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    Using cellular networks to detect at-risk areas for spread of COVID-19

    In the fight against COVID-19, researchers at Colorado State University have developed a new, non-invasive strategy to identify areas at greatest risk for spreading the disease. Led by Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Edwin Chong, the team is drawing on data from existing cellular wireless networks to pinpoint potential hotspots for increased viral transmission. Their […] More

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    Even when women outnumber men, gender bias persists among science undergrads

    Increasing gender diversity has been a long-sought goal across many of the sciences, and interventions and programs to attract more women into fields like physics and math often happen at the undergraduate level. But is representation enough to improve gender diversity in science? In a new study, Colorado State University researchers say there’s more to […] More

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    Team dramatically reduces image analysis times using deep learning, other approaches

    A picture is worth a thousand words -but only when it’s clear what it depicts. And therein lies the rub in making images or videos of microscopic life. While modern microscopes can generate huge amounts of image data from living tissues or cells within a few seconds, extracting meaningful biological information from that data can […] More

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    Analysis of complex geometric models made simple

    Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an efficient new way to quickly analyze complex geometric models by borrowing a computational approach that has made photorealistic animated films possible. Rapid improvements in sensor technology have generated vast amounts of new geometric information, from scans of ancient architectural sites to the internal organs of humans. But […] More

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    No keys to the kingdom: New single sign-on algorithm provides superior privacy

    Over the last few decades, as the information era has matured, it has shaped the world of cryptography and made it a varied landscape. Amongst the myriad of encoding methods and cryptosystems currently available for ensuring secure data transfers and user identification, some have become quite popular because of their safety or practicality. For example, […] More

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    Artificial intelligence identifies, locates seizures in real-time

    Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis’ McKelvey School of Engineering have combined artificial intelligence with systems theory to develop a more efficient way to detect and accurately identify an epileptic seizure in real-time. Their results were published May 26 in the journal Scientific Reports. The research comes from the lab of Jr-Shin Li, professor […] More

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    Human-Artificial intelligence collaborations best for skin cancer diagnosis

    Artificial intelligence (AI) improved skin cancer diagnostic accuracy when used in collaboration with human clinical checks, an international study including University of Queensland researchers has found. The global team tested for the first time whether a ‘real world’, collaborative approach involving clinicians assisted by AI improved the accuracy of skin cancer clinical decision making. UQ’s […] More

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    Quantum physics provides a way to hide ignorance

    Students can hide their ignorance and answer questions correctly in an exam without their lack of knowledge being detected by teachers — but only in the quantum world. University of Queensland researchers have successfully verified a counterintuitive idea from quantum theory — that ignorance of the whole does not necessarily imply ignorance of the parts […] More