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Mussel Sensors Pave the Way for Environmental Monitoring Tools
Researchers are using a new sensor system to remotely monitor freshwater mussels, as a means of detect harmful toxins in the waters in which they live.
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Higher Education Readies for a Quantum Leap
The nascent quantum industry is calling on higher education to begin preparing a quantum workforce with a broader, less specialized range of technical skills.
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Matrix Multiplication Inches Closer to Mythic Goal
A recent paper set the fastest record for multiplying two matrices. But it also marks the end of the line for a method researchers have relied on for decades to...
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Vaccination Megasites Lean on Enterprise Tech to Keep the Line Moving
Popup Covid-19 vaccination megasites are using digital enterprise technology to accommodate surging numbers of inoculations as more Americans qualify to be immunized...
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Newly-Wormable Windows Botnet Ballooning in Size
Researchers say a botnet targeting Windows devices is expanding, due to a new infection method that lets malware spread between computers with weak passwords.
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Control System Helps Several Drones Team Up to Deliver Heavy Packages
A new adaptive control algorithm helps unmanned aerial vehicles collaborate to deliver heavy parcels.
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Ultrasound Reads Monkey Brains, Opening Path to Controlling Machines with Thought
Researchers have developed a method of predicting a monkey's intended eye or hand movements using ultrasound imaging.
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Identifying Banknote Fingerprints Can Stop Counterfeits on Streets
Researchers said a technique called Polymer Substrate Fingerprinting could be used to identify the unique, unclonable “fingerprints” of Bank of England banknotes...
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New Software Vendor Standards Coming Within Weeks, CISA Head Says
The White House is leading an interagency effort focused on software development that will determine federal procurement of information technology.
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What a Gambling App Knows About You
Sky Bet, the most popular gambling app in Britain, compiled extensive records about a user, tracking him in ways he never imagined.
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You Probably Don’t Remember the Internet
How do we memorialize life online when it's constantly disappearing?
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Ransomwared Bank Tells Customers It Lost Their SSNs
A data breach that already hit bank employees just got much worse.
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William Shatner Turns 90, AI Version of Him will Live On Indefinitely
Shatner partners with StoryFile to create an interactive version of himself that answers fan questions and talks back to them.
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This Powerful Supercomputer Was Built in Just 20 Weeks, With a Bit of Help From a Tiny Robot
The Cambridge-1 supercomputer has entered its first stages of operation just 20 weeks after it was first announced.
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AI Helps Assess Pain Levels in People With Sickle Cell Disease
Northwestern University researchers used artificial intelligence to assess pain levels in patients with sickle cell disease, based on their vital signs.
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The Cybersecurity 202: DHS Official Promises Help for States Struggling with Digital Attacks on Critical Services
Even as federal officials and Microsoft race to contain a recebt breach, stakeholders need to make certain they are no longer compromised, to prevent follow-up...
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Microsoft to Ease Workers Back to the Office Starting Next Week
It plans to remove restrictions only once the virus acts "more like an endemic virus such as the seasonal flu," an executive wrote.
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System Detects Errors When Medication is Self-Administered
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a system to detect and reduce errors when patients administer their own medication.
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Engineers Combine AI, Wearable Cameras in Self-Walking Robotic Exoskeletons
Researchers combined computer vision and deep-learning artificial intelligence technology in an effort to develop robotic exoskeleton legs that can make decisions...
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