Computer Science

Credit: Provided by Dr Shen's team A joint research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics. A robotic gripper with the sensor mounted at…

Heidelberg geoinformation scientists develop new computer-based method to analyse topographic changes The Earth's surface is subject to continual changes that dynamically shape natural landscapes. Global phenomena like climate change play…

Rensselaer-developed method proven effective in reducing collusion among students TROY, N.Y. -- The era of widespread remote learning brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic requires online testing methods that effectively prevent cheating,…

A new artificial intelligence system generates fake docs to fool adversaries HANOVER, N.H. - March 1, 2020 - During World War II, British intelligence agents planted false documents on a corpse to fool Nazi Germany into preparing for an…

ITHACA, N.Y. - Partnering with community organizations, Cornell University researchers are developing and planning a hyperlocal weather forecasting system designed to improve winter-storm emergency response and enhance natural disaster…

Will we enjoy our work more once routine tasks are automated? - Not necessarily, suggests a recent study Research conducted at Åbo Akademi University suggests that when routine work tasks are being replaced with intelligent…

Computer scientists show benefits of bioinformatics with PlasmidHawkCredit: Tommy LaVergne/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 26, 2021) - Tracking the origin of synthetic genetic code has never been simple, but it can be done…

Frontera, Anton 2 supercomputers simulate holistic model of SARS-CoV-2 virionCredit: Gregory Voth, University of Chicago. The COVID-19 virus holds some mysteries. Scientists remain in the dark on aspects of how it fuses and enters the host…

Publication in ScienceCredit: David Porubsky, University of Washington In 2001, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the first draft of the human genome reference sequence. The Human Genome Project, as it…

A Skoltech researcher has developed a theoretical model of wave formation in straits and channels that accounts for nonlinear effects in the presence of a coastline. This research can improve wave prediction, making maritime travel safer…

A computer network closely modelled on part of the human brain is enabling new insights into the way our brains process moving images - and explains some perplexing optical illusions. By using decades' worth of data from human motion…

Elbaum was selected for his contributions of testing techniques for evolving systems. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Sebastian Elbaum, Anita Jones Professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia School of Engineering, has been named an…

Researchers have developed a tool to identify security and privacy risks associated with Covid-19 contact tracing apps. COVIDGuardian, the first automated security and privacy assessment tool, tests contact tracing apps for potential…

Quantum science advancement could help lead to powerful spintronic devices, such as semiconductors and quantum computersCredit: University at Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Graphene is incredibly strong, lightweight, conductive ... the…

Productivity drops off 20% after female faculty members become parents Despite strides in family-leave offerings, and men taking a greater role in parenting, women in academia still experience about a 20% drop in productivity after having…

New research throws wide open the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by a single light sourceCredit: Image courtesy Boubacar Kanté Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a new way to…

PITTSBURGH--Babies whose births were depicted in Bollywood films from the 1950s and 60s were more often than not boys; in today's films, boy and girl newborns are about evenly split. In the 50s and 60s, dowries were socially acceptable;…

There hasn't been much focus on green transition of construction sites, but there's a lot to be gained; a number of companies and institutions have now joined forces to establish a full-scale demo construction site as it may look in a…

Oak Brook, IL (USA) - The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) is pleased to announce David McIntyre, Ph.D. candidate from Boston University (Boston, MA, USA), as the 2021 SLAS Graduate Education Fellowship Grant…

Credit: Farella E.M, et al./ MDPI Applied Sciences A research team from Skoltech and FBK (Italy) presented a methodology to derive 4D building models using historical maps and machine learning. The implemented method relies on the…