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Breakthrough in construction of computers for mimicking human brain

(Frontiers) A computer built to mimic the brain's neural networks produces similar results to that of the best brain-simulation supercomputer software currently used for neural-signaling research. Tested for accuracy, speed and energy efficiency, this custom-built computer named SpiNNaker, has the potential to overcome the speed and power consumption problems of conventional supercomputers, with the aim of advancing our knowledge of neural processing in the brain, including learning and disorders such as epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/f-bic071018.php

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Drones survey African wildlife

(Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)) In collaboration with a nature reserve in Namibia, researchers funded by the SNSF are developing a new approach to counting animals: combining drone flights and automated image analysis.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/snsf-dsa071018.php

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IBM-EPFL-NJIT team demonstrates novel synaptic architecture for brain inspired computing

(New Jersey Institute of Technology) Two New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) researchers, working with collaborators from the IBM Research Zurich Laboratory and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, have demonstrated a novel synaptic architecture that could lead to a new class of information processing systems inspired by the brain.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/njio-itd071018.php

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Ecology and AI

(Harvard University) Using more than three million photographs from the citizen science project Snapshot Serengeti, researchers trained a deep learning algorithm to automatically identify, count and describe animals in their natural habitats. Results showed the system was able to automate the process for up to 99.3 percent of images as accurately as human volunteers.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/hu-eaa071018.php

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Can nanoparticles be used to lower antibiotic resistance?

(University of Houston) Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most serious threats to public health, forcing the use of medications that are more toxic, more expensive and not always effective. Engineers at the University of Houston are studying whether the use of tiny amounts of antibiotics embedded in corn-based nanoparticles could help both animals and people avoid the problem.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/uoh-cnb071018.php

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Carbon is the new black

(University of Cincinnati) Engineers with the University of Cincinnati are leveraging a partnership with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to create clothing that can charge your cell phone.What makes this possible are the unique properties of carbon nanotubes: a large surface area that is strong, conductive and heat-resistant.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/uoc-cit071018.php

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UTA researcher to increase efficiency, reliability, security of national power grid

(University of Texas at Arlington) Optimization of power grids in the United States, or increasing efficiency, reliability and security of the grid while reducing the cost of producing power, is a complex problem without an easy solution, but a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is hopeful that he can find a way to overcome the mathematical and physical barriers to make optimization a reality.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/uota-urt071018.php

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Highlights for news media at 2018 American Chemical Society national meeting in Boston

(American Chemical Society) Journalists who register for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 256th National Meeting & Exposition in Boston will have access to more than 10,000 presentations on the meeting's theme, 'Nanoscience, Nanotechnology & Beyond,' and many more topics, including food and nutrition, medicine, health, energy and the environment. The meeting, one of the largest scientific conferences of the year, will be held August 19-23 in Boston.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/acs-hfn071018.php

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Male couples report as much domestic violence as straight couples

(University of Michigan) Nearly half of all men in a new study about intimate partner violence in male couples report being victims of abuse.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/uom-mcr071018.php

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China cracks top 20 in Global Innovation Index

(Cornell University) Cornell University, in conjunction with INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization, released the 2018 version of the Global Innovation Index -- a report ranking 126 economies on 80 indicators of innovative activities. For the first time, China broke the top 20 of the world's most innovative economies.
Source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/cu-cct071018.php

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