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UrduCold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists have taught computers to recognize a neuron in microscope images of the brain more efficiently than any previous approach. The researchers improved the efficiency of automated methods for tracing neurons and their connections, a…
Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Artificial intelligence platform diagnoses dystonia with high accuracy in 0.36 seconds
New study showed DystoniaNet AI deep learning platform detected cases of dystonia from an MRI with 98.8 percent accuracy. There is currently no diagnostic test for dystonia.
Princeton researchers join $1M NSF effort to model nation’s groundwater
Researchers from Princeton will help lead a $1 million project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will use artificial intelligence to simulate the nation’s natural groundwater system in an effort to improve water management and help people better…
Detecting fake online photos, videos with a computerized brain
Nearly $1.2 million in grants will help University of Missouri researchers create an intelligent computer detection system
New approach for earlier detection of Alzheimer’s
UTA computer scientist uses machine learning for earlier detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Study reveals design flaws of chatbot-based symptom-checker apps
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Millions of people turn to their mobile devices when seeking medical advice. They’re able to share their symptoms and receive potential diagnoses through chatbot-based symptom-checker (CSC) apps. But how do these apps compare to a trip…
Materials scientists learn how to make liquid crystal shape-shift
A new 3D-printing method will make it easier to manufacture and control the shape of soft robots, artificial muscles and wearable devices. Researchers at UC San Diego show that by controlling the printing temperature of liquid crystal elastomer, or LCE,…
Not just a phase
Pitt professors receive nearly $400K from NSF to develop improved phase-change memory storage device
Researchers demonstrate how deep learning can advance study of neural degeneration
Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated the utility of artificial intelligence (AI) in identifying and categorizing neural degeneration in the model organism C. elegans . The tool uses deep learning, a form of AI, and should facilitate and…
Inside the secret lives of synchronous fireflies
During typical summers in the southeastern U.S., streams of visitors travel to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to witness one of nature’s most spectacular displays of light: thousands of male fireflies, all flashing together in near-perfect harmony. “This is the…
CMU’s MoonRanger will search for water at moon’s south pole
Small, speedy rover completes preliminary design review
Study discovers multiple unapproved drugs in “brain boosting” supplements
Could over-the-counter “smart drugs” pose health risks?
The biomimetic hand prosthesis Hannes uniquely similar to a human hand
The prosthetic hand Hannes is featured on Science Robotics’ cover today. It is able to restore over 90% of functionality to people with upper-limb amputations and its concept was awarded the international industrial design prize Compasso d’Oro.
Guiding light: Skoltech technology puts a light-painting drone at your fingertips
Skoltech researchers have designed and developed an interface that allows a user to direct a small drone to light-paint patterns or letters through hand gestures. The new interface, DroneLight, can be used in distant communications, entertainment, and even search and…
New brain cell-like nanodevices work together to identify mutations in viruses
These systems could potentially overcome computational hurdles faced by current digital technologies
Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence Now Within Reach of Low-income Students
FAU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant for Accelerated Five-year Program
E-in-Singapore robot features faster and more comfortable COVID-19 swabbing
SwabBot™ reduces healthcare worker’s risk of exposure to COVID-19 infection
SMART researchers receive Intra-CREATE grant for personalized medicine and cell therapy
Funds will support research on glaucoma through retinal biometrics, and neural cell implantation therapy for spinal cord injury
New theory predicts movement of different animals using sensing to search
Applications could include sensing in robotics and autonomous vehicles
Engineers pre-train AI computers to make them even more powerful
In 2016, a supercomputer beat the world champion in Go, a complicated board game. How? By using reinforcement learning, a type of artificial intelligence whereby computers train themselves after being programmed with simple instructions. The computers learn from their mistakes…
When bots do the negotiating, humans more likely to engage in deceptive techniques
Series of studies reveal conditions under which humans more likely to have virtual intermediaries act deceptively
Artificial intelligence and fractal dimension for monitoring ataxia
Exploiting artificial intelligence (AI) to develop tools for improving the monitoring of treatment of rare, progressive, and highly debilitating diseases such as Friedreich’s (FRDA) and spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA). This is the goal of the new research project led by Professor…
Complex phonological tests are useful for diagnosing reading dysfunction
HSE University researchers have confirmed that the level of phonological processing skills in children can impact their ability to master reading. Complex phonological tests are best suited to detect phonological impairment. The study was published on September 6, 2020, in…
Platform for AI in diagnostic services
Kickoff event launches large Charité-led project
New data processing module makes deep neural networks smarter
Artificial intelligence researchers at North Carolina State University have improved the performance of deep neural networks by combining feature normalization and feature attention modules into a single module that they call attentive normalization (AN). The hybrid module improves the accuracy…
Machine learning models identify kids at risk of lead poisoning
Proactive approach focuses limited health resources where most needed
Robots to help children touch the outside world
UC team is developing better telepresence robots, equipped with robotic arms
Aiming for accuracy
Researchers say artificial intelligence and machine learning could enhance scientific peer review
NCI, NIBIB award contracts to develop innovative digital health technologies for COVID-19
NCI, NIBIB award contracts to develop innovative digital health technologies for COVID-19 The National Institutes of Health has awarded seven contracts to companies and academic institutions to develop digital health solutions that help address the COVID-19 pandemic. The work could…
Future autonomous machines may build trust through emotion
ADELPHI, Md — Army research has extended the state-of-the-art in autonomy by providing a more complete picture of how actions and nonverbal signals contribute to promoting cooperation. Researchers suggested guidelines for designing autonomous machines such as robots, self-driving cars, drones…
Touch-and-know: Brain activity during tactile stimuli reveals hand preferences in people
Scientists distinguish between the brain activities of right-handers and left-handers by noninvasively monitoring asymmetric brain responses to passive touch stimulations
Light processing improves robotic sensing, study finds
ABERDEEN PROVIDING GROUND, Md. — A team of Army researchers uncovered how the human brain processes bright and contrasting light, which they say is a key to improving robotic sensing and enabling autonomous agents to team with humans. To enable…
Exercise improves learning and memory in young adults
Just a single exercise workout has positive effects on learning and memory in young adults, according to a recent review of published studies. The review, which is published in Translational Sports Medicine , included 13 relevant studies. The types of…
Experiments reveal why human-like robots elicit uncanny feelings
New insights into the uncanny valley phenomenon
Artificial intelligence helps cut down on MRI no-shows
AJR researchers use modest data, basic engineering AI to solve complex multifactorial operational problem: outpatient MRI appointment no-shows
Monitoring sleep positions for a healthy rest
Wireless device captures sleep data without using cameras or body sensors; could aid patients with Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, or bedsores
BrainGate Inc, owner of brain-computer interface technologies, donated to Tufts University
Generous donation from Jeff Stibel, including FDA-approved Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technologies, will launch the Stibel Dennett Consortium, creating new center of gravity in brain and cognitive science
EBRAINS makes bid to enter the European Research Infrastructure Roadmap
Ten-country strong coalition with France as Lead Country is backing the application
Spotlight on artificial intelligence: ONR to highlight AI research at DoD Symposium
ARLINGTON, Va.–How can the Department of the Navy (DoN) best harness the power and potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to address everything from operating efficiency at sea to corporate excellence? These questions will be discussed by leaders from the Office…
Researchers show how AI-controlled sensors could save lives in ‘smart’ hospitals and homes
Stanford computer scientists and clinicians show how AI-controlled sensors could reduce fatal medical errors and improve patient outcomes
AI used to show how hydrogen becomes a metal inside giant planets
Dense metallic hydrogen – a phase of hydrogen which behaves like an electrical conductor – makes up the interior of giant planets, but it is difficult to study and poorly understood. By combining artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics, researchers have…
New perception metric balances reaction time, accuracy
Both elements are critical for applications such as self-driving cars
New tracking technology will help fight rhino poaching in Namibia
Interactive software safe and cost-effective way to keep watchful eye on endangered black rhinos
Brain stimulation reduces dyslexia deficits
Restoring normal patterns of rhythmic neural activity through non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain alleviates sound-processing deficits and improves reading accuracy in adults with dyslexia, according to a study published September 8, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by…
First ‘plug and play’ brain prosthesis demoed in paralyzed person
Stable recordings let brain and machine learning system build ‘partnership’ over time
Plaku receives NSF funding as part of intergovernmental personnel assignment
Erion Plaku, Associate Professor of Computer Science, received $203,796 from the National Science Foundation as part of an Intergovernmental Personnel Assignment. This funding began in August 2020 and will end in August 2021. During that time, Plaku will manage the…
EU research funding in the millions for Saarbrücken-based computational linguist
People infer things beyond what is literally said – and everyone makes his or her own assumptions. This fact poses a major difficulty for computers. For her research project on this topic, Vera Demberg has received the prestigious ERC Starting…
Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders
Breeding programs for crops with limited per-plant seed yield require one or more generations of seed increase to generate sufficient quantities for sowing replicated yield trials. The ability to accurately discard low potential lines at these early stages may reduce…
How to render AI linguistically more intelligent
Dirk Hovy, Bocconi University, has won a 1.5 million euro ERC Starting Grant. His project introduces demographic factors into language processing systems to improve algorithmic performance, avoid racism and sexism and enable new applications
Autonomous robot plays with NanoLEGO
Scientists are developing an autonomous artificial intelligence system that can selectively grip and move individual molecules