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Nasa Rover Mission Marks 8 Years on Mars
While people on Earth have just finished celebrating the arrival of a new year, two NASA robots a world away are marking a big milestone of their own: eight years...
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So, What's Your Algorithm?
The beginning of a transformation in day-to-day business decisions informed by real-time analytics mined from immense databases is in store for this year, as computers...
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10 Programming Languages That Could Shake Up It
Ten cutting-edge programming languages aim to address a specific problem or a unique shortcoming of the more popular languages.
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Japanese Govt Working on Defensive Cyberweapon
Researchers at Japan's Defense Ministry are developing a computer virus that can track, identify, and disable sources of cyberattacks. Since the launch of the...
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Explaining Why Computing Is Important
IBM fellow Grady Booch recently launched a transmedia project that he says will "teach the essential science of computing, present the stories of the people, events...
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Apple Patent Describes New Type of Face-Recognition Tech
Swipe to unlock could be a thing of the past for next-gen iOS devices. Like current Galaxy Nexus users, iOS users could soon be using facial recognition technology...
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Eyeball-Movement-Based Navigation Shifting From Helping the Disabled to Mainstream se?
That Kindle Fire you got for Christmas may be pretty cool, but what if it could flip the book pages without requiring you to lift a finger?
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Kinect Weighs Astronauts Just By Looking at Them
A body-tracking camera system built into Microsoft's Kinect gaming sensor could be used to monitor the weight of astronauts in space, says Eurecom computer scientist...
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Social Robotics: Beyond the ncanny Valley
Social roboticists are developing ways to make robots seem more human like and overcome the uncanny valley, which is the reaction humans have to robotic appearance...
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The Next Big Thing(s) in Tech
The next big advances in technology include the replacement of desktop computers with smartphones, the emergence of nanotech batteries, and the rise of augmented...
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Five Open Source Technologies For 2012
Five open source projects could become the basis for new businesses and industries in 2012.
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Scientists Create Brain-Like, Massively Parallel Computer from Molecules
If you thought Japan was merely the master of miniaturization, tentacles, and creepy robots, think again: A group of Japanese scientists have built a massively...
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Civilian Contractors Playing Key Roles in .s. Drone Operations
After a U.S. airstrike mistakenly killed at least 15 Afghans in 2010, the Army officer investigating the accident was surprised to discover that an American civilian...
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Computer Chips That Repair Themselves
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign researchers have created a self-healing method that fixes cracks or failures in the circuits of computer chips.
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Stuxnet Weapon Has at Least 4 Cousins: Researchers
The Stuxnet virus that damaged Iran's nuclear program was likely one of at least five cyber weapons developed on a single platform whose roots trace back to 2007...
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Powerful Pixels: Mapping the "apollo Zone"
Grayscale pixels—up close, they look like black, white or grey squares. But when you zoom out to see the bigger picture, they can create a digital photograph.
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Rise of the Drone: From Calif. Garage to Multibillion-Dollar Defense Industry
In 1980, Abraham Karem, an engineer who had emigrated from Israel, retreated into his three-car garage in Hacienda Heights outside Los Angeles and, to the bemusement...
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The Touchy-Feely Future of Technology
In 1975, when then-composer and performer Bill Buxton started designing his own digital musical instruments, he had no way of knowing he was helping to spark...
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