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E-Whiskers: Berkeley Researchers Develop Highly Sensitive Tactile Sensors For Robotics and Other Applications
Researchers have created tactile sensors similar to the highly sensitive whiskers of cats and rats from composite films of carbon nanotubes and silver nanoparticles...
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Big Web Crash in China: Experts Suspect Great Firewall
A massive Internet failure in China on Tuesday prevented most of the country's 500 million Internet users from accessing websites for up to eight hours.
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Bitcoins and Virtual Currency: How Do Businesses Cope?
Bitcoin speculators have made millions of pounds in the last few months as the value of the Internet-based virtual currency has exploded.
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Fbi Warns Retailers to Expect More Credit Card Breaches
The FBI has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicious...
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Scientists Detect 'spoiled Onions' Trying to Sabotage Tor Privacy Network
Computer scientists have identified almost two dozen computers that were actively working to sabotage the Tor privacy network by carrying out attacks that can degrade...
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Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet
Scientists using the Herschel space observatory have made the first definitive detection of water vapor on the largest and roundest object in the asteroid belt,...
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kraine Tracks Protesters Through Cellphones
The Ukrainian government used telephone technology to pinpoint the locations of cellphones in use near clashes between riot police officers and protesters early...
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Researchers Plan to se Nano-Satellites as Space Traffic Cops
Researchers are developing a team of small satellites that will serve as traffic cops in space.
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New Accelerated Visualization and Data Analytics Resources For Open Science Community
The University of Texas at Austin this month will deploy Maverick, a high-performance visualization and data analytics system that will replace the Longhorn system...
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Peeking Into Schrodinger's Box
Researchers have used the direct measurement method to measure a 27-dimensional quantum state in a single experiment with no post-processing.
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Silver Nanowire Sensors Hold Promise For Prosthetics, Robotics
Silver nanowires have been used to develop wearable, multifunctional sensors that can measure strain, pressure, human touch, and electrocardiograms.
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STEM Festival Aims To Enthrall The Young With Robot Zoo
The USA Science & Engineering Festival this year will include a "Robot Zoo" where robot-builders can show their creations.
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DARPA in 2014: Director Arati Prabhakar Looks Ahead
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency director Arati Prabhakar says the agency has remained focused on its mission since its inception in 1958.
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Google's Quantum Computer Flunks Landmark Speed Test
Google's quantum revolution is still in the slow lane.
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Laser Looks nder the Surface of Art
Chemists have unveiled a technique that can get under the skin of paintings to provide a three-dimensional analysis of the old masters' works without causing any...
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Seeing Things: A New Transparent Display System Could Provide Heads-up Data
Transparent displays have a variety of potential applications—such as the ability to see navigation or dashboard information while looking through the windshield...
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Byu's Smart Object Recognition Algorithm Doesn't Need Humans
Researchers say they have developed an algorithm that can accurately identify objects in images or video sequences without human calibration.
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Academics Devise Formula to Gauge How Well .s. Regulators Listen
RegRank is an algorithm that measures how well public feedback is received and incorporated into the rules for Wall Street traders.
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Superconducting Spintronics Pave Way For Next-Generation Computing
Researchers say they have demonstrated that supercomputers could be used as an energy-efficient source for spin-based devices.
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