Thanks to a new, smart personal rehabilitation algorithm that is used for a robot-assisted rehabilitation approach, patients who have suffered a stroke and other neurological injuries may be able to walk again. Rehabilitation programs for spinal cord injuries or strokes normally require many hours of supported walking on treadmills at pre-defined paces to work. The … More Smart Personal Rehabilitation Algorithm Helps People Walk Again

Scientists and researchers have teamed up to test and evaluate the algorithms used for searching the cancer genome. Their work describes and classifies the strengths and weaknesses of more than 20 algorithms. There is a new category of cancer-searching algorithms in town – these algorithms mine genetic information in cancer databases by focusing on internal … More Algorithms That Look for Cancer Mutations

Short-term weather forecasts – nowcasting – is done using parabolic radar antennas. These antennas take about five to ten minutes to scan 15 layers of the sky: they look at one layer of the sky, detect the rain there, and then extrapolate from other weather conditions where the rain will be falling later. Although nowcasting … More More Accurate and Rapid Rainfall Prediction

If you were to ask Siri, Apple’s intelligent personal assistant, to help you grasp calculus, she would most probably not understand you. This is because Siri has a hard time understanding metaphors. But new research could change that, as it suggests that digital assistants could one day learn the ancient algorithms that humans have used … More An Ancient Algorithm Could Help Siri Understand Metaphors