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Space Scientists Create Common Data Hub, Universal Language For Mission Data
A consortium of European researchers have debuted a new common data hub that allows space scientists to compare data from different space missions.
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Why the 'position Gap' Is More Important Than the Wage Gap For Women in Tech
Despite the recent focus on the bias against women in the technology sector, research has shown that the tech sector is far less unequal than other fields.
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Eu Officially Strikes at Google on Shopping Service, Android
The European Union officially accused Google of violating antitrust laws, claiming it abused its dominance in search to favor its shopping results.
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Nasa Mars Rover's Weather Data Bolster Case For Brine
Martian weather and soil conditions that NASA's Curiosity rover has measured, together with a type of salt found in Martian soil, could put liquid brine in the...
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How the Computer Got Its Revenge on the Soviet Union
In 1950, with the Cold War in full swing, Soviet journalists were looking desperately for something to help them fill their anti-American propaganda quota.
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Translation By Technology
A switch to machine learning techniques has led to steady improvements in automated translation.
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The Wearable Device That Could nlock a New Human Sense
In March, the neuroscientist David Eagleman stood on stage to give a TED talk on sensory substitution, the idea of replacing the duties of one sense by using another...
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Snowden's 'sexy Margaret Thatcher' Password Isn't So Secure
Edward Snowden appears to have a thing for the late British conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher. And his obsession may even be clouding his famously paranoid...
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Up Against Laws of Physics, Bell Labs Pushes Network Performance
Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs shared some of its vision for networks in 2020 at a recent event.
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New Understanding of Electromagnetism Could Enable 'Antennas on a Chip'
New insight into the nature of electromagnetism could lead to antennas small enough to fit on computer chips.
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'Let's Encrypt' Will Try to Secure the Internet
The Linux Foundation will support the Internet Security Research Group's "Let's Encrypt" project to develop a tool to encrypt website and mobile data traffic.
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Graphics in Reverse
Programs of less than 50 lines in a probabilistic programming language are as effective as conventional systems for completing some standard computer-vision tasks...
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Ibm Tests Mobile Computing Pioneer's Controversial Brain Algorithms
For more than a decade Jeff Hawkins, founder of mobile computing company Palm, has dedicated his time and fortune to a theory meant to explain the workings of the...
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Mystery of Ceres' Bright Spots Grows
Not all of the puzzling bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres are alike.
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Air Force's Secret 'gorgon Stare' Program Leaves Terrorists Nowhere To Hide
In Greek mythology, Gorgons were creatures whose terrible visages could turn men to stone with a single glance.
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Robotics Can Now Give You a Leg Up--Literally
Researchers are developing a lightweight, unpowered exoskeleton that fits over the lower leg, which they say could reduce the energy used to walk by 7 percent.
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Can Bluetooth Power the Iot Mesh Network?
Bluetooth is an excellent candidate for connecting devices in an Internet of Things because it is employed widely in smart devices and uses very little power.
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Darpa Wants Software That Adapts, Lasts Over 100 Years
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a project to develop software systems that can adapt and survive for more than 100 years.
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Researchers Test Smartphones For Earthquake Warning
Smartphones and other personal electronic devices could, in regions where they are in widespread use, function as early warning systems for large earthquakes, according...
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