Enterprise models that help alleviate poverty
ANN ARBOR — While the understanding of how specific business enterprises alleviate poverty continues to grow, research that compares impacts across business models remains scarce. (more…)
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At 14, she’s not letting disability get in the way of her dream to create her own software
Crystal Jhoy Banzil lost any chance of having eyesight when her retinas did not develop properly in the weeks after her premature birth. Now 14 years-old, she is confident that technology will help her forge an independent and productive life and career in Manila, the bustling capital city of The Philippines. (more…)
Antivitamin B12 als Wolf im Schafspelz
Antivitamine B12 verhalten sich wie der sprichwörtliche Wolf im Schafspelz: Nach außen hin haben sie die gleiche Struktur wie Vitamin B12, nach innen funktionieren sie aber ganz anders. Chemiker haben nun mit Hilfe eines neuen Antivitamins B12 den Schlüsselschritt der zellulären Verarbeitung von Vitamin B12 nachvollzogen und dabei die Struktur des beteiligten humanen Enzyms aufgeklärt. (more…)
IBM Research and UC San Diego Collaborate to Advance the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Healthy Living
UC San Diego is the first West Coast university to join the IBM Cognitive Horizons Network
ARMONK, NY and SAN DIEGO, CA – 28 Sep 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of California San Diego have announced a multi-year project to enhance quality of life and independence for aging populations through the new Artificial Intelligence for Healthy Living Center (AIHL), located on the campus of UC San Diego. The groundbreaking center will bring together the technology, artificial intelligence and life sciences knowledge of IBM and UC San Diego to promote critical research and applications in two thematic areas: Healthy Aging and the Human Microbiome. (more…)
A scientific stopwatch for the world’s largest animals
We may not be able to time a live Tyrannosaurus rex in the 100-yard dash, but scientists say they now have a good sense of the maximum speed for many of the world’s largest animals, past and present. (more…)
Computer mit Köpfchen
Künstliche neuronale Netze entschlüsseln Hirnaktivität bei ausgeführten und vorgestellten Bewegungen
Beim Filtern von Informationen mit Suchmaschinen, als Gegner bei Brettspielen oder zur Erkennung von Bildinhalten: Bei bestimmten Aufgaben ist künstliche Intelligenz der menschlichen längst überlegen. Wie Ideen aus der Informatik auch die Hirnforschung revolutionieren könnten, zeigen nun mehrere Gruppen aus dem Freiburger Exzellenzcluster BrainLinks-BrainTools um den Neurowissenschaftler Privatdozent Dr. Tonio Ball. (more…)
Bee antennae offer links between the evolution of social behavior and communication
As bees’ social behavior evolved, their complex chemical communication systems evolved in concert, according to a study published June 20 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (more…)
IBM Unveils a New High-Powered Analytics System for Fast Access to Data Science
• New IBM Integrated Analytics System features IBM Data Science Experience, Apache Spark embedded to give users high-performance data science across public, private or hybrid clouds
ARMONK, N.Y. – 26 Sep 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the Integrated Analytics System, a new unified data system designed to give users fast, easy access to advanced data science capabilities and the ability to work with their data across private, public or hybrid cloud environments. (more…)