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Take a Walk on Mars, in Your Own Living Room
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Take a Walk on Mars, in Your Own Living Room

When NASA scientists want to follow the path of the Curiosity rover on Mars, they can don a mixed-reality headset and virtually explore the Martian landscape.

This Company's Robots Are Making Everything, and Reshaping the World
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This Company's Robots Are Making Everything, and Reshaping the World

The headquarters of Fanuc sit in the shadow of Mt. Fuji, on a sprawling, secluded campus of 22 windowless factories and dozens of office buildings.

Back to the Canyon
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Back to the Canyon

A team of researchers hopes to determine if fatigue can be predicted and whether life-threatening fatigue can be differentiated from recoverable fatigue.

Fbi Couldn't Access Nearly 7k Devices Because of Encryption  
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Fbi Couldn't Access Nearly 7k Devices Because of Encryption  

The FBI hasn't been able to retrieve data from more than half of the mobile devices it tried to access in less than a year, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Sunday...

Rendering the Invisible Visible
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Rendering the Invisible Visible

Researchers at multiple institutions are working on the Mobile Material Characterization and Localization by Electromagnetic Sensing project.

Deep Space Communications via Faraway Photons
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Deep Space Communications via Faraway Photons

A spacecraft destined to explore a unique asteroid will also test new communication hardware that uses lasers instead of radio waves.

What Cmu's Snake Robot Team Learned While Searching For Mexican Earthquake Survivors
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What Cmu's Snake Robot Team Learned While Searching For Mexican Earthquake Survivors

Researchers used their snake robots in search-and-rescue missions in Mexico City shortly after a major earthquake struck the region in September.

For $1,000, Anyone Can Purchase Online Ads to Track Your Location and App ­se
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For $1,000, Anyone Can Purchase Online Ads to Track Your Location and App ­se

Researchers suggest it could cost only about $1,000 for someone to buy and target online ads in order to monitor the location of others, as well as their application...

Alphago Zero Shows Machines Can Become Superhuman Without Any Help
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Alphago Zero Shows Machines Can Become Superhuman Without Any Help

DeepMind's upgrade to the AlphaGo algorithm, AlphaGo Zero, beat its predecessor in a 100-game Go match, acquiring skills by playing millions of games against itself...

­sing Artificial Intelligence to Improve Early Breast Cancer Detection
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­sing Artificial Intelligence to Improve Early Breast Cancer Detection

Researchers are working to apply artificial intelligence to improving the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.

The Shape of Work to Come 
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The Shape of Work to Come 

Last year, entrepreneur Sebastian Thrun set out to augment his sales force with artificial intelligence.

AI Algorithms Are Starting to Teach AI Algorithms
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AI Algorithms Are Starting to Teach AI Algorithms

Artificial intelligence researchers and companies are applying machine learning to automate the more complicated aspects of AI algorithm development.

­.s. Mass Killings Occurring at 'uniform' Rate
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­.s. Mass Killings Occurring at 'uniform' Rate

Mass murders in the U.S. occur at a stable, once-every-two-weeks rate, according to a recent University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign study.

New Method to Detect Spin Current in Quantum Materials ­nlocks Potential For Alternative Electronics
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New Method to Detect Spin Current in Quantum Materials ­nlocks Potential For Alternative Electronics

Researchers have developed a new method that precisely measures the mysterious behavior and magnetic properties of electrons flowing across the surface of quantum...

Wpi Computer Scientists ­se Mixed Reality to Visualize Complex Biological Networks
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Wpi Computer Scientists ­se Mixed Reality to Visualize Complex Biological Networks

Researchers are developing new mixed-reality methods for visualizing complex biological networks so they can find the most salient information and linkages.

Mapping the Great Barrier Reef with Cameras, Drones and Nasa Tech
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Mapping the Great Barrier Reef with Cameras, Drones and Nasa Tech

Richard Vevers, a British underwater photographer, was horrified when he returned in 2015 to a colourful reef in American Samoa he had shot a year earlier. It had...

It Takes Just $1,000 to Track Someone's Location with Mobile Ads
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It Takes Just $1,000 to Track Someone's Location with Mobile Ads

When you consider the nagging privacy risks of online advertising, you may find comfort in the thought of a vast, abstract company like Pepsi or Nike viewing you...

Fresh Findings From Cassini
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Fresh Findings From Cassini

NASA's Cassini spacecraft ended its journey on Sept. 15 with an intentional plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, but analysis continues on the mountain of data...

Researchers Create Digital Objects From Incomplete 3D Data
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Researchers Create Digital Objects From Incomplete 3D Data

Researchers in Germany say they have developed a computational method for reconstructing a digital object from incomplete images.

China's Xi Calls For More Technology Development
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China's Xi Calls For More Technology Development

President Xi Jinping called Wednesday for the ruling Communist Party to lead development of Chinese technology industries, an area fraught with trade tensions and...
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