Credit: Disney Research When a person has a bad hair day, that’s unfortunate. When a virtual character has bad hair, an entire animation video or film can look unrealistic. A
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Pioneering computer scientist Harry Huskey dies at 101
Everyone experiences stiff muscles from time to time, whether after a rigorous workout, in cold weather, or after falling asleep in an unusual position. People with cerebral palsy, stroke and
Saarland University professor receives top research award for improved image compression
Joachim Weickerts method to improve data compression techniques draws on a process observed in nature and follows the same rules as those governing the propagation of heat. For the five-year
Planet enlists machine learning experts to parse a treasure trove of Amazon basin data
Planet, the satellite imaging company that operate the largest commercial Earth imaging constellation in existence, is hosting a new data science competition on the Kaggle platform, with the specific aim
Researchers unlock hardware’s hidden talent for rendering 3D graphics for science—and video games
Hyper-connectivity has changed the way we communicate, wait, and productively use our time. Even in a world of 5G wireless and “instant” messaging, there are countless moments throughout the day
Nature Conservancy gives forest management a digital makeover
Keeping a forest healthy often means deciding what to do tree by tree and acre by acre. That’s easy enough with a square mile of it, but what about a
Pattern discovery over pattern recognition—new way for computers to see
CORI at Lawrence Berkeley Lab is one of the world’s fastest computers. It is named after Gerty Theresa Cori, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for Physiology or
Volkswagen’s I.D. CROZZ electric concept aims for 2020 production
Electric production vehicles may be relatively rare, but electric concepts abound, and most of them are targeting 2020 for a rough production date, as is the Volkswagen I.D. CROZZ, an
Audi’s latest concept is a new all-electric Tesla Model X competitor
Audi’s newest electric vehicle is a crossover SUV with a 4.5-second 0-60mph time, and an impressive range of around 300 miles when its 95kWh battery is topped up. The Audi
Success in recognizing digits and monosyllables with high accurary from brain activity measurement
Hyper-connectivity has changed the way we communicate, wait, and productively use our time. Even in a world of 5G wireless and “instant” messaging, there are countless moments throughout the day
Neural networks explained
Most applications of deep learning use “convolutional” neural networks, in which the nodes of each layer are clustered, the clusters overlap, and each cluster feeds data to multiple nodes (orange
Scientists develop a novel algorithm inspired by bee colonies to help dismantling criminal social networks
Credit: University of Granada Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have designed an algorithm, inspired by the intelligent and social behavior of bee colonies, which allows law enforcement to
Helping students learn by sketching
Although sketching exercises can help students learn many subjects, they are woefully underused in classrooms. “Sketches are difficult and time-consuming to grade,” said Northwestern University’s Ken Forbus. “Intelligent tutoring systems,
Cloud, AI and confidence pushing network monitoring industry
The DDoS problem Security is another area of a network monitoring and government attention that is undergoing a large shift. DDoS attacks, that are getting larger and some-more frequent, are posing
Tesla will reveal its electric semi truck in September
Elon Musk just let us know when we’ll get a look at the electric semi truck that he’s teased in the past: The Tesla transport vehicle will be revealed in