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A.I. model shows promise to generate faster, more accurate weather forecasts
Today’s weather forecasts come from some of the most powerful computers on Earth. The huge machines churn through millions of calculations to solve equations to predict temperature, wind, rainfall and other weather events. A forecast’s combined need for speed and accuracy taxes even the most modern computers.
The future could take a radically different approach. A collaboration between the University of Washington and Microsoft Research shows how artificial intelligence can analyze past weather patterns to predict future events, much more efficiently and potentially someday more accurately than today’s technology.
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Research effort driving advances to combat traumatic brain injuries
Mechanical engineering professor Christian Franck – at right, in this photo taken before the COVID-19 pandemic – and graduate student Harry Cramer prepare to deliver an impact to a network of cells in a dish, simulating the damage of a concussion-causing collision. Photo by Kristen Koenig
Many concussions don’t produce noticeable symptoms, leaving them likely to go undiagnosed and putting the injured at increased risk for lasting complications like brain damage.
A team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineer Christian Franck is working on better ways to detect concussions and better protective equipment to prevent them.