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Scientists Create a New Type of Ultra-High-Res Flexible Display
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Scientists Create a New Type of Ultra-High-Res Flexible Display

We are surrounded by imperfect screens.

Heads Up, World Cup Teams: The Robots are Coming
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Heads Up, World Cup Teams: The Robots are Coming

The RoboCup international robot soccer tournament aims to create a robot soccer team that can defeat the human World Cup champions by 2050. 

Traffic Lights: There's a Better Way
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Traffic Lights: There's a Better Way

A new means of computing the optimal timings for city stoplights can significantly reduce drivers' average travel times. 

Google Shares Research Findings With Scientific World
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Google Shares Research Findings With Scientific World

Google is sharing some its most influential research papers to expand discussions and observations on topics being studied around world. 

Speeding Up Data Storage By a Thousand Times With 'spin Current'
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Speeding Up Data Storage By a Thousand Times With 'spin Current'

Newly developed technology allows the spin of electrons to be used to boost the speed of data storage.

A Speech Synthesizer Direct to the Brain
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A Speech Synthesizer Direct to the Brain

Could a person who is paralyzed and unable to speak, like physicist Stephen Hawking, use a brain implant to carry on a conversation?

Intel, Qualcomm and Others Compete For 'internet of Things' Standard
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Intel, Qualcomm and Others Compete For 'internet of Things' Standard

If the stakes are big enough, companies will compete even for something that is supposed to be free to all comers.

Nypd's Facebook Page Shares Its Triumphs
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Nypd's Facebook Page Shares Its Triumphs

The New York Police Department's Facebook page has taken on a role that was once largely limited to the city's press corps: publishing news articles.

When a Computer Ages You
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When a Computer Ages You

Researchers are hoping to harness facial-recognition and age-progression technology to estimate people's life spans and future health based on a photograph. 

The New Atomic Age: Building Smaller, Greener Electronics
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The New Atomic Age: Building Smaller, Greener Electronics

University of Alberta researchers say they are developing atomically precise technologies that have practical, real-world applications. 

Can Software Make Health Data More Private?
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Can Software Make Health Data More Private?

New software could give people more control over how their personal health information is shared between doctors and medical institutions. 

Row Hits Flagship Brain Plan
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Row Hits Flagship Brain Plan

The European Union's high-profile, €1-billion Human Brain Project, launched last October, has come under fire from neuroscientists, who claim that poor management...

Robots' Best Teachers Are Other Robots (in Cloud Networks)
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Robots' Best Teachers Are Other Robots (in Cloud Networks)

Earlier this year, a vaguely humanoid robot served juice to a researcher lying on a hospital bed.

The ­ltra-Simple App That Lets Anyone Encrypt Anything
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The ­ltra-Simple App That Lets Anyone Encrypt Anything

Encryption is hard.

Sun Sends More 'tsunami Waves' to Voyager 1
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Sun Sends More 'tsunami Waves' to Voyager 1

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has experienced a new "tsunami wave" from the sun as it sails through interstellar space.

Hp Labs: Breaking Pcs to Build Better Systems
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Hp Labs: Breaking Pcs to Build Better Systems

Hewlett-Packard recently opened the doors of its Science Labs facilities in Houston to more than 36 journalists and analysts for a day-long tour. 

Sdsc Assists Researchers in Novel Wildlife Tracking Project
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Sdsc Assists Researchers in Novel Wildlife Tracking Project

Researchers are using a supercomputer to provide data on the range and movements of California condors, giant pandas, and dugongs. 

China Still Has the Fastest Supercomputer, but the ­.s. Still Rules
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China Still Has the Fastest Supercomputer, but the ­.s. Still Rules

Although China has the world's most powerful supercomputer, the United States produces more supercomputers than any other country.

Atoms Show The Way
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Atoms Show The Way

A "quantum compass" will offer precise positioning data in places GPS cannot go.

Principles Are No Match For Europe's Love of U.s. Web Titans
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Principles Are No Match For Europe's Love of U.s. Web Titans

On weekends, Guillaume Rosquin browses the shelves of local bookstores in Lyon, France.
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