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Researchers Build Jumping, Flipping, Hand-Standing Robot
The X-Rhex Lite robot can do a handstand, jump over gaps, and climb over rocks, all movements that could be used in hazardous situations.
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Make It Yourself and Save--a Lot--With 3D Printers
A typical family can save a lot of money by making things with a 3D printer instead of buying them off the shelf.
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Government Can Grab Cell Phone Location Records Without Warrant, Appeals Court Says
In a major victory for the Justice Department over privacy advocates, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that government agencies can collect records showing...
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Apps That Know What You Want, Before You Do
In Hollywood, there are umbrella holders. Outside corner offices, there are people who know exactly how much cream to pour in the boss's coffee. In British castles...
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Zeroing In on nbreakable Computer Security
The news out of Moscow of late has been dominated by Edward Snowden, the American leaker of secret state documents who is currently seeking temporary asylum in...
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Rethinking How We Watch Tv
To understand how much television could soon change, it helps to visit an Intel Corp. division here that runs like a startup.
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Emerging Technologies at Siggraph 2013 Could Yield New Markets Tomorrow
This year's SIGGRAPH conference featured SIGGRAPH 2013 Studio, which provided an opportunity for attendees to explore a wide array of new techniques and media.
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How a Satellite Called Syncom Changed the World
In the fall of 1957, the Soviet Union's newly launched Sputnik satellite would regularly streak across the Los Angeles sky, a bright dot in the black night.
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Could the Government Get a Search Warrant For Your Thoughts?
We don't have a mind reading machine.
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I'm Still Waiting For My Phone to Become My Wallet
During the sweltering heat wave earlier this month, it seemed too hot to wear much, carry much or do much of anything at all.
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Your Body Is the Computer
The last few years have presented an unprecedented shift in the computing world as PCs are being replaced with mobile devices. But now that a large portion of the...
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Supercomputing Heads For the Cloud
A new cloud computing facility in Australia will be used for research in areas that require big-data analysis, such as climate change and earth system science.
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Software Experts Attack Cars, to Release Code As Hackers Meet
Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded.
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Want to Be a Professor? Choose Math
Are you an aspiring scientist with quantitative chops and a strong desire for a faculty career?
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Nsa Growth Fueled By Need to Target Terrorists
Twelve years later, the cranes and earthmovers around the National Security Agency are still at work, tearing up pavement and uprooting trees to make room for a...
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How Samsung Is Beating Apple in China
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook believes that "over the arc of time" China is a huge opportunity for his pathbreaking company. But time looks to be on the side of...
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Court Says Skipping Ads Doesn't Violate Copyright. That's a Big Deal.
In 1984, the Supreme Court rejected Hollywood's argument that the record button on the Betamax VCR made its manufacturer, Sony, liable for copyright infringement...
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Pin-Punching Robot Can Crack Your Phone's Security Code In Less Than 24 Hours
There's nothing particularly difficult about cracking a smartphone’s four-digit PIN code.
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Solid State Drives Transform Data Centers
Enterprises increasingly are incorporating solid-state drive technologies into their data centers.
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