Body cameras, live streaming bring search and rescue into the next generation
New digital tools developed and tested at Simon Fraser University have the potential to revolutionize wilderness search and rescue efforts.
May 16, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Common approach to demystify black box AI not ready for prime time
Artificial intelligence models that interpret medical images hold the promise to enhance clinicians' ability to make accurate and timely diagnoses, while also lessening workload by allowing busy physicians to focus on critical ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Engineering
We need to learn to live with less steel, says researcher
Steel is one of the most important materials in the world, integral to the cars we drive, the buildings we inhabit, and the infrastructure that allows us to travel from place to place. Steel is also responsible for 7% of ...
Jan 20, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
Scientist develops new X-ray data reconstruction method
Scientists at the Advanced Photon Source are exploring ways to analyze X-ray data faster and with more precision. One new software package called TomocuPy has shown to be up to 30 times faster than the current practice.
Mar 3, 2023
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Security
Australia is considering a ban on cyber ransom payments, but it could backfire. Here's another idea
First Optus, now Medibank; in less than two months we've experienced two of the largest personal data breaches in Australia's history. In both cases the hackers attempted, and failed, to extort a ransom in exchange for not ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Business
Digital divide hinders rural innovation, study shows
Cloud-based computing directly contributes to business innovation, but rural businesses lacking sufficient broadband capacity to access cloud services are missing out on their innovation-boosting potential, according to a ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Security
Researcher explores effect of hospital mergers on data breaches
The period during and after hospital mergers and acquisitions is an especially vulnerable time for patient data when the chance of a cybersecurity breach more than doubles, according to research by a University of Texas at ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Internet
Twitter to offer 'bounty' to find algorithmic bias
Twitter said Friday it would offer a cash "bounty" to users and researchers to help root out algorithmic bias on the social media platform.
Jul 30, 2021
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Business
Microsoft launches community college campaign to address cybersecurity workforce shortage
Microsoft launched a training program for community college students on Thursday in an effort to fill 250,000 cybersecurity jobs by 2025.
Nov 1, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Efficiency and stability best practices for solar water splitting to make hydrogen
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are providing researchers with a guide to how to best measure the efficiency ...
Nov 1, 2022
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