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Evidence Found for a New Fundamental Particle
Physicists are both thrilled and baffled by a new report from a neutrino experiment at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago.
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Mars Curiosity's Labs Are Back in Action
NASA's Curiosity rover is analyzing drilled samples on Mars in one of its onboard labs for the first time in more than a year.
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Device Allows a Personal Computer to Process Huge Graphs
A new device uses inexpensive flash storage to process huge graphs using a personal computer.
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From Horizon to Horizon: Celebrating 15 Years of Mars Express
Fifteen years ago, ESA's Mars Express was launched to investigate the Red Planet. To mark this milestone comes a striking view of Mars from horizon to horizon,...
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How Close Are We, Really, to Building a Quantum Computer?
Intel Labs' Jim Clarke observes that the race to develop the first practical quantum computer is fraught with challenges.
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AI Footstep Recognition System Could Be sed for Airport Security
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based biometric verification system for identifying a person by their specific gait.
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Dawn Mission: New Orbit, New Opportunities
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is maneuvering to its lowest-ever orbit for a close-up examination of the inner solar system's only dwarf planet.
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At Beijing Security Fair, an Arms Race for Surveillance Tech
It can crack your smartphone password in seconds, rip personal data from call and messaging apps, and peruse your contact book.
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How Close Are We, Really, to Building a Quantum Computer?
The race is on to build the world's first meaningful quantum computer—one that can deliver the technology's long-promised ability to help scientists do things like...
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How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google
Fei-Fei Li is among the brightest stars in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence, somehow managing to hold down two demanding jobs simultaneously: head...
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How Spies Can se Your Cellphone to Find You, and Eavesdrop on Your Calls and Texts Too
Surveillance systems that track the locations of cellphone users and spy on their calls, texts and data streams are being turned against Americans as they roam...
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Columbia Researchers Squeeze Light Into Nanoscale Devices
Researchers have created a "home-built" cryogenic near-field optical microscope that allowed them to directly image the propagation and dynamics of graphene plasmons...
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Autonomous Boats Could Service Some Cities, Reducing Road Traffic
Researchers have highly maneuverable autonomous boats that, in waterway-rich cities, could be used to transport people or deliver goods.
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The Next Privacy Battle in Europe Is Over This New Law
The new European data privacy legislation is so stringent that it could kill off data-driven online services and chill innovations like driverless cars, tech industry...
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China's Long March for the Soul of the Nation's Digital Future Faces an Ever-Shifting End Point
In China's quest for the soul of the nation's digital technology, Ni Guangnan and Cheng Xu are two of the foot soldiers of a two-decade march to develop an indigenous...
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Govt. Promises Shot in the Arm for Quantum Tech Research in India
India's government has promised to bolster laboratory research into quantum mechanics and technology with funding from multiple government entities.
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Take a Virtual Trip to a Strange New World with NASA
Are you looking for an exotic destination to visit this summer? Why not take a virtual trip to an Earth-size planet beyond our solar system with NASA's interactive ...
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.S. News Outlets Block European Readers Over New Privacy Rules
American news outlets including The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and The Arizona Daily Star abruptly blocked access to their websites from Europe on Friday...
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The S Military Is Funding an Effort to Catch Deepfakes and Other AI Trickery
Think that AI will help put a stop to fake news? The US military isn't so sure.
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