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Shape-Shifting Robot Compensates For Damaged Limb
European roboticists have developed software that enables a modular robot to adapt when one part stops working.
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HTML5 May Help Web Pages Talk, Listen
A new World Wide Web Consortium project could lead to the incorporation of voice recognition and speech synthesis interfaces within Web pages.
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The Human Process Behind Google's Algorithm
Google is famous for evangelizing the power of the algorithm. It spends less time talking about the several hundred human beings who influence its algorithm.
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Iphone App May Replace Stethoscope
iPhones can function as stethoscopes using a new application developed by a University College of London computer scientist and cardiologist researchers. The app...
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Two Years On, Chrome Reshapes Browser Market
It's been two years since the first public version of Chrome appeared, but in some ways, Google's browser remains a novelty.
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How to Remake Life
Venter Institute researchers have made the first viable cell with a synthetic genome.
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How Coders Can Help Fight Climate Change
University of Toronto professor Steve Easterbrook has issued a research paper in which he outlines how software engineers can help climate scientists build computer...
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Nsf Funds Expedition Into Software For Efficient Computing of Nanoscale Devices
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a $10 million, five-year grant to researchers who will explore software-assisted monitoring of system components...
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Helping Victoria Deal With Bushfires
The University of Melbourne and Bushfire CRC have designed Phoenix RapidFire, a simulation program that can provide detailed information on the spread of fires.
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Google Finding Its Voice
Google's Mike Cohen won't be satisfied until anyone who wants to talk to their computer can do so without laughing at the hideous translation or sighing in frustration...
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The Mind's Eye: How the Brain Sorts Out What You See
Can you tell a snake from a pretzel? Some can't—and their experiences are revealing how the brain builds up a coherent picture of the world.
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Advances Offer Path to Shrink Computer Chip
Scientists at Rice University and Hewlett-Packard are reporting this week that they can overcome a fundamental barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization...
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Rational Design Process Produces Enhanced Optoelectronics Materials
European researchers have combined computer modelling of quantum mechanics and precision fabrication processes to create novel transparent conductive oxides made...
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DARPA Takes Aim at Insider Threats
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking to address security threats by launching a new initiative to enable security staff to rapidly detect...
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China Limits Use of Foreign Computer Security Technology
China has ordered its banks and other major companies to limit use of foreign computer security technology, setting up a possible trade clash with the United...
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The Fast Track From Code to Cloud
Combining emerging technologies such as dynamic language platforms, cloud computing, and agile development practices has led to a new paradigm for software development...
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Software Helps Scientists Conduct Hurricane Research
Scientists studying how and why Atlantic hurricanes form will have a better chance of getting the data they need thanks to flight planning software developed at...
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Sizing Samples
Many scientific disciplines use computers to infer patterns in data. But how much data is enough to ensure that the inferences are right?
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