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Settling the Controversy Over Photo of Lee Harvey Oswald
Dartmouth College researchers have used three-dimensional modeling to confirm the authenticity of a photo of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle.
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Sorry, Einstein. Quantum Study Suggests 'spooky Action' Is Real.
Delft University of Technology scientists report validating quantum theory's fundamental claim of the phenomenon of spooky action.
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Algorithmic Authors
Natural Language Generation software begins delivering on the promise of automated prose.
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Nsa Advisory Sparks Concern of Secret Advance shering in Cryptoapocalypse
In August, National Security Agency officials advised US agencies and businesses to prepare for a not-too-distant time when the cryptography protecting virtually...
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Sorry, Einstein. Quantum Study Suggests 'spooky Action' Is Real.
In a landmark study, scientists at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands reported they have conducted an experiment they say proves one of the most...
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Paralyzed Man's Arm Wired to Receive Brain Signals
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio say they’ve used electronics to get around a paralyzed man's spinal injury, permitting him to use an implant...
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Microsoft Predicts Practical Quantum Computers Within 10 Years
Microsoft researchers say a working quantum computer, capable of outperforming traditional computers by orders of magnitude, could be available within 10 years. ...
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Nasa's K2 Finds Dead Star Vaporizing a Mini 'planet'
Scientists using NASA's repurposed Kepler space telescope, known as the K2 mission, have uncovered strong evidence of a tiny, rocky object being torn apart as it...
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Car Infotainment Systems Distract Even with Voice Commands
Car infotainment systems that use voice commands may let drivers keep their hands on the wheel, but they're still highly distracting.
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Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill
When it comes to automotive technology, self-driving cars are all the rage.
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Search For Intelligent Aliens Near Bizarre Dimming Star Has Begun
The search for signs of life in a mysterious star system hypothesized to potentially harbor an "alien megastructure" is now underway.
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Academics Present New Breakthroughs For Fundamental Problems in Computer Science
Researchers this week presented papers on two fundamental problems in computer science at the IEEE symposium on Foundations of Computer Science.
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X-Ray Scans Expose an Ingenious Chip-and-Pin Card Hack
The chip-enabled credit card system long used in Europe, a watered down version of which is rolling out for the first time in America, is meant to create a double...
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After 10 Years, Google Books Is Legal
On Friday, a federal circuit court made clear that Google Books is legal.
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A Robot Finds Its Way sing Artificial 'gps' Brain Cells
The behavior and interplay of two types of neurons in the brain helps give humans and other animals an uncanny ability to navigate by building a mental map of their...
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Seeing Stars, Again: Naval Academy Reinstates Celestial Navigation
The same techniques guided ancient Polynesians in the open Pacific and led Sir Ernest Shackleton to remote Antarctica, then oriented astronauts when the Apollo...
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The Most Mysterious Star in Our Galaxy
In the Northern hemisphere's sky, hovering above the Milky Way, there are two constellations—Cygnus the swan, her wings outstretched in full flight, and Lyra, the...
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Vast Cosmic Voids Merge Like Soap Bubbles
Vast regions of near-empty space in the Universe are growing and shrinking, much as bubbles merge and separate in soapsuds, astronomers have discovered.
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How the Nsa Can Break Trillions of Encrypted Web and Vpn Connections
For years, privacy advocates have pushed developers of websites, virtual private network apps, and other cryptographic software to adopt the Diffie-Hellman cryptographic...
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