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U.S. Air Force Giving Military Drones the Ability to Recognize Faces
A contract between the U.S. Department of Defense and RealNetworks calls for the Seattle-based company to equip U.S. Air Force autonomous drones with facial recognition...
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3D-Printed Heart Replicas Look, Pump Like the Real Thing
Physicists developed a procedure to enable the creation of three-dimensionally printed replicas of patients’ hearts.
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Quantum Computer Hits Key Milestone by Reducing Errors
Google physicists have demonstrated that making their quantum code bigger can reduce the error rate of calculations.
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Kombucha Cultures Can Be Turned into Flexible Electric Circuit Boards
Researchers at the U.K.'s University of the West of England, Bristol used the mat of cells that form on top when brewing kombucha to develop flexible electric circuit...
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U.S. Takes Security-First Focus in Doling Out $39 Billion Chip Aid
The plan is not meant to subsidize struggling companies.
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Google Hails 'Key Milestone' in Quantum Computing
Google's team said it had demonstrated that a system using error-correcting code can detect and fix errors without affecting the information.
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MXenes Shield EMI, More
Feather-light yet providing near-total shielding capability, MXenes effectively conduct electricity, tune frequencies, and enhance the integrity of communications...
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A New Way for Quantum Computing Systems to Keep Their Cool
A wireless technique enables a super-cold quantum computer to send and receive data without generating too much error-causing heat.
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Want Healthy Chocolate? You Can 3D-Print It
A Rutgers University food scientist and his research team three-dimensionally printed low-fat chocolate.
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In the Metaverse, Your Identity Can Be Revealed Just by Moving
University of California, Berkeley researchers found simple head and hand movements by participants in the Metaverse can expose their identities.
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North American Companies Notch Another Record Year for Robot Orders
The Association for Advanced Automation reports slightly more than 44,100 robots were ordered by North American companies, mainly in the U.S., last year, up 11%...
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Brain-Computer Interface Companies Wary of Regulation
Executives of brain-computer interface developers warned of excessive government regulation.
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3D-Printed Organs May Soon Be a Reality
Progress is being made in the development of three-dimensionally-bioprinted organs, with Tal Dvir at Israel's Tel Aviv University anticipating transplantation-viable...
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Tesla Recalls All 362,758 Vehicles with Full Self-Driving Beta because It 'May Cause Crashes'
The recall notice applies to certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.
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'Spider-Man' Robot Can Climb Walls, Cling to Ceilings
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology have developed a quadrupedal robot able to climb metal walls and walk across metal ceilings....
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U.S. Air Force Successfully Tests AI-Controlled Jet Fighter
The U.S. Air Force said the X-62A VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft) autonomous jet fighter had 17 hours of flight testing.
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Carmakers Are Pushing Autonomous Tech. This Engineer Wants Limits.
Missy Cummings, who spent more than a year at the federal auto safety agency, said that drivers were putting too much trust in systems like Tesla's Autopilot and...
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How Brain Chips Can Change You
Studies show Elon Musk's new tech can bend your mind in strange and troubling ways.
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Ingestible Sensor Could Help Doctors Pinpoint GI Difficulties
An ingestible sensor can be monitored as it travels through the digestive tract, helping doctors to diagnose gastrointestinal ailments more precisely.
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