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Human Thoughts ­sed to Switch on Genes
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Human Thoughts ­sed to Switch on Genes

Could a futuristic society of humans with the power to control their own biological functions ever become reality? 

Rosetta: Concerns For Comet Lander After ­neven Landing
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Rosetta: Concerns For Comet Lander After ­neven Landing

The lander bounced twice, initially about 1km back out into space, before settling in the shadow of a cliff, 1km from its intended target site.

Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions
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Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions

On a bright fall day last year off the coast of Southern California, an Air Force B-1 bomber launched an experimental missile that may herald the future of warfare...

Sandia Releases Interface to Help Standardize Supercomputer Power and Energy Systems
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Sandia Releases Interface to Help Standardize Supercomputer Power and Energy Systems

The High Performance Computing-Power API specification standardizes measurement of power- and energy-relevant features for high-performance computing systems. 

To Foil Cyberattacks, Connected Cars Need Overlapping Shields
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To Foil Cyberattacks, Connected Cars Need Overlapping Shields

Smart cars will need many more layers of cyberprotection than automakers believe is necessary.

Functional Languages Rack ­p Best Scores For Software Quality
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Functional Languages Rack ­p Best Scores For Software Quality

University of California, Davis researchers recently conducted an examination of projects hosted on GitHub and the languages used to build them. 

Dvd Tech Breakthrough Could Produce 1,000 Tb Capacity Discs
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Dvd Tech Breakthrough Could Produce 1,000 Tb Capacity Discs

A new type of DVD technology will enable users to store 212,000 times the amount of data of a standard 4.7 GB disc.

­a Professor Developing Wearable Device to Track Diet
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­a Professor Developing Wearable Device to Track Diet

University of Alabama researchers are working on the development of a sensor that can automatically track diet. 

Acm, Google Increase Turing Award Prize to $1 Million
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Acm, Google Increase Turing Award Prize to $1 Million

Funding for the ACM A.M. Turing Award has increased to the level of other major international awards.

Technology's Latest Quest: Tracking Mental Health
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Technology's Latest Quest: Tracking Mental Health

You can now count your steps, measure your glucose levels, monitor your blood pressure and track your caloric intake from your phone or high-tech wristband.

Touchdown! Rosetta's Philae Probe Lands on Comet
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Touchdown! Rosetta's Philae Probe Lands on Comet

ESA's Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet, the first time in history that such an extraordinary feat has been achieved.

Survey: ­.s. Adults Feel They Are Losing Control of Their Data
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Survey: ­.s. Adults Feel They Are Losing Control of Their Data

Adults living in the U.S. overwhelmingly believe that the government and private companies are violating their privacy, a new survey found.

Next-Generation Robot Needs Your Help
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Next-Generation Robot Needs Your Help

Carnegie Mellon University professor Manuela Veloso believes robots can be made fully autonomous by designing them to ask for help when necessary. 

Researchers, Medical Workers Seek Tech Answers to Ebola Outbreak
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Researchers, Medical Workers Seek Tech Answers to Ebola Outbreak

Robotics researchers plan to meet with healthcare and aid workers as part of a series of workshops on how technology can help fight Ebola and other dangerous viruses...

Wireless Devices ­sed By Casual Pilots Vulnerable to Hacking, Computer Scientists Find
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Wireless Devices ­sed By Casual Pilots Vulnerable to Hacking, Computer Scientists Find

Apps and wireless devices used by private pilots during flights may be vulnerable to various hack attacks, according to computer scientists. 

Nebias: The World's Most Advanced Bionic Hand
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Nebias: The World's Most Advanced Bionic Hand

The NEBIAS project, a European Union effort to develop advanced prosthetic hands, is demonstrating great strides only a year after its creation. 

Obama Asks FCC to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules
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Obama Asks FCC to Adopt Tough Net Neutrality Rules

President Barack Obama on Monday called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to regulate Internet service providers as public utilities. 

Learning How Little We Know About the Brain
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Learning How Little We Know About the Brain

Research on the brain is surging.

Why You Probably Won't Understand the Web of the Future
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Why You Probably Won't Understand the Web of the Future

The giants of the connected world are finally waking up to one of the biggest obstacles in their stated missions of connecting billions more people to the internet...

Leap Into the Future?
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Leap Into the Future?

Whatever Magic Leap is working on, it could revolutionize the fields of augmented and virtual reality.
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