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The Perpetual Lineup: Half of S Adults in a Face-Recognition Database
Half of American adults are in a face-recognition database, according to a Georgetown University study released Tuesday.
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How Secure Is Your Vote?
Many U.S. counties using voting machines lack paper trails for verification of results of the presidential election in November, says a Worcester Polytechnic Institute...
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National Science Foundation Doles Out $12m For Wireless Growth
The U.S. National Science Foundation on Tuesday distributed 11 grants, totaling $12 million, to researchers working to expand the reach of wireless technology.
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Donald or Hillary? Tweetcast Predicts Your Vote
Northwestern University researchers have developed an online tool that can predict whether citizens will vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton based on their...
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Europe Lost Contact with Mars Lander 1 Minute Before Touchdown
After a suspenseful night waiting for a signal from the ExoMars Schiaparelli lander, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed today that the spacecraft went silent...
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The Polling Crisis: How to Tell What People Really Think
Hillary Clinton is heading for a landslide victory over Donald Trump. But wait.
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No Gps, No Problem: Next-Generation Navigation
University of California, Riverside esearchers say they have developed a reliable, accurate navigation system that exploits existing environmental signals.
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Wi-Fi Kiosks Replacing Payphones in Nyc
A move to provide free Internet services yields some unexpected consequences.
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The Surprisingly Easy Way to Visit Mars
It's midday on Mars. The scarlet skies are clear and it's a balmy zero degrees—the perfect conditions for a day out.
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Could Obama's Threat of Retaliation Against Russia Lead to Cyberwar?
Late last week Obama administration officials used NBC News to send Moscow a cryptic threat: The U.S. government is "contemplating an unprecedented cyber covert...
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Humanity's War on Latency: Semaphore to Silicon Photonics and Beyond
For most of humanity's existence, communication has been incredibly slow.
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Who Wants to Show p as Gandalf at Their Next Meeting?
Researchers are developing novel ways of capturing facial micro-expressions that are essential to creating natural dialogue and nuanced actor-specific emotions....
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CIA Prepping For Possible Cyber Strike Against Russia
The Obama administration is contemplating an unprecedented cyber covert action against Russia in retaliation for alleged Russian interference in the American presidential...
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Minding the Gap, Blind
Most commuters keep their eyes down in the morning while traipsing through the gleaming corridors of London’s Euston Underground station.
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Can Crispr Save Ben Dupree?
At 24, Benjamin Dupree has outlived many people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Europe and Russia Prepare For Historic Landing on Mars
Almost three weeks after it crash-landed the Rosetta orbiter on a comet, the European Space Agency (ESA) is gearing up to land another spacecraft—this time on Mars...
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Venus: Inhospitable, and Perhaps Instructional
Venus is not a placid paradise—that much we know.
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Algorithm Connects Students to the Most Interesting Person They've Never Met
MIT graduate students Mohammad Ghassemi and Tuka Al-Hanai began MIT Connect, a platform that matches participants for face-to-face lunch meetings based on background...
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Marconi Inspires Rice niversity Design For 1-Terabit Wireless
Rice University researchers are developing a laser-free, pulse-based radio system to support a transmission rate of 1 terabit per second.
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