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Novel Chip Can Process and Classify Nearly 2 Billion Images in One Second
To speed up the abilities of processing, analyzing, storing and classifying images by computer chips, engineers at Penn have created a novel scalable chip which classifies and recognizes images almost instantaneously. The team— consisting of Firooz Aflatouni, Associate Professor in…
Scientists Use Robots to Show how Predators Pursue Prey Fish
University of Bristol scientists have illustrated how predators overcome the erratic behavior of their prey during the hunt by adjusting their own. The study challenges the widely-held belief that unpredictable behavior helps animals survive encounters with predators. Instead of just…
New AI Translates Math Problems Into Code
A team of researchers recently created an artificial intelligence that can translate math problems written in English to formal code, making it much easier for computers to solve. This process is called ‘formalization’. Computers have only been able to solve…
New AI can Predict Micronutrient Deficiency from Space
Micronutrient deficiencies are serious and afflict over 2 billion people around the world, including 340 million children. These deficiencies have fatal health consequences, but early diagnosis for effective treatment is costly and requires time-consuming blood draws and lab tests. However,…
Researchers Discover Backdoor in WordPress Plugin used by Schools
On Friday, researchers reported that they found a malicious backdoor in a WordPress plugin that gave hackers complete control of websites using the package, with mostly schools as the target market. According to the researchers, the premium version of School…
Axon Brings Virtual Reality Taser Training to the Police
A scenario that plays out frequently for police officers across the U.S., is where the combative suspect is wearing a thick jacket which means that a taser may not be able to knock him to the ground. This scenario came…
New Robots Use Wi-fi to Navigate Indoors
Engineers at the University of California San Diego recently developed a new way for robots to accurately navigate the indoors terrain, even without any recognizable feature and in poor lighting. The technology includes sensors that use WiFi signals that help…
Researchers Can Predict Vaccine Hesitancy on Zip Code-level
With new variants of the COVID-19 vaccine emerging every other day, the concept of vaccine hesitancy is become more present and powerful in the U.S. Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering recently published a paper which proposes a…
New Tracker like Band-aid Can Track Sleeping Disorders
A global study carried out in 2020 reported that over a third of adults had sleeping problems, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are over 80 different types of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea,…