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The Buzz of Your Skull Can Be sed to Tell Exactly Who You Are
You will know me by the buzz in my head. Biometric systems, which identify people by their physiological features, can use everything from ear shape to walking...
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New Maps Make Aftershocks Look Scarier Than the Main Quake
Aftershocks continue shaking the cities of Kumamoto, Japan and Muisne, Ecuador, almost a week after earthquakes rocked the two cities, frightening residents still...
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Smartphone sers Are Redefining Privacy in Public Spaces
Tel Aviv University researchers say "dynamic visibility" diminishes privacy.
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Eth Researchers Print Wild Robotic Beings
Researchers from ETH Zurich, Disney Research Zurich, and Carnegie Mellon University are developing a software tool that lets users custom-design a robot on a computer...
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A Simple Way to Hasten the Arrival of Self-Driving Cars
Researchers have compiled a massive public dataset for self-driving vehicles culled from thousands of hours of data from a single stretch of road over a 12-month...
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Root Is a Little Robot on a Mission to Teach Kids to Code
Researchers from Harvard University's Wyss Institute say their robot is ready to teach both kids and adults how to code.
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Rules For Cyberwarfare Still nclear, Even as .s. Engages In It
When Defense Secretary Ashton Carter landed in Iraq for a surprise visit this week, he came armed with this news: More than 200 additional U.S. troops are headed...
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Hyper Vision
There is something special happening in a generic office park in an uninspiring suburb near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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New Electronic Display Is 10 Times Thinner Than Human Skin
University of Tokyo researchers have developed a thin-film electronic display that can be laminated onto a person's body without the wearer knowing it is there. ...
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Triple Threat: of T Computer Scientist Combines Machine Learning, Robotics, and Computer Vision
Raquel Urtasun is specializing in creating algorithms to help computers make decisions previously reserved for humans.
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A 'big Science' Approach For Australian Cybersecurity Research?
The director of the Defense Science and Technology Group's Cyber and Electronic Warfare Division recommends a big-science approach to cybersecurity in Australia...
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Who's the Michael Jordan of Computer Science? New Tool Ranks Researchers' Influence
Last fall, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle, Washington, launched a challenge to Google Scholar, PubMed, and other online search engines...
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Cybersecurity Is Harder Than Building Bridges
Cybersecurity is a complex and messy challenge, but there are indications it can be improved.
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The Minecraft Generation
The extremely popular Minecraft computer game is turning children into a generation of computing tinkerers and engineers.
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Europe Tried to Rein In Google. It Backfired.
Google is a top target for European regulators and privacy watchdogs, who openly fear and distrust its dominance.
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'Brainprints' Offer Better Security Than Fingerprints
Research into dyslexia has led to an unexpected breakthrough in security and identity verification with biometric "brainprints" that could one day replace fingerprints...
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Fair se Prevails as Supreme Court Rejects Google Books Copyright Case
The Supreme Court on Monday declined (PDF) to hear a challenge from the Authors Guild and other writers claiming Google's scanning of their books amounts to wanton...
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Attention Students: Put Your Laptops Away
As laptops become smaller and more ubiquitous, and with the advent of tablets, the idea of taking notes by hand just seems old-fashioned to many students today.
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