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Ludwig the Robot Designed to Help Alzheimer's Patients
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Ludwig the Robot Designed to Help Alzheimer's Patients

A walking, talking robot called Ludwig is envisioned as a tool to help people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other forms of cognitive decline.

Meet The Woman Who Heads A Massively Influential All-Female Tech Team
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Meet The Woman Who Heads A Massively Influential All-Female Tech Team

New ACM president Vicki Hanson makes no secret of her desire to see many more women make their way into executive positions across the technology industry.

Nus in Quest to Create Next-Generation 'quantum Music'
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Nus in Quest to Create Next-Generation 'quantum Music'

High-frequency vibrations produced by cooled atoms can be translated into musical sounds audible to humans.

Plumbing the Possibilities of 'seeing Around Corners'
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Plumbing the Possibilities of 'seeing Around Corners'

Researchers are exploring the possibilities of using scattered-light technology to recreate images hidden from a human line of sight.

First Major Database of Non-Native English
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First Major Database of Non-Native English

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have issued the first major database of fully annotated English sentences written by non-native English...

Machines v. Hackers: Cybersecurity's Artificial Intelligence Future
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Machines v. Hackers: Cybersecurity's Artificial Intelligence Future

Experts predict machines will perform increasingly complex cybersecurity operations over time, reducing the need for humans and facilitating a paradigm shift in...

Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award For Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing
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Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award For Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing

2016 Richard Tapia Achievement Award Recipient: Dr. David Patterson

Australia Plans New Co-Ordinates to Fix Sat-Nav Gap
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Australia Plans New Co-Ordinates to Fix Sat-Nav Gap

Australia is to shift its longitude and latitude to address a gap between local co-ordinates and those from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).

Planet Hunters Seek New Ways to Detect Alien Life
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Planet Hunters Seek New Ways to Detect Alien Life

In the search for life beyond Earth, false alarms abound.

Facebook's Really Big Plans For Virtual Reality
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Facebook's Really Big Plans For Virtual Reality

The office building on Facebook Way is in the unfinished style that honors materials like plywood, concrete, and steel.

Microsoft Maps Out F# Language ­pgrade
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Microsoft Maps Out F# Language ­pgrade

Microsoft's upcoming upgrade to the F# "functional first" language will include new language capabilities and .Net Core support.

Homeowners' Groups Fill ­.s. Last-Mile Broadband Gap
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Homeowners' Groups Fill ­.s. Last-Mile Broadband Gap

Private homeowners associations are sidestepping incumbents by contracting with alternative network providers.

Baidu ­ses Millions of ­sers' Location Data to Make Predictions
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Baidu ­ses Millions of ­sers' Location Data to Make Predictions

Baidu, China's internet giant, has shown what you can learn when you have access to enough location data.

European Scientific Community Seeks Support For 5.3-Million-Euro Hybrid Cloud Build
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European Scientific Community Seeks Support For 5.3-Million-Euro Hybrid Cloud Build

Ten European research organizations support an initiative to create a 5.3-million-euro hybrid cloud platform for the European scientific community.

­pcoming Tor Design Battles Hidden Services Snooping
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­pcoming Tor Design Battles Hidden Services Snooping

Tor project representatives say malicious Tor Hidden Services Directories will be addressed in an upcoming redesign, and are only an "annoyance" in the meantime...

New Movie Screen Allows For Glasses-Free 3D at a Larger Scale
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New Movie Screen Allows For Glasses-Free 3D at a Larger Scale

Researchers have demonstrated a display on which audiences can watch three-dimensional films in a movie theater without additional eyewear.

Meet Luca, the Ancestor of All Living Things
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Meet Luca, the Ancestor of All Living Things

A surprisingly specific genetic portrait of the ancestor of all living things has been generated by scientists who say that the likeness sheds considerable light...

Consumers and 3D Printing: The Future
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Consumers and 3D Printing: The Future

The market, currently dominated by professional and hobbyist makers, could be changing.

Scientists Program Cells to Remember and Respond to Series of Stimuli
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Scientists Program Cells to Remember and Respond to Series of Stimuli

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have used synthetic biology to program cells to remember and respond to a series of events.

Single Camera Can Capture High Quality Facial Performance
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Single Camera Can Capture High Quality Facial Performance

Researchers have developed a method of using one camera to obtain facial performance capture, a key component of visual effects for movies and computer games.
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