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Designing the Next Wave of Computer Chips
Not long after Gordon E. Moore proposed in 1965 that the number of transistors that could be etched on a silicon chip would continue to double approximately every...
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Engineers Make World's Fastest Organic Transistor, Heralding New Generation of See-Through Electronics
Researchers say their development of the world's fastest thin-film organic transistors proves the technology could be used in high-resolution TVs and other electronics...
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Motorola Patents E-Tattoo That Can Read Your Thoughts By Listening to nvocalized Words in Your Throat
Motorola Mobility has filed a patent application for an electronic smart tattoo that can intercept subtle voice commands, subvocal commands, and subconscious thoughts...
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The Hottest Technology Not on Display at CES: Smart Radio Chips
Beyond the glitz of the International Consumer Electronics Show, the wireless industry faces a fundamental problem: more features and faster data transmission are...
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Hubble Telescope Reveals Deepest View of the Universe Yet
The Hubble Space Telescope has glimpsed farther into the universe than any observatory before, producing the first of six new "deep field" images that show objects...
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Nasa's New Robots May Revolutionize Space Exploration
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration researchers are developing a interstellar robot that could land on a planet by hitting the surface and bouncing...
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IBM Doubles Down on Watson
IBM plans to jumpstart Watson with a $100-million venture fund to build a business around the supercomputer that famously beat two human champions at the TV game...
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New Algorithm Can Dramatically Streamline Solutions to the 'max Flow' Problem
Finding the most efficient way to transport items across a network like the U.S. highway system or the Internet is a problem that has taxed mathematicians and computer...
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3D Webcams Will Help Pcs Read Human Emotions, Intel Says
Intel says its new three-dimensional webcam can combine with voice, touch, and gesture to make human interaction more natural and intuitive.
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Sculpting Geometry
Carlo Séquin lives in a world of impossible objects and mind-bending shapes.
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Does Bitcoin Have a Future in Politics?
Representative Steve Stockman (R-Tex.) is no stranger to provocative proposals.
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Simulator Recreates Virtual Taste Online
Online tasting could become another staple for people who live the digital life.
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When Doctors 'google' Their Patients
I remember when I first looked up a patient on Google.
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How Google Cracked House Number Identification in Street View
Google Street View has become an essential part of the online mapping experience.
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Selling Social Media Clicks Becomes Big Business
Celebrities, businesses, and even the U.S. State Department have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube viewers from offshore "click farms,"...
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This Clear, Flexible Electronic Circuit Can Fit on the Surface of a Contact Lens
Over the past few years, electronics have evolved way past the silicon wafer.
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Google's 4k Video Format to Hit Tvs, Mobile Devices, Pcs
Sony, Toshiba, Samsung, Panasonic, Philips, LG, and Sharp have introduced TVs that support VP9, Google's new 4K video format.
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NASA's Kepler Provides Insights on Enigmatic Planets
More than three-quarters of the planet candidates discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft have sizes ranging from that of Earth to that of Neptune, which is nearly...
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When the Future Isn't a Keyboard
Intel says it has seen the future, and it doesn’t include a keyboard.
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