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April 26, 2024

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On the Trail of Deepfakes, Researchers Identify 'Fingerprints' of AI-Generated Video

Apr. 24, 2024 — According to new research, current methods for detecting manipulated digital media will not be effective against AI-generated video; but a machine-learning approach could be the key to unmasking ...

AI Tool Recognizes Serious Ocular Disease in Horses

Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have developed a deep learning tool that is capable of reliably diagnosing moon blindness in horses based on ...

Breakthrough for Next-Generation Digital Displays

Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers have developed a digital display screen where the LEDs themselves react to touch, light, fingerprints and the user's pulse, among other things. Their results could be the start of a whole new generation of displays for phones, computers ...

Memory Self-Test Via Smartphone Can Identify Early Signs of Alzheimer's Disease

Mar. 27, 2024 — Dedicated memory tests on smartphones enable the detection of 'mild cognitive impairment', a condition that may indicate Alzheimer's disease, with high ...

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AI Tool Creates 'Synthetic' Images of Cells for Enhanced Microscopy Analysis

Apr. 22, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method to use an image generation AI model to create realistic images of single cells, which are then used as 'synthetic ...

AI Makes Retinal Imaging 100 Times Faster, Compared to Manual Method

Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers applied artificial intelligence (AI) to a technique that produces high-resolution images of cells in the eye. They report that with AI, imaging is 100 times faster and improves image ...

Proof-of-Principle Demonstration of 3-D Magnetic Recording

Apr. 8, 2024 — Research groups have made a breakthrough in the field of hard disk drives (HDD) by demonstrating the feasibility of multi-level recording using a three-dimensional magnetic recording medium to store ...

New Privacy-Preserving Robotic Cameras Obscure Images Beyond Human Recognition

Apr. 4, 2024 — In a bid to restore privacy, researchers have created a new approach to designing cameras that process and scramble visual information before it is ...

Pushing Back the Limits of Optical Imaging by Processing Trillions of Frames Per Second

Mar. 25, 2024 — Pushing for a higher speed isn't just for athletes. Researchers, too, can achieve such feats with their discoveries. A new device called SCARF (for ...

Straightening Teeth? AI Can Help

Mar. 13, 2024 — A new tool will help orthodontists correctly fit braces onto teeth. Using artificial intelligence and virtual patients, the tool predicts how teeth will move, so as to ensure that braces are neither ...

New AI Technology Enables 3D Capture and Editing of Real-Life Objects

Mar. 13, 2024 — Imagine performing a sweep around an object with your smartphone and getting a realistic, fully editable 3D model that you can view from any angle -- this is fast becoming reality, thanks to advances ...

AI-Generated Food Images Look Tastier Than Real Ones

Mar. 11, 2024 — Researchers have announced an intriguing discovery -- consumers generally prefer AI-generated images of food over real food images, especially when they are unaware of their true ...

Compact Chips Advance Precision Timing for Communications, Navigation and Other Applications

Mar. 6, 2024 — Precision timing and synchronization are crucial for navigation, communication and radar systems. Scientists have built compact chips capable of ...

Can You Tell AI-Generated People from Real Ones?

Mar. 6, 2024 — If you recently had trouble figuring out if an image of a person is real or generated through artificial intelligence (AI), you're not alone. A new study found that people had more difficulty than ...

A Key to the Future of Robots Could Be Hiding in Liquid Crystals

Mar. 4, 2024 — Robots and cameras of the future could be made of liquid crystals, thanks to a new discovery that significantly expands the potential of the chemicals already common in computer displays and digital ...

AI Technique 'Decodes' Microscope Images, Overcoming Fundamental Limit

Feb. 29, 2024 — Researchers have developed a deep learning algorithm for removing systematic effects from atomic force microscopy images, enabling more precise profiles of material ...

Science Fiction Meets Reality: New Technique to Overcome Obstructed Views

Feb. 20, 2024 — Using a single photograph, researchers created an algorithm that computes highly accurate, full-color three-dimensional reconstructions of areas behind obstacles -- a concept that can not only help ...

Researchers Develop AI That Can Understand Light in Photographs

Feb. 20, 2024 — Despite significant progress in developing AI systems that can understand the physical world like humans do, researchers have struggled with modelling a certain aspect of our visual system: the ...

Time Watching Videos May Stunt Toddler Language Development, but It Depends on Why They're Watching

Feb. 20, 2024 — A new study reveals that passive video use among toddlers can negatively affect language development, but their caregiver's motivations for exposing them to digital media could also lessen the ...

Online Digital Data and AI for Monitoring Biodiversity

Feb. 16, 2024 — Researchers propose a framework for integrating online digital data into biodiversity ...

Innovations in Depth from Focus/defocus Pave the Way to More Capable Computer Vision Systems

Feb. 9, 2024 — In an image, estimating the distance between objects and the camera by using the blur in the images as clue, also known as depth from focus/defocus, is essential in computer vision. However, ...

A Machine Learning Framework That Encodes Images Like a Retina

Feb. 7, 2024 — Researchers have developed a machine learning approach to compressing image data with greater accuracy than learning-free computation methods, with applications for retinal implants and other sensory ...

A Sleeker Facial Recognition Technology Tested on Michelangelo's David

Feb. 2, 2024 — Many people are familiar with facial recognition systems that unlock smartphones and game systems or allow access to our bank accounts online. But the current technology can require boxy projectors ...

AI-Powered App Can Detect Poison Ivy

Jan. 30, 2024 — To find poison ivy before it finds you, scientists have published a new study in which they show how they used artificial intelligence to confirm that an app can identify poison ivy. The app is not ...

Robot Trained to Read Braille at Twice the Speed of Humans

Jan. 29, 2024 — Researchers have developed a robotic sensor that incorporates artificial intelligence techniques to read braille at speeds roughly double that of most human ...

Researchers Create Faster and Cheaper Way to Print Tiny Metal Structures With Light

Jan. 18, 2024 — Researchers have developed a light-based means of printing nano-sized metal structures that is 480 times faster and 35 times cheaper than the current conventional method. It is a scalable solution ...

Tiny AI-Based Bio-Loggers Revealing the Interesting Bits of a Bird's Day

Jan. 17, 2024 — Researchers have developed a bio-logger for seabirds that enables long-term observation of rare behaviors. The bio-logger employs low-power depth sensors and accelerometers to identify rare behavior ...

Online Versus Reality: Social Media Influences Perceptions

Jan. 17, 2024 — People may form inaccurate impressions about us from our social media posts, finds new research that is the first to examine perceptions of our personalities based on online ...

Researchers Use Spinning Metasurfaces to Craft Compact Thermal Imaging System

Jan. 11, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new technology that uses meta-optical devices to perform thermal imaging. The approach provides richer information about imaged objects, which could broaden the use of ...

New AI Tool Brings Precision Pathology for Cancer and Beyond Into Quicker, Sharper Focus

Jan. 2, 2024 — Researchers developed an artificial intelligence tool to quickly analyze gene activities in medical images and provide single-cell insight into diseases in tissues and tissue ...

Wireless Tracking System Could Help Improve the XR Experience

Dec. 21, 2023 — Engineers developed a technology that delivers centimeter-level accuracy for real-time tracking in extended reality (XR) applications. It uses wireless signals to ensure precise asset localization ...

AI Risks Turning Organizations Into Self-Serving Organisms If Humans Removed

Dec. 21, 2023 — With human bias removed, organizations looking to improve performance by harnessing digital technology can expect changes to how information is ...

North Korea and Beyond: AI-Powered Satellite Analysis Reveals the Unseen Economic Landscape of Underdeveloped Nations?

Dec. 7, 2023 — A joint research team in computer science, economics, and geography has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) technology to measure grid-level economic development within six-square-kilometer ...

Training Algorithm Breaks Barriers to Deep Physical Neural Networks

Dec. 7, 2023 — Researchers have developed an algorithm to train an analog neural network just as accurately as a digital one, enabling the development of more efficient alternatives to power-hungry deep learning ...