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March 7, 2017

Toddler Robots Help Solve How Children Learn

Malware Turns PCs Into Eavesdropping Devices

Drones and Insect Biobots to Map Disaster Areas

Omnidirectional Robot Has Just 2 Moving Parts

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New Tool, RODEO, Promises to Capture the Breadth of Microbial Biosynthetic Potential

Mar. 1, 2017 — A new bioinformatics advance reveals the power of 'big data' genome technology to help us make better use of nature's ... read more

New Gene Sequencing Software Could Aid in Early Detection, Treatment of Cancer

Feb. 23, 2017 — A research team has developed and successfully tested new computational software that determines whether a human DNA sample ... read more

Computing With Biochemical Circuits Made Easy

Feb. 23, 2017 — A software tool and a systematic wet-lab procedure proven in practice are an advance in the design and construction of circuits made of ... read more

New Software Allows for 'Decoding Digital Brain Data'

Feb. 24, 2017 — New software allows for 'decoding digital brain data' to reveal how neural activity gives rise to learning, memory and other cognitive functions. The software can be used in real time during an fMRI ... read more

Deep Learning Predicts Hematopoietic Stem Cell Development

Feb. 21, 2017 — Autonomous driving, automatic speech recognition, and the game Go: Deep Learning is generating more and more public awareness. Scientists have now used it to determine the ... read more

Researchers Design Facial Recognition System as Less Invasive Way to Track Lemurs in Wild

Feb. 17, 2017 — A team of researchers has developed a new computer-assisted recognition system that can identify individual lemurs in the ... read more

Complex 3D Data on All Devices

Feb. 6, 2017 — A new web-based software platform is swiftly bringing the visualization of 3D data to every device, optimizing the use of, for example, virtual reality and augmented reality ... read more

Watching Computers Think

Feb. 6, 2017 — Neural networks are commonly used today to analyze complex data -- for instance to find clues to illnesses in genetic information. Ultimately, though, no one knows how these ... read more

Optimized Compiler Yields More-Efficient Parallel Programs

Jan. 31, 2017 — By modifying the 'middle end' of the popular open-source compiler LLVM, MIT computer scientists have created a C compiler that optimizes parallel code better than any ... read more

Engine for Likelihood-Free Inference Facilitates More Effective Simulation

Jan. 4, 2017 — The Engine for Likelihood-Free Inference is open to everyone, and it can help significantly reduce the number of ... read more

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March 7, 2017

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Desks Join the Internet of Things

Feb. 23, 2017 — The internet of things promises to revolutionize the way we live, connecting the objects in our homes to one another and to the vast array of information available online. The possibilities are ... read more

Researchers Apply Machine Learning to Condensed Matter Physics

Feb. 13, 2017 — New research demonstrates that machine learning algorithms might play an important role in identifying different phases of condensed ... read more

Streamlining the Internet of Things and Other Cyber-Physical Systems

Jan. 3, 2017 — Computer engineers have laid out a framework to improve research on cyber-physical systems. They encourage combining model-based design with data-based learning: in other words, merge two existing ... read more

Novel Hardware-Based Modeling Approach for Multi-Robot Tasks

Dec. 29, 2016 — Technological revolution means robots no longer are the song of the future. The Governor of the Bank of England predicts today that up to half of British workforce face redundancy in the imminent ... read more

Realistic Training for Extreme Flight Conditions

Dec. 27, 2016 — Missions at sea, in mountainous regions or close to skyscrapers are extremely risky for helicopter pilots. The turbulent air flows near oil rigs, ships, cliffs and tall buildings can throw a ... read more

Safer, Less Vulnerable Software Is the Goal of New Computer Publication

Dec. 6, 2016 — We can create software with 100 times fewer vulnerabilities than we do today, according to computer scientists. To get there, they recommend that coders adopt the approaches they have compiled in a ... read more

New Computational Method to Create Drugs More Efficiently

Dec. 1, 2016 — Researchers have developed a more efficient computational method to identify new drugs. The study proposes a new way of facing the discovery of molecules with biological ... read more

Artificial Intelligence Toolkit Spots New Child Sexual Abuse Media Online

Dec. 1, 2016 — New artificial intelligence software designed to spot new child sexual abuse media online could help police catch child abusers. The toolkit automatically detects new child sexual abuse photos and ... read more

Scientists Unveil Software That Revolutionizes Habitat Connectivity Modeling

Nov. 22, 2016 — A trio of scientists has unveiled a groundbreaking computational software called "GFlow" that makes wildlife habitat connectivity modeling vastly faster, more efficient and superior in ... read more

Researchers Demonstrate Ability of Machine-Learning Algorithms in Echocardiographic Interpretation and Diagnosis of HCM

Nov. 22, 2016 — Computer algorithms can automatically interpret echocardiographic images and distinguish between pathological hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and physiological changes in athletes' hearts, ... read more

Computer Scientists Work to Prevent Hackers from Remotely Controlling Cars

Nov. 21, 2016 — A luxury vehicle today contains multiple computers. During an hour's drive, it thus produces multiple gigabytes of data. Even less expensive vehicles are now brimming with information ... read more

Liquid Silicon: Multi-Duty Computer Chips Could Bridge the Gap Between Computation and Storage

Nov. 17, 2016 — Computer chips in development could make future computers more efficient and powerful by combining tasks usually kept separate by design, report ... read more

New Software Continuously Scrambles Code to Foil Cyber Attacks

Nov. 16, 2016 — As long as humans are writing software, there will be coding mistakes for malicious hackers to exploit. A single bug can open the door to attackers deleting files, copying credit card numbers or ... read more

Researchers Question If Banning of 'Killer Robots' Actually Will Stop Robots from Killing

Nov. 15, 2016 — A research team has published a paper that implies that the rush to ban and demonize autonomous weapons or "killer robots" may be a temporary solution, but the actual problem is that ... read more

3D Printing: Customized Insoles for Diabetes Patients

Nov. 14, 2016 — In the past, insoles for patients with diabetes were hand-made by orthopedic shoemakers. In the future, these specialist shoemakers will be able to produce insoles more cost-effectively thanks to new ... read more

Accelerating Cancer Research With Deep Learning

Nov. 9, 2016 — Despite steady progress in detection and treatment in recent decades, cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the United States, cutting short the lives of approximately 500,000 people ... read more

Unlocking Big Genetic Datasets

Nov. 8, 2016 — The same algorithms that personalize movie recommendations and extract topics from oceans of text could bring doctors closer to diagnosing, treating and preventing disease on the basis of an ... read more

Researchers Want to Use Hardware to Fight Computer Viruses

Nov. 7, 2016 — Fighting computer viruses isn't just for software anymore. Researchers will use a grant to study how hardware can help protect computers ... read more

Remote-Controlled Drone Helps in Designing Future Wireless Networks

Nov. 4, 2016 — Aerial photographs and photogrammetry together provide an accurate 3D model, which improves the prediction of the propagation of radio waves at millimetre-wave ... read more

Make America Tweet Again

Nov. 2, 2016 — Computer scientists have developed what they call “sentiment analysis” software that can automatically determine how someone feels based on what they write or say. To test out the accuracy of ... read more

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Desks join the internet of things

Monday, February 13, 2017

Researchers apply machine learning to condensed matter physics

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Streamlining the Internet of Things and other cyber-physical systems

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Novel hardware-based modeling approach for multi-robot tasks

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Realistic training for extreme flight conditions

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Safer, less vulnerable software is the goal of new computer publication

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Monday, November 21, 2016

Computer scientists work to prevent hackers from remotely controlling cars

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Liquid silicon: Multi-duty computer chips could bridge the gap between computation and storage

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

New software continuously scrambles code to foil cyber attacks

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Researchers question if banning of 'killer robots' actually will stop robots from killing

Monday, November 14, 2016

3D printing: Customized insoles for diabetes patients

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Accelerating cancer research with deep learning

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Unlocking big genetic datasets

Monday, November 7, 2016

Researchers want to use hardware to fight computer viruses

Friday, November 4, 2016

Remote-controlled drone helps in designing future wireless networks

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Make America tweet again

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Transforming, self-learning software could help save the planet

Monday, October 31, 2016

Drones take off in plant ecological research

Friday, October 28, 2016

Robots help position interventional needles

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Monday, October 24, 2016

Monday, October 17, 2016

Repurposed sensor enables smartwatch to detect finger taps and other bio-acoustic signals

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Computer experts identify fourteen themes of creativity

Friday, September 30, 2016

Solution for secure processing of patient data revealed

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

New 3D viewer for improved digital geoscience mapping

Monday, September 19, 2016

Digital photography: The future of small-scale manufacturing?

Friday, September 16, 2016

New software helps to find out why 'jumping genes' are activated

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Friday, September 2, 2016

FIND offers simple guidance for lost person searches

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Monday, August 29, 2016

Artificial intelligence expedites breast cancer risk prediction

Friday, August 26, 2016

New approach to computing boosts energy efficiency

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Clever car racking and intelligent software double number of cars in shipping containers

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Cybersecurity researchers design a chip that checks for sabotage

Monday, August 22, 2016

New microchip demonstrates efficiency and scalable design

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

People disregard security warnings on computers because they come at bad times, study finds

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Computers trounce pathologists in predicting lung cancer type, severity, researchers find

Monday, August 15, 2016

Computer programming made easier

Thursday, August 11, 2016

New hacking technique imperceptibly changes memory of virtual servers

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Hacking the business model of adware, scareware, other unwanted software

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Friday, July 29, 2016

New cloud-computing platform to further the analysis of microbial genomes

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Virtual rocks: A new spin on virtual geology

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Social robots: Programmable by everyone

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

A new tracking and quantification tool for single cells

Monday, July 18, 2016

Mathematics to help diagnose cancer

Monday, July 11, 2016

Spreadsheet-style tool could democratize database design

Friday, July 8, 2016

Extortion extinction

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Building a better computer bug finder

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Monday, June 27, 2016

New tool for forecasting behavior of the microbiome

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Self-learning arm controlled by thought

Monday, June 20, 2016

Friday, June 17, 2016

Researchers open hairy new chapter in 3-D printing

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Personalized medicine will employ computer algorithms

Monday, June 13, 2016

Thursday, June 9, 2016

Internet of things: Closing security gaps in internet-connected household

Monday, June 6, 2016

Automatic debugging of software

Thursday, June 2, 2016

3-D simulations illuminate supernova explosions

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Software turns webcams into eye-trackers

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

'On-the-fly' 3-D print system prints what you design, as you design it

Monday, May 23, 2016

Computing a secret, unbreakable key

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Robots get creative to cut through clutter

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Data scientists launch free tools to analyze online trends, memes

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Not so safe: Security software can put computers at risk

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Investigating world’s oldest human footprints with software designed to decode crime scenes

Monday, April 25, 2016

Measuring river surface flow with image analysis

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Machine learning as good as humans' in cancer surveillance, study shows

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Zip software can detect the quantum-classical boundary

Monday, April 18, 2016

Predicting cell behavior with a mathematical model

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Mapping software tracks threats to endangered species

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Trawling the net to target internet trolls