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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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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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Up Against Laws of Physics, Bell Labs Pushes Network Performance
By using more spectrum and developing new ways to send multiple channels of data at the same time, researchers at Bell Labs are working to increase bandwidths over...
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If Algorithms Know All, How Much Should Humans Help?
Armies of the finest minds in computer science have dedicated themselves to improving the odds of making a sale.
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U.s. Challenges China in Supercomputing Race With 180-Petaflop System
The United States, in an attempt to surpass China in the supercomputing arms race, plans to build a 180-petaflop supercomputer called Aurora.
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Quantum Teleportation on a Chip
An international team of researchers have successfully integrated the core circuits of quantum teleportation into a photonic chip.
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U.s. Nuclear Fears Block Intel China Supercomputer Update
The U.S. government has refused to let Intel help China update the world's biggest supercomputer.
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The Solar System and Beyond Is Awash in Water
As NASA missions explore our solar system and search for new worlds, they are finding water in surprising places.
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Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software's neasy Glare
Before Betsy Chao, a senior here at Rutgers University, could take midterm exams in her online courses this semester, her instructors sent emails directing students...
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Computers That Mimic the Function of the Brain
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new type of memristor technology that can remember how much current has flowed through it.
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Gotcha! Ultra-Realistic Robot Proves There's More Than One Way to Scare a Fish
Researchers have developed bio-inspired robotic models that serve as controllable stimuli for experiments studying animal behavior.
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Puzzle of Moon's Origin Resolved
A nagging problem at the heart of the leading theory of how the Moon formed seems to have been explained away.
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Mlb Is Supercharging Its Stats System with Radar and AI
For all the Brad Pitt-fueled hype, sabermetric analysis is still only as good as the systems that capture data from the field—who hit what to whom.
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Dawn in Excellent Shape One Month After Ceres Arrival
Since its capture by the gravity of dwarf planet Ceres on March 6, NASA's Dawn spacecraft has performed flawlessly, continuing to thrust with its ion engine as...
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This Working Computer Is Smaller Than a Grain of Rice
The University of Michigan's Micro Mote is an autonomous computer programmed and charged via light, which could be used for a variety of medical and industrial...
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Planes Without Pilots
Mounting evidence that the co-pilot crashed a Germanwings plane into a French mountain has prompted a global debate about how to better screen crewmembers for mental...
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What Are the Colors of Alien Life?
Just before it became the first man-made vessel to leave the solar system, in 1990, Voyager 1 took a portrait of Earth, some four billion miles away.
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