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UrduAccording to some experts, nuclear power holds great promise for meeting the world’s growing energy demands without generating greenhouse gases. But scientists need to find a way to remove radioactive isotopes, both from wastewater generated by nuclear power plants and…
Tag: ROBOTRY/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AI outperforms clinicians’ judgment in triaging postoperative patients for intensive care
A machine-learned algorithm shows promise as an everyday tool to help surgeons choose the best level of care for their patients immediately after operations
Expecting the unexpected: A new model for cognition
Researchers develop computer model of prediction and recognition
Dartmouth Computer scientist receives $1.5 million to build new AI approaches to lung cancer
A $1.5 million National Cancer Institute grant to Computer Scientist Saeed Hassanpour of Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center will be used to build new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for precision cancer care in lung cancer management
Neural network technique identifies mechanisms of ferroelectric switching
Innovations in material science are as essential to modern life as indoor plumbing – and go about as unnoticed. For example, innovations in semiconducting devices continue to enable the transmission of more information, faster and through smaller hardware – such…
Using AI to better understand and model the earth system
International research team wins major grant to support work combining machine learning with physical models of atmosphere and land to improve climate modeling and methods
New lightweight, portable robotic suit to increase running and walking performance
Newly developed robot suit made of fabric vest and wires to help people with restricted mobility to walk or run more efficiently
Dartmouth lab introduces the next wave of interactive technology
HANOVER, N.H. – October 20, 2019 – Technology that advances the way that users interact with the world around them will be introduced by Dartmouth at the 32nd ACM User Interface Software and Technology Symposium (UIST 2019). The next-generation technology,…
New framework makes AI systems more transparent without sacrificing performance
Researchers are proposing a framework that would allow users to understand the rationale behind artificial intelligence (AI) decisions. The work is significant, given the push move away from “black box” AI systems – particularly in sectors, such as military and…
Neural-digital interface advances raise ethical and social issues
Many questions surround the promise, use, and ethics of human-technology interfaces
Big data, artificial intelligence to support research on harmful blue-green algae
Robotic boats and aerial drones combine with water sampling to study eastern lakes
Darn you, R2! When can we blame robots?
A recent study from North Carolina State University finds that people are likely to blame robots for workplace accidents, but only if they believe the robots are autonomous. “Robots are an increasingly common feature in the workplace, and it’s important…
Highest throughput 3D printer is the future of manufacturing
Rapid manufacturing on-demand could make parts-warehousing and expensive molds a thing of the past
Giving robots a faster grasp
An algorithm speeds up the planning process robots use to adjust their grip on objects, for picking and sorting, or tool use
LD Connect Beta Version 2 now available from IOS Press
Amsterdam/Santa Barbara – IOS Press is pleased to announce the availability of LD Connect 2.0 (Beta). This linked data portal with an improved user interface currently contains linked IOS Press (meta)data from more than 132,000 journal articles and book chapters…
Assembler robots make large structures from little pieces
Systems of tiny robots may someday build high-performance structures, from airplanes to space settlements
Putting the power of a film director in an autonomous drone
CMU researchers develop complete aerial cinematography system
Brain networks more stable in individuals with higher cognitive abilities
Brain imaging study investigates why cognitive abilities differ between individuals
‘Whoa, I didn’t expect that’
How babies integrate new events into their knowledge
AI could offer warnings about serious side effects of drug-drug interactions
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The more medications a patient takes, the greater the likelihood that interactions between those drugs could trigger negative side effects, including long-term organ damage and even death. Now, researchers at Penn State have developed a machine…
AI and cancer care explored in Cleveland
Case Western Reserve hosts ‘Artificial Intelligence in Oncology’ conference Oct. 24 to look at new technology, economics, ethics and overall role of machines in medicine
OCEANS 2019 Seattle highlights marine technology science and engineering
More than 300 research papers and posters will be presented at OCEANS 2019 Seattle, October 27 through 31, 2019, at the Washington State Convention Center. Seattle’s unique history of forward-thinking ocean research and technology, leadership in and focus on the…
Researchers develop intelligent, shape-morphing, self-healing material for soft robotics
PITTSBURGH– Advances in the fields of soft robotics, wearable technologies, and human/machine interfaces require a new class of stretchable materials that can change shape adaptively while relying only on portable electronics for power. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed…
AI and big data predict which research will influence future medical treatments
An artificial intelligence/machine learning model to predict which scientific advances are likely to eventually translate to the clinic has been developed by Ian Hutchins and colleagues in the Office of Portfolio Analysis (OPA), a team led by George Santangelo at…
Deep3DFly: the deep-learning way to design fly-like robots
“Just think about what a fly can do,” says Professor Pavan Ramdya, whose lab at EPFL’s Brain Mind Institute, with the lab of Professor Pascal Fua in EPFL’s Institute for Computer Science, led the study. “A fly can climb across…
5G wireless to connect robots on the ground to AI in the cloud
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, October 9, 2019 – A research team at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, with the support of the National Science Foundation’s National Robotics Initiative 2.0 , is building the foundations of a wireless system that…
NTU Singapore start-up unveils robot with human-like dexterous grip
A robotics technology start-up from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) named Eureka Robotics, has unveiled a new robot that can pick up delicate optical lenses and mirrors with care and precision, just like a human hand. Named Archimedes, the…
New research center to investigate safer automated decision-making
A major new international research centre will investigate how rapidly emerging autonomous decision-making technologies can be used safely and ethically. Australian Minister for Education, the Honourable Dan Tehan, today announced $AUD31.8 million in Government funding for the Australian Research Council…
New NSF funding opportunity anticipates $200 million in long-term AI investments
NSF leads federal partners in accelerating the development of transformational, AI-powered innovation
Navigating ‘Neuralville’: Virtual town helps map brain functions
How cortical scene-selective regions are specialized
PayPal, University of Luxembourg and FNR announce first public-private University Chair
Esch-sur-Alzette, Lux, 7th October 2019 – Professor Gilbert Fridgen has been appointed the inaugural PayPal-FNR PEARL Chair in Digital Financial Services which will allow him to conduct scientific research at the digital transformation of financial services and the intersection of…
Shape-shifting structures take the form of a face, antenna
Complex lattices that change in response to stimuli open a range of applications in electronics, robotics, medicine
Hurricane hero: EMILY vehicle a successful partnership between navy, industry
ARLINGTON, Va.–Last month–a day after Hurricane Dorian finished lashing Abaco Island in the Bahamas–a chaotic scene greeted the first disaster responders arriving at the island’s Marsh Harbor. On land, homes sat in ruins, palm trees lay uprooted, and yachts and…
The Lancet Neurology: Pioneering study suggests that an exoskeleton for tetraplegia could be feasible
A 4-limb robotic system controlled by brain signals helped a tetraplegic man to move his arms and walk using a ceiling-mounted harness for balance
New research center for artificial intelligence at Mainz University
The Carl Zeiss Foundation supports the establishment of the Emergent AI Center at JGU that brings together researchers from the fields of biology, physics, and polymer research
Teams of mobile 3D printing robots could fix bridges on Earth and build them to Mars
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, October 2, 2019 – Commercial 3D printing — or additive manufacturing (AM) — is a booming industry. But if printers were liberated from the typical setup involving an immobile box and a gantry, and set free…
SwRI hosting Manufacturing Day event showcasing technology, industry trends
Annual event highlights the role of manufacturing in US economy
Amputees merge with their bionic leg
Djurica Resanovic lost his leg in a motorbike accident several years ago which resulted in amputation above the knee. Thanks to novel neuroprosthetic leg technology, Resanovic was successfully merged with his bionic leg during clinical trials in Belgrade, Serbia. “After…
New method improves measurement of animal behaviour using deep learning
A new toolkit goes beyond existing machine learning methods by measuring body posture in animals with high speed and accuracy. Developed by researchers from the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz and the…
Scientists improve voiceprint collection
Researchers from HSE University and Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University (LUNN) have developed a new method for ensuring quality in automatic voice recording. Resistant to background noise of 10dB and higher, the new algorithm can operate in real-time, making it…
Through NSF grant, researchers creating advanced autopilot to mimic the ‘Sully Factor’
It’s called the “Miracle on the Hudson.” On January 15, 2009, U.S. Airways Flight 1549 left LaGuardia Airport in New York City en route to Seattle via Charlotte. Shortly after takeoff, the plane hit birds and lost two engines. Faced…
New AI Method May Boost Crohn’s Disease Insight and Improve Treatment
Rutgers-led study uses artificial intelligence to examine genetic signatures of inflammatory bowel illness
Building a brighter way for capturing cancer during surgery
UT Dallas bioengineer demonstrates potential for hyperspectral imaging and AI
Center for BrainHealth joins StrongMind Alliance
DALLAS (September 26, 2019) – The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas has joined the StrongMind alliance at the invitation of SoldierStrong . StrongMind brings together expertise from the University of Southern California, Syracuse University, Iowa…
This flat structure morphs into shape of a human face when temperature changes
New structural design could lead to self-deploying tents or adaptive robotic fins.
Artificial intelligence improves biomedical imaging
Scientists at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich have used machine learning methods to improve optoacoustic imaging. This relatively young medical imaging technique can be used for applications such as visualizing blood vessels, studying brain activity, characterizing skin lesions…
Is this brain cell your ‘mind’s eye’?
Only brain activity involving ‘L5p neurons’ enters conscious awareness, says new theory
AI identifies genes linked to heart failure
Genetic research led by Queen Mary University of London could open the way to earlier identification of people at risk of heart failure and to the development of new treatments. The Queen Mary University of London team applied an artificial…
Artificial intelligence predicts radiation tx side effects for pts with head & neck cancers
Machine-learning model identified patients most likely to experience significant weight loss or need for a feeding tube
Interactive avatar boosts performance of children with ADHD
New Rochelle, NY, September 25, 2019–A new study has shown that an interactive avatar, which gives both instructions and feedback on the attention of the learner, can improve the performance of ADHD children on a complex problem-solving task. Researchers concluded…