Expanding the use of AI through the Internet of Things
If you have a smart phone with facial recognition, you may have wondered: How does your device learn to recognize your face as opposed to, say, your spouse's face?
Oct 11, 2019
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Engineering
Engineering team develops 'shipyard on a ship'
After months of product development, University of Nebraska–Lincoln engineers are leaving safe harbor to test their prototype on the open ocean.
Oct 02, 2019
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Seeing is believing: Eye-tracking technology could help make driving safer
"Keep your eyes on the road."
Sep 24, 2019
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Internet
Commercial cloud service providers give artificial intelligence computing a boost
Neural networks have given researchers a powerful tool for looking into the future and making predictions. But one drawback is their insatiable need for data and computing power ("compute") to process all that information. ...
Sep 17, 2019
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Engineering
New solution to end struggle with lofted beds
College life requires sacrifices. In the name of space, many residence hall rooms across the country use lofted beds. Those setups can pose challenges for students in climbing up and down from the top bed, especially when ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Crime prevention through crime prediction
What if the solution to solving crime, lowering murder rates and fighting the opioid crisis could be found through a marriage of computer science and entrepreneurship?
Sep 07, 2019
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Telecom
Better video streaming when WiFi is scarce
In an era when the average U.S. household has five internet-connected devices, web surfers may often feel like they're always fighting over scraps of WiFi. How can a whole family all binge their favorite shows without somebody's ...
Aug 19, 2019
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Wearable sensors detect what's in your sweat
Needle pricks not your thing? A team of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, is developing wearable skin sensors that can detect what's in your sweat.
Aug 16, 2019
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Wearable motion sensors could save unborn babies
The thump, thump of a baby's heartbeat is a milestone in any pregnancy. Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed a technique that could allow expectant parents to hear their baby's heartbeat continuously ...
Aug 07, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Model predicts cognitive decline due to Alzheimer's, up to two years out
A new model developed at MIT can help predict if patients at risk for Alzheimer's disease will experience clinically significant cognitive decline due to the disease, by predicting their cognition test scores up to two years ...
Aug 02, 2019
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Barn owls may hold key to navigation and location
The way barn owl brains use sound to locate prey may be a template for electronic directional navigation devices, according to a team of Penn State engineers who are recreating owl brain circuitry in electronics.
Aug 01, 2019
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Internet
Research looks at how Snapchat filters affect self-image
While observing heavy use of selfie apps such as Snapchat, graduate student Amy Niu found herself wondering about the effects that virtual makeovers have on college-age females.
Aug 01, 2019
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All-girls school becomes 1st in US with varsity esports
As a liaison at the U.S. Department of Education, J Collins watched as colleges by the dozen rolled out varsity esports programs, complete with scholarships, coaches and even some arenas. Collins had a gnawing concern: Gaming ...
Jul 23, 2019
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Robotics
Robot uses machine learning to harvest lettuce
A vegetable-picking robot that uses machine learning to identify and harvest a commonplace, but challenging, agricultural crop has been developed by engineers.
Jul 08, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Study finds virtual assistants play different roles when users seek health info
Conversing through voice, compared to text, enhances the connection users have with a virtual assistant. This can lead to better attitudes toward the technology, according to a study by Penn State graduate student Eugene ...
May 02, 2019
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