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Machine Learning used to predict risk of developing the 'hospital bug'
Ians •Using ML, they could successfully predict the risk of developing infection
125 million-year-old preserved dandruff reveals how dinosaurs shed their skin
•Scientists found out that the Middle Jurassic period Dinosaurs shed their skin in flakes.
Loss of coral reefs would double coastal flood damage, say researchers
•Loss of coral reefs around the world would double the damage from coastal flooding, and triple the destruction caused by storm surges, researchers said
Scientists have created a machine equipped with artificial intelligence system which can negotiate and maintain relationships
•The team from Brigham Young University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology tested machine-machine, human-machine and human-human interactions
New receiver technology may allow low-cost broadband speeds of up to 10 Gbps
Ians •The new receiver is simpler, cheaper and smaller compared to coherent receivers - requiring just a quarter of the detectors used in conventional receivers.
Floods in central India have tripled since 1950, costs the country $3 billion each year, says study
•Violent floods in central India have tripled since 1950, according to researchers who warned on Tuesday of worse to come while offering hope for predicting them better in future.
Using 'satnav' results in switching off parts of the brain making navigation skills worse
Fp Archives •Scientists studying what satnavs do to the brain have found that people using them effectively switch off parts of the brain that would otherwise be utilised to simulate different routes and boost navigational skills.
Dolly the sheep's four clones still alive and kicking: study
•Debbie, Denise, Dianna and Daisy — identical sisters of Dolly, though born 11 years later — were "in pretty good health", according to researchers.
Researchers have identified protein that may help fight ageing
•Researchers say they have identified a protein that acts as a powerful protectant against free radicals which cause cell damage and death, ageing and disease.
'Sensory Substitution Devices' to help the blind see via other senses: Study
Fp Archives •Using first-of-the-kind devices, Israeli scientists have mapped brains of the blind to solve how our brains can adapt to the rapid cultural and technological changes of the 21st century.