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Almost 1 In 3 U.s. Warplanes Is a Robot
Remember when the military actually put human beings in the cockpits of its planes?
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Galaxy Hosts 100 Billion Planets, in New Estimate
Astronomers said Wednesday that each of the 100 billion stars in the Milky Way probably has at least one companion planet, adding credence to the notion that...
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Intel Unveils New Chips For Smartphones and Tablets
Intel's chips have dominated the PC era, but when it comes to post-PC devices, such as smartphones and tablets, the company is less than an also-ran.
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Time Cloaking: How Scientists Opened a Hidden Gap in Time
Scientists say they have achieved "temporal cloaking"—manipulating light in a way that makes it appear as if 50 trillionths of a second never happened.
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Russian Space Chief Claims Space Failures May Be Sabotage
Some recent failures of Russian satellites may have been the result of sabotage by foreign forces, Russia's space chief said in comments apparently aimed at the...
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Facial Recognition: Beating Surveillance Cameras
Big Brother is watching you, though probably not in the ways most of us would imagine.
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Intel's Newest Project: Helping Stephen Hawking Speak
Intel is looking for ways to help famed British physicist Stephen Hawking reverse the slowing of his speech, according to a senior executive with the American...
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At CES, Control Your Computer Screen With Your 'Gaze'
At last year's D9 conference, Sweden-based Tobii demonstrated cool eye-tracking technology that enables users to control a PC without hands.
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The Critics Rave... For Microsoft?
"Gorgeous," raves The Huffington Post. "Best-looking smartphone operating system in the industry," gushes Slate. "Far superior to most if not all the Android...
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Enterprise Will Spend $19 Billion on Apple Hardware in 2012
The "Bring Your Own Device" philosophy spreading through enterprise these days is proving a real boon to Apple.
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Trajectory Maneuver Slated for Jan. 11
An engine firing on Jan. 11 will be the biggest maneuver that NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft will perform on its flight between Earth and Mars.
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In M.t.a. App Contest, Many Buttons Worth Pushing
How do you create public-service software? Run a contest.
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Avoiding Innovation's Terrible Toll
The corporation isn't a sturdy species. In fact, only a tiny fraction reach the age of 40, according to study of more than six million firms by management professors...
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In Flop of H.p. Touchpad, an Object Lesson For the Tech Sector
The TouchPad tablet from Hewlett-Packard was one of the most closely watched new gadgets of 2011—and quickly turned out to be the year’s biggest flop.
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Can a Court Make You Give Up Your Password?
Can the government force you to give up your password in the course of an investigation against you? That’s the controversial debate that’s shaping up in U.S....
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Microsoft Researcher: Passwords Aren't Dead But They Need Fixing
Password use needs an overhaul that is driven by understanding the damage that can be done when password security is compromised, and researchers need to quantify...
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Help Nasa Code Its Way Through Space
If you'd like to work on software projects that might one day send your code to Mars or on a deep space mission, NASA has some code for you to hack on.
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'Greeley Haven' is Winter Workplace for Mars Rover
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will spend the next several months at a site informally named "Greeley Haven."
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10 Tech Research Projects to Watch
Ten promising research projects that could lead to future consumer products include a solar-powered personal computer, three-dimensional images that respond to...
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