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Researchers se Sound Waves to Advance Optical Communication
Researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated that sound waves can produce ultraminiature optical diodes small enough to fit onto a computer chip....
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The Quantum Computer Era Arrives
The drive to develop and commercialize the first quantum computer has been characterized as the new arms race.
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Artificial Neurons Compute Faster Than the Human Brain
Superconducting computing chips modelled after neurons can process information faster and more efficiently than the human brain.
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Strava Suggests Military sers 'opt Out' of Heatmap as Row Deepens
Fitness-tracking company Strava has defended its publication of heatmaps that accidentally reveal sensitive military positions, arguing that the information was...
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Feedback Enhances Brainwave Control of a Novel Hand-Exoskeleton
Researchers are developing a portable hand exoskeleton controlled by brainwaves.
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Scientists Work to Automate Quick Translation of Obscure Languages
Researchers have received a U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity grant to develop an automated tool for translating obscure languages.
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Tech Giants Brace For Europe's New Data Privacy Rule
Over the past two months, Google has started letting people around the world choose what data they want to share with its various products, including Gmail and...
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The Algorithms of Our Future Thinking Machines
Researchers in Sweden are building algorithms for dynamic systems.
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Bitcoin Wallets Vulnerable to Security Hacks
Researchers say they have identified some security flaws in communications systems used in popular models of bitcoin wallet.
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Smartphones Come in Handy For Rare Cosmic Particles Search
Researchers say they have improved a method for analyzing ultra-high-energy cosmic rays with mobile phones.
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Quantum Race Accelerates Development of Silicon Quantum Chip
Researchers have demonstrated that the quantum information of an electron spin can be transported to a photon in a silicon quantum chip.
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Physicists Create Star Wars-Style 3D Projections; Just Don't Call Them Holograms
Daniel Smalley has long dreamed of building the kind of 3D holograms that pepper science-fiction films.
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Combating Data Breach Fatigue
Cyberattacks are so frequent that consumers can experience data breach fatigue, marked by an unwillingness to change passwords or sign up for identity theft protection...
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Drone Light Shows Look Cool, but How Do They Work?
Scientists are exploring multi-robot systems technology.
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New Algorithm Identifies 10 Times More Naturally Occurring Antibiotics Than All Previous Studies
VarQuest is a new computational approach for peptidic natural products identification that could identify about 10 times more of such products than all previous...
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Yale Students Design Chrome Extension to Combat Fake News
Open Mind is a new Google Chrome extension designed to combat fake new.
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Trust Me, I'm a Robot
In an interview, Ayanna Howard discusses her work directing the Georgia Institute of Technology's Human-Automation Systems Lab.
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Drones Learn to Navigate Autonomously By Imitating Cars and Bicycles
The DroNet algorithm enables drones to fly by themselves through the streets of a city and in indoor environments.
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New Autonomous Car Can Handle Snow and Ice
Researchers at the VTT Technical Research Center in Finland have developed a self-driving vehicle designed to maneuver in rough and icy conditions.
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