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Google Has Patented the Ability to Control a Robot Army
After getting a patent for giving robots personalities last month, Google now wants to unleash an army of Rodney Dangerfield bots on the world.
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Space Scientists Create Common Data Hub, Universal Language For Mission Data
A consortium of European researchers have debuted a new common data hub that allows space scientists to compare data from different space missions.
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Vest Helps Deaf Feel, Understand Speech
Rice University computer and electrical engineering students are developing a vest that will enable deaf people to sense and understand speech.
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Eu Officially Strikes at Google on Shopping Service, Android
The European Union officially accused Google of violating antitrust laws, claiming it abused its dominance in search to favor its shopping results.
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Nasa Mars Rover's Weather Data Bolster Case For Brine
Martian weather and soil conditions that NASA's Curiosity rover has measured, together with a type of salt found in Martian soil, could put liquid brine in the...
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How the Computer Got Its Revenge on the Soviet Union
In 1950, with the Cold War in full swing, Soviet journalists were looking desperately for something to help them fill their anti-American propaganda quota.
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Translation By Technology
A switch to machine learning techniques has led to steady improvements in automated translation.
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The Wearable Device That Could nlock a New Human Sense
In March, the neuroscientist David Eagleman stood on stage to give a TED talk on sensory substitution, the idea of replacing the duties of one sense by using another...
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Snowden's 'sexy Margaret Thatcher' Password Isn't So Secure
Edward Snowden appears to have a thing for the late British conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher. And his obsession may even be clouding his famously paranoid...
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Up Against Laws of Physics, Bell Labs Pushes Network Performance
Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs shared some of its vision for networks in 2020 at a recent event.
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New Understanding of Electromagnetism Could Enable 'Antennas on a Chip'
New insight into the nature of electromagnetism could lead to antennas small enough to fit on computer chips.
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'Let's Encrypt' Will Try to Secure the Internet
The Linux Foundation will support the Internet Security Research Group's "Let's Encrypt" project to develop a tool to encrypt website and mobile data traffic.
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Ibm Tests Mobile Computing Pioneer's Controversial Brain Algorithms
For more than a decade Jeff Hawkins, founder of mobile computing company Palm, has dedicated his time and fortune to a theory meant to explain the workings of the...
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Mystery of Ceres' Bright Spots Grows
Not all of the puzzling bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres are alike.
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Air Force's Secret 'gorgon Stare' Program Leaves Terrorists Nowhere To Hide
In Greek mythology, Gorgons were creatures whose terrible visages could turn men to stone with a single glance.
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Communication Devices 'enable' Children With Disabilities
Researchers have developed two low-cost communication devices that enable children with cognitive and physical disabilities to interact better with their caretakers...
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Can Bluetooth Power the Iot Mesh Network?
Bluetooth is an excellent candidate for connecting devices in an Internet of Things because it is employed widely in smart devices and uses very little power.
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Researchers Test Smartphones For Earthquake Warning
Smartphones and other personal electronic devices could, in regions where they are in widespread use, function as early warning systems for large earthquakes, according...
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Human Cruise Control App Steers People on Their Way
For a few days last summer, a handful of students walked through a park behind the University of Hannover in Germany.
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