Machines may never be able to take into account the context of a conversation the way people do, says a UC Berkeley researcher.
Will computers ever truly understand what we’re saying?
Student team makes the cut in global ‘hyperloop’ competition
UC Merced student engineers invited to international transportation design competition.
3 UC professors win national medals for science and technology
White House awards country's highest honors to Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara researchers.
When apps talk behind your back
UC Riverside study shows popular apps interact with risky websites.
13 UC innovators elected to the National Academy of Inventors
The newest members of the NAI come from across the UC system, with fellows from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco and UC Santa Barbara among the 2015 honorees.
Scientists devise algorithm that detects sarcasm better than humans
Computers show an accuracy rate of 75 percent — notably better than the humans, according to research co-led by UC Berkeley.
The universe in your hand
UC Riverside physicist uses 3D-printing technology to understand how the cosmos has evolved.
'Smart' retainer keeps patients (and teeth) in line
Innovative research is underway at UCSF to produce a Bluetooth smart retainer for orthodontics patients, with a goal of increasing the amount of time a patient wears the device to ensure the best possible treatment outcome.
First-in-family college student pursues game design
UC Santa Cruz freshman Briana Sidney is intent on beating the odds on her way to becoming a game designer.
UC entrepreneurs win funding at first primeUC competition
Twenty of UC's most promising life-science startups competed for seed funding in the first primeUC competition at UCSF.
UCLA–USC team to develop tech to predict kids' asthma attacks
Platform will enable smart devices to alert children based on their unique risk factors and environmental conditions.
Celebrating World Toilet Day, reinventing sanitation
U.N. World Toilet Day, Nov. 19, highlights global sanitation shortfalls and their toll on human health and the environment.