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Australia Plans New Co-Ordinates to Fix Sat-Nav Gap
Australia is to shift its longitude and latitude to address a gap between local co-ordinates and those from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
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Planet Hunters Seek New Ways to Detect Alien Life
In the search for life beyond Earth, false alarms abound.
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Facebook's Really Big Plans For Virtual Reality
The office building on Facebook Way is in the unfinished style that honors materials like plywood, concrete, and steel.
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Single-Actuator Wave Robot Zips Around With High-Speed Wiggles
David Zarrouk of Israel's Ben Gurion University of the Negev has developed a robot that can move forward and backward by producing a continuously advancing wave...
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Computer Model Predicts How People Perceive Softness of 3D Printed Objects
Researchers have developed a method to predict perceived softness and stiffness of three-dimensionally printed objects.
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Microsoft Maps Out F# Language pgrade
Microsoft's upcoming upgrade to the F# "functional first" language will include new language capabilities and .Net Core support.
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Integration of Novel Materials With Silicon Chips Makes New 'smart' Devices Possible
Researchers at North Carolina State University and the U.S. Army Research Office have developed a method to integrate novel functional materials onto a computer...
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Homeowners' Groups Fill .s. Last-Mile Broadband Gap
Private homeowners associations are sidestepping incumbents by contracting with alternative network providers.
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Baidu ses Millions of sers' Location Data to Make Predictions
Baidu, China's internet giant, has shown what you can learn when you have access to enough location data.
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New Method Reconstructs Highly Detailed 3D Eyes From a Single Photograph
Disney researchers say they have developed a technique that can capture the important, yet subtle details of human eyes with a single facial scan or photo.
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Chinese Satellite Is One Giant Step For the Quantum Internet
China is poised to launch the world's first satellite designed to do quantum experiments. A fleet of quantum-enabled craft is likely to follow.
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Stitching a Drone's View of the World Into 3d Maps as It Flies
When you're buzzing through the air at 60 kilometres per hour, it can be hard to take in the view. But now drones can create highly detailed 3D maps as they fly...
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European Scientific Community Seeks Support For 5.3-Million-Euro Hybrid Cloud Build
Ten European research organizations support an initiative to create a 5.3-million-euro hybrid cloud platform for the European scientific community.
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Rosetta Finale Set For 30 September
Rosetta is set to complete its mission in a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on 30 September.
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Transistors Will Stop Shrinking in 2021, Moore's Law Roadmap Predicts
The 2015 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors predicts the transistor could stop shrinking in only five years.
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Consumers and 3D Printing: The Future
The market, currently dominated by professional and hobbyist makers, could be changing.
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Scientists Work Toward Storing Digital Information in Dna
Scientists are exploring the potential of custom-built DNA as a long-term data storage solution.
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Scientists Program Cells to Remember and Respond to Series of Stimuli
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have used synthetic biology to program cells to remember and respond to a series of events.
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Single Camera Can Capture High Quality Facial Performance
Researchers have developed a method of using one camera to obtain facial performance capture, a key component of visual effects for movies and computer games.
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