Researchers create dataset to address object recognition problem in machine learning
When is an apple not an apple? If you're a computer, the answer is when it's been cut in half.
Oct 11, 2023
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Computer Sciences
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland (UM) was founded in 1856 in what is known now as College Park, Maryland. UM is a public university with about 36,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree students. UM is a major recipient of NIH, NASA and Department of Homeland Security funding grants. UM is noted for its Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Chemical and Life Sciences, School of Engineering, College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences and School of Public Health. NOAA is currently finishing up the National Center for Weather and Climate Predictions on the campus of UM in the 21st century M Square Research Center.
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Business
New AI-powered analytical model tracks baseball players' path to the big show
Major League Baseball teams draft roughly 1,500 prospects annually, but less than 20% eventually make the jump to the majors. Building on statistical ideas and methods best known through the 2003 book "Moneyball," University ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Transformative battery structure surpasses fast charge goals for Li cycling
Current batteries are limited by their required charging time and achievable range. The US Department of Energy (DOE) developed a fast-charge goal of 10 minutes to charge an electric vehicle (EV) battery.
Aug 4, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Unexploded ordnance is scattered across Ukraine's front lines, so researchers are mapping hot spots with AI
Indiscriminate shelling along the front lines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has seeded farm fields and towns with untold numbers of unexploded munitions. Now University of Maryland geographical sciences researchers are ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Researchers uncover privacy risks in cellphones purchased at police auctions
Law enforcement agencies nationwide regularly sell items that are seized in criminal investigations or are unclaimed from lost-and-found inventories. Many of these items—vehicles, jewelry, watches and electronic devices ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Is AI-generated content actually detectable?
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has made tremendous strides thanks to advances in machine learning and growing pools of data to learn from. Large language models (LLMs) and their derivatives, such as OpenAI's ...
May 31, 2023
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Business
More EV charging stations amp up home values
As electric vehicles continues to speed ahead in the market, a new study from the University of Maryland's Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) found that homebuyers are willing to pay a premium in areas where it's easy ...
Jan 30, 2023
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Robotics
Machine intelligence builds soft machines
Soft machines—a subcategory of robotics that uses deformable materials instead of rigid links—are an emerging technology commonly used in wearable robotics and biomimetics (e.g., prosthetic limbs). Soft robots offer remarkable ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Internet
Employer pitfalls of the TikTok resume trend
Lately, it seems the place to be for job seekers is TikTok, where users are posting video resumes—and racking up impressive page views—as they look to set themselves apart in increasingly competitive candidate pools.
Sep 3, 2021
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Robotics
A 3D-printed soft robotic hand that can play Nintendo
A team of researchers from the University of Maryland has 3D printed a soft robotic hand that is agile enough to play Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. - and win!
Jul 16, 2021
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