19/06/2018

Telecom

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 ...

Computer Sciences

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

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.

Engineering

'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 ...