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Smart Bandage Speeds Up Wound Healing

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High-Tech Weather Balloons Provide Data to Weather AI

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AI Models Struggle With Reading Analog Clock

The phenomenon sheds light on critical limitations of AI

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How MLPerf Benchmarks Push AI Hardware Limits

A looking at the MLPerf AI training competition shows hardware is struggling

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A Call to Action for AI Practitioners

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How Electromagnetic Fins Propel Robotic Swimmers

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How Wi-Fi Signals Can Help Track Your Heartbeat

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New Mapping Model Enhances Robot Terrain Navigation

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Pill-Sized Robot Helps Assess Gut Health

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AI Agents Leave Behind a Hidden Data Trail

Six engineering habits curb data storage without curbing autonomy

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Real-time Audio Deepfakes Have Arrived

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Will AI Agents Change the Internet Forever?

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Light-Based AI Could Be More Efficient

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AI Is Transforming Battery Design

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