Posted on December 2nd, 2007 by nuke001
squamous cell carcinoma
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Nano breakthrough in cancer detection: study
Rawstory
“A nano-scale tool that distinguishes soft cancerous cells from stiffer normal ones could save lives by making it easier to diagnose cancer, according to a study released Sunday.
“Using atomic force microscopes, a team of US scientists showed for the first time that the surface of living cancer cells [...]
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Posted on December 2nd, 2007 by nuke001
Honeybees, Maine. 2007. Photo by Peter Essick
National Geographic Photo of the Day
“Swarming honeybees, like these on Maine’s Appledore Island, frequently differ about where to establish a new nest. But the group usually chooses the best site. Bees reach this decision by gathering information, conducting independent evaluations, and holding a kind of vote. [...]
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Posted on December 2nd, 2007 by nuke001
robo-tank
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Carnegie Mellon gets $14.4 million to build robo-tank
Layer 8 Network World
“Unmanned aircraft are showing up in the skies more often and today the US Army awarded $14.4 million to Carnegie Mellon to build a remote-controlled unmanned tank./”A certain amount of the award will go toward significantly improving the Crusher, a 6.5-ton unmanned support vehicle Carnegie [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2007 by nuke001
detecting intention in basketball
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Software That Learns From Users
Nomi Ali
” . . . University of Washington computer science professor Pedro Domingos is developing CALO, a massive, four-year-old artificial intelligence project to help computers understand human intentions. The DARPA-funded project involves researchers from 25 universities and corporations focusing on many areas of artificial intelligence, including machine learning, [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2007 by nuke001
Widgetbox introduces M.A.I.D. Artificial Intelligence System widget
“No one to talk to right now? Why not communicate with the M.A.I.D. - a live Artificial Intelligence System. Don’t worry about your conversation - it’s just between you and a computer!”
Widgetbox “… enables people to find web widgets across a variety of categories and interests [...]
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