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China Has Overtaken the U.S. In AI Research

The United States' current levels of R&D spending on AI are one-half to one-quarter of the levels that would be best for economic growth. Lagging behind in AI research could…

October 14, 2016
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Scientists Have Finally Created a Blueprint for Treating HIV

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The new study is the first to demonstrate post-treatment immune control in SIV-infected primates that weren't previously vaccinated. While human trials are far off, the research brings us one step…

October 14, 2016
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A Paralyzed Man Just Regained the Sense of Touch, Thanks to a Brain Implant

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Researchers have developed a set of brain implants that allowed a paralyzed man to feel sensations through a robot arm. Copeland could correctly identify 84 percent of the time which…

October 14, 2016
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Scientists May Have Identified the Protein That Controls Aging

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Two biochemists have discovered a link between a protein called carbonic anhydrase and aging in the brains and muscle cells of mice. While still in the early stages of development,…

October 11, 2016
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The Dark Sector of Physics: The Hunt for New Fundamental Particles Is On

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The combined results of several studies have narrowed the potential range where a theoretical subset of particles known as sterile neutrinos could exist. The discovery of these fundamental particles could…

October 11, 2016
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Obama: U.S. “Will Take the Giant Leap to Mars”

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President Barack Obama reveals in a letter that the United States' goal is to send humans to Mars by the 2030s and return them safely to Earth. He expects the…