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Light-Emitting Rubber Could Sense Structural Damage
Researchers at Princeton University have built a new type of sensor that could help engineers quickly assess the health of a building or bridge. The sensor is...
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The Brainy Learning Algorithms of Numenta
How the inventor of the PalmPilot studied the workings of the human brain to help companies turn a deluge of data into business intelligence.
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Raising a Botnet in Captivity
Researchers created their own, imprisoned, network of zombie computers to better learn how to take down those at large on the Internet.
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Tracking Trick Shows the Web Where You Are
A new technique from Microsoft Research Silicon Valley could be used to target advertising to users' surroundings without their knowledge.
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A Lego Reconstruction of the World's Earliest Computer
Before the birth of Christ the Greeks built a mechanical computer. Now an Apple engineer has made a functional Lego replica.
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Your Next Wallet Is Calling
"Contactless" hardware lets phones and gadgets pay with a tap, but the coming plethora of apps that use it may confuse users.
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Bogus Grass-Roots Politics on Twitter
Data-mining techniques reveal fake Twitter accounts that give the impression of a vast political movement.
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Someone's Watching You
FX Labs has developed myUnity, a communications application that can tell users if a coworker is busy at the desk, talking on the phone, or has left the building...
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Chinese Chip Closes In on Intel, Amd
China may finally have a processor to power a homegrown supercomputer.
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Improving Phones Through Surveillance
Apps that track how people use their phones could help make the devices more efficient.
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Tapping the Powers of Persuasion
B.J. Fogg's lab at Stanford focuses on the ways technology can influence behavior.
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Mapping the Brain on a Massive Scale
Scanning 1,200 brains could help researchers chart the organ's fine structure and better understand neurological disorders.
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Anticensorship Tool Proves Too Good to Be True
Experts warn that the software could identify those it claims to protect.
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Why Isn't the Price of Broadband Obeying Moore's Law?
A new index from researchers at Northwestern University shows that the explosive pace in adopting broadband Internet access since 2004 has not led to a decline...
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How to Remake Life
Venter Institute researchers have made the first viable cell with a synthetic genome.
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How Coders Can Help Fight Climate Change
University of Toronto professor Steve Easterbrook has issued a research paper in which he outlines how software engineers can help climate scientists build computer...
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Mining Mood Swings on the Real-Time Web
Many companies are turning to social-media sites to gauge the success of a new product and service. The latest activity on Facebook, Twitter, and countless other...
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