Tag: software
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Less Expensive Method Devised to Assemble DNA Sequence Data
Genome scientists at University of Washington in Seattle developed a technique of assembling DNA sequencing data along entire chromosomes that is less expensive and as accurate as current methods. The team from Washington’s medical school led by Jay Shendure published its findings earlier this week in the journal Nature Biotechnology (paid subscription required). Shendure and…
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Inkblots Add Extra Layer to Online Password Security
Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh devised a technique using inkblots to provide an extra layer of security for passwords stored for authenticating online user accounts. The developers — doctoral student Jeremiah Blocki, and faculty members Manuel Blum and Anupam Datta — described their system called Generating panOptic Turing Tests to Tell Computers and…
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Computer Learning Process Developed for Robotic Arm Movement
Computer scientists at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York developed an algorithm to fine-tune movements of industrial robotic arms, through feedback and learning from interactions with humans. A team from the lab of computer science professor Ashutosh Saxena will present its findings next month at the Neural Information Processing Systems conference in Lake Tahoe, California.…
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Algorithm Improves Activity Tracking for Wellness Apps
Engineers and physiologists at Northwestern University in Chicago developed an algorithm to improve the way health and wellness apps on smartphones track a user’s physical movements. Professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation Konrad Kording, with colleagues Stephen Antos and Mark Albert, published an advance version of their findings online in the Journal of Neuroscience Methods…
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Software Design Found to Influence Lab Test Choices
A psychologist at University of Missouri in Columbia found the design of software used by physicians influences their choice of diagnostic tests when admitting new patients to hospitals, with implications for the quality of patient care and health care costs. Victoria Shaffer in Missouri’s Department of Health Sciences, with Adam Probst from Baylor Scott &…
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Automated System Developed to Monitor Drug-Induced Comas
Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and medical researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston developed and tested in lab animals a system connecting the brain to a drug infusion device that automatically controls anesthesia drugs administered to patients in a drug-induced coma. The team led by MIT engineering professor Emery Brown, who is also…
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Algorithm Designed for Cars to Alleviate Traffic Jams
A computer science professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology proposed a mathematical model for monitoring traffic flow in cars to prevent temporary traffic jams that could be implemented with technology already in some vehicles. Berthold Horn, a faculty member in MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, discussed his algorithm earlier this month at IEEE’s…
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Jewelry-Like Devices in Development to Enable Mobile Health
Computer scientists and engineers at Clemson University in South Carolina and Dartmouth College in New Hampshire are collaborating on electronic devices worn like jewelry to improve the capture of data for mobile health applications, while maintaining an individual’s privacy and security. The three-year Amulet project, as the initiative is known, is funded by National Science…
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DNAnexus, Baylor Partner on Large-Scale Genomic Analysis
Genomics and bioinformatics researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and analytical services company DNAnexus in Mountain View, California are collaborating on large-scale genomic sequencing for research and clinical applications, with a cloud computing platform. The partnership already processed genomic data from more than 14,000 individuals for a genetics analysis on heart disease and…
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3-D Printer Maker Lands $19 Million in First Venture Funds
Formlabs, a developer of three-dimensional printing technology in Somerville, Massachusetts, secured $19 million in its first venture funding. The financing round was led by venture capital company DFJ, with Pitango Venture Capital, Innovation Endeavors, and returning angel investors. Formlabs is a spin-off from MIT’s Media Lab, founded in 2011 by three engineers and designers. The…