For the past few years, boosters had been working to get the high school an artificial-turf field, something many rival schools had already installed.
Malcolm MacIver and colleagues at Northwestern University have created an "artificial electric-field sensing system that could ultimately give robotic subs the same additional sensory capabilities" as found in weakly electric fish.
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Professor Jennings and his team have established a reputation as leading researchers in the field of artificial intelligence.
D-Wave is advertisting a number of different applications for its quantum computing system, primarily in the field of artificial intelligence.
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Other research projects in the field of artificial retinas are currently focusing on carbon-based materials like nanocrystalline diamond and graphene, but those are intended for replacing silicon electrodes, like the Argus 2.
The Baltimore Ravens don't like the artificial turf at Tulane's baseball field.
Arena football is played indoors on miniature fields of artificial turf with eight players per team on the field.
And the Brooklyn Cyclones baseball team is set for its June 18 home opener, though it's unclear whether its damaged field will be replaced with sod or artificial turf.
Sportexe's interactive field is merely the latest salvo in the escalating artificial turf wars.
Our artificial heart is without a doubt the most advanced innovation in the field.
But Macchiarini said making these first artificial organs viable in patients opens doors for future transplants through the relatively new field of regenerative medicine.
Its potential for sports fields was realized early on, but AstroTurf so dominated the artificial turf market that it wasn't until 2002 that the first in-fill field was installed in the NFL, at Seattle's Seahawks Stadium (now called Qwest Field).
Its potential for sports fields was realized early on, but AstroTurf so dominated the artificial turf market that it wasn't until 2002 that the first in-fill field was installed in the NFL, at Seattle's Seahawks Stadium (now called Qwest (nyse: Q - news - people ) Field).
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