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Beyond Silicon: Squeezing More out of Chips

November 2, 2016November 10, 2016 by Anna Clark

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Published By: The New York Times, 10/30/2016 >> View the Article << Summary As engineering progress slows, scientists try to find creative solutions to provide cheaper and faster computer chips. Researchers are attempting to create computer…

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Collaboration Yields Open Source Technology For Computational Science

November 1, 2016November 11, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 10/28/2016 >> View the Article << Summary The Eclipse Science Working Group has released five software projects focused on accelerating scientific progress via computing. The open-source projects make new solutions…

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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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AI Predicts Outcomes of Human Rights Trials

October 28, 2016November 10, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: University College London/UCL News, 10/24/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Artificial intelligence has recently been used to predict (past) judicial decisions in the European Court of Human Rights to a surprising degree of accuracy.…

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Quantifying Urban Revitalization

October 27, 2016November 11, 2016 by Jonathan Corley

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Published By: MIT News, 10/24/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers have developed a system that estimates how safe visitors will perceive an area to be based on photographs of the area. The researchers began…

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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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UA Uses Big Data to Solve Bus Woes in Brazil

October 19, 2016November 11, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: UANews, 10/12/2016 >> View the Article << Summary The University of Arizona is using big data to help resolve public transportation issues in Fortaleza, Brazil. The algorithms they have created help identify problem areas that…

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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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Can We Open the Black Box of AI?

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 by Anna Clark

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Published By: Nature International Weekly Journal of Science, 10/5/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Scientists attempt to understand how computers think and learn in order to verify the reliability of large scale data analysis. This article covers…

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Big Data Help CIA Predict Social Unrest 5 Days Before It Begins

October 10, 2016October 13, 2016 by mmaginniss

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Published By: Tech Times, 10/7/2016 >> View the Article << Summary The CIA and their new Directorate of Digital Innovation are working on "anticipatory intelligence" to predict future events. The Deputy Director says that they can…

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The NFL Joins the Data Revolution in Sports

October 5, 2016October 6, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: The Conversation, 9/21/2016 >> View the Article << Summary The NFL began placing tracking sensors inside of footballs and shoulder pads during the preseason and will carry this practice into Thursday night games this…

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Brain To Robot: Move, Please

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 by Michael Morguarge

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Published By: ETH News/Globe Magazine, 09/17/2016 >> View the Article << Summary A new exoskeleton design seeks to lower the recovery time for stroke victims in rehabilitation. Researchers are investigating the exoskeleton design to observe whether patients can use…

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