Search results for machine learning

Environment May 10, 2022

Machine learning improves Hawai'i rainfall mapping

Rainfall map accuracy is vital in climate and hydraulic modeling and supports environmental management decision making, water resource planning and weather forecasting. University of Hawaiʻi and East-West Center researchers ...

Social Sciences May 4, 2022

Unique machine-learning model predicts homelessness among US soldiers before their transition to civilian life

Researchers led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have found that lifetime depression, trauma of having a loved one murdered, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are the three ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 28, 2022

'Lensless' imaging through advanced machine learning for next generation image sensing solutions

A camera usually requires a lens system to capture a focused image, and the lensed camera has been the dominant imaging solution for centuries. A lensed camera requires a complex lens system to achieve high-quality, bright, ...

Plasma Physics Apr 27, 2022

Machine learning, harnessed to extreme computing, aids fusion energy development

MIT research scientists Pablo Rodriguez-Fernandez and Nathan Howard have just completed one of the most demanding calculations in fusion science—predicting the temperature and density profiles of a magnetically confined ...

Environment Apr 25, 2022

Researchers use machine learning to speed up counting of microplastics

Microplastics are all around us—in the water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe. But before researchers can understand the real impact of these particles on health, they need faster and more effective ways ...

Earth Sciences Apr 1, 2022

Testing a machine learning approach to geophysical inversion

A common problem in the geosciences is the need to deduce unseen physical structure based on limited observations. For instance, a ground-penetrating radar observation attempts to infer underground structure without any in ...

Environment Mar 29, 2022

Optimizing the mitigation of heavy metal pollution in biochar-treated soils with machine learning

Environmental pollution is one of the biggest global concerns of our time. Building a sustainable future is only possible if we proactively address every aspect of this problem. In this regard, soil pollution due to the accumulation ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 21, 2022

Identifying toxic materials in water with machine learning

Waste materials from oil sands extraction, stored in tailings ponds, can pose a risk to the natural habitat and neighboring communities when they leach into groundwater and surface ecosystems. Until now, the challenge for ...

Biotechnology Mar 7, 2022

Decoding pig emotions with a machine learning algorithm

We can now decode pigs' emotions. Using thousands of acoustic recordings gathered throughout the lives of pigs, from their births to deaths, an international team of researchers is the first in the world to translate pig ...

Biotechnology Mar 4, 2022

Machine learning could help scientists design better viral diagnostics

Researchers have developed an automated method that predicts the effectiveness of viral diagnostic tests and designs optimized ones.

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