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Think Fast--Is Neuromorphic Computing Set to Leap Forward?
European Human Brain Project leader Karlheinz Meier offers an overview of the state of neuromorphic computing technology.
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Navy Looking at Teaching Robots How to Behave
The U.S. Navy is funding projects to train autonomous systems to not harm humans.
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S Ready to 'hand Over' the Internet's Naming System
The US has confirmed it is finally ready to cede power of the internet's naming system, ending the almost 20-year process to hand over a crucial part of the internet's...
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Now You Can Play Angry Birds sing a Touch-Sensitive Second Skin
Researchers have developed a transparent, stretchable, wearable touchpad that enables users to control apps and games.
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Augmented Reality Not Just For Gaming
Beyond entertainment, applications for augmented and virtual reality are being developed for business.
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New Computer Program Replicates Handwriting
Researchers at University College London have developed software that can analyze and mimic a person's handwriting.
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Robot Octopus Points the Way to Soft Robotics With Eight Wiggly Arms
Several labs from European and Israeli universities have together built a robot 0ctopus.
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China Launches Quantum Satellite in Bid to Pioneer Secure Communications
China launched the world's first quantum communications satellite from the Gobi Desert early Tuesday, a major step in the country’s bid to be at the forefront of...
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This Supercomputer Will Try to Find Intelligence on Reddit
Is it possible that the secret to building machine intelligence lies in spending endless hours reading Reddit?
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Putting a Computer in Your Brain Is No Longer Science Fiction
Like many in Silicon Valley, technology entrepreneur Bryan Johnson sees a future in which intelligent machines can do things like drive cars on their own and anticipate...
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Researchers Set New 5g World Record and Earn Multiple Awards
Researchers say they have set a new world record in spectrum efficiency for wireless communication using a form of 5G technology.
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ta Researcher Wins Grant to se Data Mining to Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression
University of Texas at Arlington professor Heng Huang's data-mining efforts could help improve the diagnosis and treatment of depression.
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IBM Researchers se Grocery Scanner Data to Speed Investigations During Early Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
IBM researchers have found that analyzing retail-scanner data from grocery stores against maps of confirmed cases of foodborne illness can speed early investigations...
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China's New Satellite Would Create the World's Largest Quantum Network
China's quantum network could soon span two continents, thanks to a satellite launched earlier today. Launched at 1:40PM ET, the Quantum Science Satellite is designed...
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Mind-Controlled Robo-Skeleton Enables Paraplegics to Regain Some Motion
Patients paralyzed by a spinal cord injury can face a grim and grueling recovery process—one in which regaining function is far from a sure thing. But a new study...
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Smart Lighting Follows People
A new low-cost technique allows the use of light-emitting diodes to track people’s locations and gestures within a room.
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Ironic Windows Vulnerability Shows Why Backdoors Can't Work
Apple's refusal to comply with a court order to help the FBI crack an iPhone highlighted the pressure tech companies face to include backdoors in their software...
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Tim Cook: Running Apple 'is Sort of a Lonely Job'
On a sleek white coffee table in Apple CEO Tim Cook's fourth-floor office in late July, beneath framed posters of Robert F. Kennedy, the Rev. Martin Luther King...
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New Air-Gap Jumper Covertly Transmits Data in Hard-Drive Sounds
Researchers have devised a new way to siphon data out of an infected computer even when it has been physically disconnected from the Internet to prevent the leakage...
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