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Weird Quantum Physics Is Key to Keeping Your Credit Card Safe
Using the bizarre rules of quantum physics, US government researchers have developed a new way to generate random numbers that play a key role in protecting sensitive...
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Computer Scientists Create CG Sand That Looks nbelievably Real
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Pennsylvania have helped develop a new method for depicting computer-generated sand...
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Mars Express v2.0
Every so often, your smartphone or tablet receives new software to improve its functionality and extend its life. Now, ESA's Mars Express is getting a fresh install...
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NASA's Juno Mission Provides Infrared Tour of Jupiter's North Pole
Scientists working on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter shared a 3-D infrared movie depicting densely packed cyclones and anticyclones that permeate the planet's polar...
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Yarn-Like Rechargeable Zinc Battery Could Power Smart Clothes and Wearables
In a development that could lead to washable, sensor-laden smart clothes and wearable electronics, researchers at the City University of Hong Kong have molded a...
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How the niversity of Sheffield ses GPs to Supercharge Simulations
Researchers at the University of Sheffield are increasingly relying on graphics-processing unit (GPU) technology to supercharge their work with complex system simulations...
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Building Better Maps for the Disability Community
Occupational therapist turned disability rights activist Alanna Raffel has spent her career thinking about accessibility. So for her 30th birthday last year, she...
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Smartphone App Can Help Doctors Track Severity of Parkinson's Symptoms
HopkinsPD uses smartphone sensors to reliably score symptom severity in patients with Parkinson's disease.
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sing Biomimicry to Detect Outbreaks Faster
Researchers have been working to enhance the U.S. biosurveillance system, which alerts authorities to disease outbreaks.
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Ancient Paper Art Poised to Improve Smart Clothing
Researchers have used kirigami in their execution of a project to build malleable electronic circuits, which could enhance smart apparel.
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Smart Ink Adds New Dimensions to 3D Printing
A new smart ink turns three-dimensionally-printed structures into objects that change shape and color.
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A 200-Year-Old Idea Offers a New Way to Trace Stolen Bitcoins
Researchers are using an 1816 legal precedent to track down stolen bitcoins.
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Migration Forecasts Could Help Prevent Wind Turbines and Buildings From Killing Millions of Birds
A team of researchers have constructed a computer model of weather and bird migration to help prevent bird deaths by wind farms and buildings.
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Researchers Devise Novel Laser Steering for Autonomous Cars
Researchers say they have discovered a novel laser light sensing technology that is more robust and less expensive than conventional systems.
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Blue Waters Supercomputer Brings Subatomic Resolution to Computational Microscope
A new "computational microscope" can model the atomic and subatomic forces driving molecular interactions.
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A Brain-Boosting Prosthesis Moves From Rats to Humans
The shape on the screen appears only briefly—just long enough for the test subject to commit it to memory. At the same time, an electrical signal snakes past the...
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The Quest to Map the Mysteries of the Ocean Floor
Geologists have charted mountain ranges and forests and desert tundras, astronomers the heavens above, yet our planet's oceans remain largely unexplored; it's often...
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How Human is Your Robot?
A Brown University team develops a way to 'score' robots for being more (or less) like people.
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