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Wearable Computing Gloves Can Teach Braille, Even if You're Not Paying Attention
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Wearable Computing Gloves Can Teach Braille, Even if You're Not Paying Attention

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers used a technology-enhanced glove to help people learn how to read and write Braille, even if they weren't paying attention...

A Charging Solution For Delivery Drones?
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A Charging Solution For Delivery Drones?

CSAIL research suggests that unmanned aerial vehicles can recharge their batteries by perching on power lines.

­nblinking Eyes Track Employees
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­nblinking Eyes Track Employees

A digital Big Brother is coming to work, for better or worse.

Super-Stretchable Yarn Is Made of Graphene
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Super-Stretchable Yarn Is Made of Graphene

Researchers at Penn State and Shinshu University in Japan have developed a simple, scalable method of making graphene oxide fibers that are strong, stretchable...

Robot Can Be Programmed By Casually Talking to It
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Robot Can Be Programmed By Casually Talking to It

Ashutosh Saxena of Cornell University is teaching robots to understand and respond to instructions in natural language from various speakers.

Bletchley Park: No Longer the World's Best Kept Secret
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Bletchley Park: No Longer the World's Best Kept Secret

Codebreakers credited with shortening World War Two worked in structures built to last only a few years.

Top500 Supercomputer Race Hits a Slow Patch
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Top500 Supercomputer Race Hits a Slow Patch

The performance of the world's fastest computers has been steadily growing for two decades, but the latest tally of their collective performance shows slowing progress...

As Robotics Advances, Worries of Killer Robots Rise
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As Robotics Advances, Worries of Killer Robots Rise

From driverless cars to delivery drones, a new generation of robots is about to revolutionize the way people work, drive and shop.

Can Hp Build the Computer of the Future?
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Can Hp Build the Computer of the Future?

On June 11, Hewlett-Packard revealed plans to make a new kind of computer that it's playfully calling The Machine.

Coder's High
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Coder's High

These days I write more than I code, but one of the things I miss about programming is the coder's high: those times when, for hours on end, I would lock my vision...

Supreme Court Tosses 'abstract' Software Patent
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Supreme Court Tosses 'abstract' Software Patent

The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out an Australian company's patent for business software in a decision that clarifies standards for awarding patents, but not...

When Is It Ok to Check a Smartphone at the Dinner Table?
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When Is It Ok to Check a Smartphone at the Dinner Table?

Not long ago, I went to a nice restaurant with five friends. Good food. Better cocktails.

Research Identifies Android Security Weaknesses Caused by Performance Design
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Research Identifies Android Security Weaknesses Caused by Performance Design

Georgia Tech researchers have identified a weakness in one of Android's security features that leaves software components vulnerable to attack.

Microsoft Fellow David Steurer Seeks ­ltimate Algorithm
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Microsoft Fellow David Steurer Seeks ­ltimate Algorithm

David Steurer of Cornell University has been awarded a Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship to support research which might settle a long-standing controversy...

Team Finds Thousands of Secret Keys in Android Apps
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Team Finds Thousands of Secret Keys in Android Apps

Two Columbia Engineering researchers have discovered a crucial security problem in Google Play, the official Android app store.

New Job For Robots: Detect Leaks in Pipes
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New Job For Robots: Detect Leaks in Pipes

A self-propelled robotic device can speed through pipes, pinpointing leaks more accurately than existing methods.

Losing the Key
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Losing the Key

In this age of rapid transformation, the house key has been surprisingly resistant to change.

Is China a Scientific Powerhouse?
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Is China a Scientific Powerhouse?

China has vastly expanded higher education over the past three decades—in 1982, less than 1 percent of China’s twenty-somethings had attended college; by 2010,...

Software That Sees Employees, Not Outsiders, As the Real Threat
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Software That Sees Employees, Not Outsiders, As the Real Threat

A growing number of companies are under pressure to protect sensitive data—and not just from hackers lurking outside the digital walls.

Titan Flybys Test the Talents of Nasa's Cassini Team
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Titan Flybys Test the Talents of Nasa's Cassini Team

As NASA's Cassini spacecraft zooms toward Saturn's smoggy moon Titan for a targeted flyby on June 18, mission scientists are excitedly hoping to repeat a scientific...
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