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Giving Digital Objects a Sense of Sound

By combining camera images and recorded taps, UMD researchers aim to give 3D objects realistic sounds for applications in virtual reality, gaming and more.

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Scientists Discover Migration-Mediated Mechanism Enabling Bacteria-Virus Coexistence

Their study shows how collective movement enables viruses to persist with migrating bacterial colonies while minimizing risk.

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UMD Researchers Identify Brain Signals Linked to Cybersickness in Immersive Environments

Findings from a real-time brain wave study could help VR and AR designers detect and reduce dizziness, nausea and other symptoms.

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UMD Researchers Accelerate the Technology Behind AI Search

A new algorithm developed by UMD researchers builds the digital maps that power AI search at record-breaking speeds.

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UMD Researcher Helps Lay the Mathematical Foundation for More Trustworthy AI

Soheil Feizi is part of a $7.5M multi-institutional initiative to advance the next generation of artificial intelligence.

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How AI Could Turn Invasive Eye Injections into Simple Eye Drops

Supported by a $2.35 million NIH grant, UMD and Johns Hopkins researchers are using AI to develop longer-lasting eye drops for glaucoma and other eye diseases.

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TRAILS Fellows Map a More Trustworthy Path for AI

A team of five undergraduates developed an interactive tool to embed ethics and public trust in AI research.

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AI Can Enforce the Rules. Can It Build an Online Community?

UMD researchers identify where language models could help volunteer moderators—and where human judgment remains essential.

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Helping Robots Make Sense of the Physical World

UMD research earns five honors at IROS workshops for advances in navigating around glass, interpreting touch and learning from human video.

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Alan Liu Helps Lead $17.3M NSF Programmable Cloud Lab Node for Biomanufacturing

The initiative will use AI and automation to support remotely accessible biomanufacturing experiments, with Liu co-leading the lab's data and AI systems.

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