Will Blockchain-Based Election Systems Make E-Voting Possible?

January 23, 2017January 23, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: Government Technology, 1/11/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Kaspersky Lab held a contest for researchers exploring the use of blockchain accounting to verify electronic voting. The goals included secure methods of counting votes…

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Jill Watson, Round Three

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: Georgia Tech News Center, 1/9/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Georgia Technical University is working on ways to improve Jill Watson, an artificial intelligence system that fills the role of a virtual teaching…

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A Wall-Crawling Roomba That Teaches Kids to Code

December 16, 2016December 15, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: The Atlantic, 11/30/2016 >> View the Article << Summary A team of engineers from Harvard University have created a robot named Root, along with a multi-language coding environment to program it. Their goal is…

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Infrastructure Data for Everyone

December 9, 2016December 12, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: Technical University of Munich, 12/5/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Technical University of Munich researchers have created a project named OpenGridMap that maps the locations of electrical infrastructure (part of OpenStreetMap). Their goal…

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Google’s DeepMind AI Can Lip-Read TV Shows Better Than a Pro

December 2, 2016December 13, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: New Scientist, 11/21/2016 >> View the Article << Summary The researchers at Google have trained an AI how to lip-read TV shows. Such an AI system could be used to help humans communicate with…

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Unlocking Big Genetic Data Sets

November 16, 2016November 17, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: Columbia University, 11/9/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers at Columbia University are studying the use of machine-learning algorithms to predict the ancestry of individuals. They plan to use this algorithm to track trends…

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Faster Programs, Easier Programming

November 10, 2016November 11, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: MIT News, 11/7/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers from MIT's CSAIL and Stony Brook University are researching ways to make using multi-core computers easier. They have created a method for describing, in…

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How Worried Should We Be About Election Hacking?

November 3, 2016November 10, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: The Verge, 10/28/2016 >> View the Article << Summary The Verge discusses the possibility of election machine hacking, along with other factors that could affect vote tallying and the results of an election. Extended…

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Computer Scientists Find ‘Inexact Computing’ Can Improve Answers

October 31, 2016November 10, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: Rice University News & Media, 10/20/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers at Rice University are investigating whether the use of "inexact computing" can make supercomputers more energy efficient. They are seeking to optimize calculation…

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Soft Robots That Mimic Human Muscles

October 21, 2016November 9, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: EFPL News (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), 10/18/2016 >> View the Article << Summary An EFPL team is developing light robots called Soft Muscle, aiming to improve robot design.  The EPFL team's ultimate goal…

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How Virtual Reality is Being Used to Deliver Mental Health Care

October 17, 2016November 9, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 10/11/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Through the use of VR (Virtual Reality), scientists seek to lower the cost and increase the availability of mental health care. They use VR technologies to help…

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Contract Expiration to End U.S. Authority Over Internet IP Addresses

October 7, 2016October 6, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: The Washington Post, 9/30/2016 >> View the Article << Summary The contract that specified the U.S. government's oversight over Internet address assignment has expired and ICANN (an international NGO) now has full control. ICANN holds…

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