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In Search of a Robot More Like S
The robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks often begins speeches by reaching into his pocket, fiddling with some loose change, finding a quarter, pulling it out and twirling...
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China Unveils Another Supercomputer
China recently launched its newest supercomputer, known as the Tianhe-1 system, using the same technology that it used to build the Tianhe-1A system.
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As Smartphones Proliferate, Some sers Cut the Computer Cord
A third of all American adults own a smartphone and for many minority and low-income users, those mobile devices have replaced computers for Internet access. The...
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It Security: Staying Ahead of the Curve
The size and scope of cybersecurity needs to account for the integration of information technology into everything, says Robert Brammer with the Northrop Grumman...
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Former CIA Director: Build a New Internet to Improve Cybersecurity
The United States may seriously want to consider creating a new Internet infrastructure to reduce the threat of cyberattacks, said Michael Hayden, President George...
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Building a Better Quantum Computer with Lasers and (impure) Diamonds
If the development of a quantum computer were like motor racing, then we would currently be in the twisty-turny bit that comes before we barrel over the mountain...
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Mind-Controlled
Brain-computer interfaces have enabled patients to execute basic thought-controlled tasks in the lab, but researchers say the technology is close to enabling people...
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New Software Aids Fight Against Nitrates in Florida's Groundwater
Florida State University researchers have developed software designed to help state and local governments measure the amount of nitrates from septic systems that...
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Computer Scientists, Computational Biologists, Statisticians Designing Hiv Vaccine
The medical community is calling on computer scientists, computational biologists, and statisticians to help its work on a safe and effective vaccine against HIV...
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Silicon Valley Status Symbols Emphasize Mind Over Material
Aaron Patzer lives in a 600-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment in Palo Alto with an old couch and TV. His favorite shoes are hand-me-down brown leather wingtips...
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Spies Want to Mine Your Tweets For Signs of the Next Tsunami
The intelligence community has seen the future, and the future is Google Trends. Actually, more like a highly sophisticated version of Google Trends, with Twitter...
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Improving Recommendation Systems
MIT professor Devavrat Shah thinks that the most common approach to recommendation systems is fundamentally flawed; he says recommendation systems should ask users...
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Can Anyone Create a Hacker-Proof Cyberspace?
The opportunity for cyberattacks increases every day as corporations and governments continue stockpiling information about individuals in complex networks across...
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Protecting Protestors With Photos That Never Existed
In a response to protestors getting arrested for taking pictures of government-instigated violence, researchers have developed a method that uses graphics processors...
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A Futures Market For Computer Security
A pilot prediction market that can forecast major information security incidents before they occur is under development by information security researchers from...
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Old Dominion U. Researchers Ask How Much of the Web Is Archived
Old Dominion University researchers, led by professor Michael L. Nelson, are trying to determine how much of the public Web is archived and where it is being stored...
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Kevin Mitnick Shows How Easy It Is to Hack a Phone
British tabloid News of the World said it is closing down over a phone hacking scandal in which workers for the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper allegedly snooped...
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Phone Hacking Can Extend Beyond Voice Mail
While the phone hacking by British tabloid News of the World was unexceptional by technical standards, security experts say the scandal portends how the growth...
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Safer Skies
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated that by 2020, all commercial aircraft—and small aircraft flying near most airports—must be equipped with...
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