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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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The Best Time to Wage Cyberwar
If you discover a way to hack into your enemy's computers, do you strike while the iron is hot, or patiently wait for a better opportunity to arise?
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Irs Under Pressure to Clarify Bitcoin Rules
The Internal Revenue Service is under mounting pressure to issue guidance clarifying how taxpayers should handle transactions involving bitcoin and other digital...
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What the Heck Is a Ram Scraper?
As the mystery around the credit card hacking at retail giants Target and Nieman Marcus continues to unfold, you’re going to start hearing a lot about something...
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'Superlens' Extends Range of Wireless Power Transfer
Researchers have used metamaterials to create a superlens that focuses magnetic fields.
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This Company Sold Google a Quantum Computer. Here's How It Works.
I thought it would be interesting to hear from D-Wave, a start-up that has raised more than $130 million in venture capital and employs over 100 people.
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Confused About the Nsa's Quantum Computing Project? This MIT Computer Scientist Can Explain.
My Washington Post colleagues have reported on a National Security Agency program to to build a quantum computer.
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Hubble Telescope Sees Star That May Explode Soon
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking new photo of a doomed star poised to explode in a devastating supernova event.
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The Next Data Privacy Battle May Be Waged Inside Your Car
Cars are becoming smarter than ever, with global positioning systems, Internet connections, data recorders and high-definition cameras.
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Nasa Robots Blaze the Trail For Humans on Mars
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars rovers "are our eyes, our feet, our hands on the ground that inform us before we get there."
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Eye-Catching Electronics
Electronic components thinner and more flexible than previous technologies open up new possibilities for ultra-thin, transparent sensors.
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Designing the Next Wave of Computer Chips
A new class of nanomaterials that can self-assemble might enable the creation of nearly molecule-scale circuits.
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The Bitcoin-Mining Arms Race Heats Up
Joel Flickinger's two-bedroom home in the hills above Oakland, Calif., hums with custom-built computing gear.
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Lifelogging: What It's Like to Record Your Whole Life
Gordon Bell, one of the first people to chronicle his existence digitally, explains how it has changed his life and the potential pitfalls.
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Designing the Next Wave of Computer Chips
Not long after Gordon E. Moore proposed in 1965 that the number of transistors that could be etched on a silicon chip would continue to double approximately every...
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Engineers Make World's Fastest Organic Transistor, Heralding New Generation of See-Through Electronics
Researchers say their development of the world's fastest thin-film organic transistors proves the technology could be used in high-resolution TVs and other electronics...
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Motorola Patents E-Tattoo That Can Read Your Thoughts By Listening to nvocalized Words in Your Throat
Motorola Mobility has filed a patent application for an electronic smart tattoo that can intercept subtle voice commands, subvocal commands, and subconscious thoughts...
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The Hottest Technology Not on Display at CES: Smart Radio Chips
Beyond the glitz of the International Consumer Electronics Show, the wireless industry faces a fundamental problem: more features and faster data transmission are...
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Hubble Telescope Reveals Deepest View of the Universe Yet
The Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed farther into the universe than any observatory before, producing the first of six new "deep field" images that show objects...
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Nasa's New Robots May Revolutionize Space Exploration
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration researchers are developing a interstellar robot that could land on a planet by hitting the surface and bouncing...
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