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'Small Data' Enabled Prediction of Obama's Win, Say Economists
"Big data" from crowdsourcing resulted in more complex predictions.
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Georgia Tech ses 'big Data' Algorithm to Customize Video Game Difficulty
A new algorithm forecasts player performance in video games and adjusts the challenge accordingly to help players learn new skills more quickly.
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Why Are Micro Movies So Popular These Days?
Online micro videos are enjoying a surge in popularity, despite a lack of advanced technology.
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System Allows Multitasking Runners to Read on a Treadmill
A new system adjusts text on a monitor to counteract the bobbing motion of a the head of a runner on a treadmill, so the text appears still.
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The pc Builds a New High-Performance Cave Automatic Virtual Environment That Functions With Gesture Recognition
In a new multi-projector cave automatic virtual environment, users interact wirelessly with objects and the virtual environment through their gestures.
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A Digital Eye to Watch Soccer's Trouble Spots
The organization at the heart of international soccer’s technological advancement is located in a generic two-story building just off the A4 highway here, a few...
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The Digital Public Library of America: Adding Gravitas to Your Internet Search
One year ago, a group of professors, librarians, and futurists gathered in San Francisco to discuss how they would go about building a Digital Public Library of...
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Linked Smartphones Catch the Action From All Angles
A new software system that wirelessly links smartphones together enables multiple users to share their phones' features with other devices around them.
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Ahead of the Curve: But Bendable Screens Still Seek Breakthrough
The touted arrival this year of wearable gadgets such as computer displays strapped to wrists and in wrap-around glasses is just a step towards a bigger revolution...
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Nasa Launches Next Space Apps Challenge
A NASA contest will present 50 challenges to developers from around the world, in the hope they will be able to develop apps for space exploration missions.
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We Need More Cameras, and We Need Them Now
On Thursday afternoon, the FBI released photos and video of two persons of interest in the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Drone Medal Dumped; High-Tech Troops to Be Honored with Device
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has decided to scrap the controversial Distinguished Warfare Medal that was intended to honor drone pilots and other high-tech troops...
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How Wireless Carriers Are Monetizing Your Movements
Wireless operators have access to an unprecedented volume of information about users' real-world activities, but for years these massive data troves were put to...
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New Microbatteries a Boost For Electronics
The most powerful batteries on the planet are only a few millimeters in size, yet they pack such a punch that a driver could use a cellphone powered by these batteries...
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Tech Hosts Artificial Intelligence Competition
More than 50 teams recently competed in an artificial intelligence competition at Michigan Technological University.
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Frog-Like Robot Will Help Surgeons
Researchers are developing robots with feet similar to those of tree frogs to crawl inside patients' bodies during keyhole surgery.
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Is High-Tech Security at Public Events Counterproductive?
Which is more intrusive: security screening and metal detectors every few blocks, or a drone flying high above it taking video of every little thing you do?
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Smoke Color Is Key Clue to Analyzing Boston Marathon Bombs
As a team of investigators led by the FBI begins deciphering the bombs that killed three people and wounded 150 more in Boston this week, a key clue is already...
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How the Boston Pd Could Examine the Videos From the Bombing
As investigators try to figure out what happened during the bombings at the Boston Marathon, they'll turn to video taken at the scene of the explosions.
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