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Seagull Algorithms Could Hide Secret to Greener Cloud Computing
British, Chinese, and Austrian researchers say more sustainable cloud computing systems can be achieved by algorithmically mimicking seagulls' hunting and migration...
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The Race to Build AI-Powered Humanoids Is Heating Up
Robotics companies aim to create machines like startup Figure's just-unveiled Figure 01 bipedal humanoid robot to take on manual labor currently performed by humans...
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3D-Printed Tiles Helping Restore Devastated Coral Reefs
Marine scientists and architects created three-dimensionally-printed terra-cotta tiles to function as artificial coral reefs, in order to help restore devastated...
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Can We Print a New Set of Coral Reefs Before They're Gone?
Scientists at three Israeli institutions are collaborating to restore dying coral reefs via three-dimensional printing.
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Plants Are Oldest Sensors in the World. Could They Be the Future of Computers?
MIT's Harpreet Sareen suggests using plants as a new building material for computer circuits.
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Here's a Peek at the Iphone's Next Big Trick
We've all heard about the promise of augmented reality coming to the iPhone. With iOS 11 due later this year, Apple is releasing ARKit–a software that allows developers...
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The Golden Age of Quantum Computing Is Upon US (once We Solve the Tiny Problems)
IBM researchers recently announced a breakthrough in the quest to develop a functional quantum computer.
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MIT Invents a Magic Lens That Combines All Your Screens Into a Single Experience
When we need to send a command or a file from our smartphone to our laptop, we do it through menus.
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The Truth About Google X
Astro Teller is sharing a story about something bad. Or maybe it's something good.
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Think You Can Live Offline Without Being Tracked? Here's What It Takes
Nico Sell, the cofounder of a secure communication app called Wickr, has appeared on television twice.
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Emotion-Sniffing Is Next Trick Your Phone Is Learning
Rice University scientists, working with Microsoft Research, have created something rather surprising—a long-term-mood detecting device that can ascertain a user's...
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How Nasa's Giant New Space Telescope Will Make Life on Earth Better
NASA is responsible for more Earth-bound technologies than just space ice cream; the organization's research has led to everything from new kinds of artificial ...
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Mit Creates Amazing Ui From Levitating Orbs
Jinha Lee from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab's Tangible Media Group has been experimenting with developing a tactile user interface in which...
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How the 'internet Of Things' Is Turning Cities Into Living Organisms
When city services can autonomously go online and digest information from the cloud, they can reach a level of performance never before seen. First up, water...
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