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Software Would Make 3D Maps sing Smartphones
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Google have developed software that can create a three-dimensional map with a smartphone.
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Computers Spot False Faces Better Than People
A computer system bested humans in recognizing real or fake expressions of pain.
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A 'crisis' in Online Ads: One-Third of Traffic Is Bogus
Billions of dollars are flowing into online advertising. But marketers also are confronting an uncomfortable reality: rampant fraud.
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Despite Pwn2own 2014 Hacks, Application Sandboxing Still Critical
Participants and organizers of the recent CanSecWest security conference's Pwn2Own hacking contest say popular software is increasingly more secure.
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Are Smart Homes Intelligent Enough To Keep Out Hackers?
How hack-resistant are the connected systems in smart homes?
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The Digital nwrapping of the Egyptian Priest Neswaiu
In the 19th century and even later, there was no shortage of people eager to watch the unwrapping of an Egyptian mummy.
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When the Flu Bug Bites the Big Apple, Twitter Posts Can Tell the Tale
Researchers say tweets can predict flu trends at the local level.
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A 'babelfish' Could Be the Web's Next Big Thing, Says AI Expert
University of Southampton professor Nigel Shadbolt thinks automatic real-time machine translation could be possible within 25 years.
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New Models in Cosmetics Replacing Animal Testing
A European law spurs scientists to develop computational simulations capable of predicting the toxicity of cosmetics.
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Using Patient Data For Personalized Cancer Treatments
Patient information databases eventually will help improve health outcomes and support development of new therapies.
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Nasa Designs a Robot For Mars
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration researchers have developed Valkyrie, a humanoid robot that will one day explore and study Mars.
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Smartphone to Become Smarter With 'deep Learning' Innovation
Researchers are developing a deep-learning method to enable smartphones and other mobile devices to understand and identify objects in a camera's field of view. ...
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With Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus, a Virtual Battleground May Finally Be Here
Virtual reality has never quite materialized for most consumers.
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Why Mh370 Could Still Talk to Satellites After Its Other Comms Went Dark
It's the latest mystery in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Was a key communications system on board the plane disabled before or after the co-pilot calmly...
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Nasa Historic Earth Images Still Hold Research Value
NASA's Seasat satellite became history long ago, but it left a legacy of images of Earth's ocean, volcanoes, forests and other features that were made by the first...
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Obama Creates Climate Tool With Google, Others
The White House has announced its Climate Data Initiative, through which it will partner with organizations to create tools to help communities adapt to climate...
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Jonathan Ive Designs Tomorrow
We use Jonathan Ive's products to help us to eat, drink and sleep, to work, travel, relax, read, listen and watch, to shop, chat, date and have sex.
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IBM Nurtures Mainframe Workforce With World Championship
IBM recently announced its first-ever "Master the Mainframe" world championship.
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Facebook Creates Software That Matches Faces Almost as Well as You Do
Asked whether two unfamiliar photos of faces show the same person, a human being will get it right 97.53 percent of the time.
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