Engineering
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is preparing to unveil a database containing the results of exposure experiments on solar reflectors conducted over more than four decades. The publicly ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Robotics
On any given day, Richards Hall on Northeastern University's Boston campus is filled with the sound of students' shuffling feet or energetic class discussions, but this week you might have heard something else: a whip cracking.
Oct 11, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
AI technology is developing rapidly. ChatGPT has become the fastest-growing online service in history. Google and Microsoft are integrating generative AI into their products. And world leaders are excitedly embracing AI as ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
There are alien minds among us. Not the little green men of science fiction, but the alien minds that power the facial recognition in your smartphone, determine your creditworthiness and write poetry and computer code. These ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Large neural networks, a form of artificial intelligence, can generate thousands of jokes along the lines of "Why did the chicken cross the road?" But do they understand why they're funny?
Jul 26, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Inside an Amazon facility in Sumner, Washington, a package falls 17 times.
Jun 14, 2023
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Security
To protect privacy in our homes we may build fences, grow shrubs, hang curtains and install security cameras.
Computer Sciences
Hashing is a core operation in most online databases, like a library catalog or an e-commerce website. A hash function generates codes that replace data inputs. Since these codes are shorter than the actual data, and usually ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Business
Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery, or theft? Perhaps it comes down to the imitator.
Feb 28, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Groundbreaking modeling detailed in new research in the INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics is being credited with helping lead to the arrest of dozens of suspects in human trafficking rings in Alabama.
Jan 9, 2023
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