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September 24, 2023

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New Camera Offers Ultrafast Imaging at a Fraction of the Normal Cost

Sep. 14, 2023 — In a new paper, researchers report a camera that could offer a much less expensive way to achieve ultrafast imaging for a wide range of applications such as real-time monitoring of drug delivery or high-speed lidar systems for autonomous driving. ...

Analog and Digital: The Best of Both Worlds in One Energy-Efficient System

Aug. 31, 2023 — We live in an analog world of continuous information flow that is both processed and stored by our brains at the same time, but our devices process information digitally in the form of discrete binary code, breaking the information into little bits ...

An 'Introspective' AI Finds Diversity Improves Performance

Aug. 31, 2023 — An artificial intelligence with the ability to look inward and fine tune its own neural network performs better when it chooses diversity over lack of diversity, a new study finds. The resulting diverse neural networks were particularly effective at ...

New AI Technology Gives Robot Recognition Skills a Big Lift

Aug. 31, 2023 — The day when robots can cook dinner, clear the kitchen table and empty the dishwasher is still a long way off. First, robots need to be able to recognize the many items of different sizes, shapes and brands in our homes. A team has now made a ...

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Surpassing the Human Eye: Machine Learning Image Analysis Rapidly Determines Chemical Mixture Composition

Aug. 30, 2023 — Machine learning model provides quick method for determining the composition of solid chemical mixtures using only photographs of the ...

The Pressure Is Real for Mums Managing Their Children's Digital Use

Aug. 24, 2023 — Parents are spending considerable amounts of energy thinking about and mitigating the risks associated with their kids using mobile phones and the ...

Artificial Intelligence Can Now Estimate Rice Yields, According to New Study

Aug. 23, 2023 — The global demand for rice is projected to rise significantly by 2050, necessitating sustainable intensification of existing croplands. Now, ...

Parents Need Better Support to Develop Digital Literacies for Themselves and Their Children

Aug. 23, 2023 — Parents should be taught how to better understand the increasingly volatile social media landscape that is deploying sophisticated algorithms, ...

Effectiveness of Video Gameplay Restrictions Questioned in New Study

Aug. 10, 2023 — Legal restrictions placed on the amount of time young people in China can play video games may be less effective than originally thought, a new study has ...

Tool Finds Bias in State-of-the-Art Generative AI Model

Aug. 10, 2023 — Researchers introduce a new tool to measure bias in text-to-image AI generation models, which they have used to quantify bias in the state-of-the-art model Stable ...

Researchers Use SPAD Detector to Achieve 3D Quantum Ghost Imaging

Aug. 8, 2023 — Researchers have reported the first 3D measurements acquired with quantum ghost imaging. The new technique enables 3D imaging on a single photon level, yielding the lowest photon dose possible for ...

Self-Supervised AI Learns Physics to Reconstruct Microscopic Images from Holograms

Aug. 7, 2023 — Researchers have unveiled an artificial intelligence-based model for computational imaging and microscopy without training with experimental objects ...

That's Funny -- But AI Models Don't Get the Joke

July 31, 2023 — Using hundreds of entries from the New Yorker magazine's Cartoon Caption Contest as a testbed, researchers challenged AI models and humans with three tasks: matching a joke to a cartoon; identifying ...

Researchers Develop Low-Cost Sensor to Enhance Robots' Sense of Touch

July 27, 2023 — Researchers have developed an L3 F-TOUCH sensor to enhance tactile capabilities in robots, allowing it to 'feel' objects and adjust its grip ...

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Is Digital Media Use a Risk Factor for Psychosis in Young Adults?

Aug. 31, 2023 — A recent study of 425 Quebecers between the ages of 18 and 25 has found that young adults who have more frequent psychotic experiences also tend to spend more time using digital media. Interestingly, ...

AniFaceDrawing: Delivering Generative AI-Powered High-Quality Anime Portraits for Beginners

Aug. 2, 2023 — Creating a professional anime portrait with artificial intelligence assistance is challenging due to the unique characteristics and abstract nature of the anime art style. Input sketches made by ...

Detecting Threats Beyond the Limits of Human, Sensor Sight

July 21, 2023 — A new patented software system can find the curves of motion in streaming video and images from satellites, drones and far-range security cameras and turn them into signals to find and track moving ...

AI to Predict Your Health Later in Life -- All at the Press of a Button

July 17, 2023 — Common bone density scans can detect a predictor of cardiovascular health risk -- a process which can now be done a LOT ...

Capturing the Immense Potential of Microscopic DNA for Data Storage

July 11, 2023 — A 'biological camera' bypasses the constraints of current DNA storage methods, harnessing living cells and their inherent biological mechanisms to encode and store data. This represents a ...

'Workplace AI Revolution Isn't Happening Yet,' Survey Shows

July 4, 2023 — The UK risks a growing divide between organizations who have invested in new, artificial intelligence-enabled digital technologies and those who haven’t, new research ...

Turning Old Maps Into 3D Digital Models of Lost Neighborhoods

June 28, 2023 — Imagine strapping on a virtual reality headset and 'walking' through a long-gone neighborhood in your city -- seeing the streets and buildings as they appeared decades ago. That's a ...

AI Reveals Hidden Traits About Our Planet's Flora to Help Save Species

June 20, 2023 — Machine learning can help extract important information from the huge numbers of plant specimens stored in herbaria, say ...

Four-Legged Robot Traverses Tricky Terrains Thanks to Improved 3D Vision

June 12, 2023 — Researchers have developed a new model that trains four-legged robots to see more clearly in 3D. The advance enabled a robot to autonomously cross challenging terrain with ease -- including stairs, ...

Illuminating the Molecular Ballet in Living Cells

June 6, 2023 — Researchers have developed one of the world's fastest cameras capable of detecting fluorescence from single ...

The Digital Dark Matter Clouding AI

June 5, 2023 — Scientists using artificial intelligence technology may be inviting unwanted noise into their genome analyses. Now, researchers have created a computational correction that will allow them to see ...

Reading Between the Cracks: Artificial Intelligence Can Identify Patterns in Surface Cracking to Assess Damage in Reinforced Concrete Structures

June 1, 2023 — Researchers are trying to make the process more efficient and definitive by using artificial intelligence, combined with a classic mathematical method for quantifying web-like networks, to determine ...

Super Low-Cost Smartphone Attachment Brings Blood Pressure Monitoring to Your Fingertips

May 29, 2023 — Engineers have developed a simple 3D-printed attachment that clips over a smartphone's camera and flash to measure blood pressure at the user's fingertip. The clip works with a custom ...

The Metaverse Can Lead to Better Science

May 25, 2023 — One researcher says we should look beyond the hype to see how virtual reality can make scientists more effective. But to realize the benefits, researchers must also plan well and avoid potential ...

Can't Find Your Phone? There's a Robot for That

May 15, 2023 — Engineers have discovered a new way to program robots to help people with dementia locate medicine, glasses, phones and other objects they need but have ...

Research Shows Mobile Phone Users Do Not Understand What Data They Might Be Sharing

May 9, 2023 — Privacy and security features that aim to give consumers more control over the sharing of their data by smartphone apps are widely misunderstood, shows new research from the University of Bath's ...

A Neuromorphic Visual Sensor Can Recognize Moving Objects and Predict Their Path

Apr. 17, 2023 — The new smart sensor uses embedded information to detect motion in a single video ...

AI-Equipped Eyeglasses Read Silent Speech

Apr. 6, 2023 — Researchers have developed a silent-speech recognition interface that uses acoustic-sensing and artificial intelligence to continuously recognize up to 31 unvocalized commands, based on lip and mouth ...

Technology Advance Paves Way to More Realistic 3D Holograms for Virtual Reality and More

Apr. 6, 2023 — Researchers have developed a new way to create dynamic ultrahigh-density 3D holographic projections. They now describe their new approach, called three-dimensional scattering-assisted dynamic ...

Robotic Hand Can Identify Objects With Just One Grasp

Apr. 3, 2023 — Newly created soft-rigid robotic fingers incorporate powerful sensors along their entire length, enabling them to produce a robotic hand that could accurately identify objects after only one ...

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