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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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'Huge Opportunities' for Harvesting Data Shown
Huge quantities of useful information are being created by Internet users, but much of it is owned by commercial companies or public agencies.
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Are Schools Getting Enough Bang For Their Technology Buck?
Public schools in the United States have a lot to learn about integrating technology into education.
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Nsa Revelations Reframe Digital Life For Some
In Louisiana, the wife of a former soldier is scaling back on Facebook posts and considering unfriending old acquaintances, worried an innocuous joke or long-lost...
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Where Do You Test a Tool Bound For Mars? Greenland
Every morning this week, Justin Spring and Sean Yoon got up and drove down a bumpy dirt road. They piled their packs onto their backs and hiked 45 minutes up a...
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A Black Box For Car Crashes
When Timothy P. Murray crashed his government-issued Ford Crown Victoria in 2011, he was fortunate, as car accidents go.
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Stanford Expert Says Internet's Backbone Can Readily Be Made More Sustainable
The U.S. Department of Energy wants to establish minimum energy efficiency standards for all computers and servers sold in the United States.
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Conductivity Gain for Stretchable Electronics
Networks of spherical nanoparticles embedded in elastic materials could make the best bendable conductors, which could make possible flexible electronics.
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How Computer Analysis ncovered J. K. Rowling's Secret Novel
A Duquesne University professor used computer analysis to determine that Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling wrote "The Cuckoo's Calling."
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Cello Could Be Music to the Ears of C Developers
A development tool anticipated for release in the next few months will facilitate higher-level programming in the C language.
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Computer Smart as a 4-Year-Old
Researchers have IQ-tested the ConceptNet4 artificial intelligence system and found that it is about as smart as the average four-year-old.
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Optical Lattice Atomic Clock Could 'Redefine the Second'
We currently use atomic clocks to count the seconds, but tests on an alternative atomic timekeeper have revealed that it is more precise.
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Reports Detail Mars Rover Clues to Atmosphere's Past
A pair of new papers report measurements of the Martian atmosphere's composition by NASA's Curiosity rover, providing evidence about loss of much of Mars' original...
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Taiwan a 'Testing Ground' for Chinese Cyber Army
Taiwan is the frontline in an emerging global battle for cyberspace, according to elite hackers in the island's IT industry, who say it has become a rehearsal area...
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Eye-Tracking Could Outshine Passwords If Made User-Friendly
A new biometric authentication technique identifies users based on their eye movements.
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Study Finds Clues on How to Keep Kids Engaged With Educational Games
A game-based curriculum currently under development teaches middle-school students about computer science principles.
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Putting Humans Into the Visual Equation
Small-scale image-analysis technology is not yet refined enough to produce accurate and reliable results, despite decades of advances in machine vision.
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Graphene Promises Cooler, Greener Computing
New research on graphene could lead to more energy-efficient and longer-lasting computers.
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csc Researchers Develop 3D Display With No Ghosting For Viewers Without Glasses
A new 3D+2D television offers three-dimensional images to viewers with stereo glasses, while maintaining a normal picture for those without glasses.
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Sebastian Thrun on the Future of Learning
Sebastian Thrun has worn many hats in the tech world: Stanford research professor, founder of Google's X Labs, where he oversaw the development of self-drivingUdacity...
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