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Robot Learns to Recognise Itself in the Mirror
Yale University researchers have developed Nico, a humanoid robot that can recognize its reflection in a mirror and identify its arms' location and orientation...
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National Campaign Launched to Recruit Fellows to Understand How Software Can Help Research
The United Kingdom's Software Sustainability Institute recently started recruiting researchers to take part in its new Fellows program to develop a better understanding...
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In Google’s Inner Circle, a Falling Number of Women
In an effort to address the declining number of female employees within the company, Google researchers developed algorithms to determine exactly when the company...
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'super Pac App' Knows When Political Ads Stretch the Truth
What if every political ad came with a "truthiness" disclaimer?
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Siemens 'flaw' Claim Sparks U.s. Power Plant Security Probe
A security expert said that he had found a backdoor in hardware from a Siemens subsidiary, RuggedCom.
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In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level
On the subway, in doctor's waiting rooms and during college lectures, millions of Japanese can be found glued to their smartphones. But they're not texting or making...
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Digitizing the Past to Protect and Preserve History
Archeologists now take thousands of digital photos, make notes in a database on a laptop or a tablet, and record careful, geographically referenced information...
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Security Experts Warn of Risky Attacks on Tech-Loaded Cars
Computer security experts are now focusing on cars as automakers increasingly include computers and electronic communication systems in their latest models.
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Future Memory: Ferroelectric Materials Could Bring Down Cost of Cloud Computing
Northwestern University researchers have developed a class of organic crystalline materials that have a ferroelectric property, which means they could be used in...
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One-Molecule-Thick Material Has Big Advantages
MIT researchers have developed a method for using molybdenum disulfide to make a variety of electronic components.
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Watson Turns Medic: Supercomputer to Diagnose Disease
It is more than a year since Watson, IBM's famous supercomputer, opened a new frontier for artificial intelligence by beating human champions of the quiz show Jeopardy...
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Coming Soon, Google Street View of a Canadian Village You'll Never Drive To
There are no cars in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Aside from a few trucks, snowmobiles are the preferred form of transportation for much of the year in the hamlet high...
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Atomic-Level Computing
Thanks to the University of New South Wales and IBM Research, scientists are moving closer to the junction of quantum and digital computing.
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Chips Go Upscale
After decades in Flatland, the end of Moore's Law is pushing semiconductors into the third dimension.
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Garbage In, Info Out
Security researchers used malware to investigate large-scale Internet censorship in Egypt and Libya.
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In Honor of Alan Turing
Thirty-two of the 39 living A.M. Turing Award laureates gathered in San Francisco to pay tribute to "the father of CS" and discuss the past, present, and future...
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Nasa Mars Rover Begins Driving at Bradbury Landing
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has begun driving from its landing site, which scientists announced today they have named for the late author Ray Bradbury.
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Stealthy, Tiny, Deadly, Global: The Drone Revolution's Next Phase
Today's unmanned robotic planes only seem advanced.
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The Big Apple's Big Data Advantage
Microsoft's new research lab in Manhattan will focus on big data analysis, examining massive amounts of information created by the world's digital users, says lab...
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