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Testing the 'safety Alarm 2.0'
Researchers have developed a belt-based system designed for the elderly that triggers an alarm if the user falls down.
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Google's New Open Source Privacy Effort Looks Back to the '60s
Google has announced a new open source tool for massive data sets based on differential privacy, a technique developed in the 1960s.
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Dark Net Experts Trade Theories on 'de-Cloaking' After Raids
The hidden web community has started trying to find out how services and identities were compromised after police raids led to 17 arrests.
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Microsoft Headset to Help Blind People Navigate Cities
Microsoft is collaborating with a British charity to develop a headset that could help the blind and the visually impaired navigate urban locations.
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Diagnostic Exhalations
Researchers say an algorithm they developed can accurately determine whether a patient is suffering from emphysema or heart failure based on their breath.
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Google Scholar Pioneer on Search Engine’s Future
As the search engine approaches its 10th birthday, Nature speaks to the co-creator of Google Scholar.
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The $11m Tool That Could Help Computers Write Their Own Code
Nowadays, if you start typing something into Google, it tries to guess what you’re looking for.
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Digital Reconstruction Restores Rare Dino Skull
Dinosaur fossils are valuable resources—yet access to them can be tricky.
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Students Get Hands-on Experience With Open Testbed For Cybersecurity Research
The University of Southern California's Cyber Defense Technology Experimental Research Project oversees the DETERLab Education Site, a free global resource.
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Contactless Cards Fail to Recognize Foreign Currency
A flaw in Visa's EMV-based contactless payment card system could enable hackers with Android smartphones to approve unlimited cash transactions without a PIN.
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Uw Study Shows Direct Brain Interface Between Humans
Researchers at the University of Washington say they have replicated a direct brain-to-brain connection they first demonstrated in August.
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New Tech Aims to Improve Communication Between Dogs and Humans
Researchers have developed a suite of technologies that can be used to enhance communication between dogs and humans.
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Computer Scientists Say Meme Research Doesn't Threaten Free Speech
U.S. House lawmakers go viral over information diffusion study funded by the feds.
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Graduate Student Exploring Ways to Make Riding a Motorcycle Safer Using Connected Driving Data
Researchers are studying the use of connected-vehicle technology and naturalistic driving research to reduce crashes involving motorcycles.
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Animals Add a New Dimension to Human-Computer Interaction
A new conference convenes to consider Animal Human Computer Interaction.
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Carnegie Mellon's Inflatable Robotic Arm Inspires Design of Disney's Latest Character
When Don Hall saw a robot arm made of balloons while visiting Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute several years ago, he knew instantly that Baymax,...
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Self-Driving Car Advocates Tangle With Messy Morality
Sure, dealing with lane changes, firetrucks and construction projects is difficult for engineers building self-driving cars. But what about deciding which people...
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Movement Improves Girls' Computational Skills
Clemson University researchers say Virtual Environment Interactions offers an embodied strategy to engage fifth- and sixth-grade girls in computational thinking...
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Computer Game Could Help Visually-Impaired Children Live Independently
Researchers say a new computer game could help visually-impaired children lead independent lives.
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