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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Cyber Citizen Tool Shows Which Countries' Laws Cover Our Surfing
"Where am I?" In the real world, it's an easy question to answer. Online, things can get more complicated.
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Smart Home Technologies Fit New Homes and Retrofits
Most home builders now offer smart technology options for new homes, but the aftermarket holds great promise, and greater affordability as well.
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How Will the Universe End, and Could Anything Survive?
Don't panic, but our planet is doomed. It's just going to take a while.
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Semiconductor Crystals Could Be Key to Extending Moore's Law
A new process for growing crystals made from semiconductor materials could help extend Moore's law.
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Researchers Improve Automated Recognition of Human Body Movements in Videos
A researcher from Disney Research Pittsburgh is working to advance automated recognition of action in a video.
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Social Media Should Play Greater Role in Disaster Communication
Social media could be a helpful communications tool for governments during disaster situations.
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Fast and Accurate Synchronization in the 'blink' of an Eye
Researchers at the University of Southern California have experimentally demonstrated the first wireless network synchronized to a billionth of a second.
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Americans Resigned to Giving p Their Privacy, Says Study
I am not fond of depressing you. So I'm going to leave it to a new study performed by the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School For Communication.
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Closing the Computer Science Gender Gap: How One Woman Is Making a Difference in Many Lives
Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College and former president of ACM, says the decline of women's participation in computer science can be reversed.
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The Pentagon's Gamble on Brain Implants, Bionic Limbs and Combat Exoskeletons
When Geoffrey Ling talks about the future of technology, his ideas go flying around the room like a whirlwind.
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Officials Push For Standard Collision Tech in Cars
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) strongly recommends that collision avoidance systems become standard on all new vehicles.
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Beautiful, Intriguing, and Illegal Ways to Map the Internet
When you hear the word "Internet," what do you picture in your mind?
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When Google Self-Driving Cars Are in Accidents, Humans Are to Blame
Google says in six years its self-driving cars have been involved in only 12 minor accidents, all of which were the fault of humans.
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It's a Fantastic Time to Graduate in the .s. as an Engineer or Computer Scientist
Recent college graduates are doing well, according to a survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
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Just Add Water: Stanford Engineers Develop a Computer That Operates on Water Droplets
Stanford University researchers have developed a synchronous computer that operates using the physics of moving water droplets.
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A New Grasp on Robotic Glove
Harvard University researchers have completed experimental testing on a soft robotic glove that could help people suffering from loss of hand motor control.
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Tim Cook Says Lack of Diversity in Tech Is 'our Fault'
In an interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed the importance of diversity in the technology industry and what Apple is doing to become a more diverse company.
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U.s. Surveillance Backlash Could Cost Tech Companies More Than $35 Billion By 2016
The U.S. government's widespread data surveillance practices are likely to cost U.S. cloud computing and other technology companies more money than originally expected...
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Image Software Spots Links in Tattoo Ink
In an unusual twist on biometrics research, US computer scientists have joined with law-enforcement officials to find new ways to automatically detect tattoos on...
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