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Brain Mimics
Researchers create memristers, new devices that emulate biological synapses
Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are leading a research team that is developing a new type of nanodevice for computer microprocessors that can mimic the functioning of a... More
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Our Changing Language
Teaching machines African-American English to expand study of dialects
For the past 30 years, computer science researchers have been teaching their machines to read, for example, assigning back issues of the Wall Street Journal, so computers can learn the English they... More
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Keeping it Natural
Untreated lawns help bee populations thrive
Declining populations of pollinators is a major concern to ecologists because bees, butterflies and other insects play a critical role in supporting healthy ecosystems. Now a new study from urban... More
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Navigating Cybersecurity
Networking expert sees many sides of Internet privacy
Brian Levine wants to have a conversation with you about security and privacy. A network security expert and UMass Amherst professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS), Levine... More
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Alien Species
Documenting the risk of invasives worldwide
A new study by UMass Amherst biogeographer Bethany Bradley and Regan Early at the University of Exeter, U.K reveals that one sixth of the world’s lands are “highly vulnerable” to invasion by alien... More
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STEMing the Tide
Researcher discovers remedies to prevent attrition of girls and women from STEM
Nilanjana (Buju) Dasgupta was drawn to the study of social inequality because of an interest in investigating its causes, and designing effective remedies using rigorous scientific methods. In... More
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