers are working to answer in order to ward off this kind of malicious use before it happens.

Security

Jun 15, 2018
30
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Tripling the energy storage of lithium-ion batteries

As the demand for smartphones, electric vehicles, and renewable energy continues to rise, scientists are searching for ways to improve lithium-ion batteries—the most common type of battery found in home electronics and ...

Energy & Green Tech

Jun 14, 2018
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Engineers configure RFID tags to work as sensors

These days, many retailers and manufacturers are tracking their products using RFID, or radio-frequency identification tags. Often, these tags come in the form of paper-based labels outfitted with a simple antenna and memory ...

Engineering

Jun 14, 2018
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System allows surveillance cameras to 'talk' to the public through individual smartphones

Purdue University researchers have created a technology that allows public cameras to send personalized messages to people without compromising their privacy.

Engineering

Jun 14, 2018
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Exoskeleton designed to help paraplegics walk

An exoskeleton that can restore mobility for people confined to wheelchairs is always met with interest by medical professionals and by those affected. This time around, a lot of interest is evidenced in a team's effort to ...

Engineering

Jun 14, 2018
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Gasoline-alcohol engines for heavy-duty trucks could produce a meaningful improvement in global air quality

Most efforts to reduce the adverse air pollution and climate impacts of today's vehicles focus on cars and light-duty trucks that are typically fueled by gasoline, with strategies that range from electrification and carpooling ...

Energy & Green Tech

Jun 14, 2018
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Cortana vulnerability has been patched

Microsoft has a security update regarding Cortana and it's worth a look.

Security

Jun 14, 2018
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