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Manual Control
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Manual Control

Mezzanine is a collaborative-conferencing system that enables multiple users to share and control digital content from any device using gesture controls. 

Loneliness Narrows the Uncanny Valley
From ACM News

Loneliness Narrows the Uncanny Valley

Talking to inanimate objects when you're feeling lonely may not be so strange after all.

Airlines Take the Bump Out of Turbulence
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Airlines Take the Bump Out of Turbulence

Just a few years ago, airlines got their weather reports by telex.

Fabric Circuits Pave the Way For Wearable Tech
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Fabric Circuits Pave the Way For Wearable Tech

Researchers at Hong Kong's Institute of Textiles and Clothing have developed what they call a fabric circuit board, a textile threaded with electrical wiring. 

Fingerprinting Infants Helps Track Vaccinations in Developing Countries
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Fingerprinting Infants Helps Track Vaccinations in Developing Countries

Developing countries could be able to track pediatric vaccinations with greater accuracy using a fingerprint-scanning system. 

SideSwipe: UW Team Uses In-Air Gestures for Phones
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SideSwipe: UW Team Uses In-Air Gestures for Phones

University of Washington in Seattle researchers have developed a system that enables in-air gestures above and around a mobile device. 

The Hazards of Going on Autopilot
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The Hazards of Going on Autopilot

At 9:18 P.M. on February 12, 2009, Continental Connection Flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, took off from Newark International Airport.

Socially-Assistive Robots Help Children With Autism Learn Imitative Behavior by Providing Personalized Encouragement
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Socially-Assistive Robots Help Children With Autism Learn Imitative Behavior by Providing Personalized Encouragement

A pilot study examined using humanoid robots to help children with Autism Spectrum Disorders practice imitation behavior to encourage their autonomy. 

Drone Developers Consider Obstacles That Cannot Be Flown Around
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Drone Developers Consider Obstacles That Cannot Be Flown Around

Drone makers are eager for a new age of drone ubiquity, but several issues remain to be resolved. 

Ieee Predicts Top Technologies For 2022
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Ieee Predicts Top Technologies For 2022

A new Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers report describes 23 technologies that it says could change the world by 2022. 

Earthquake Alert? An App For That Is On the Way
From ACM News

Earthquake Alert? An App For That Is On the Way

Saving your life when the Big One finally rocks California? Yeah, there's an app for that.

E-Sports Set Video Gamers Fighting For Real Money in Virtual Contests
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E-Sports Set Video Gamers Fighting For Real Money in Virtual Contests

A bewitching creature—half woman, half deer—battles a shaman and a sentient tree.

Study: Swedish Boys Are Learning English From World of Warcraft
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Study: Swedish Boys Are Learning English From World of Warcraft

Swedish children, especially boys, may be learning more English during a late-night Minecraft session than from struggling through hours of homework.

Programmers Could Get Repl in Official Java
From ACM TechNews

Programmers Could Get Repl in Official Java

Proponents of open source Java are formally considering adding a Read Evaluate Print Loop tool to the programming language. 

Carnegie Mellon Receives $5.6m Nsf Grant For Cybersecurity Education
From ACM TechNews

Carnegie Mellon Receives $5.6m Nsf Grant For Cybersecurity Education

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded Carnegie Mellon University a $5.6-million grant through the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program. 

Brain-to-Brain Verbal Communication in Humans Achieved For the First Time
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Brain-to-Brain Verbal Communication in Humans Achieved For the First Time

Humans just got a step closer to being able to think a message into someone else's brain on the other side of the world.

Brainy, Yes, but Far From Handy
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Brainy, Yes, but Far From Handy

Robots can outperform humans in areas such as strength and precision, but humans still are ahead of robots in the use of the senses, especially that of touch. 

Time Travel Simulation Resolves 'grandfather Paradox'
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Time Travel Simulation Resolves 'grandfather Paradox'

On June 28, 2009, the world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking threw a party at the University of Cambridge, complete with balloons, hors d'oeuvres and iced champagne...

The Defenders of Anonymity on the Internet
From ACM Opinion

The Defenders of Anonymity on the Internet

You may not realise it, but every time you open up your laptop or switch on your phone, you are at the heart of one of the greatest battles now taking place in...

Real Tremors, or Drug-Seeking Patient? New App Can Tell
From ACM TechNews

Real Tremors, or Drug-Seeking Patient? New App Can Tell

A new app is designed to measure the strength of patients' tremors, providing objective guidance to direct treatment decisions. 
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