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SpaceX Crew Capsule, With Dummy Astronaut, Docks With Space Station
A SpaceX capsule autonomously docked with the International Space Station.
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VR: The New Education Prescription
Researchers have developed a virtual cleanroom environment to train pharmacy students on compounding procedures and technique.
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Flaws in 4G, 5G Allow Snooping on Calls, Pinpointing Device Location
An academic research team has found security flaws in the 4G and 5G cellular networks that can be exploited to spy on phone calls and localize mobile devices.
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How I Became a Robot in London, From 5,000 Miles Away
I am but a babe, exploring the world for the first time. Wearing a computerized glove, I reach forward in pursuit of a little toy basketball.
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Doctor ses 5G to Direct Surgery Live From Mobile World Congress
A surgical team in Spain excised a tumor from a patient's colon under the remote direction of a surgeon via a 5G-enabled live video link from Mobile World Congress...
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China's Tech Firms Are Mapping Pig Faces
Chinese technology companies are developing advanced systems to make certain the country's pigs are in good health.
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Security Technology Detects Cyberattacks on Drones, Cars, Robots
Researchers at Mitsubishi Electric have developed sensor-security technology for detecting inconsistencies in sensor measurements when a system is under attack....
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Your Next FedEx Delivery Could Be a Pizza
FedEx has unveiled an early model of an autonomous delivery robot.
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Huawei Goes on Offense in the Battle for Hearts and Minds
Huawei Technologies Co. has turned to a blend of wit, sarcasm and defiance to publicly fight allegations that the world's largest maker of telecommunications equipment...
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Exposing Flaws in Metrics for ser Login Systems
Researchers have found that metrics commonly used in research to report the performance of user login systems are flawed, and pose a major security and privacy...
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Circuit Secures the IoT Against Quantum Attack
A new encryption system performs schemes that classical computers can use, but quantum computers cannot crack.
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Artificial Intelligence Informs Eating
How deep learning food recognition can take the hassle out of watching what you eat.
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Siberia's Ancient Ghost Clan Starts to Surrender Its Secrets
Samantha Brown didn't have high hopes when she opened the ziplock bag containing some 700 shards of bone. It would be a lot of work to analyse them and none was...
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String of Ions May Out-Compute Best Quantum Computers
Usually, I reflexively delete press releases. This one was no different, but as the message vanished, the subject line registered—"IonQ… quantum computing."
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Mercedes Enlists Quantum Computing to Build a Better Electric Vehicle Battery
Mercedes-Benz is exploring how quantum computers could be used to discover new materials for advanced batteries in electric cars.
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Smart, Fluffy Storytelling Robot to Be Trialed in .S. Classrooms
A cute, fluffy robot can help boost language skills in young children.
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Don't Be Fooled by Fake Images and Videos Online
One month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, an "Access Hollywood" recording of Donald Trump was released in which he was heard lewdly talking about women...
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Your Bionic Hand Is Now at Risk From Hackers
Kaspersky Lab researchers revealed at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Spain that bionic hand prostheses from Moscow-based Motorica are vulnerable to hacking.
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.S. Cyber Command Operation Disrupted Internet Access of Russian Troll Factory on Day of 2018 Midterms
The U.S. military blocked Internet access to an infamous Russian entity seeking to sow discord among Americans during the 2018 midterms, several U.S. officials...
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