Links between modern humans, Neanderthals probedSeptember 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of researchers is probing the links between modern humans and Neanderthals. Homo neanderthalensis nearly made it through two Ice Ages in Europe, and disappeared roughly 30,000 years ago.
Robot that mimics humans from the inside outSeptember 17th, 2009 LONDON - Boffins have developed an amazing skeleton robot that moves just like humans. The creation is known as an "anthropomimetic robot".
Researchers find molecular support for Darwin's theorySeptember 15th, 2009 SYDNEY - An international team of researchers has come by molecular evidence to support a key tenet of Darwin's theory of evolution. Trevor Lithgow, Monash University's professor, said the breakthrough provides a blueprint for a general understanding of the evolution of the "machinery" of our cells.
Machines can't recognise images like humans as yetSeptember 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Computers might have reached a point where they can replicate many aspects of human behaviour, but still they cannot recognize distorted images like humans do, says a team of Penn State researchers. James Z. Wang, along with Ritendra Datta and Jia Li at Penn State, explored the difference in human and machine recognition of visual concepts under various image distortions.
Scientists secretly fear AI robot-machines may soon outsmart menAugust 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A robot that can open doors. Computer viruses that no one can stop.
Like humans, chimps too focus on facesJuly 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Chimpanzees are wired to respond to faces in a similar manner to humans, suggests a new study in BioMed Central's open access journal Frontiers in Zoology. To reach the conclusion, Masaki Tomonaga and Tomoko Imura from the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University, Japan, tested the effects of a series of different images on chimps' reaction times.
Monkeys, humans recognise faces the same wayJuly 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rhesus monkeys and humans recognise faces the same way, according to the latest research. The study provides insight into the evolution of the critical human social skill of facial recognition, which enables us to form relationships and interact appropriately with others.
New analytical technique to recognize archaeological material and fake masterpiecesJuly 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Dutch researcher Laurens van der Maaten has developed a new analytical technique that enables the computer to recognize archaeological material and fake works of art. According to a report in www.physorg.com, the technique not only enables the computer to better interpret the content of photos and images, but also of data.
Report: New radiation detection machines government's been developing not worth the moneyJune 24th, 2009 Study: New radiation detectors not worth the costWASHINGTON — The government shouldn't buy more of the new radiation detection machines it's been developing to look for smuggled nuclear materials at ports, a report from the National Research Council says. The new machines are only marginally better at detecting hidden nuclear material than monitors already at U.S.
Humans related to orangutans, not chimps or gorillasJune 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, a team of scientists has suggested that humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans, not chimpanzees and gorillas. The research, done by scientists from the University of Pittsburgh and the Buffalo Museum of Science, reject as "problematic" the popular suggestion, based on DNA analysis, that humans are most closely related to chimpanzees, which they maintain is not supported by fossil evidence.
7 Indian tribes seeking federal recognition from CongressJune 3rd, 2009 7 tribes seeking federal recognitionWASHINGTON — Seven Indian tribes in North Carolina and Virginia are again asking Congress to grant them federal recognition. The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and six Virginia tribes would be eligible for hundreds of millions of tax dollars in housing, education and health benefits under two bills the House is expected to consider Wednesday.
'Super-recognizers' who never forget a face do existMay 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Harvard University researchers have bolstered the claim that "super-recognizers"-people with extraordinary face recognition ability who never forget someone they met in the past-do exist. Richard Russell, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychology at Harvard, has found in a study that skill in facial recognition may vary widely among humans.
Why 'super-recognisers' never forget a face?May 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Some people assert that they can never forget a face, even many years later, a claim which has now been substantiated by psychologists. The new study suggests that skill in facial recognition might vary widely among humans.
Privacy activists condemn 'virtual strip search' security system at airportMay 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Privacy activists are planning to call for a ban on the use of whole-body imaging, the airport security technology that they say performs 'a virtual strip search' and produces 'naked' pictures of passengers. Lillie Coney, associate director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said that the national campaign, which will gather signatures from organizations and relevant professionals, is set to be launched this week to urge the U.S.
Meet the robot that reached its destination asking directions from strangersMay 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - German roboticists have made a mobile robot that rolls up to any humans nearby, and asks for directions to reach its destination. The breakthrough from the Technical University of Munich is the first time that such a robot has been designed that can be properly let loose in the real world, such as city roads.
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