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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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Your Brain's nique Response to Words Can Reveal Your Identity
Watch your language. Words mean different things to different people—so the brainwaves they provoke could be a way to identify you.
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Forging Relationships
Michael Stonebraker didn't realize at the outset that it would take six years to create INGRES, one of the world's first relational databases.
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Estonia: A Model For E-Government
Over the next decade, the population of Estonia is expected to soar more than 600% as the country becomes the first in the world to open its borders to an influx...
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Humans Out-Play an AI at Texas Hold 'em—for Now
In 1997 chess master Gary Kasparov went to battle against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in a landmark match. After six games Deep Blue prevailed, marking the...
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Oculus Rift Hack Transfers Your Facial Expressions Onto Your Virtual Avatar
When Facebook bought Oculus VR back in March of 2014, many wondered exactly what the social network was going to do with it; let's face it, many of us are still wondering...
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New Chip Architecture May Provide Foundation for Quantum Computer
A new device that enables more electrodes to be placed on a chip could bring the field one step closer to a quantum computer that can perform complex algorithms...
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A Nano-Transistor Assesses Your Health Via Sweat
A new ultra-low-power sensor enables real-time scanning of the contents of liquids such as perspiration.
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Hacking the Brain
The perfectibility of the human mind is a theme that has captured our imagination for centuries—the notion that, with the right tools, the right approach, the right...
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Technology Doesn't Explain the Philly Train Crash
Cars can now drive by themselves. Automatic pilot systems can fly a jet airliner much of the time. Why is it so hard to make trains that can stop on their own?
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Computers Harness Language Translation
Statistical machine-translation technologies developed at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have helped the Army become less reliant on human translators.
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Attention White-Collar Workers: The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs
From the self-checkout aisle of the grocery store to the sports section of the newspaper, robots and computer software are increasingly taking the place of humans...
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Latest Self-Driving Google Car Heading to Public Streets
Google has announced plans to debut the latest version of its self-driving car on public roads this summer.
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How Maker Faires Are Inspiring Young 'makers' All Over the World
One of the truly bright lights in tech education is the Maker Faire.
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Blueprint For a Better Human Body
When Elizabeth Wright smacks her right leg on a table, she says "ow."
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Feds Say That Banned Researcher Commandeered a Plane
A security researcher kicked off a United Airlines flight last month after tweeting about security vulnerabilities in its system had previously taken control of...
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A Secure, Anonymous, Easy Way to Pay for Online Content
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have developed a new way for readers, viewers, and gamers to pay for online content without making cash payments.
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Say Hello to Machines That Read Your Emotions to Make You Happy
EmoSPARK is an artificial intelligence-based device that can gauge a person's mood based on what they say and how they say it.
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Autonomous Car Prototype Folds, Shrinks, Drives Sideways
A group of engineers, software developers, and designers in Germany have developed a design for a electric micro car capable of driving sideways.
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Liberty Science Center Bestows Genius Awards on Cerf, Bezos, Tartar
Liberty Science Center recently bestowed Genius Awards on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf, and SETI astronomer Jill Tarter.
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