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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Can Hp Build the Computer of the Future?
On June 11, Hewlett-Packard revealed plans to make a new kind of computer that it's playfully calling The Machine.
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Commercial Quantum Computer Still Awaits Ultimate Test
Quantum computers promise to revolutionise the digital world, but how do you tell if a computer really is harnessing the power quantum mechanics?
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Mobile Apps Enable Professional Development
Continuing Education begins adapting to the smartphone.
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Why Businesses Should Use Caution With Html5-Based Mobile Apps
University of Syracuse researchers have found that vulnerabilities in HTML5 could enable malicious code execution in mobile apps.
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The Thought Experiment
I was about 15 minutes late for my first phone call with Jan Scheuermann.
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Losing the Key
In this age of rapid transformation, the house key has been surprisingly resistant to change.
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Software That Sees Employees, Not Outsiders, As the Real Threat
A growing number of companies are under pressure to protect sensitive data—and not just from hackers lurking outside the digital walls.
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Pluto-Bound Craft Seeks Manhattan-Sized Lump of Ice
Desirable destinations at the fringes of the solar system can be hard to find.
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Elephants Pave Way For New Intel on Australian Shoppers
Queensland University of Technology researchers have used a Sri Lankan elephant-tracking model to analyze the behavior of shoppers in Australia.
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Titan Flybys Test the Talents of Nasa's Cassini Team
As NASA's Cassini spacecraft zooms toward Saturn's smoggy moon Titan for a targeted flyby on June 18, mission scientists are excitedly hoping to repeat a scientific...
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The Role Robotics Could Play in Future Food Production
At the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems, the academic and industrial communities will discuss advances in agriculture and horticulture...
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Crossing the Goal Line: New Tech Tracks Football in 3D Space
Researchers have developed a system that can track a football in three-dimensional space using low-frequency magnetic fields.
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Roads in the Future Will Need Data Standards as Well as Signs, Says Dot's Cio
Data standards will be needed to facilitate traffic flow in the future, and government officials, engineers, and automakers are considering how to implement the...
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Neuroscience's New Toolbox
The hypothalamus is a small structure deep in the brain that, among other functions, coördinates sensory inputs—the appearance of a rival, for example—with instinctual...
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Forget Touchscreens, 3D Holographic Displays Are Coming
As it stands, the touchscreen experience is confined to a flat, two-dimensional world.
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Mastercard Expects Big Growth from 'big Data' Insights
MasterCard Inc, the world's second-largest debit and credit card company, sees business booming from selling data to retailers, banks, and governments on spending...
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Meet Diesel, a Cute Dog and Organic Robot
A Labrador Retriever named Diesel has become a canine that functions as a Cyber-Physical Search and Rescue Dog through a high-tech vest.
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Squiggly Lines Secure Smartphones
To protect your financial and personal data, most mobiles come with PIN-based security, biometrics or number grids that require you to retrace a particular pattern...
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Jonathan Ive on Apple's Design Process and Product Philosophy
When Steven P. Jobs led Apple, he created a core principle for the company's designers and engineers: stay fully focused on making great products.
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