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National Trustworthy Software Initiative to Be Based at Wmg's Cyber Security Center
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National Trustworthy Software Initiative to Be Based at Wmg's Cyber Security Center

A new program at the University of Warwick will focus on enhancing the cybersecurity of everyday technologies by helping to ensure the underlying software is trustworthy...

Manufacturing Advances Mean Truly Flexible Devices Are on the Way
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Manufacturing Advances Mean Truly Flexible Devices Are on the Way

One of the innovations packed inside the Apple Watch—and highlighted by designer Jony Ive at the company’s grand unveiling this week—is a flexible display.

Making Video Games More Fun...for the Audience
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Making Video Games More Fun...for the Audience

Video games need to be redesigned to include audience experience, according to University of Melbourne professor Frank Vetere. 

Essex Scientists Give Insight Into Future of Ultra-Hdtv Live Stream Technology
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Essex Scientists Give Insight Into Future of Ultra-Hdtv Live Stream Technology

University of Essex scientists will showcase their pioneering ultra-high definition TV research at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam. 

'j' Marks the Spot For Rosetta's Lander
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'j' Marks the Spot For Rosetta's Lander

Rosetta's lander Philae will target Site J, an intriguing region on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko that offers unique scientific potential, with hints of activity...

Cars that Drive Themselves Starting to Chat with Each Other
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Cars that Drive Themselves Starting to Chat with Each Other

An Acura RLX sedan demonstrated an unusual way to tow another car this week: the vehicles were not physically attached.

The Challenges and Threats of Automated Lip Reading
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The Challenges and Threats of Automated Lip Reading

Back in the 16th century, a Spanish Benedictine monk called Pietro Ponce pioneered the seemingly magical art of lip reading.

Nasa's Mars Curiosity Rover Arrives at Martian Mountain
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Nasa's Mars Curiosity Rover Arrives at Martian Mountain

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has reached the Red Planet's Mount Sharp, a Mount-Rainier-size mountain at the center of the vast Gale Crater and the rover mission's...

Rice Wireless Experts Tap ­nused Tv Spectrum
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Rice Wireless Experts Tap ­nused Tv Spectrum

Rice University researchers have developed a multiuser, multiantenna transmission scheme to make use of the unused portion of the UHF radio spectrum. 

Why Global Contributions on Wikipedia Are So Unequal
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Why Global Contributions on Wikipedia Are So Unequal

Researchers are seeking to understand  the uneven distribution of geographical information about different countries available on Wikipedia. 

Korea ­ps Its Robots Game
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Korea ­ps Its Robots Game

In 1976 an animated film called Robot Taekwon V captured Korean kids' imaginations with its tale of a superhero robot fending off giant machines bent on world domination...

Cs50 Logs Record-Breaking Enrollment Numbers
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Cs50 Logs Record-Breaking Enrollment Numbers

Nearly 12 percent of Harvard College is enrolled in a single course, according to data released by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Registrar’s Office on Wednesday...

Data Mining Reveals How Social Coding Succeeds (and Fails)
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Data Mining Reveals How Social Coding Succeeds (and Fails)

The process of developing software has undergone huge transformation in the last decade or so.

So You Want to Hack Apple Pay?
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So You Want to Hack Apple Pay?

A decade ago, a group of Johns Hopkins University grad students tried to hack one of the first commercially popular Near Field Communication payment systems—the...

Apple's Swift Language Achieves 1.0 Release Milestone
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Apple's Swift Language Achieves 1.0 Release Milestone

Apple says it has achieved version 1.0 status for its new Swift programming language, and the company is now accepting apps that use Swift in the App Store. 

Stanford Engineer Aims to Connect the World With Ant-Sized Radio
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Stanford Engineer Aims to Connect the World With Ant-Sized Radio

Stanford engineers say they have created a radio the size of an ant they think will be the key to creating the connected world of the Internet of Things. 

Nasa to Send Sample-Return Mission to Earth-Bound Asteroid
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Nasa to Send Sample-Return Mission to Earth-Bound Asteroid

NASA has long wanted to send a mission to Mars to grab some of its surface and sling it back to Earth.

Where to Grab Space Debris
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Where to Grab Space Debris

Objects in space tend to spin—and spin in a way that's totally different from the way they spin on earth.

Google Is Target of European Backlash on ­.s. Tech Dominance
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Google Is Target of European Backlash on ­.s. Tech Dominance

A top German official called for Google to be broken up.

Smartphones Pioneered For ­se in Parkinson's Disease Detection
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Smartphones Pioneered For ­se in Parkinson's Disease Detection

Researchers are working to make it possible to use smartphones to collect information on how the symptoms of degenerative diseases change on an hourly basis. 
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