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The CRISPR Machines that Can Wipe Out Entire Species
Charles Darwin had no idea what a gene was. If we dropped the father of evolution into 2019, the idea that humans can willfully alter the genes of an entire species...
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Scientists Connect Human Brain, 'Rat Cyborg' Brain Together
Chinese researchers have constructed a wireless brain-to-brain interface that enables a human to direct a rat through a maze.
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Mysterious Planet Nine Hiding Beyond Neptune Might Not Be a Planet at All
Out past Neptune, something weird is happening to the orbits of a bunch of space rocks circling the sun. Something, scientists believed, that could only be described...
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B-Secur HeartKey Tech nlocks Your Car with nique Rhythm of Your Heartbeat
B-Secur's HeartKey technology allows users to unlock and start their cars via the unique beating pattern of their heart.
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pgraded S Supercomputers Claim Top Two Spots on Top500 List
The US now can claim the top two machines on a list of the 500 fastest supercomputers, as Sierra, an IBM machine for nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore...
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Electronic Voting Was Going to Be the Future. Now Paper's Making a Comeback
You could call it buyer's remorse. Five US states went all in on electronic voting machines, and four of those states are poised to get out.
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With 5G, You Won't Just Be Watching Video. It'll Be Watching You, Too
Remember the last time you felt terrified during a horror movie? Take that moment, and all the suspense leading up to it, and imagine it individually calibrated...
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Nvidia pdates Its Moon Landing Conspiracy Debunk with Its New GP
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon almost 50 years ago, but some conspiracy theorists don't believe that it actually happened.
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Welcome to the Airport of the Future, Where Your Face Is Your Passport
Australia is a bloody long way from the rest of the world.
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Color X-Ray Scanner ses CERN Tech to See All Your Innards
The familiar black-and-white X-ray could soon be replaced with detailed 3D color scans that show everything from fat and bone to metal and soft tissue.
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Inside Facebook, Twitter and Google's AI Battle Over Your Social Lives
When you sign up for Facebook on your phone, the app isn't just giving you the latest updates and photos from your friends and family.
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Google, Microsoft Find Another Spectre, Meltdown Flaw
Intel and Microsoft on Monday reported a new variant of the Spectre and Meltdown security bugs.
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Celestial 'Snow' Flies in Wondrous Rosetta Comet GIF
You'll never stand on the surface of a comet, but here's how it might look and feel.
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AI Chips May Give You a Real Reason to Upgrade Your Smartphone
You've likely seen artificial intelligence technology spread into apps, devices and services, doing things like recognizing your friends' faces in photos and endowing...
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Weird Quantum Physics Is Key to Keeping Your Credit Card Safe
Using the bizarre rules of quantum physics, US government researchers have developed a new way to generate random numbers that play a key role in protecting sensitive...
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Building Better Maps for the Disability Community
Occupational therapist turned disability rights activist Alanna Raffel has spent her career thinking about accessibility. So for her 30th birthday last year, she...
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Your Alexa and Fitbit Can Testify Against You in Court
Ross Compton had no idea his pacemaker would finger him for arson.
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Enigma: Up Close with a Nazi Cipher Machine
A black metal mechanical device resembling a typewriter sits in a wooden box.
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Blockchain Explained: It Builds Trust When You Need It Most
These days, we're having a harder and harder time trusting each other.
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