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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Social Games, Virtual Goods
The popularity of virtual goods and currencies in online gaming is changing how people think and act about money.
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Engineering Sensation in Artificial Limbs
Advancements in mobile electronics have led to several prosthetics innovations in recent years, but providing reliable touch sensations to users remains an elusive...
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The Quest For Randomness
It's not easy to generate a string of numbers that lack any pattern or rule, or even to define exactly what randomness means.
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Security Firm Is Vague on Its Compromised Devices
More than a day after RSA security posted an "urgent" alert warning that a sophisticated intruder might be able to initiate a "broad attack" on a password device...
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The Psychology of Collaboration
IBM fellow Irene Greif, the director of collaborative user experience at IBM Research, says that some of the toughest collaboration problems have little to do with...
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Digital Gaming Goes Academic
Digital gaming is being tapped to cultivate academic skills, and part of the appeal is that the games offer personalized, real-time feedback.
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Computer Simulations Illustrate Scope of Japanese Disaster
Computer simulation technology has aided in the tracking and analysis of the devastation wrought by the March 11 earthquake off Japan's east coast.
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New Linux Kernel Gets a Speed Boost
Linux has announced an update to the Linux OS kernel, which includes deep changes that will enhance performance, especially for running databases and other programs...
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Nasa's Messenger Spacecraft Begins Historic Orbit Around Mercury
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft successfully achieved orbit around Mercury at approximately 9 p.m. EDT Thursday. This marks the first time a spacecraft has accomplished...
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Dissecting the Physics of Basketball Bank Shots
Here’s the scenario: You’re a college basketball player and your team is down by one. You’ve got a trip to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on the line, but...
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Spotting Insider Threats on the Front Lines
U.S. Military Academy at West Point cadets are researching ways of using network monitoring tools to automate frontline security.
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Miniature Lasers Could Help Launch New Age of Internet
University of Central Florida researchers have developed a miniature laser device that could make high-speed computing faster and more reliable.
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Japan Has Shifted 13 Feet!
What does Japan's earthquake mean for GPS? Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake was so powerful that it actually widened Japan. While parts of the country barely...
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Gca: Female Developers Crashing the Boys Club
Gail Carmichael is one of the few women to enter the Great Canadian Appathon, a 48-hour video game coding competition taking place at college and university campuses...
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Robotic Arms
Barrett Technologies is working with the U.S. National Science Foundation's Small Business Innovation Research program to develop a Whole Arm Manipulator and a...
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Keeping Tabs on the Infrastructure, Wirelessly
Engineers routinely inspect bridges and other structures for cracks and corrosion. But because they can’t always be there in person, one highly intelligent bridge...
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'we Need to See Ahead'
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano emphasized the importance of science and technology research as a means of keeping the nation safe in an...
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Japan Disaster Recovery Efforts Get Help From Satellites
In the aftermath of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, satellite maps have been a vital part of search and rescue efforts by providing clear pictures...
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U.s. Supercomputer Experts Assess Radiation Risks Amid Crisis at Japanese Nuclear Facility
The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration has enlisted a team of supercomputer experts to measure the radiation risks caused by the Japanese nuclear crisis...
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