Knit 1, purl 2: Assembly instructions for a robot?
Researchers make soft, actuated objects using commercial knitting machinesCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH-- Carnegie Mellon University researchers have used computationally ...
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Patterns of compulsive smartphone use suggest how to kick the habit
Credit: Jonathan Tran/University of Washington Everywhere you look, people are looking at screens. In the decade since smartphones have become ...
AI-generated profiles? Airbnb users prefer a human touch
ITHACA, N.Y.- In an online marketplace like Airbnb, host profiles can mean the difference between a booked room and a ...
Computing leaders recognized for outstanding impact on the field
ACM acknowledges contributions of time and talent with prestigious service awardsCredit: Courtesy, ACM ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today ...
Premier human-computer interaction conference opens May 4 in Glasgow
ACM CHI showcases tomorrow's technologies New York, NY, April 23, 2019 - The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group ...
Amazon Research Award to develop algorithms to tackle unfairness in recommendation engines
Credit: Virginia Tech Why would a recommendation engine not suggest computer science classes to a female college student interested in ...
Using Edge AI to listen to the ‘silent voices’ of cattle
Field testing commenced with aim to improve animal welfare in dairy farming and livestock industriesCredit: Research Center for the Earth ...
When the physics say ‘don’t follow your nose’
Researchers are using the physics of airflows to locate gaseous leaks more quickly in complex scenariosCredit: Reza Khodayi-mehr Engineers at ...
Why language technology can’t handle Game of Thrones (yet)
Researchers evaluated four state-of-the-art tools for recognizing names in text, to assess and improve their performance on popular fiction, including ...
Could computer games help farmers adapt to climate change?
Scientists from Sweden and Finland say gaming presents both challenges and benefits for communicating climate change methods to farmers Web-based ...
Giving robots a better feel for object manipulation
Model improves a robot's ability to mold materials into shapes and interact with liquids and solid objects A new learning ...
A novel data-compression technique for faster computer programs
Researchers free up more bandwidth by compressing 'objects' within the memory hierarchy A novel technique developed by MIT researchers rethinks ...
Could robots make a documentary about a 5K race?
Researchers are training robots to observe and make decisionsCredit: University of Houston A 5K race can offer both victory and ...
PSU researchers develop blockchain protocol to prevent counterfeit pharmaceutical sales
Portland State University researcher Nirupama Bulusu wants to prevent counterfeit pharmaceuticals from flooding the market. Bulusu recently published a blockchain ...
Largest, fastest array of microscopic ‘traffic cops’ for optical communications
The technology could revolutionize how information travels through data centers and artificial intelligence networksCredit: Kyungmok Kwon photo Engineers at the ...
New computer model automatically, aesthetically crops photos
Credit: Courtesy: James Wang and Jia Li / Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Computers can now automatically crop photos ...
ACM Thacker Breakthrough Award recognizes contributions that shaped cloud computing
Mendel Rosenblum transformed datacenters by reinventing virtual machinesCredit: Courtesy, Stanford University ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today announced that ...
Scientific computing in the cloud gets down to Earth
Servers in the cloud, originally intended for business, broaden access to cluster computing, make new research strategies in geophysics possibleCredit: ...
Imaging technology will offer new clues to embryonic development
Better understanding could lead to new prevention and treatment for birth defectsCredit: University of Houston Soon after conception, an embryo's ...
UC professor’s startup promotes literacy through design
Reneé Seward's See Word Reading app is gaining traction in business and education fields across the city and globe Reneé ...
