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Robotics
A new approach to reproduce human and animal movements in robots
In recent years, developers have created a wide range of sophisticated robots that can operate in specific environments in increasingly efficient ways. The body structure of many among these systems is inspired by nature, ...
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Automotive
Researchers find way to make traffic models more efficient
Models that predict traffic volume for specific times and places are used to inform everything from traffic-light patterns to the app on your phone that tells you how to get from Point A to Point B. Researchers from North ...
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Computer Sciences
Framework to describe individual machine-learning model decisions
Modern machine-learning models, such as neural networks, are often referred to as "black boxes" because they are so complex that even the researchers who design them can't fully understand how they make predictions.
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Robotics
Drone swarms can now fly autonomously through thick forest
A swarm of 10 bright blue drones lifts off in a bamboo forest in China, then swerves its way between cluttered branches, bushes and over uneven ground as it autonomously navigates the best flight path through the woods.
May 04, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Green roofs are worth the cost for urban residents
Plant-covered roofs have become a regular sight in Portland, Oregon. The city is a leader in incorporating green infrastructure for stormwater management, including free street trees, rebates for small residential housing ...
May 04, 2022
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Robotics
Rapid adaptation of deep learning teaches drones to survive any weather
To be truly useful, drones—that is, autonomous flying vehicles—will need to learn to navigate real-world weather and wind conditions.
May 04, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Outage outrage: Facebook outage may reveal depth of social media dependency
Users typically react to social media outages with angry tirades and barbed jokes. But researchers suggest that this lack of social media access offers a glimpse into the importance of social media not just as a tool to socialize ...
May 04, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Machine-learning model can identify the action in a video clip and label it, without the help of humans
Humans observe the world through a combination of different modalities, like vision, hearing, and our understanding of language. Machines, on the other hand, interpret the world through data that algorithms can process.
May 04, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A new wearable technology—for plants
Plants can't speak up when they are thirsty. And visual signs, such as shriveling or browning leaves, don't start until most of their water is gone. To detect water loss earlier, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials ...
May 04, 2022
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Computer Sciences
New method detects deepfake videos with up to 99% accuracy
Computer scientists at UC Riverside can detect manipulated facial expressions in deepfake videos with higher accuracy than current state-of-the-art methods. The method also works as well as current methods in cases where ...
May 04, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Language processing programs can assign many kinds of information to a single word, like the human brain
From search engines to voice assistants, computers are getting better at understanding what we mean. That's thanks to language-processing programs that make sense of a staggering number of words, without ever being told explicitly ...
May 04, 2022
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Robotics
Taste of the future: Robot chef learns to 'taste' as it goes
A robot "chef" has been trained to taste food at different stages of the chewing process to assess whether it's sufficiently seasoned.
May 04, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Research team charges on with 'power suit' as a new battery for electric cars, spacecraft
University of Central Florida scientists are charging on with an experimental battery capable of reinventing how automobiles and spacecraft are made.
May 04, 2022
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