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Computer Scientist Researches Privacy System
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to a University of Texas at Arlington computer scientist studying ways to strengthen computer...
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Carnegie Mellon's Cobot Robots Reach 1,000-Kilometer Milestone of Autonomous Operation
Robots deployed at Carnegie Mellon University have collectively reached 1,000 kilometers of autonomous operation.
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Google Can Now Tell You're Not a Robot With Just One Click
When Alan Turing first conceived of the Turing Test in 1947, he suggested that a computer program’s resemblance to a human mind could be gauged by making it answer...
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Bitcoin Lets Users Avoid Censorship
An Eindhoven University of Technology student has developed software that encrypts messages for the Bitcoin network.
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MIT Engineers Have High Hopes For Cheetah Robot
A new cheetah-inspired robot can run on batteries at speeds of more than 10 miles per hour, jump about 16 inches high, land safely, and continue running for 15...
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Stephen Hawking Warns Artificial Intelligence Could End Mankind
British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking says he worries about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence.
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See It, Touch It, Feel It
University of Bristol researchers have developed a method to produce three-dimensional shapes that can be felt in mid-air.
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Intel pgrades Stephen Hawking's Portal to the World
Movie audiences who went to theaters this fall to see The Theory of Everything got a glimpse of the challenges physicist Stephen Hawking has overcome to deliver...
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Modeling the Ripples of Health Care Information
University of Chicago researchers will use a $3-million U.S. National Institutes of Health grant to create a tool for assessing health care innovations and policies...
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Studying the Speed of Multi-Hop Bluetooth Networks
Researchers have studied the performance of Bluetooth networks and measured the delays taking place in information transmission.
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To Lure Young, Movie Theaters Shake, Smell and Spritz
Having tried 3-D films, earsplitting sound systems and even alcohol sales in pursuit of younger moviegoers, some theater chains are now installing undulating seats...
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Virtual Money--At Your Own Risk
Bitcoin does not protect a user's Internet Protocol address and can be linked to transactions in real time, according to a new study.
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The Supreme Court Debates Rap Lyrics to Draw a Line on Criminalizing Online Speech
The Supreme Court on Monday looked ready to clarify the law on whether violent threats made on websites like Facebook should be liable for criminal prosecution,...
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Bringing Transparency to the High-End Art Market
A site that connects fine art buyers and sellers serves as the equivalent of an "Art Fair on the Internet."
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Turing's Spirit Hovers at a Restored Estate
When "Captain Ridley's shooting party" gathered here in late August 1938 as weekend guests at Bletchley Park, a Buckinghamshire country house, they were accompanied...
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Codebreaking Has Moved on Since Turing's Day, With Dangerous Implications
Recent interest in computing and cryptography pioneer Alan Turing offers an opportunity to see the massive gains that have been made in the field of codebreaking...
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Co-Robots Team Up With Humans
A group of researchers believe people and robots will be able to accomplish much more by working together, as long as robots have common sense.
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Simple Circuit Could Double Cell-Phone Data Speeds
A simple circuit could enable smartphones and other wireless devices to send and receive data twice as fast as is currently possible.
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German Study Supports Free 'super Wi-Fi'
A recent study proposed additional TV frequencies should not be marketed, but used to extend wireless networks.
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