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Future-proofing Security for the Coming Quantum Era
Cybersecurity majors are being trained to design hardware to be immune from software hacks.
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Russian Law Gives Government Sweeping Power Over Internet
Earlier this year, Russia passed a law that theoretically would allow the government to sequester the country's Internet from the rest of the world, as well as...
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Parents are Concerned with School Apps Tracking Students from Classroom to Bathroom
Parents and students are grappling with the privacy implications of software increasingly used by U.S. schools, including apps that monitor students' movements—even...
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Delivery Drones Could Land on Public Transport to Extend Their Range
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a computer program that plans deliveries by getting drones to piggyback on public transport for a range boost....
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'Listening' to Engine Blades to Stop Failures, Disasters
Purdue University researchers have developed a monitoring system to identify the sound of rotor-forced response vibration, a common cause of premature blade malfunction...
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'Tis the Season for Surge Robots as Holiday Hiring Finds Automation
Retailers and logistics operators are investing in collaborative robots (cobots) to accelerate warehouse operations in the holiday season.
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Artificial Networks Shed Light on Human Face Recognition
Researchers have gained new insights on humans' ability to recognize faces, through the use of deep neural networks.
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Python Programming Language Creator Retires, Saying: 'It's Been an Amazing Ride'
The creator of the world's most popular programming language goes into retirement.
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Technion to Award Harvey Prize
The Harvey Prize will be awarded this year in two fields: to three scientists who led a breakthrough in genetic modification, and to a Columbia University professor...
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China Passes Cryptography Law
China has passed a cryptography statute, which will become law on Jan. 1, that regulates how government, businesses, and private citizens may use the technology...
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Deep Learning Is Making Video Game Characters Move Like Real People
Scientists used deep learning neural networks to help digital characters in video games move more realistically.
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Volkswagen to Test Quantum Navigation App in Real Traffic
Volkswagen will test a quantum navigation app in Portugal next week, with plans to eventually incorporate its capabilities into automobiles.
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Mouse-Brain Model Maps Spread of Alpha-Synuclein in Parkinson's Disease
Scientists have developed a computational mouse model that simulates the spread of the misfolded alpha-synuclein protein found in Parkinson's and other diseases...
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Drones Help Map Iceland's Disappearing Glaciers
Researchers are using a three-dimensional process to compare old aerial photos with modern drone photography to track ice loss from Iceland’s largest glaciers. ...
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Climate Model Developed by ISGlobal Researchers Provides Long-Term Predictions of 'El Nino' Events
Researchers at Spain's Barcelona Institute for Global Health have developed a statistical climate model that can predict El Nino events up to 30 months in advance...
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Natural Language Interface for Data Visualization Debuts
VisFlow is a framework that even novices can use to create highly flexible visualizations from almost any data.
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CMU Researchers Find Google's New Congestion Control Algorithm Does Not Treat Data Fairly
Researchers have shown that a new congestion control algorithm developed by Google may compete unfairly with other services on overloaded networks.
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Building an Interoperable Smart City Architecture
The Smart City Interoperability Reference Architecture aims to develop standards and practices to make disaster response more effective.
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Bias, Harassment Drive Women from STEM Jobs: Survey
Nearly half of female professionals in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics jobs surveyed said they have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace...
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