Computer Science

New way to predict treatment outcome for diabetes-related vision loss

In a new study, researchers found that a new approach that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze retinal images could one day help doctors...

Researchers give robotic arms a steady hand for surgeries

Steady hands and uninterrupted, sharp vision are critical when performing surgery on delicate structures like the brain or hair-thin blood vessels. While surgical cameras have...

Hey, Alexa, who else is listening right now

Engineers are making smart speakers more secure for consumers. Voice-activated speakers like Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Google Home are becoming ubiquitous in homes, cars...

New system could reduce the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence has become a focus of certain ethical concerns, but it also has some major sustainability issues. Last June, researchers at the University of...

Scientists restore man’s sense of touch with brain-computer interface technology

While we might often take our sense of touch for granted, for researchers developing technologies to restore limb function in people paralyzed due to...

Scientific machine learning paves way for rapid rocket engine design

"It's not rocket science" may be a tired cliché, but that doesn't mean designing rockets is any less complicated. Time, cost and safety prohibit testing...

Scientists break size and speed limit of workhorses of the Internet

Researchers developed and demonstrated for the first time a silicon-based electro-optical modulator that is smaller, as fast as and more efficient than state-of-the-art technologies. By...

Scientists find new way to make future smart computers more energy efficient

The rapid progression of technology has led to a huge increase in energy usage to process the massive troves of data generated by devices. But...

Video games improve the visual attention of expert players

Expert players of action real-time strategy video games such as League of Legends become better at allocating brain resources between visual stimuli that compete...

Scientists find new way to reduce delays in wireless networks

MIT researchers have designed a congestion-control scheme for wireless networks that could help reduce lag times and increase quality in video streaming, video chat,...