2 h. ago Seamless tech: 'OriStitch' threads computation and 3D textiles

Could a flat piece of fabric hold a 3D shape, the way paper does in origami? Aiming to find out, researchers from the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science developed OriStitch, a new software and fabrication system that takes simple 3D objects—a toy or a teapot, say—and spins them into a design for a textile version using carefully placed stitches in fabric.

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50 h. ago Combining Energy With Computational Science, UT Launches Program To Bolster Texas, U.S. Energy Dominance

Combining Energy With Computational Science, UT Launches Program To Bolster Texas, U.S. Energy Dominance  UT News

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5 d. ago University of Utah spends $400K a year on ‘Dignity Index’ scoring political speech

University of Utah launches $400,000 annual "Dignity Index" program rating political speech on eight-point scale, now expanding to 25 states after pilot success.

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7 d. ago Guided learning helps previously 'untrainable' neural networks learn effectively

Even networks long considered "untrainable" can learn effectively with a bit of a helping hand. Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have shown that a brief period of alignment between neural networks, a method they call guidance, can dramatically improve the performance of architectures previously thought unsuitable for modern tasks.

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9 d. ago Russian Launch Site Mishap Leaves Country’s Space Program in Limbo

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan.

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9 d. ago LA County launches gift card program. Spend $100 and get an extra $50 to support LA fire recovery

LA County launches gift card program. Spend $100 and get an extra $50 to support LA fire recovery  LAist

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1 week ago Tasmania takes a historic step to repair harm from its past anti

Tasmania is launching Australia's first compensation program for men once criminalized under anti-gay laws, raising difficult questions about how to measure and remedy decades of harm.

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1 week ago Study finds AI can safely assist with some software annotation tasks

A dystopian future where advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems replace human decision-making has long been a trope of science fiction. The malevolent computer HAL, which takes control of the spaceship in Stanley Kubrick's film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, is a chilling example.

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1 week ago Cook County in Illinois Makes Guaranteed Basic Income Program Permanent

Cook County, Illinois, is making its guaranteed basic income program permanent after launching it as a pilot program in 2022 with the help of federal COVID-19 relief funds. The post Cook County in Illinois Makes Guaranteed Basic Income Program Permanent appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Q&A: Expert discusses developer preparation for controlling super

The dream of an artificial intelligence (AI)-integrated society could turn into a nightmare if safety is not prioritized by developers, according to Rui Zhang, assistant professor of computer science and engineering in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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2 w. ago San Francisco Launches Pilot Program to Move RV Dwellers to Permanent Housing Amid Homelessness Crisis

San Francisco Launches Pilot Program to Move RV Dwellers to Permanent Housing Amid Homelessness Crisis  Hoodline

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2 w. ago San Francisco launches pilot program to move RV dwellers into permanent housing

San Francisco launches pilot program to move RV dwellers into permanent housing  CBS News

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2 w. ago A Computer Science Professor Invented the Emoticon After a Joke Went Wrong

In 1982, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott Fahlman suggested using :-) for humorous comments after his colleagues took a joke about mercury seriously.

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2 w. ago New TSA policy charges passengers who do not have acceptable IDs at checkpoints

TSA introduces $18 fee for travelers without proper ID at airport checkpoints during busy holiday season. New alternative verification program launches nationwide.

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2 w. ago Interior Launches Expansive 11th National Offshore Leasing Program to Advance U.S. Energy Dominance

Interior Launches Expansive 11th National Offshore Leasing Program to Advance U.S. Energy Dominance  U.S. Department of the Interior (.gov)

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3 w. ago Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy

Quantum chemist Ernest Opoku is working on computational methods to study how electrons behave as a School of Science Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellow.

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3 w. ago Washington County launches whole blood program for trauma care

Washington County launches whole blood program for trauma care  The Herald-Mail

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3 w. ago Washington County Division of Emergency Services Launches Whole Blood Program

Washington County Division of Emergency Services Launches Whole Blood Program  Washington County, MD

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3 w. ago Cracking the code of complexity in computer science's P vs. NP problem

New research from the University of Waterloo is making inroads on one of the biggest problems in theoretical computer science. But the way to do it, according to Cameron Seth, a Ph.D. researcher working in the field of algorithmic approximation, is by breaking the problem down into smaller pieces.

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3 w. ago Combining nuclear waste disposal with mobile energy generation

It is common for nuclear engineers to be concerned with the disposition of nuclear waste. After all, the United States alone currently has about 90,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel stored in concrete casks on nuclear reactor sites—enough to fill 18 Olympic-sized swimming pools—and is still producing about 2,000 metric tons every year.

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