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How Google's Self-Driving Cars May Handle the Toughest Situations
Left-hand turns are one of the tougher things drivers have to do.
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China Flexes Tech Muscles Before a State Visit
As President Xi Jinping of China prepares for his first state visit to the United States this month, Washington has warned that it could hit Chinese companies with...
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A Humanoid Robot to Liaise Between Space Station Crews
Researchers have developed "an autobiographical memory" for the robot Nao, enabling it to pass on knowledge between groups of people.
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Researcher Hacks Self-Driving Car Sensors
Laser-ranging (lidar) systems that most self-driving cars use to detect obstacles can be hacked by a setup costing about $60.
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Researchers Turn Clothes Into Electronic Displays
Researchers say they have achieved an advance in wearable devices that could lead to wearable displays in clothing that provide users with feedback.
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Nasa AI to Power First-Responder Tech
First responders are set to benefit from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's effort to extract insights from its 500-terabyte Planetary Data...
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The Broadband Is Coming
The world's fastest residential Internet may be found in the middle of the English countryside, built by farmers for farmers.
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Magnetic Fields Provide a New Way to Communicate Wirelessly
Researchers have demonstrated a new wireless communication technique that works by sending magnetic signals through the human body.
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Your Smartphone Can Tell If You're Bored
Researchers at Telefonica Research in Spain have developed an algorithm that enables a smartphone to determine whether or not its user is bored.
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Mouth Guard Monitors Health Markers, Transmits Information Wirelessly to Smart Phone
A mouth guard developed by a team at the University of California, San Diego could be used to monitor patients continuously without invasive procedures.
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Digital Receipts Help Solve a Growing Paper Problem
Retailers explore alternatives to the increasingly lengthy paper receipt.
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"molecular Tweeting" Could Hold the Key to Busting Superbugs
Researchers are using the metaphor of Twitter to help them better understand the ways communication among bacteria can lead to antibiotic resistance.
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This Preschool Is For Robots
On the seventh floor of Berkeley's technology research hall, a bright blue and yellow plastic ray gun sits on a long table, along with wooden spoons, model planes...
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Giant Study Poses Dna-Sharing Dilemma
After dozens of unsuccessful treatments, Eric Dishman started to suspect that his illness was due to something other than the rare kidney cancer he was diagnosed...
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Putin vs. the Internet: The Laws That Matter
A new law in force in Russia from Sept. 1 is intended to force foreign Internet firms to maintain local servers to handle data on Russian citizens.
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Quantum 'spookiness' Passes Toughest Test Yet
The toughest test of quantum theory ever conducted has verified "spooky action at a distance" is inherent to the quantum domain.
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Tired of Memorizing Passwords? A Turing Award Winner Came p With This Algorithmic Trick
ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient Manuel Blum believes online passwords can be made more secure by creating what he calls "human computable" passwords.
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Hundreds of 'black Hat' English Wikipedia Accounts Blocked Following Investigation
After weeks of investigation, volunteer editors on English Wikipedia announced that they blocked 381 user accounts for "black hat" editing.
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Comet Hitchhiker Would Take Tour of Small Bodies
Catching a ride from one solar system body to another isn't easy. You have to figure out how to land your spacecraft safely and then get it on its way to the next...
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