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Programmable Droplets
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Programmable Droplets

New hardware applies electric fields to manipulate droplets of chemical or biological solutions around a surface, mixing them to test thousands of reactions in...

Himawari-8 Data Assimilated Simulation Enables 10-Minute ­pdates of Rain and Flood Predictions
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Himawari-8 Data Assimilated Simulation Enables 10-Minute ­pdates of Rain and Flood Predictions

Researchers in Japan used the K supercomputer to show incorporating satellite data at frequent intervals into weather prediction models can improve weather predictions...

Can Software Predict Crime? Maybe So, but No Better Than a Human
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Can Software Predict Crime? Maybe So, but No Better Than a Human

Can you predict a crime?

A New Way to Track Down Bugs Could Help Save Iot
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A New Way to Track Down Bugs Could Help Save Iot

On a clear day this summer, security researcher Ang Cui boarded a boat headed to a government biosafety facility off the northeastern tip of Long Island.

Brain Mri, AI Predict Deaf Children's Capacity to Learn Language
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Brain Mri, AI Predict Deaf Children's Capacity to Learn Language

A new method using two types of computing technology can predict how well a deaf child can learn language after receiving cochlear implant surgery.

New Carnegie Mellon Dynamic Statistical Model Follows Gene Expressions Over Time
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New Carnegie Mellon Dynamic Statistical Model Follows Gene Expressions Over Time

Researchers say they have developed a new dynamic statistical model to visualize changing patterns in networks.

Kettering University Students Converting Chevy Bolt Into Autonomous Vehicle
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Kettering University Students Converting Chevy Bolt Into Autonomous Vehicle

Kettering University researchers are participating in the AutoDrive Challenge, in which teams convert a Chevrolet Bolt into a Level 4 autonomous vehicle.

Pulses of Light to Encrypt Data and Protect Security of Cryptocurrencies
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Pulses of Light to Encrypt Data and Protect Security of Cryptocurrencies

Researchers have developed a frequency comb they think could encrypt data and bolster the security of cryptocurrency.

No Evidence to Support Link Between Violent Video Games and Behavior
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No Evidence to Support Link Between Violent Video Games and Behavior

The results of experiments involving more than 3,000 participants demonstrates that increasing the realism of violent video games does not necessarily boost aggression...

Smart Buildings That Can Manage Our Electricity Needs
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Smart Buildings That Can Manage Our Electricity Needs

Researchers have developed a system to collect data on consumers' energy usage and comfort within buildings.

Big Bets on A.i. Open a New Frontier For Chip Start-­ps, Too
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Big Bets on A.i. Open a New Frontier For Chip Start-­ps, Too

For years, tech industry financiers showed little interest in start-up companies that made computer chips.

The James Webb Space Telescope Has Emerged from the Freezer
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The James Webb Space Telescope Has Emerged from the Freezer

After spending three months at a temperature of just 20 degrees Celsius above absolute zero, the massive James Webb Space Telescope emerged from a large vacuum...

Wavy Transistors That Vertically Gain Width Without Increasing Their On-Chip Footprint For Future Flexible Displays
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Wavy Transistors That Vertically Gain Width Without Increasing Their On-Chip Footprint For Future Flexible Displays

Researchers say they have developed a unique transistor architecture that improves the performance of display circuitry in next-generation mobile electronics.

Incorporating Social Media Reviews Can Improve Surveillance of Restaurant Health Problems
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Incorporating Social Media Reviews Can Improve Surveillance of Restaurant Health Problems

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has used a system that tracks food-borne illness via online Yelp restaurant reviews to identify instances...

Exascale a 'main Priority' For Doe
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Exascale a 'main Priority' For Doe

Exascale computing is a priority for the U.S. Department of Energy, which last year alloted $258 million to research the hardware, software, and applications needed...

Big Brother on Wheels: Why Your Car Company May Know More About You Than Your Spouse. 
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Big Brother on Wheels: Why Your Car Company May Know More About You Than Your Spouse. 

Daniel Dunn was about to sign a lease for a Honda Fit last year when a detail buried in the lengthy agreement caught his eye.

How to See a Memory
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How to See a Memory

For someone who's not a Sherlock superfan, cognitive neuroscientist Janice Chen knows the BBC's hit detective drama better than most.

Nasa Test Proves Pulsars Can Function as a Celestial Gps 
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Nasa Test Proves Pulsars Can Function as a Celestial Gps 

From its perch aboard the International Space Station, a NASA experiment has shown how future missions might navigate their way through deep space.

Developing a Secure, ­n-Hackable Net
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Developing a Secure, ­n-Hackable Net

A team of researchers say they have developed a technique of securely communicating among three or more quantum devices, regardless of who made them.

Making the Internet of Things Possible With a New Breed of 'memristors'
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Making the Internet of Things Possible With a New Breed of 'memristors'

Researchers at Aalto University in Finland say they have designed and fabricated the building blocks of future components for neuromorphic computers.
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