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E-Tattoo Monitors Brainwaves and Baby Bump
A transparent patch containing electronic circuits as thin as a human hair could be used to monitor rudimentary brain activity.
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Google Glass's Word on the Street Now Easier to Read
Wearable displays post information in users' field of view, but the text will need to stand out from the constantly changing background.
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Linked Smartphones Catch the Action From All Angles
A new software system that wirelessly links smartphones together enables multiple users to share their phones' features with other devices around them.
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Virtual Reality Creates Infinite Maze in a Single Room
A new virtual reality system enables users to step into a labyrinth and wander an endless maze of rooms and corridors, but without actually leaving their living...
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Digital Shrinks Find Depressed Faces and Body Language
Automated systems that analyze gestures and facial expressions could make the challenging task of diagnosing depression somewhat easier.
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Curiosity's Discoveries Hint at Life's Cradle on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover has found what it was looking for in its very first taste of Martian rock—much to everyone's surprise.
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Google Glass App Identifies You By Your Fashion Sense
A new human-recognition system designed for the Google Glass platform can recognize people by the clothes they wear.
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Tongue-Tingling Interface Lets You Taste Data
A new device called Tongueduino can turn the tongue into a 'display' for output from environmental sensors.
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Crowds Prowl Google Street View to Speed Road Repairs
Software developed by a team at the University of Maryland at College Park makes use of crowdsourcing to report road problems to local governments.
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Robot Inquisition Keeps Witnesses on the Right Track
Researchers are developing robots to help solve the misinformation effect, remembering events differently depending on how one is asked.
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Mind-Meld Brain Power Is Best For Steering Spaceships
University of Essex researchers have developed a simulator in which pairs of brain-computer interface (BCI) users had to steer a craft toward the exact center of...
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Data Waves Keep Your Wearable Tech in Tune
A new wireless technique that uses a phenomenon known as Zenneck surface waves could permit wearable technology products to communicate with each other.
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Kinect Sensor Poised to Leap Into Everyday Life
When Microsoft's Kinect gaming sensor first exploded onto the gaming scene in 2010, it wasn't long before people started getting excited about what it might make...
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Mapping Malware's Genome to Fight Future Attacks
Every year a computer worm emerges to stalk the Internet, each one seemingly bigger and badder than the last (see diagram).
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Silent Skype Calls Can Hide Secret Messages
Got a secret message to send? Say it with silence.
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'pinch-and-Paste' App Boosts Your Interior Design Skills
An augmented reality app could one day enable tablets and smartphones to show how a living room would look like with a tiger-print shag-pile carpet or other modifications...
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Touchpad Steering Wheel Keeps Eyes on the Road
Intel researchers have developed a touch-sensitive steering wheel that enables drivers to call up information that is displayed on the windshield.
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'biology Is a Manufacturing Capability'
Soon we'll be able to engineer living things with mechanical precision, says Tom Knight, father of synthetic biology.
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Patent Could Shackle 3D Printers with Drm
One of the greatest benefits of 3D printing technology—the ability to make replacements or parts for household objects like toys, utensils and gadgets—may be denied...
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