Watson's medical expertise offered commercially
The Watson supercomputer is graduating from its medical residency and is being offered commercially to doctors and health insurance companies, IBM said Friday.
Computer Sciences
Feb 8, 2013
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How trustworthy is your dog's DNA test?
Lila is a registered purebred beagle, but depending on what company does her DNA testing, she might be part rottweiler, part American foxhound, or not a beagle at all.
Veterinary medicine
Mar 9, 2024
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7 cars get top rating in high-tech safety test
Seven midsize vehicles earned the top rating in a new insurance industry test of high-tech safety features designed to prevent front-end collisions.
Engineering
Sep 27, 2013
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New study estimates frequency of volcanic eruptions
Holidaymakers concerned about fresh volcanic eruptions causing flight-disrupting ash clouds might be reassured by a study setting out the first reliable estimates of their frequency.
Earth Sciences
Jan 3, 2017
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NASA's Voyager team focuses on software patch, thrusters
Engineers for NASA's Voyager mission are taking steps to help make sure both spacecraft, launched in 1977, continue to explore interstellar space for years to come.
Astronomy
Oct 20, 2023
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Collective bargaining subsidizes low-wage work in some states
States with right-to-work laws "free ride" on the higher tax revenues generated by workers in collective bargaining states, says a new study from a University of Illinois labor expert.
Economics & Business
Aug 29, 2014
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Five new features that could be on your next car
Cameras that check around the car for pedestrians. Radar that stops you from drifting out of your lane. An engine able to turn off automatically at traffic lights to conserve fuel.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 5, 2013
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Tech startups want to change the way you drive
A veteran computer scientist hates sitting in his car at stop lights, so he creates software that makes the experience less annoying. A former engineering professor wants to double the range of today's electric vehicles. ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 25, 2015
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Research grant combines astrophysics and archeology to decipher ancient texts
Lucy Fortson, an astrophysicist and Associate Professor in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota is part of a collaboration called Ancientlives which has received a grant to apply the analysis ...
Archaeology
Jul 26, 2011
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Who'll be responsible when self-driving car crashes?
Fully self-driving cars aren't quite here yet, but they're coming.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 28, 2017
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