Certain words used on social media platforms like Flickr can warn us about extreme weather events before they happen—such as hurricanes, storms and floods, suggests new research. Continue reading Social media posts can help predict floods, hurricanes
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This robot can ask for clarification
Researchers have developed an algorithm that lets robots ask for clarification when they are not sure what exactly a person wants them to fetch, especially when there are lots of very similar objects in close proximity to each other. Continue reading This robot can ask for clarification
Can TRAPPIST-1 planets support life? NASA telescope might answer
Astronomers believe that NASA’s upcoming James Webb space telescope could help us find out if any of the seven earth-sized planets around the TRAPPIST-1 star 40 light years away could possibly support life. Continue reading Can TRAPPIST-1 planets support life? NASA telescope might answer
SpaceX to send 2 tourists around moon in 2018
Two space tourists will be on a week-long trip around the moon in 2018 on a Dragon spaceship as part of an initiative by US company SpaceX, a media report said. Continue reading SpaceX to send 2 tourists around moon in 2018
New computer method may predict time of body clock
Researchers have developed a computer method called ZeitZeiger that uses a sample of human blood to accurately predict circadian time—the time of day according to a person’s body clock. Continue reading New computer method may predict time of body clock
UAE scientists invent device that predicts the future
Is it possible to predict what a person will buy before they do so, or when a device will finally bite the dust? Continue reading UAE scientists invent device that predicts the future
3D printing, virtual reality used to bring dinosaur to ‘life’
A team of Australian scientists are using a world-first approach combining three-dimensional (3D) printing and virtual reality (VR) to bring a dinosaur “back to life”. Continue reading 3D printing, virtual reality used to bring dinosaur to ‘life’
Genetically-engineered mosquitoes give hope against dengue
In a first, researchers have genetically engineered mosquitoes that have an increased resistance to infection by the dengue virus.
After decades of research and countless control attempts, dengue continues to infect an estimated 390 million people around the world each year.
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EU’s move to give robots legal status ‘to treat them like corporations’
As members of the European Union back a draft resolution to grant legal status to robots, in order to understand this proposal one needs to look at corporations which carry legal responsibility but aren’t recognised as having human rights or seen as individuals, say experts.
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Over 40% data science tasks to be automated by 2020: Gartner
More than 40 per cent of data science tasks will be automated by 2020, resulting in increased productivity and broader usage of data and analytics by citizen data scientists, market research firm Gartner said on Monday.
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