[ad_1] The scientists first looked at the mammograms of over 60,000 patients who were treated at Massachusetts General. They then identified the women that developed breast cancer within five years of their screening. With this data, scientists created a model that recognizes the subtle patterns in breast tissue that are the early signs of cancer. […]
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Microsoft designs an Xbox controller with Braille
[ad_1] The patent drawings look similar to the current Xbox One controller, with the addition of paddles along the bottom that would allow players to enter text or commands via Braille. The paddles would also vibrate to provide outputs in Braille. Those might, for instance, communicate what’s happening on the screen or relay text conversations. […]
AMD and Cray are building the ‘world’s most powerful supercomputer’
[ad_1] “Frontier’s record-breaking performance will ensure our country’s ability to lead the world in science that improves the lives and economic prosperity of all Americans and the entire world,” Secretary of Energy Rick Perry said in a statement. “Frontier will accelerate innovation in AI by giving American researchers world-class data and computing resources to ensure […]
These ‘cathartic’ stress robots can take a beating
[ad_1] Luria and his team created four cathartic objects that were designed to handle a wide range of emotions and behaviors. “Object 1” looks like an everyday black sofa pillow, but it’s designed to be stabbed with sharp objects. After it gets stabbed, it begins to shake, and keeps shaking until the user removes all […]
MIT finds smaller neural networks that are easier to train
[ad_1] To train most neural networks, engineers feed them massive datasets, but that can take days and expensive GPUs. The researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) found that within those trained networks are smaller, subnetworks that can make equally accurate predictions. CSAIL’s so-called ‘lottery-ticket hypothesis’ is based on the idea that […]
Commercial drones are way more popular than the FAA expected
[ad_1] The percentages are impressive, but it’s worth bearing in mind that the actual numbers aren’t huge: the total number of commercial drones registered with the FAA now sits at 277,000. By contrast, there are about 1.25 million personal drones in the US, expected to rise to 1.4 million by 2023. In that same year, […]
Holographic tech could be key to future quantum computers
[ad_1] Existing techniques for both studying light and extracting 3D info are inherently limited by the size of wavelengths. This allows a considerably higher resolution that can even include holographic movies of fast-moving objects. The approach is still very early and might not reach quantum computers for a long time. However, it does hint at […]
After Math: Liar, liar, pants on fire
[ad_1] Ladies and gentlemen, I come to you this week a broken man. My childhood dream of seeing a speedy video game rodent hero break the fourth wall and go on a road trip with a middling white male actor I only sort of recognize has been shattered. Not bec… [ad_2] Source link
Ever wonder how audio sampling works?
[ad_1] The Discrete Charm of the Machine: Why the World Became Digitalby Ken Steiglitz We’re living the audiophile dream! Our phones can hold a year’s worth of music and stream more songs than anyone could listen to in a lifetime. But none of that would be possible without the efforts of one Harry Nyquist, an […]
Firefox extensions stopped working for a while
[ad_1] Add-onmageddon 2.0Firefox disabled all add-ons because a certificate expired If you use Firefox or Tor, you may have noticed a weird error message and a sudden lack of working extensions. That’s because on Friday evening ET (midnight UTC/GMT) a certificate necessary to sign add-ons for the browser expired, making them suddenly invalid for use. […]