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The White House Frontiers Conference
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The White House Frontiers Conference

President Barack Obama on Thursday will host the White House Frontiers Conference, an event co-hosted by the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University...

Even Bugs Will Be Bugged
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Even Bugs Will Be Bugged

When mark zuckerberg posted a picture of himself on Facebook in June, a sharp-eyed observer spotted a piece of tape covering his laptop’s camera.

Cybathlon: Battle of the Bionic Athletes
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Cybathlon: Battle of the Bionic Athletes

Bionic arms, robotic legs, powered exoskeletons, brain-controlled computer interfaces and supercharged wheelchairs - all took centre stage to compete at this weekend's...

Syracuse University Researchers Work to Make Computers Faster
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Syracuse University Researchers Work to Make Computers Faster

Syracuse University researchers are studying a phenomenon known as passive liquid flow, or transpiration, as part of an attempt to increase computer processing...

Tornadogenesis
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Tornadogenesis

A University of Oklahoma researcher is using computational thinking to identify precursors of tornadoes by generating high-resolution simulations of supercell storms...

­nder Hawaii's Starriest Skies, a Fight Over Sacred Ground
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­nder Hawaii's Starriest Skies, a Fight Over Sacred Ground

Little lives up here except whispering hopes and a little bug called Wekiu.

How the Street Light Has Been Given a Hi-Tech Makeover
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How the Street Light Has Been Given a Hi-Tech Makeover

Not only are light bulbs getting sharper and more energy efficient as they are upgraded to LEDs, but they increasingly help fight crime, promote safe cycling and...

'virtual Physiotherapist' Helps Paralyzed Patients Exercise Using Computer Games
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'virtual Physiotherapist' Helps Paralyzed Patients Exercise Using Computer Games

Researchers at the U.K.'s Imperial College London recently demonstrated a device that enables paralyzed stroke patients to play computer games as physical therapy...

Fujitsu Memory Tech Speeds Up Deep-Learning AI
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Fujitsu Memory Tech Speeds Up Deep-Learning AI

Japan-based Fujitsu has developed an approach to accelerating parallel computing driven by deep-learning neural network algorithms.

'security Fatigue' Can Cause Computer Users to Feel Hopeless and Act Recklessly, New Study Suggests
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'security Fatigue' Can Cause Computer Users to Feel Hopeless and Act Recklessly, New Study Suggests

Most computer users are so weary of following myriad procedures to keep their systems secure that they tend to engage in risky computing behavior.

Australia Says Its First Self-Driving Car Can 'navigate Without Driver Input'
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Australia Says Its First Self-Driving Car Can 'navigate Without Driver Input'

An autonomous automobile developed by German manufacturer Bosch in collaboration with the Australian government were to be tested on Australian roads this week....

Your Next Nurse Could Be a Robot
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Your Next Nurse Could Be a Robot

Researchers from Italy's Polytechnic University of Milan led an international team that trained a robot to imitate natural human actions.

An Infrared Look at Hurricane Matthew from Nasa's Airs
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An Infrared Look at Hurricane Matthew from Nasa's Airs

Hurricane Matthew, currently an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, continues to bear down on the southeastern United...

Japanese Robotics Giant Gives Its Arms Some Brains
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Japanese Robotics Giant Gives Its Arms Some Brains

The big, dumb, monotonous industrial robots found in many factories could soon be quite a bit smarter, thanks to the introduction of machine-learning skills that...

­.s. Tech Giants Are Investing Billions to Keep Data in Europe
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­.s. Tech Giants Are Investing Billions to Keep Data in Europe

In the battle to dominate Europe's cloud computing market, American tech giants are spending big to build up their local credibility.

Professor Shows Brain Waves Can Be ­sed to Detect Potentially Harmful Personal Information
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Professor Shows Brain Waves Can Be ­sed to Detect Potentially Harmful Personal Information

Texas Tech University researchers are exploring how brain patterns and other modalities could be used to augment traditional user authentication methods.

CM­ Computer Beats Humans in 'doom' Video Game
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CM­ Computer Beats Humans in 'doom' Video Game

Carnegie Mellon University researchers are using the videogame "Doom" as an artificial intelligence research platform as part of the Visual Doom AI Competition....

You Can Help Map the Accessibility of the World
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You Can Help Map the Accessibility of the World

The Project Sidewalk tool uses Google Street View to rate the accessibility of Washington, DC, sidewalks for people with vision impairment or mobility issues.

China Honors Computer Scientist John Hopcroft
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China Honors Computer Scientist John Hopcroft

John Hopcroft, IBM Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics in Computer Science at Cornell University, has received China's Friendship Award.

World's Tiniest Machines Win Chemistry Nobel
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World's Tiniest Machines Win Chemistry Nobel

Three chemists who created tiny molecular machines have won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their intricate designs.
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