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Month: October 2024

Computers

AI-powered software narrates surroundings for visually impaired in real time

October 10, 2024 Tech Xplore

A world of color and texture could soon become more accessible to people who are blind or have low vision, via new software that narrates what a camera records.This article was originally published on this […]

Computers

Researchers achieve world-record resolution in turbulence simulations

October 10, 2024 Tech Xplore

From the water that comes out of the faucet to the chemical reactions in jet engines that propel planes, turbulence affects our everyday lives. Researchers at Georgia Tech are studying the complex physics of turbulence […]

Computers

Apple unveils Depth Pro, an AI app that can map the depth of a 2D image

October 10, 2024 Tech Xplore

A team of engineers at Apple has developed an AI-based model called Depth Pro that can map the depth of a 2D image. The team has written a paper describing the app and its capabilities […]

Computers

Can advanced AI solve visual puzzles and perform abstract reasoning?

October 9, 2024 Tech Xplore

Artificial Intelligence has learned to master language, generate art, and even beat grandmasters at chess. But can it crack the code of abstract reasoning—those tricky visual puzzles that leave humans scratching their heads?This article was […]

Computers

Overcoming ‘catastrophic forgetting’: Algorithm inspired by brain allows neural networks to retain knowledge

October 9, 2024 Tech Xplore

Neural networks have a remarkable ability to learn specific tasks, such as identifying handwritten digits. However, these models often experience “catastrophic forgetting” when taught additional tasks: They can successfully learn the new assignments, but “forget” […]

Math

In double breakthrough, mathematician helps solve two long-standing problems

October 9, 2024 Phys Org

A Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor who has devoted his career to resolving the mysteries of higher mathematics has solved two separate, fundamental problems that have perplexed mathematicians for decades.This article was originally published on this […]

Math

Are ideas contagious? How the structure of human-interaction networks affects spread of both illness and information

October 9, 2024 Phys Org

The COVID-19 pandemic gave the global medical community the opportunity to take giant strides forward in understanding how to develop vaccines and implement public health measures designed to control the spread of disease, but the […]

Computers

Study addresses challenges in digital animation of coiled hair

October 9, 2024 Tech Xplore

We have grown accustomed to seeing many aspects of our everyday world depicted using computer graphics, but some phenomena remain difficult for even the most experienced animators. Hair, specifically the highly coiled hair that is […]

Internet

Viewpoint: As an ethical hacker, I can’t believe the risks people routinely take when they access the internet in public

October 9, 2024 Tech Xplore

In the modern world we are all constantly connected, but this comes with risks. As most cybersecurity specialists will tell you, the biggest vulnerability in any system is the user—whether at home or work.This article […]

Math

Team presents new theoretical strategy for generating asymmetric distributions in probability and statistics

October 8, 2024 Phys Org

As is well known, the normal distribution is a key tool in probability and statistics. It can be described as a distribution that obeys a universal rule derived from one of the most important theorems […]

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