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Next-Generation Weather Reporting: Versatile, Flexible, Economical Sensors
A team of scientists in Japan has developed a multitasking weather sensor that measures rain volumes and wind speeds.
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Finding the Branches on the Tree of Life
The new Deep Learning for Unsupervised Clustering of DNA Sequences technique draws taxonomic relationships between organisms via unsupervised machine learning. ...
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Addressing Labor Shortages with Automation
Labor shortages have many companies turning to automation technology, but with mixed outcomes.
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Smart Pacifier Developed to Monitor Infant Health in Hospitals
U.S. and South Korean researchers have designed a bioelectronic pacifier to monitor the electrolyte levels of infants in Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICUs).
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Using AI to Predict Bone Fractures in Cancer Patients
Ohio State University researchers used artificial intelligence to predict how cancer could elevate the probability of spinal fractures by creating digital twins...
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Algorithm Trained to Detect Unhappiness on Social Networks
Scientists have created a deep learning algorithm that analyzes social network content to help diagnose users' potential for mental health problems.
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Robot Hives in Israel Kibbutz Hope to Keep Bees Buzzing
Artificial intelligence-equipped apiaries at Kibbutz Beit Haemek in Israel's Galilee region are designed to maintain bee health.
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Using AI to Analyze Large Amounts of Biological Data
A graph neural network could speed the development of drugs to treat cancer and other diseases.
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Some Top 100,000 Websites Collect Everything You Type--Before You Hit Submit
Researchers analyzed the top 100,000 websites and found a significant number record some or all of visitors' typewritten data.
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Smart Tech Helping to Save China's Giant Pandas
The Digital Panda System was designed to protect the habitat of giant pandas by detecting wildfires where they live and notifying emergency crews to intercede quickly...
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Drones, ML Help Reveal the Scale of Plastic Pollution
Researchers at Japan's University of Tsukuba combined flying drones and machine learning to map plastic pollution in river habitats.
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Astronomers Image Massive Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy
Astronomers used supercomputers and computer algorithms to record the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
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Multi-Tasking Wearable Continuously Monitors Glucose, Alcohol, Lactate
University of California, San Diego engineers have created a wearable device that continuously tracks monitor glucose, alcohol, and lactate levels simultaneously...
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Europe's New Law Will Force Secretive TikTok to Open Up
The Digital Services Act will extract more new information from the young app than from older platforms like Facebook.
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Wearable Technology for Plants
Researchers have developed a wearable sensor for plant leaves that enables remote management of drought stress in gardens and farms.
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Researchers Can Predict Battery Lifetimes with ML
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory used a machine learning algorithm to forecast the longevity of various battery chemistries...
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Unpacking Black-Box Models
A mathematical framework aims to quantify and evaluate the understandability of a machine learning model's explanations for its predictions.
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Researchers Highlight More Equitable Way to Analyze DNA Data from Understudied Groups
Brown University scientists led a multi-institutional team in employing new DNA analysis methods to better understand genetic conditions' impact across different...
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Self-Driving Microscopes Discover Shortcuts to New Materials
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are training microscopes to find new materials faster using an intuitive algorithm. ...
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