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Carnegie Mellon engineers develop machine that visually inspects and sorts strawberry plants
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) have developed a plant-sorting machine that uses computer vision and machine learning to inspect and grade harvested strawberry plants and then mechanically sort them by quality — tasks that until now could only be done ...5 days ago -
Deal To Avert Tuition Tax
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There is a deal with some of Pittsburghs non-profits on making contributions to the city which will eliminate the proposed 1% college tuition tax. The details are being announced this morning at a news conference by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. DUQs Mark Nootbaar who is at the news briefing reports the deal involves the ...1 week ago -
Studying Young Minds, and How to Teach Them
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For much of the last century, educators and many scientists believed that children could not learn math at all before the age of five, that their brains simply were not ready.1 week ago -
+ Reading Remediation Rewires a Child’s Brain
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other topics: click a “category” or use search box Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have uncovered the first evidence that intensive instruction to improve reading skills in children causes the brain to physically rewire itself. Timothy Keller and Marcel Just found that new white matter is ...1 week ago -
Apple Patents 3D Head-Tracking - Cult of Mac (blog)
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CNET News Apple Patents 3D Head-Tracking Cult of Mac (blog) In 2007, Carnegie Mellon University student Johnny Chung created a simple head tracking device from a Nintendo Wii remote controller. ... Apple Patent Shows Jonny Lee 3D Style Head Tracking Interface Gadget Venue (blog) Apple ...1 week ago -
Carnegie Mellon engineers develop machine that visually inspects and sorts strawberry plants
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PITTSBURGH -- Researchers at Carnegie Mellon Universitys National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) have developed a plant-sorting machine that uses computer vision and machine learning to inspect and grade harvested strawberry plants and then mechanically sort them by quality -- tasks that until now could only be ...1 week ago -
SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering, SBVU, NPTI, MGMC, Carnegie Mellon University
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ADMISSION IN TO SSN SCHOOL OF ADVANCED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING. SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering & Carnegie Mellon University invites application from eligible candidates for admission in to MSIT Degree with specialization in Software Engineering. Further details can be available from Coordinator, SSN ...1 week ago -
Insolvent By Design Part One: Pittsburgh Promise Problems
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I hate to gloat, but one of the good things about the economic recession is its blown sky high a lot of the convenient lies public figures have been telling us. As Warren Buffet said , when the tide goes out you learn whos been swimming naked. Poor Luke, hes likely far from being our worst mayor, but the tide is out ...2 weeks ago -
Special report on virtual schoolsctures
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Van Dusen, C. (2009) eSN Special Report: Beyond the Virtual School eSchool News , Nov 1 Because of the volume of stuff that comes through my portal, I don’t usually cover k-12 reports, but I’m including this one because it provides some excellent examples of what I like to call hybrid learning (reduced but not ...2 weeks ago -
Behavioral Training Improves Brain Connections
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A new study has demonstrated that intensive training of children with poor reading skills can increase connectivity in a particular brain region. The investigation was partly funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and included six months of intensive training. In addition to making significant ...2 weeks ago -
Verbal cues help in improving kids reading skills
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Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) Verbal instructions do prompt the brain into improving a kid’s reading skills, says a new study.Timothy Keller and Marcel Just, from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), wanted to track cerebral changes in poor readers who make the transition to good reading. They scanned the brains of 72 ...2 weeks ago -
PghTech Women Network™ sponsors all-girls teams in First Lego League (FLL) Robotics Challenge
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On Saturday, December 5th, nearly 1000 regional robotics enthusiasts attended the First Lego League (FLL) Challenge at Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC). Over seventy student teams participated in the event, including two all female teams, sponsored by the PghTech Women ...2 weeks ago -
Carnegie Mellon IS Class Helps Steelers Quarterback “In the Pocket”
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Students created an event scheduling system for Charlie Batch’s annual fundraiser “In the Pocket.” The team included Meredith Huffsmith (front row from left), Amritha Prasad, Charlie Batch and Professor Jeria Quesenberry. In the second row is Latasha Wilson of the Best of the Batch Foundation, Professor Larry ...3 weeks ago -
Human guinea pigs wary of high-paying medical trials
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More than 15 million Americans are recruited annually to participate in clinical trials according to the Alliance for Human Research Protection (AHRP), and most will be compensated for their participation. Link: http://www.wustl.edu3 weeks ago -
USIEF offers Fulbright-Nehru-CII grants for Indian business managers
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New Delhi, Dec.1 (ANI): The U.S.-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is seeking applications from Indian business managers to attend a specially designed 10-week management program at the Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business (TSB), Pittsburgh, USA, from June 1 to August 9, 2010. The fellowships ...3 weeks ago -
Youngstown’s Hollywood Connection
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Happy Thanksgiving.Before I take a circuitous route to point out yet one more connection between Youngstown and Hollywood let me first thank everyone for reading this screenwriting blog as it’s given me much encouragement in my quest to post daily. It’s not easy to write something original daily and finding odd ...4 weeks ago -
New Battery Technology May Help In Developing The New Power Grid
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A CMU Professor has received a $5 million grant from the Department of Energy. The money is part of recovery act funding and will go towards the development of a high-volume battery that can store power from the electrical grid. By storing power a power station will be able to avoid wasting of energy and save money. ...4 weeks ago -
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Introduces SAFE-Net
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Do Internet passwords protect personal information from unwanted intrusion? How can you be sure if someone on-line is who they say they are? Does anti-virus software really protect your hard-drive? To help parents, educators, students and individuals with these questions and many others associated with wide usage of ...5 weeks ago -
Customizing Electric Cars for Cost-Effective Urban Commuting
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Image via Wikipedia Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute have converted a 2001 Scion xB into an electric commuter vehicle that will serve as a test bed for a new community-based approach to electric vehicle design, conversion and operations. The vehicle is part of a new research ...5 weeks ago
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