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Brain Architecture: Scientists Discover 11 Dimensional Structures That Could Help US Understand How the Brain Works
Scientists studying the brain have discovered that the organ operates on up to 11 different dimensions, creating multiverse-like structures that are "a world we...
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.s. Cyberweapons, sed Against Iran and North Korea, Are a Disappointment Against Isis
America's fast-growing ranks of secret cyberwarriors have in recent years blown up nuclear centrifuges in Iran and turned to computer code and electronic warfare ...
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Embattled German Industrials Pursue the Factory of the Future
The clanking, hulking factory in a rural patch of northwest Germany that produces 22-ton combine harvesters has lately been turning out machines with a technical...
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How Big Data Mines Personal Info to Craft Fake News and Manipulate Voters
The opening chords of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising" rocked a hotel ballroom in New York City as a nattily dressed British man strode onstage...
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Discoveries Fuel Fight Over Universe's First Light
Not long after the Big Bang, all went dark.
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How the Brain Recognizes What the Eye Sees
Salk Institute researchers have analyzed how neurons in the V2 section of the brain respond to natural scenes.
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Self-Learning Robot Hands
Researchers at Bielefeld University in Germany have developed robot hands that can learn to grasp objects without knowing their characteristics.
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The Billion Dollar War Over Maps
During a test drive near Ford's Michigan headquarters, the team noticed something strange with its self-driving cars.
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Everything We Know About Russia's Election-Hacking Playbook
Just when the cybersecurity world thinks it's found the limits of how far Russian hackers will go to meddle in foreign elections, a new clue emerges that suggests...
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Nasa Finds Evidence of Diverse Environments in Curiosity Samples
NASA scientists have found a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of rocks collected by the Curiosity rover in the lowermost layers of Mount Sharp...
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q and Partners Taking Computing Out of This World
Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia are developing next-generation computers for aerospace applications in partnership with Lockheed Martin...
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Robot Dog Has an Artificial Woof That Sounds Like the Real Thing
Researchers say they have developed a vocalization synthesizer that generates biologically fitting sounds for land mammals of any size.
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The Mathematicians Who Want to Save Democracy
Leaning back in his chair, Jonathan Mattingly swings his legs up onto his desk, presses a key on his laptop and changes the results of the 2012 elections in North...
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If Google Teaches an AI to Draw, Will That Help It Think?
Imagine someone told you to draw a pig and a truck.
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Computer-Aided Imaging Technique Could Reduce Risk of Second Breast Cancer Surgery
A new computer-aided diagnostic technique combines imaging with artificial intelligence to detect the difference between cancerous and benign cells.
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Chinese Exam Authorities se Facial Recognition, Drones to Catch Cheats
Chinese education authorities have gone high-tech to catch cheaters as millions of high-school students take their "gaokao", the annual university entrance exam...
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Researchers Use AI to Dramatically Increase Image Clarity Under Severe Conditions
Researchers in Japan have developed technology that uses artificial intelligence to derive greater image visibility from devices such as thermal and x-ray cameras...
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Hubble Sees Light Bending Around Nearby Star
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted light bending because of the gravity of a nearby white dwarf star—the first time astronomers have seen this type of distortion...
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