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Selfies — Yes, Selfies — Could Help Diagnose Rare Genetic Disease

April 13, 2017April 12, 2017 by Nnamdi Onwumere

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Published By: CBS News/CNET, 4/1/2017 >> View the Article << Summary Researchers demonstrated that facial recognition software can diagnose a rare disease known as DiGeorge syndrome. The software can analyze photos taken by a smartphone, circumventing…

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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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New AI-Based Search Engines Are a “Game Changer” for Science Research

November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 by John Daniell

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Published By: Nature (Nature News), 11/11/2016 >> View the Article << Summary New AI-based search engines are emerging to compete with Google Scholar's keyword-based search algorithms. Both Semantic Scholar and Microsoft Academic leverage algorithms that can…

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UCLA Computer Scientists Develop Data Integrity Method to Prevent Tampering

November 7, 2016November 10, 2016 by Anna Clark

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Published By: UCLA Newsroom, 10/31/2016 >> View the Article << Summary Computer scientists from UCLA have developed a secure, one-way communication technique similar in concept to mailing a lock box and later mailing the key to…

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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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