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Computer Sciences
Overcoming 'catastrophic forgetting': Algorithm inspired by brain allows neural networks to retain knowledge
Neural networks have a remarkable ability to learn specific tasks, such as identifying handwritten digits. However, these models often experience "catastrophic forgetting" when taught additional tasks: They can successfully ...
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Can advanced AI can solve visual puzzles and perform abstract reasoning?
Artificial Intelligence has learned to master language, generate art, and even beat grandmasters at chess. But can it crack the code of abstract reasoning—those tricky visual puzzles that leave humans scratching their heads?
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Study addresses challenges in digital animation of coiled hair
We have grown accustomed to seeing many aspects of our everyday world depicted using computer graphics, but some phenomena remain difficult for even the most experienced animators. Hair, specifically the highly coiled hair ...
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Research team develops hardware architecture for post-quantum cryptography
Integrating post-quantum security algorithms into hardware has long been considered a challenge. But a research team at TU Graz has now developed hardware for NIST post-quantum cryptography standards with additional security ...
Oct 3, 2024
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How AI is improving simulations with smarter sampling techniques
Imagine you're tasked with sending a team of football players onto a field to assess the condition of the grass (a likely task for them, of course). If you pick their positions randomly, they might cluster together in some ...
Oct 2, 2024
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Computer Sciences
A new model for symbolic music generation using musical metadata
Artificial intelligence (AI) has opened new interesting opportunities for the music industry, for instance, enabling the development of tools that can automatically generate musical compositions or specific instrument tracks. ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Bringing clarity to microscopic imaging: New tool removes motion artifacts
Imaging microscopic samples requires capturing multiple, sequential measurements, then using computational algorithms to reconstruct a single, high-resolution image. This process can work well when the sample is static, but ...
Oct 1, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Engineers develop a bendable, programmable, non-silicon microprocessor that requires only 6 mW of power
A team of microchip engineers at Pragmatic Semiconductor, working with a pair of colleagues from Harvard University and another from Qamcom, has developed a bendable, programmable, non-silicon 32-bit RISC-V microprocessor. ...
Computer Sciences
The problem with new claims that Marlowe's Doctor Faustus was co-written by a forgotten dramatist
In Shakespeare's time, about a quarter of all plays were collaboratively written by two or more dramatists. Christopher Marlowe's classic work "Doctor Faustus" was first performed in the 1580s or early 1590s but only published ...
Sep 30, 2024
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Computing scheme accelerates machine learning while improving energy efficiency of traditional data operations
Artificial intelligence (AI) models like ChatGPT run on algorithms and have great appetites for data, which they process through machine learning, but what about the limits of their data-processing abilities? Researchers ...
Sep 26, 2024
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New AI model breaks barriers in cross-modality machine vision learning
Recently, the research team led by Prof. Wang Hongqiang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed a wide-ranging cross-modality machine vision AI model.
Sep 24, 2024
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Hardware
New load balancing method enhances multiplayer game performance
Online gaming is increasingly popular. As such, server efficiency is becoming an increasingly urgent priority. With millions of players interacting in real-time, game servers are under enormous pressure to process a huge ...
Sep 18, 2024
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Computer Sciences
New algorithm helps enhance LLM collaboration for smarter, more efficient solutions
Ever been asked a question you only knew part of the answer to? To give a more informed response, your best move would be to phone a friend with more knowledge on the subject.
Sep 16, 2024
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Novel framework allows for automated tuning of large-scale neuronal models
Developing large-scale neural network models that mimic the brain's activity is a major goal in the field of computational neuroscience. Existing models that accurately reproduce aspects of brain activity are notoriously ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Distinguishing real sounds from deepfakes
Deepfake videos generated by artificial intelligence grow increasingly difficult to identify as false, a challenge that could significantly skew the results of the upcoming presidential election.
Sep 16, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Computational marathon matches the efficiency of existing platform with the power of new supercomputer
It took about 20 hours and a lot of coffee for a team of scientists from the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research NCCR MARVEL to complete a computational marathon that showcased both the power of Switzerland's ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Deep learning drives dynamic autofocus in grayscale images
Researchers from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a novel autofocus method that harnesses the power of deep learning to dynamically select regions ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Computer Sciences
New research could make weird AI images a thing of the past
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has notoriously struggled to create consistent images, often getting details like fingers and facial symmetry wrong. Moreover, these models can completely fail when prompted to generate ...
Sep 15, 2024
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Hybrid optimization algorithm helps detect hidden messages in digital images
Research in the International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering describes a new approach to spotting messages hidden in digital images. The work contributes to the field of steganalysis, which plays a key role ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Software
Quantum algorithm adopted by Google and IBM
An algorithm developed by Prakash Vedula, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, has been incorporated into advanced computing software developed by Google and IBM. ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Computer engineers pioneer approaches to energy-efficient supercomputing
As high-tech companies ramp up construction of massive data centers to meet the business boom in artificial intelligence, one component is becoming an increasingly rare commodity: electricity.
Sep 11, 2024
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Computer Sciences
'DeepFake-o-Meter' democratizes deepfake detection
When misleading information spreads online, it can spread fast.
Sep 11, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Solving a memristor mystery to develop efficient, long-lasting memory devices
Phase separation, when molecules part like oil and water, works alongside oxygen diffusion to help memristors—electrical components that store information using electrical resistance—retain information even after the ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Research team identifies key visual perceptual factors for enhancing 3D display realism
A research team has identified key visual perceptual factors that enhance the viewing experience of 3D displays.
Sep 9, 2024
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Computer Sciences
New neural framework enhances reconstruction of high-resolution images
Deep learning (DL) has significantly transformed the field of computational imaging, offering powerful solutions to enhance performance and address a variety of challenges. Traditional methods often rely on discrete pixel ...
Sep 5, 2024
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