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07/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Deep-learning AI can determine what song is playing in your head

California-based researchers are showing off the latest version of their mind-reading artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm. In a Digital Trends article, the deep-learning AI can read a person’s thought patterns in order to identify the song playing from your device – and in your head. Apps like Shazam employ similar machine learning that let them identify […]

07/10/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Researchers develop AI system that can design and assemble themselves

It is worrisome enough that humans are programming artificial intelligence (AI) systems that might one day be able to think for themselves. Now, an article in Alpha Galileo states that U.K. researchers want to give the AI the ability to design, build, and reprogram itself in order to exceed the performance of human-designed systems. The […]

06/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New generation of superconductors use high entropy alloys

In a recent Science Daily article, Japanese researchers presented the first of a new generation of superconductors. These highly-conductive materials incorporate a high-entropy alloy made from not just one or two or even three, but five separate rare earth metals (REMs). The researchers combined layers of bismuth sulfide (BiS2) superconductor with high-entropy REM alloy oxyfluoride. […]

06/20/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Private companies are beginning to shape the future of consumer internet, and that might be a bad thing

The global internet is now the battleground of big name corporations like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and SpaceX, each of which plans to snag a slice of that profitable pie. An article from The Conversation stated that these private companies are shaping future digital infrastructure and resources so that they stand to benefit the most as long […]

06/16/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Computer scientists invent a way to embed hidden info in ordinary text

A newly invented text steganographic (“hidden writing”) method can conceal information in seemingly plain text. The method is called FontCode, and it works by making minute alterations to the shapes of fonts in text to form an encoded message, an article in Science Daily states. Many earlier text and document methods are limited to certain […]

06/14/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Terminator REBOOTING: Smart microchip can self-start and operate even when the battery runs out

Singaporean scientists have unveiled a smart microchip that will keep running long after its battery runs empty. The new BATLESS has an integrated solar cell that can get power from dim lighting, and its power management features let it start and run itself, an article in Science Daily states. The new chip will be installed […]

06/14/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Army researchers develop A.I. tech that helps U.S. soldiers learn 13x faster than conventional methods

A Phys.org article states that Army researchers are making huge strides in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) that can support U.S. soldiers on the battlefield. Their latest development is an affordable yet capable AI assistant that can reportedly help human troops learn more than 13 times faster than normal training methods. Featuring vastly improved […]

06/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Singing robot aids human-robot interactions

A Californian researcher built what is essentially a robotic caroler. According to a NanoWerk article, the singing robot can detect people with heat sensors, approach them, and make cute noises or even break into song. Named ROVER, the singing robot is the work of Hannah Wolfe, a graduate student in the Media Arts and Technology course at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). She […]

06/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Radiologists can now use interactive VR to gain a 360-degree view of internal anatomy, improving understanding and treatment of complex conditions

Interventional radiologists can take a quantum technological leap forward when it comes to preparing for complicated procedures involving splenic artery aneurysms (SAA). The use of augmented virtual reality (VR) to reveal the internal anatomy of a patient better than standard volume-rendering (SR) software will enable safer and more precise surgeries, according to a ScienceDaily article. […]

06/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Star Wars hologram tech set to be 3D alternative to video conference calls

A Canadian university has turned a beloved concept in science fiction – 3D holographic communication – into real technology. A CBC article details how researchers demonstrated a videoconferencing system that can create life-sized, three-dimensional holograms of people in distant locations as if they were in the same room. The technology is straight out of Star Wars, […]

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