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Hackers Blind Quantum Cryptographers
Lasers crack commercial encryption systems, leaving no trace.
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To Win Over Users, Gadgets Have to Be Touchable
Whoever said technology was dehumanizing was wrong. On screens everywhere—cellphones, e-readers, A.T.M.’s—as Diana Ross sang, we just want to reach out and touch...
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Technology Assists Multi-Tasking Motorcycle Officers
A motorcycle police officer on an urgent call faces huge information processing and decision-making demands. A new European research project aims to prevent potentially...
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DARPA
Tomorrow’s WikiLeakers may have to be sneakier than just dumping military docs onto a Lady Gaga disc. The futurists at Darpa are working on a project that would...
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Nano Switches that Store More Data Head to Market
An electronic component that offers a new way to squeeze more data into computers and portable gadgets is set to go into production in just a couple of years.
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Digital Media Essential in Building Democracies, Research Shows
Research from the University of Washington finds that digital media, such as mobile phones and the Internet, have become all but essential in building democracies...
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Wonder Conductors Will Spin p Cooler Computers
Newly discovered materials called topological insulators could clear the way for blisteringly fast laptops and smartphones that don't warm your lap or singe your...
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K-Anonymity Privacy Protection Model Needs a Little Help
The "K-anonymity" method of providing anonymity to large data sets has raised excitement in realms as diverse as social networks and medical records, but it appears...
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Prison Without Walls
Incarceration in America is a failure by almost any measure. But what if the prisons could be turned inside out, with convicts released into society under constant...
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Helping Victoria Deal With Bushfires
The University of Melbourne and Bushfire CRC have designed Phoenix RapidFire, a simulation program that can provide detailed information on the spread of fires.
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Tech Research Customizes Tv sers' Preferences
Intel researchers have developed a way TV remote controls can identify users based on their viewing preferences and how they hold the remote, which could help advance...
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Google Finding Its Voice
Google's Mike Cohen won't be satisfied until anyone who wants to talk to their computer can do so without laughing at the hideous translation or sighing in frustration...
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Nasa Funds Development of Nano Materials For Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries
NEI Corp. and UC San Diego recently won a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer contract from NASA to develop and implement high energy density cathode materials...
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The Mind's Eye: How the Brain Sorts Out What You See
Can you tell a snake from a pretzel? Some can't—and their experiences are revealing how the brain builds up a coherent picture of the world.
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James Myers to Lead the Nano Computational Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
James Myers has been selected to lead the Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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The Internet's Secret Back Door
Web users in the United Arab Emirates have more to worry about than having just their BlackBerries cracked.
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Advances Offer Path to Shrink Computer Chip
Scientists at Rice University and Hewlett-Packard are reporting this week that they can overcome a fundamental barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization...
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Rational Design Process Produces Enhanced Optoelectronics Materials
European researchers have combined computer modelling of quantum mechanics and precision fabrication processes to create novel transparent conductive oxides made...
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Retargeting Ads Follow Surfers to Other Sites
The shoes that Julie Matlin recently saw on Zappos.com were kind of cute, or so she thought. But Ms. Matlin wasn’t ready to buy and left the site. Then the shoes...
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