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- An AI dataset carves new paths to tornado detection April 29, 2024TorNet, a public artificial intelligence dataset, could help models reveal when and why tornadoes form, improving forecasters' ability to issue warnings.Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- Study demonstrates efficacy of MIT-led Brave Behind Bars program April 24, 2024Programming course for incarcerated people boosts digital literacy and self-efficacy, highlighting potential for reduced recidivism.Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL
- MIT announces 2024 Bose Grants April 24, 2024The grants fund studies of clean hydrogen production, fetal health-sensing fabric, basalt architecture, and shark-based ocean monitoring.Becky Ham | Office of the Provost
- Circadian rhythms can influence drugs’ effectiveness April 24, 2024MIT researchers find circadian variations in liver function play an important role in how drugs are broken down in the body.Anne Trafton | MIT News
- Ian Waitz named vice president for research April 24, 2024The former vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education will leverage more than 30 years of experience at the Institute to oversee MIT’s research activities.Zach Winn | MIT News
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- Phone Keyboard Exploits Leave 1 Billion Users Exposed April 29, 2024Digital Chinese-language keyboards that are vulnerable to spying and eavesdropping have been used by 1 billion smartphone users, according to a new report. The widespread threats these leaky systems reveal could also present a concerning new kind of exploit for cyberattacks, whether the device uses a Chinese-language keyboard, an English keyboard, or any other. Last […]Margo Anderson
- An Engineer Who Keeps Meta’s AI infrastructure Humming April 29, 2024Making breakthroughs in artificial intelligence these days requires huge amounts of computing power. In January, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that by the end of this year, the company will have installed 350,000 Nvidia GPUs—the specialized computer chips used to train AI models—to power its AI research. As a data-center network engineer with Meta’s network […]Edd Gent
- Electronically Assisted Astronomy on the Cheap April 28, 2024I hate the eye strain that often comes with peering through a telescope at the night sky—I’d rather let a camera capture the scene. But I’m too frugal to sink thousands of dollars into high-quality astrophotography gear. The Goldilocks solution for me is something that goes by the name of electronically assisted astronomy, or EAA.EAA […]David Schneider
- Will Human Soldiers Ever Trust Their Robot Comrades? April 27, 2024Editor’s note: This article is adapted from the author’s book War Virtually: The Quest to Automate Conflict, Militarize Data, and Predict the Future (University of California Press, published in paperback April 2024). The blistering late-afternoon wind ripped across Camp Taji, a sprawling U.S. military base just north of Baghdad. In a desolate corner of the […]Roberto J. González
- Video Friday: RACER Heavy April 26, 2024Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.Eurobot Open 2024: 8–11 May 2024, LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, FRANCEICRA 2024: 13–17 May 2024, YOKOHAMA, JAPANRoboCup 2024: […]Evan Ackerman
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- How the bias in algorithms can help us spot our own April 29, 2024People recognize their own biases in algorithms’ decisions more than they do in their own—even when those decisions are the same. The post How the bias in algorithms can help us spot our own appeared first on Advanced Science News.Bradley van Paridon
- Quantum dot laser set to transform medicine and communications April 25, 2024Quantum dots are key to a new laser that could transform medical imaging, diagnostics, and boost communication. The post Quantum dot laser set to transform medicine and communications appeared first on Advanced Science News.Andrey Feldman
- Bioluminescence evolved 300 million years earlier than previously thought April 24, 2024Bioluminescence has evolved independently in species time and again, but why this happened and when it first appeared has been a mystery. The post Bioluminescence evolved 300 million years earlier than previously thought appeared first on Advanced Science News.Sukanya Charuchandra
- Electronic socks prevent foot-related complications in diabetic patients April 23, 2024An electronic sock detects an "unhealthy" walking style linked with diabetes and poor circulation to prevent foot ulcers and amputation. The post Electronic socks prevent foot-related complications in diabetic patients appeared first on Advanced Science News.Bradley van Paridon
- Turning industrial waste into clean hydrogen fuel April 22, 2024New technique uses waste metal shavings to catalyze hydrogen production, turning nothing but trash and water into clean, renewable fuel. The post Turning industrial waste into clean hydrogen fuel appeared first on Advanced Science News.Anthony Lewis