A social media platform that is actually good for democracy?
Technology is often seen as a threat to democracy, with the surge in AI capabilities the latest big concern.
Social Sciences
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Researchers improve strawberry cultivation with machine learning
A Western study could help farmers get out of a potential jam by using artificial intelligence (AI) and passive camera monitoring to enhance strawberry cultivation.
Agriculture
Sep 12, 2024
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Open-source imagery is transforming investigations of international crimes—but how do judges know if it's real?
Open-source online imagery can play a vital role in investigating and prosecuting alleged crimes—but only if courts can reliably assess its authenticity.
Social Sciences
Sep 11, 2024
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'Current' events: Scientists devise a new way to measure river flows
A team of scientists and engineers at NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has collaborated to see if a small piloted drone, equipped with a specialized payload, could help create detailed maps of how fast water is ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2024
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Researchers improve measurement of gene expression in single cells
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new technique to identify individual cells for RNA sequencing, which will empower scientists to gather more accurate and precise scientific data, according to details published ...
Biotechnology
Jun 26, 2024
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Researchers develop framework for databasing properties of crystal defects
Point defects (e.g. missing, extra or swapped atoms) in crystalline materials often determine the actual electronic and optical response of a given material. For example, controlled substitutions in semiconductors like silicon ...
Condensed Matter
May 23, 2024
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Researchers track secret Russian missile launchers in Ukraine using public satellite data
In the occupied far east of Ukraine, Russian forces are aiming waves of missiles against Ukrainian civilian targets. Each of Russia's state-of-the-art missile launch systems costs more than US$100 million (A$150 million). ...
Political science
May 22, 2024
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Alerting communities to hyperlocalized urban flooding
As climate change continues to warm the planet, scientists expect natural hazards such as flooding to increase. Urban flooding can be caused by extreme precipitation events, storm surges, or high tides, with dangerous and ...
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2024
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An AI dataset carves new paths to tornado detection
The return of spring in the Northern Hemisphere touches off tornado season. A tornado's twisting funnel of dust and debris seems an unmistakable sight. But that sight can be obscured to radar, the tool of meteorologists. ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2024
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Researchers closer to near real-time disaster monitoring
When disaster hits, a quick and coordinated response is needed, and that requires data to assess the nature of the damage, the scale of response needed, and to plan safe evacuations.
Earth Sciences
Apr 3, 2024
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