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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Diagnostic Exhalations
Researchers say an algorithm they developed can accurately determine whether a patient is suffering from emphysema or heart failure based on their breath.
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Google Scholar Pioneer on Search Engine’s Future
As the search engine approaches its 10th birthday, Nature speaks to the co-creator of Google Scholar.
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Computer Scientists Ask Supreme Court to Rule Apis Can’t Be Copyrighted
EFF files Amicus Brief on behalf of tech pioneers in Oracle v. Google court battle.
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What Is Tor? Did Police Outfox It?
European police Friday said they had figured out how to pierce an Internet privacy tool used by dissidents, journalists and online drug dealers.
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Bound For Pluto, Carrying Memories of Triton
On Aug. 25, 1989, the Voyager 2 spacecraft slipped over the north pole of Neptune, then the most distant planet in the solar system, swerved south at Neptune’s...
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The $11m Tool That Could Help Computers Write Their Own Code
Nowadays, if you start typing something into Google, it tries to guess what you’re looking for.
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Digital Reconstruction Restores Rare Dino Skull
Dinosaur fossils are valuable resources—yet access to them can be tricky.
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Students Get Hands-on Experience With Open Testbed For Cybersecurity Research
The University of Southern California's Cyber Defense Technology Experimental Research Project oversees the DETERLab Education Site, a free global resource.
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Contactless Cards Fail to Recognize Foreign Currency
A flaw in Visa's EMV-based contactless payment card system could enable hackers with Android smartphones to approve unlimited cash transactions without a PIN.
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Uw Study Shows Direct Brain Interface Between Humans
Researchers at the University of Washington say they have replicated a direct brain-to-brain connection they first demonstrated in August.
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Giving Robots a (better Than) Human Touch
A new robot can grasp an unattached USB cable and insert it into a USB port.
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New Tech Aims to Improve Communication Between Dogs and Humans
Researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans.
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European Genetic Identity May Stretch Back 36,000 Years
Europeans carry a motley mix of genes from at least three ancient sources: indigenous hunter-gatherers within Europe, people from the Middle East, and northwest...
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Half of Stars Lurk Outside Galaxies
Astronomers have spotted a faint cosmic glow, unseen until now, that may come from stars that float adrift between galaxies.
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Computer Scientists Say Meme Research Doesn't Threaten Free Speech
U.S. House lawmakers go viral over information diffusion study funded by the feds.
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Fmri Data Reveals the Number of Parallel Processes Running in the Brain
The human brain is often described as a massively parallel computing machine. That raises an interesting question: just how parallel is it?
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How Gravity Explains Why Time Never Runs Backward
We can't avoid the passing of time, even at the DMV, where time seems to come to a standstill.
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A Better Way to Slice the Pie
Splitting a check, an inheritance or credit for an idea are activities of daily life that are filled with potential pitfalls.
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Graduate Student Exploring Ways to Make Riding a Motorcycle Safer Using Connected Driving Data
Researchers are studying the use of connected-vehicle technology and naturalistic driving research to reduce crashes involving motorcycles.
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