Finding out which is the highest mountain in the US Arctic may be the last thing on your mind, unless you are an explorer who skis from the tallest peaks around the globe. Ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers joined forces with ...
Earth Sciences
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Computer vision systems typically learn how to recognize an object by analyzing images of thousands of examples. But scientists at Disney Research have shown that computers also can learn to recognize objects they have never ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 23, 2016
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Coral cannot survive on its own for long. It needs to create a symbiotic relationship with algae to survive. Algae provides approximately 90 percent of the energy coral needs, which means that their partnership must be preserved ...
Ecology
Jun 23, 2016
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Researchers from Disney Research and Shanghai's Fudan University have used deep learning techniques to train computer software to recognize events in videos, even categories of events that the software has not previously ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 23, 2016
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Researchers at Disney Research and Boston University have found that a machine learning program can be trained to detect human activity in a video sooner and more accurately than other methods by rewarding the program for ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 23, 2016
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Japan's national pension fund, the world's biggest, said Thursday it is suing Toshiba over a profit-padding scandal that slashed the value of its stock, as its new boss pledged to overhaul the vast conglomerate.
Business
Jun 23, 2016
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Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a new technique to determine the chemical composition of materials using near-infrared light.
Nanophysics
Jun 23, 2016
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New light-based technologies that facilitate a look inside the human body using light—and without cutting into the tissue—promise to enable both compact, wearable devices for point-of-care diagnostics as well as powerful ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 23, 2016
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Future medicine is bound to include extensive tissue-engineering technologies such as organs-on-chips and organoids - miniature organs grown from stem cells. But all this is predicated on a simple yet challenging task: controlling ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 23, 2016
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Twelve golden retrievers recently arrived in Orlando, Florida, to bring comfort to the survivors and those grieving after the mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse. Tim Hetzner, president of the Illinois-based K-9 Comfort ...
Plants & Animals
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