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The New Science of Seeing Around Corners
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The New Science of Seeing Around Corners

While vacationing on the coast of Spain in 2012, the computer vision scientist Antonio Torralba noticed stray shadows on the wall of his hotel room that didn't...

Are We Ready for the Future of Warfare?
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Are We Ready for the Future of Warfare?

Warfare has always been about exerting political will.

JPL Roles in NASA's Sun-Bound Parker Solar Probe
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JPL Roles in NASA's Sun-Bound Parker Solar Probe

The navigation for NASA's Parker Solar Probe is led by the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which also has a role in two of the spacecraft's...

A Toolkit for Data Transparency Takes Shape
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A Toolkit for Data Transparency Takes Shape

Julia Stewart Lowndes studied metre-long Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), tagging them to track their dives, as a graduate student at Stanford University in California...

New Material Could Improve Efficiency of Computer Processing and Memory
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New Material Could Improve Efficiency of Computer Processing and Memory

A material developed by a team of researchers is 18 times more efficient in computing processing and memory compared to current materials.

What Went Wrong With IBM's Watson
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What Went Wrong With IBM's Watson

What if artificial intelligence can't cure cancer after all?

Improving Nuclear Detection With New Chip Power
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Improving Nuclear Detection With New Chip Power

A cross-disciplinary team of researchers is building a computer chip to improve detection and surveillance for the illegal transport of nuclear materials at U.S...

More Workers Might Not Mean More Work Gets Done, Study Shows
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More Workers Might Not Mean More Work Gets Done, Study Shows

For ants and robots operating in confined spaces like tunnels, having more workers does not necessarily mean getting more work done.

Deep Learning Stretches ­p to Scientific Supercomputers
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Deep Learning Stretches ­p to Scientific Supercomputers

A team from Intel, NERSC, and Stanford developed a 15-petaflop deep-learning system and demonstrated its ability to handle large data sets via test runs on the...

Why AI Researchers Shouldn't Turn Their Backs on the Military
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Why AI Researchers Shouldn't Turn Their Backs on the Military

More than 2,400 AI researchers recently signed a pledge promising not to build so-called autonomous weapons—systems that would decide on their own whom to kill....

Simulating Biomolecules Just Got Faster and More Accurate
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Simulating Biomolecules Just Got Faster and More Accurate

Researchers from the University of Florida and the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil have used state of the art simulations to assess the effect...

Hackers at Convention to Ferret Out Election System Bugs
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Hackers at Convention to Ferret Out Election System Bugs

Def Con, one of the world's largest hacker conventions, will serve as a laboratory for breaking into voting machines this week, extending its efforts to identify...

Quantum Computing Will Create Jobs. But Which Ones?
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Quantum Computing Will Create Jobs. But Which Ones?

Chris Monroe's vision for quantum computers is simple: He wants people to use them.

Programmers Need Ethics When Designing the Technologies that Influence People's Lives
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Programmers Need Ethics When Designing the Technologies that Influence People's Lives

Computing professionals are on the front lines of almost every aspect of the modern world.

Cramming Software With Thousands of Fake Bugs Could Make It More Secure
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Cramming Software With Thousands of Fake Bugs Could Make It More Secure

Researchers suggest non-exploitable "chaff bugs" in systems could deter attackers from doing real harm.

Startup JITX ­ses AI to Automate Complex Circuit Board Design
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Startup JITX ­ses AI to Automate Complex Circuit Board Design

While anyone can learn how to design a circuit board, it takes a skilled engineer to design a circuit board that is both well optimized and unlikely to melt, explode...

As Moore's Law Dies, the Chip Giants Seek Fresh Prey
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As Moore's Law Dies, the Chip Giants Seek Fresh Prey

After a five-year, $240 billion acquisition spree, there's a suspicion that the nature of deal-making in the semiconductor industry may be starting to change.

UTA Technology Could Change the Way Computers Dissipate Heat
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UTA Technology Could Change the Way Computers Dissipate Heat

University of Texas at Arlington researchers have received a patent on a novel cold electron transistor that drastically reduces the amount of energy required to...

How Robot Hands Are Evolving to Do What Ours Can
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How Robot Hands Are Evolving to Do What Ours Can

A robotic hand? Four autonomous fingers and a thumb that can do anything your own flesh and blood can do? That is still the stuff of fantasy.

The Hackers Teaching Old DNA Sequencers New Tricks
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The Hackers Teaching Old DNA Sequencers New Tricks

In a basement storeroom at Stanford University in California, the guts of a dozen DNA sequencers lie exposed—hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cameras and...
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