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3D Technology Revolutionizing Face Transplants
Face transplants are a proving ground for medical applications of three-dimensional printing and imaging.
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Imaging Ever Closer to the Event Horizon
While black holes themselves swallow any light beyond their event horizon, the area outside the event horizon tends to emit lots of light.
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Mobile Providers at Center of Privacy Storm
Major wireless providers are facing new scrutiny into their privacy practices after a bombshell report sparked a public outcry and questions from lawmakers.
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IBM Announces High-Resolution Global Weather Forecast Model
IBM will roll out a high-resolution weather forecast model this year.
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A DNS Hijacking Wave Is Targeting Companies at an Almost nprecedented Scale
Federal authorities and private researchers are warning companies about a wave of domain hijacking attacks.
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A Star Is Born…With C Programming and Robots
The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering's Robotics and Coding Academy aims to inspires children to pursue careers in science and technology...
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Texas Hospitals Adapt Existing Technology to Tackle Opioid Crisis
The Texas Hospital Association is adapting existing technology to help state hospitals combat the opioid epidemic by supplying them with better information as needed...
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Neural Learning on the Edge
The next generation of neural networks will learn from real-time data streamed from smartphones, Internet of Things devices, and machine-to-machine connections....
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Battle for Connected Home Seizes the Stage at CES 2019
Last week's CES 2019 in Las Vegas showcased efforts by Google, Amazon, and Apple to advance connected home technology platforms.
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Robotic Milkers and an Automated Greenhouse: Inside a High-Tech Small Farm
About 150 Jersey cows in the rolling terrain at Rivendale Farms in Bulger, some 25 miles west of Pittsburgh, wear Fitbit-like collars that monitor their movement...
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A Fleet of Autonomous Robots Is Making One of the World's Oldest Foods
An autonomous, bread-making robotic oven made by Wilkinson Baking of Walla Walla, WA, can produce 235 loaves daily.
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niversity of California Tells Students Not to se WeChat, WhatsApp in China
The University of California has warned students and faculty against using messaging apps and social media while visiting China.
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Your Old Tweets Give Away More Location Data Than You Think
An international team of researchers has developed an algorithm that uses Twitter to automatically predict a user's location within minutes.
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In Fast-Aging Japan, Elder Care Is a High-Tech Pursuit
Startups are putting new innovations to work in Japan's elder-care market.
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'ANYmal' Robot Stalks Dark Sewers to Test Its Navigation
Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland are working to help a seeing, hearing, door-opening robot function in extreme conditions.
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The Super-Secure Quantum Cable Hiding in the Holland Tunnel
Commuters inching through rush-hour traffic in the Holland Tunnel between Lower Manhattan and New Jersey don't know it, but a technology likely to be the future...
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Flexible Displays Enter the Picture
Engineers have long attempted to develop flexible displays and devices. The technology is finally becoming a reality.
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A Neural Network Can Learn to Organize the World It Sees Into Concepts, Just Like We Do
GANs, or generative adversarial networks, are the social-media starlet of AI algorithms. They are responsible for creating the first AI painting ever sold at an ...
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The Race to Develop the World's Best Quantum Tech
A few days before Christmas, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill into law that devotes more than US $1.2 billion to a national effort dedicated to quantum...
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