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Did the Russians 'hack' the Election? A Look at the Established Facts
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Did the Russians 'hack' the Election? A Look at the Established Facts

President-elect Donald Trump continues to discount or attempt to discredit reports that the intelligence community has linked the hacking of the DNC, the Hillary...

AI Begins to Understand the 3D World
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AI Begins to Understand the 3D World

Artificial intelligence researchers are constructing systems that can visualize the three-dimensional world and take action.

Super-Flexible Liquid Crystal Device For Bendable and Rollable Displays
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Super-Flexible Liquid Crystal Device For Bendable and Rollable Displays

Researchers from Japan's Tohoku University say they have developed a super-flexible liquid crystal device, in which two ultra-thin plastic substrates are firmly...

Google-Funded Flint Water App Helps Residents Find Lead Risk, Resources
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Google-Funded Flint Water App Helps Residents Find Lead Risk, Resources

Computer science researchers at the University of Michigan have released a mobile application and website to help Flint, MI, manage its ongoing water crisis.

AI Can Turn a Photo of Your Face Into an ­ncanny 3D Model
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AI Can Turn a Photo of Your Face Into an ­ncanny 3D Model

Researchers have developed a learning algorithm capable of building a precise three-dimensional model of a person's head based on a single low-resolution photo...

Nasa Juno Mission Prepares For December 11 Jupiter Flyby
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Nasa Juno Mission Prepares For December 11 Jupiter Flyby

On Sunday, December 11, at 9:04 a.m. PST (12:04 p.m. EST, 17:04 UTC) NASA's Juno spacecraft will make its third science flyby of Jupiter.

Graphene-Spiked Silly Putty Picks ­p Human Pulse
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Graphene-Spiked Silly Putty Picks ­p Human Pulse

A dash of graphene can transform the stretchy goo known as Silly Putty into a pressure sensor able to monitor a human pulse or even track the dainty steps of a...

No Peeking: Humans Play Computer Game ­sing Only Direct Brain Stimulation
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No Peeking: Humans Play Computer Game ­sing Only Direct Brain Stimulation

A recent experiment demonstrated how humans can interact with virtual realities via direct brain stimulation.

Is Your Favorite Ballplayer Hitting When It Matters, or Just Padding His Stats?
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Is Your Favorite Ballplayer Hitting When It Matters, or Just Padding His Stats?

Researchers have added to the field of baseball statistics with the first analysis of hitters' performance when their team is either almost guaranteed to win, or...

Inside the Big Dish that Brought US Tv from the Moon
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Inside the Big Dish that Brought US Tv from the Moon

The Parkes radio telescope in New South Wales, Australia, is one of the most elegant scientific instruments ever built.

Earth's Day Lengthens By Two Milliseconds a Century, Astronomers Find
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Earth's Day Lengthens By Two Milliseconds a Century, Astronomers Find

There may never be enough hours in the day to get everything done, but at least the forces of nature are conspiring to help out.

Design Your Own Custom Drone
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Design Your Own Custom Drone

Researchers have developed a way for consumers to design and develop drones to meet their unique specifications.

Mit's Modular Robotic Chain Is Whatever You Want It to Be
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Mit's Modular Robotic Chain Is Whatever You Want It to Be

Researchers have developed an improved version of last year's LineFORM multifunctional snake robot that introduces modularity to the system.

Lazy Coders Are Training Artificial Intelligences to Be Sexist
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Lazy Coders Are Training Artificial Intelligences to Be Sexist

Artificial intelligence systems can form flawed and stereotypical word associations by learning from biased data samples.

­CLA Professors Stride Forward in Robotic Technology Research
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­CLA Professors Stride Forward in Robotic Technology Research

University of California, Los Angeles computer scientists say recent artificial intelligence innovations are pushing robotic technology forward.

A Year After San Bernardino and Apple-Fbi, Where Are We on Encryption?
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A Year After San Bernardino and Apple-Fbi, Where Are We on Encryption?

The debate over encryption and government access to secured communications dates decades back.

Spinoff 2017: Nasa Tech Makes a Difference on Earth
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Spinoff 2017: Nasa Tech Makes a Difference on Earth

NASA has released its Spinoff 2017 publication, which takes a close look at 50 different companies that are using NASA technology—innovations developed by NASA,...

CRISPR Heavyweights Battle in US Patent Court
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CRISPR Heavyweights Battle in US Patent Court

It was a tough day in US patent court for the University of California, Berkeley.

Pizzagate: From Rumor, to Hashtag, to Gunfire in D.c.
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Pizzagate: From Rumor, to Hashtag, to Gunfire in D.c.

What was finally real was Edgar Welch, driving from North Carolina to Washington to rescue sexually abused children he believed were hidden in mysterious tunnels...

Google, Democracy and the Truth About Internet Search
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Google, Democracy and the Truth About Internet Search

Here's what you don’t want to do late on a Sunday night. You do not want to type seven letters into Google. That's all I did.
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