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Elephants Pave Way For New Intel on Australian Shoppers
Queensland University of Technology researchers have used a Sri Lankan elephant-tracking model to analyze the behavior of shoppers in Australia.
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Revolutionizing How We Keep Track of Time in Cyber-Physical Systems
A U.S. National Science Foundation to five universities will support development of new clocking technologies, synchronization protocols, and control and sensing...
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Titan Flybys Test the Talents of Nasa's Cassini Team
As NASA's Cassini spacecraft zooms toward Saturn's smoggy moon Titan for a targeted flyby on June 18, mission scientists are excitedly hoping to repeat a scientific...
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The Role Robotics Could Play in Future Food Production
At the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, the academic and industrial communities will discuss advances in agriculture and horticulture...
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Crossing the Goal Line: New Tech Tracks Football in 3D Space
Researchers have developed a system that can track a football in three-dimensional space using low-frequency magnetic fields.
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Roads in the Future Will Need Data Standards as Well as Signs, Says Dot's Cio
Data standards will be needed to facilitate traffic flow in the future, and government officials, engineers, and automakers are considering how to implement the...
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Neuroscience's New Toolbox
The hypothalamus is a small structure deep in the brain that, among other functions, coördinates sensory inputs—the appearance of a rival, for example—with instinctual...
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Forget Touchscreens, 3D Holographic Displays Are Coming
As it stands, the touchscreen experience is confined to a flat, two-dimensional world.
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Mastercard Expects Big Growth from 'big Data' Insights
MasterCard Inc, the world's second-largest debit and credit card company, sees business booming from selling data to retailers, banks, and governments on spending...
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Internet of Things to Increase Shortage of Security Professionals
Cisco's 2014 Annual Security Report says about 1 million information security staffers and managers are needed to meet global demand for cybersecurity professionals...
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Darpa's Plan X Tech Visualizes Battle's Cyber Effects
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Plan X program aims to create technologies to help the Defense Department with cyberwarfare.
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Meet Diesel, a Cute Dog and Organic Robot
A Labrador Retriever named Diesel has become a canine that functions as a Cyber-Physical Search and Rescue Dog through a high-tech vest.
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New Computer Program Aims to Teach Itself Everything About Anything
Computer scientists say they have developed the first fully automated computer program that pairs textual and visual data to learn visual concepts.
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Facial Recognition Gets Real
Facial recognition and expression analysis technologies are maturing, and they're changing the face of marketing, healthcare, security, and more.
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Windows Bug-Testing Software Cracks Stem Cell Programs
Windows bug-testing software is providing insight into how stem cells determine which type of tissue to become.
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Squiggly Lines Secure Smartphones
To protect your financial and personal data, most mobiles come with PIN-based security, biometrics or number grids that require you to retrace a particular pattern...
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Jonathan Ive on Apple's Design Process and Product Philosophy
When Steven P. Jobs led Apple, he created a core principle for the company's designers and engineers: stay fully focused on making great products.
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Quantum Network Would Be Most Precise Clock Yet
By exploiting the tricks of quantum physics, researchers say they could build a worldwide network of atomic clocks that are much more accurate than any single clock...
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FCC Begins Investigation Into Quality of Internet Download Speeds
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is investigating deals in which some companies have agreed to pay Internet service providers for faster video delivery...
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