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Health - Jun 5
No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
Health - Jun 5
New resources on talking to children about illness and death during the COVID-19 pandemic | University of Oxford
New resources on talking to children about illness and death during the COVID-19 pandemic | University of Oxford
Environment - Jun 5
Reveals Bristol won’t reach 2030 carbon neural target without major transport transformation
Reveals Bristol won’t reach 2030 carbon neural target without major transport transformation
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Computer Science - Health - 05.06.2020
Health - Computer Science - 04.06.2020
Linguistics / Literature - Computer Science - 04.06.2020
Computer Science - Health - 02.06.2020
Computer Science - Career - 02.06.2020
Environment - Computer Science - 02.06.2020 
Smart Farms of the Future: Making Bioenergy Crops More Environmentally Friendly
Farmers have enough worries - between bad weather, rising costs, and shifting market demands - without having to stress about the carbon footprint of their operations.
Mathematics - Computer Science - 02.06.2020
Computer Science - Microtechnics - 01.06.2020
Health - Computer Science - 29.05.2020
Economics / Business - Computer Science - 29.05.2020
Computer Science - Mathematics - 28.05.2020 
Algorithm quickly simulates a roll of loaded dice
Approach for generating numbers at random may help analyses of complex systems, from Earth's climate to financial markets.
Computer Science - 27.05.2020
Computer Science - Environment - 27.05.2020 
Drawing a picture of the Earth’s surface
Jan Dirk Wegner uses artificial intelligence to research different aspects of the Earth's surface. In doing so, he hopes to help raise people's quality of life and protect the environment.
Health - Computer Science - 27.05.2020
Computer Science - Health - 25.05.2020 
Swiss tracing app goes on trial
Today sees the start of the pilot phase for the long-awaited tracing app jointly developed by teams at ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne on behalf of the federal government.
Computer Science - 22.05.2020 
New and improved drone mapping software
For his thesis, an EPFL PhD student has enhanced the accuracy and reliability of drone mapping - a technique that is gaining traction across many sectors of society.
Health - Computer Science - 21.05.2020
Event - Computer Science - 21.05.2020
Computer Science - 21.05.2020
Physics - Computer Science - 19.05.2020 
$5.2M for digital twins of nuclear reactors could bring down nuclear energy costs
Safe and more affordable nuclear energy is the goal of a new project led by the University of Michigan, bringing together researchers who specialize in nuclear energy technology and computer science.
Computer Science - Transport - 19.05.2020 
Successful retrofitting of VW diesel engines
Using exhaust gas measurements taken from the roadside, a team from the University of York and Empa was able to prove the Dieselgate scandal has led to positive results. The forced retrofitting of thousands of VW diesel engines saves the environment throughout Europe considerable amounts of Nitrogen oxide (NO x ).
Computer Science - Transport - 19.05.2020 
Successful retrofitting of VW diesel
Using exhaust gas measurements taken from the roadside, a team from the University of York and Empa was able to prove the Dieselgate scandal has led to positive results. The forced retrofitting of thousands of VW diesel engines saves the environment throughout Europe considerable amounts of Nitrogen oxide (NO x ).
Health - Computer Science - 18.05.2020
Computer Science - Innovation - 15.05.2020 
State of Bavaria raises AI research to new heights
Under the Bavarian government's Hightech Agenda Bayern, TUM's leading expertise in the forward-looking fields of robotics and artificial intelligence is set to undergo a massive expansion.
Computer Science - Event - 15.05.2020
Computer Science - Innovation - 14.05.2020
Computer Science - 14.05.2020
Computer Science - Microtechnics - 13.05.2020
Computer Science - Microtechnics - 13.05.2020
Economics / Business - Computer Science - 12.05.2020
Health - Computer Science - 11.05.2020
Social Sciences - Computer Science - 11.05.2020
Materials Science - Computer Science - 08.05.2020 
Making a Material World Better, Faster Now: Q&A With Berkeley Lab Materials Project Director Kristin Persson
World-renowned computational materials scientist from Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley looks back on a career founded in quantum mechanics, and looks ahead to faster clean-energy solutions with machine learning Kristin Persson is at the helm of a materials revolution.
Health - Computer Science - 06.05.2020
Computer Science - 04.05.2020 
Texas A&M University System National Laboratories Office and Los Alamos National Laboratory partner to make large data sets easier to handle
It is an excellent demonstration of utilization of processing power near/on storage devices We are excited to be partnering with our colleagues at Texas A&M on this important and potentially game changing research.
Computer Science - Health - 01.05.2020 
Researchers put proximity tracing app to the test
Over the past two weeks, EPFL computer scientists have been testing and refining the smartphone-based system developed by the international Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing project (DP3T), with the help of the Swiss Army. Their goal: to optimize the app's ability to alert users after they've been in contact with someone contagious with COVID-19, while building trust around the open system. DP3T is an approach to decentralized, privacy-preserving contact tracing that aims to provide a digital means for humans to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Computer Science - Microtechnics - 01.05.2020 
Oxford University and Amazon Web Services create a test-bed for cloud-based research
Today the University of Oxford is delighted to announce a new strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Computer Science - Innovation - 30.04.2020
Computer Science - 29.04.2020
Computer Science - Mechanical Engineering - 29.04.2020
Computer Science - Health - 28.04.2020 
Experts examine the COVID-19 tracing app
University of Sydney academics from the disciplines of cybersecurity, media, law and health comment on COVIDSafe, the COVID-19 contact tracing app released by the federal government.
Computer Science - Innovation - 28.04.2020 
Making cryptocurrency payments fast and secure
Trading in digital currencies such as Bitcoin or Ether has become an established practice but using them as a payment means is still a slow process.
Health - Computer Science - 27.04.2020 
Communities could help meet demand for health supplies during Covid-19 with open access hardware and 3D printing
Free open source hardware and 3D printing could help to alleviate the burden of Covid-19 on global health systems, according to scientists at the University of Sussex. Free and open source hardware (FOSH) follows an ethos where blueprints for a tool are made freely available so that anyone can study, learn, modify, customize and commercialize them.
Computer Science - 27.04.2020
Computer Science - 27.04.2020
Computer Science - Event - 27.04.2020
Health - Computer Science - 23.04.2020
Health - Computer Science - 23.04.2020 
Reporting tool aims to balance hospitals’ Covid-19 load
Based on crowdsourced data, app helps patients, EMTs, and physicians determine real-time availability of hospital resources.
Computer Science - 22.04.2020
Computer Science - 22.04.2020
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Lauzhack, or how to rescue your semester project in three days
The Lauzhack hackathon gave students a chance to redirect their semester projects towards issues related to the coronavirus.
The Lauzhack hackathon gave students a chance to redirect their semester projects towards issues related to the coronavirus.
Art Meets Tech in Born-Digital Artist’s Book
A project created by a recent Carnegie Mellon University graduate dares to challenge the traditional definition of an artist's book, and you can find it in the University Libraries' catalog.
A project created by a recent Carnegie Mellon University graduate dares to challenge the traditional definition of an artist's book, and you can find it in the University Libraries' catalog.
Satellite images, phone data guide pandemic aid in at-risk developing countries
Governments in Bangladesh and other developing countries have turned to the UC Berkeley Center for Effective Global Action for help in using advanced technology to support relief programs for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governments in Bangladesh and other developing countries have turned to the UC Berkeley Center for Effective Global Action for help in using advanced technology to support relief programs for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Farmers have enough worries - between bad weather, rising costs, and shifting market demands - without having to stress about the carbon footprint of their operations.
Carnegie Mellon Tool Automatically Turns Math Into Pictures
Visualizations poised to enrich teaching, scientific communication Some people look at an equation and see a bunch of numbers and symbols; others see beauty.
Visualizations poised to enrich teaching, scientific communication Some people look at an equation and see a bunch of numbers and symbols; others see beauty.
A good egg: robot chef trained to make omelettes
A team of engineers have trained a robot to prepare an omelette, all the way from cracking the eggs to plating the finished dish, and refined the 'chef's' culinary skills to produce a reliable dish that actually tastes good. Cooking is a really interesting problem for roboticists, as humans can never be totally objective when it comes to food, so how do we as scientists assess whether the robot has done a good job?
A team of engineers have trained a robot to prepare an omelette, all the way from cracking the eggs to plating the finished dish, and refined the 'chef's' culinary skills to produce a reliable dish that actually tastes good. Cooking is a really interesting problem for roboticists, as humans can never be totally objective when it comes to food, so how do we as scientists assess whether the robot has done a good job?
Approach for generating numbers at random may help analyses of complex systems, from Earth's climate to financial markets.
Comment: Coronavirus - survey reveals what the public wants from a contact-tracing app
Dr Julia Yesberg (UCL Security & Crime Science) and her colleagues discusse the results of a survey of 730 users of the NHS contact-tracing app being trialled in the Isle of Wight.
Dr Julia Yesberg (UCL Security & Crime Science) and her colleagues discusse the results of a survey of 730 users of the NHS contact-tracing app being trialled in the Isle of Wight.
Jan Dirk Wegner uses artificial intelligence to research different aspects of the Earth's surface. In doing so, he hopes to help raise people's quality of life and protect the environment.
Nearly Half of the Twitter Accounts Discussing ’Reopening America’ May Be Bots
News › Stories › Archives › 2020 › May › Nearly Half of the Accounts Discussing 'Reopening America' May Be Bots May 27, 2020 CMU researchers say sophisticated, orchestrated bot campaigns aim to sow divide Encountering a bot account while scrolling through is more likely to occur in the era of COVID-19.
News › Stories › Archives › 2020 › May › Nearly Half of the Accounts Discussing 'Reopening America' May Be Bots May 27, 2020 CMU researchers say sophisticated, orchestrated bot campaigns aim to sow divide Encountering a bot account while scrolling through is more likely to occur in the era of COVID-19.
Today sees the start of the pilot phase for the long-awaited tracing app jointly developed by teams at ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne on behalf of the federal government.
For his thesis, an EPFL PhD student has enhanced the accuracy and reliability of drone mapping - a technique that is gaining traction across many sectors of society.
How to balance privacy while using contact tracing for COVID-19
Scientific experts agree that widespread testing, contract tracing and isolation of infected individuals will be critical for reopening society until a vaccine for coronavirus becomes available.
Scientific experts agree that widespread testing, contract tracing and isolation of infected individuals will be critical for reopening society until a vaccine for coronavirus becomes available.
Safe and more affordable nuclear energy is the goal of a new project led by the University of Michigan, bringing together researchers who specialize in nuclear energy technology and computer science.
Using exhaust gas measurements taken from the roadside, a team from the University of York and Empa was able to prove the Dieselgate scandal has led to positive results. The forced retrofitting of thousands of VW diesel engines saves the environment throughout Europe considerable amounts of Nitrogen oxide (NO x ).
Using exhaust gas measurements taken from the roadside, a team from the University of York and Empa was able to prove the Dieselgate scandal has led to positive results. The forced retrofitting of thousands of VW diesel engines saves the environment throughout Europe considerable amounts of Nitrogen oxide (NO x ).
UCLA machine-learning model is helping CDC predict spread of COVID-19
A machine-learning model developed at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is helping the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict the spread of COVID-19. The model was created by a team led by Quanquan Gu, a UCLA assistant professor of computer science, and it is now one of 13 models that feed into a COVID-19 Forecast Hub at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
A machine-learning model developed at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is helping the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predict the spread of COVID-19. The model was created by a team led by Quanquan Gu, a UCLA assistant professor of computer science, and it is now one of 13 models that feed into a COVID-19 Forecast Hub at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Under the Bavarian government's Hightech Agenda Bayern, TUM's leading expertise in the forward-looking fields of robotics and artificial intelligence is set to undergo a massive expansion.
EPFL Launches Center for Intelligent Systems
EPFL's new Center for Intelligent Systems (CIS) will act as a research promotion platform for bringing together experts in machine learning, data science, computer vision, cyberphysical systems, and robotics.
EPFL's new Center for Intelligent Systems (CIS) will act as a research promotion platform for bringing together experts in machine learning, data science, computer vision, cyberphysical systems, and robotics.
World-renowned computational materials scientist from Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley looks back on a career founded in quantum mechanics, and looks ahead to faster clean-energy solutions with machine learning Kristin Persson is at the helm of a materials revolution.
COVID-19: Tracking, data privacy and getting the numbers right
As plans for re-opening businesses, communities and schools emerge, it becomes increasingly important to better understand how many people are being infected and dying from COVID-19, and where and how the new coronavirus is transmitted. In Wednesday's Berkeley Conversations: COVID-19 event led by Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter, director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science and professor of physics, three Berkeley faculty opened different windows onto what they're discovering about how to track and limit the spread of COVID-19.
As plans for re-opening businesses, communities and schools emerge, it becomes increasingly important to better understand how many people are being infected and dying from COVID-19, and where and how the new coronavirus is transmitted. In Wednesday's Berkeley Conversations: COVID-19 event led by Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter, director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science and professor of physics, three Berkeley faculty opened different windows onto what they're discovering about how to track and limit the spread of COVID-19.
It is an excellent demonstration of utilization of processing power near/on storage devices We are excited to be partnering with our colleagues at Texas A&M on this important and potentially game changing research.
Over the past two weeks, EPFL computer scientists have been testing and refining the smartphone-based system developed by the international Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing project (DP3T), with the help of the Swiss Army. Their goal: to optimize the app's ability to alert users after they've been in contact with someone contagious with COVID-19, while building trust around the open system. DP3T is an approach to decentralized, privacy-preserving contact tracing that aims to provide a digital means for humans to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Today the University of Oxford is delighted to announce a new strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
New Device Simulates Feel of Walls, Solid Objects in Virtual Reality
Strings attached to hand, fingers create more realistic haptic feedback Today's virtual reality systems can create immersive visual experiences, but seldom do they enable users to feel anything - particularly walls, appliances and furniture.
Strings attached to hand, fingers create more realistic haptic feedback Today's virtual reality systems can create immersive visual experiences, but seldom do they enable users to feel anything - particularly walls, appliances and furniture.
University of Sydney academics from the disciplines of cybersecurity, media, law and health comment on COVIDSafe, the COVID-19 contact tracing app released by the federal government.
Trading in digital currencies such as Bitcoin or Ether has become an established practice but using them as a payment means is still a slow process.
Free open source hardware and 3D printing could help to alleviate the burden of Covid-19 on global health systems, according to scientists at the University of Sussex. Free and open source hardware (FOSH) follows an ethos where blueprints for a tool are made freely available so that anyone can study, learn, modify, customize and commercialize them.
Carnegie Mellon Unveils Five Interactive COVID-19 Maps
April 23, 2020 County-level data will be used to forecast disease activity Carnegie Mellon University today unveiled five interactive maps displaying real-time information on symptoms, doctor visits,
April 23, 2020 County-level data will be used to forecast disease activity Carnegie Mellon University today unveiled five interactive maps displaying real-time information on symptoms, doctor visits,
Based on crowdsourced data, app helps patients, EMTs, and physicians determine real-time availability of hospital resources.
Extreme interest in crowdsourced projects requires more traditional management
Collaborative crowdsourcing has become a popular way to advance a technology idea or to spin it off for new uses, but University of Michigan research shows when faced with extreme interest, team leaders must often rely on traditional organizational management structure to get the work done.
Collaborative crowdsourcing has become a popular way to advance a technology idea or to spin it off for new uses, but University of Michigan research shows when faced with extreme interest, team leaders must often rely on traditional organizational management structure to get the work done.
News in Brief
Health - Jun 5
No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
No clinical benefit from use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
Health - Jun 5
New resources on talking to children about illness and death during the COVID-19 pandemic | University of Oxford
New resources on talking to children about illness and death during the COVID-19 pandemic | University of Oxford
Environment - Jun 5
Reveals Bristol won’t reach 2030 carbon neural target without major transport transformation
Reveals Bristol won’t reach 2030 carbon neural target without major transport transformation