AI puts final notes on Beethoven's Tenth Symphony
A few notes scribbled in his notebook are all that German composer Ludwig van Beethoven left of his Tenth Symphony before his death in 1827.
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An IKEA furniture assembly environment to train robots on complex manipulation tasks
In order to complete complex everyday tasks such as using equipment, cooking or building furniture, robots should be able to plan their actions and manipulate objects in their surroundings. So far, however, teaching robots ...
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Differences between deep neural networks and human perception
When your mother calls your name, you know it's her voice—no matter the volume, even over a poor cell phone connection. And when you see her face, you know it's hers—if she is far away, if the lighting is poor, or if ...
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Microsoft unveils Xbox Series X as console war heats up
Microsoft has unveiled a name and look for its new gaming console, the Xbox Series X, promising a still-more immersive experience as it fends off threats from streaming and rival Sony.
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Research shows how Plundervolt could mess with Intel CPUs
Undervolting can bring trouble Intel would not care to endure at all. Fortunately, the latest research warning signals have won Intel's attention and they are addressing the situation.
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Hey, Google, be my Spanish translator
In January, Google announced a cool new feature that turns the Google Assistant into a two-way language interpreter, but it only worked visually on smart displays, which generally aren't used in the real world, when people ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Supporting structures of wind turbines contribute to wind farm blockage effect
Offshore wind power generation has become an increasingly promising source of renewable energy. Much about the aerodynamic effects of larger wind farms, however, remains poorly understood. New work in this week's Journal ...
Dec 12, 2019
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Surface organometallic chemistry could open new paths for synthetic fuels and energy carriers
To convert hydrocarbons into fuel, the petrochemical industry currently relies primarily on heterogeneous catalysts, which in most cases contain active metal sites with poorly defined structures. In recent years, however, ...
Dec 12, 2019 feature
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Security
Researchers call for harnessing, regulation of AI
Artificial intelligence appears to be "widening inequality," and its deployment should be subject to tough regulations and limits, especially for sensitive technologies such as facial recognition, a research report said Thursday.
Dec 12, 2019
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Engineering
Taking the carbon out of construction with engineered wood
To meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change—keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius and ideally capping it at 1.5 C—humanity will ultimately need to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse ...
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