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Thinking in Silicon
Picture a person reading these words on a laptop in a coffee shop.
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Google Adds to Its Menagerie of Robots
BigDog, Cheetah, WildCat, and Atlas have joined Google's growing robot menagerie.
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Nasa's Chief Scientist on Mars, Moons, and Money
Planetary geologist Ellen Stofan joined NASA in August as the agency's chief scientist, an overarching role in which she advises on the science of all NASA programmes...
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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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For Steve Ballmer, a Lasting Touch on Microsoft
On the eve of his exit as chief executive officer of Microsoft, after more than a decade on the job, Steve Ballmer is more than ever a CEO whose image does not...
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New System Allows For High-Accuracy, Through-Wall, 3D Motion Tracking
Imagine playing a video game like Call of Duty or Battlefield and having the ability to lead your virtual army unit while moving freely throughout your house.
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Pioneering Path to Electrical Conductivity in 'tinkertoy' Materials to Appear in Science
A new method to realize electrical conductivity in metal-organic framework materials could have major implications for the future of electronics.
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Nasa Jsc Unveils 'valkyrie' Drc Robot
When teams participating in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) were announced last year, almost all of them provided reasonably detailed renderings that gave us...
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Moore's Law Isn't Making Chips Cheaper Anymore
Chip makers can no longer expect to make processors smaller, faster, and less expensive with each generation by packing more transistors onto a silicon wafer.
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Simulations Back Up Theory That Universe Is a Hologram
A team of physicists has provided some of the clearest evidence yet that our Universe could be just one big projection.
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Will Your Next Phone Have No Screen?
Google is predicting a generation of screenless computing devices that rely on voice recognition, a senior engineer has said, emphasising that the company encrypts...
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Falling in Love with AI Virtual Assistants: A Creepy Love Affair Nearer Than You Think
"I've never loved anyone the way I've loved you," swoons Joaquin Phoenix, in the movie Her.
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Nasa Curiosity: First Mars Age Measurement and Human Exploration Help
NASA's Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars' past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions.
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Could Atomically Thin Tin Transform Electronics?
Scientists have been trying to develop room-temperature superconductors—materials that conduct electrons with zero resistance, and do so without cumbersome, energy...
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Supreme Court to Decide on Patent Protections For Software
The Supreme Court agreed last Friday to rule on the divisive issue of what kinds of software are eligible for patent protection in a case being closely watched...
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Moore's Law Isn't Making Chips Cheaper Anymore
At a wine bar in San Francisco on Wednesday, Broadcom Chairman and CTO Henry Samueli delivered some sobering news: Moore's Law isn't making chips cheaper anymore...
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An Artificial Hand with Real Feelings
There have been remarkable mechanical advances in prosthetic limbs in recent years, including rewiring nerve fibers to control sophisticated mechanical arms (see...
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3-D Images, With Only One Photon Per Pixel
Lidar rangefinders, which are common tools in surveying and in autonomous-vehicle control, among other applications, gauge depth by emitting short bursts of laser...
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Google Puts Money on Robots, sing the Man Behind Android
In an out-of-the-way Google office, two life-size humanoid robots hang suspended in a corner.
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