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Which Genes Did We Get From Neandertals?
Tens of thousands of years ago along the balmy Mediterranean coast, or in some desert oasis in the Middle East, a hunky Neandertal male lusted after a modern human...
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.s. Computer Scientists Reject Mass Surveillance
Fifty influential American computer scientists have signed an open letter urging the United States to reject mass surveillance and preserve privacy.
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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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Cyberwar Surprise Attacks Get a Mathematical Treatment
Two University of Michigan professors have written a mathematical model that could help predict the timing of cyberattacks.
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'Invisibility' Materials Could Do Computer's Work
Metamaterials, which can alter the properties of light waves often to render an object invisible, also could carry out mathematical operations.
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Findings From Data Management Pilot Announced
The Southeastern Universities Research Association recently announced the findings of the collaborative Dataverse Network project.
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Wireless Networks Exposed as Electricity Grid Weakest Link
Australian researchers have determined that hackers can exploit numerous security flaws in smart meters on the electrical power grid.
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Innovative Technology Addresses Wireless Interference
Dina Katabi is leading a team working to create tools and programs to improve the speed, efficiency, and security of wireless data transmissions.
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Computers Can Be Hacked Using High-Frequency Sound
Using the microphones and speakers that come standard in many of today's laptop computers and mobile devices, hackers can secretly transmit and receive data using...
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New Results Send Mars Rover on a Quest For Ancient Life
When the Curiosity rover landed in Gale crater 16 months ago, its goal was to find a place on Mars that was habitable 4 billion years ago.
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Patients Drive New Wheelchair With Their Tongues
The new Tongue Drive System is a wearable system that enables paralyzed people to control wheelchairs with flicks of their pierced tongues.
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NSF Advances National Efforts Enabling Data-Driven Discovery
The U.S. National Science Foundation recently announced several partnerships aimed at big data discovery, innovation, and education.
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In Cyberarms Race, North Korea Emerging As a Power, Not a Pushover
Often dismissed as a laggard in the global cyberarms race, North Korea has long been seen as a chronic cyber-superpower wannabe.
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Quantum Computers Check Each Other’s Work
A new strategy for verifying the solutions of quantum computers relies on a blind quantum computing technique.
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Wormhole Is Best Bet For Time Machine, Astrophysicist Says
The concept of a time machine typically conjures up images of an implausible plot device used in a few too many science-fiction storylines.
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Disney Researchers se Automated Analysis to Find Weakness in Soccer Coaching Strategy
Researchers applying artificial intelligence to the analysis of professional soccer have discovered a strategic error often made by coaches of visiting teams.
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Crowdsourcing Weather Using Smartphone Batteries
A team of app developers and weather experts have created a system that crowdsources hundreds of thousands of smartphone temperature readings.
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Scientists Create Tiny Bendy Power Supply for Even Smaller Portable Electronics
A new micro-supercapacitor could lead to mobile phones and cameras that are smaller, lighter, and thinner than existing devices.
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We the Geeks: 'robots'
The White House will host a "We the Geeks" Google+ Hangout on "Robots" this Friday, Aug. 9.
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