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Big Data Projects Ramp p
Harvested data could hold the key to solving some of society’s greatest problems.
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Designing a Safer Battery For Smartphones (that Won't Catch Fire)
Mike Zimmerman likes to shock his guests by using a hammer to drive a nail through a solid polymer lithium metal battery.
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Controversial Impact Factor Gets a Heavyweight Rival
One of science's most contentious metrics has a flashy new rival. On 8 December, publishing giant Elsevier launched the CiteScore index to assess the quality of...
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Quantum Computers Ditch All the Lasers For Easier Engineering
Researchers from the University of Sussex in the U.K. have replaced the millions of lasers in traditional quantum computing systems with several static magnets...
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Super-Flexible Liquid Crystal Device For Bendable and Rollable Displays
Researchers from Japan's Tohoku University say they have developed a super-flexible liquid crystal device, in which two ultra-thin plastic substrates are firmly...
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Google-Funded Flint Water App Helps Residents Find Lead Risk, Resources
Computer science researchers at the University of Michigan have released a mobile application and website to help Flint, MI, manage its ongoing water crisis.
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Printable Electronics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have developed an ultra-thin, high-resolution printing process that makes use of nanoporous stamps.
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AI Can Turn a Photo of Your Face Into an ncanny 3D Model
Researchers have developed a learning algorithm capable of building a precise three-dimensional model of a person's head based on a single low-resolution photo...
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In Memoriam: Andrew Birrell 1951-2016
He specialized in "in the general area of operating systems and distributed systems, with occasional excursions into security."
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Microsoft, Code.org Target Beginner Coders With Minecraft Program
Microsoft and Code.org have released a new tutorial for Hour of Code, an annual campaign held during Computer Science Education Week to encourage more students...
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No Peeking: Humans Play Computer Game sing Only Direct Brain Stimulation
A recent experiment demonstrated how humans can interact with virtual realities via direct brain stimulation.
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Taking Back Control of an Autonomous Car Affects Human Steering Behavior, Stanford Research Shows
A research team testing the handover of driving from autonomous cars to human drivers found such a shift can be difficult for people if conditions have changed...
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Meet the World's First Completely Soft Robot
Harvard University researchers have created the first self-contained soft robot.
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Is Your Favorite Ballplayer Hitting When It Matters, or Just Padding His Stats?
Researchers have added to the field of baseball statistics with the first analysis of hitters' performance when their team is either almost guaranteed to win, or...
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Earth's Day Lengthens By Two Milliseconds a Century, Astronomers Find
There may never be enough hours in the day to get everything done, but at least the forces of nature are conspiring to help out.
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Design Your Own Custom Drone
Researchers have developed a way for consumers to design and develop drones to meet their unique specifications.
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Mit's Modular Robotic Chain Is Whatever You Want It to Be
Researchers have developed an improved version of last year's LineFORM multifunctional snake robot that introduces modularity to the system.
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Lazy Coders Are Training Artificial Intelligences to Be Sexist
Artificial intelligence systems can form flawed and stereotypical word associations by learning from biased data samples.
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