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Umd Cyber Experts Discover Lapses in Heartbleed Bug Fix
The efforts of website administrators tasked with correcting security holes exploited by the Heartbleed bug may have fallen short.
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Big Data Sparks Interest in Statistical Programming Languages
The latest Tiobe index for language popularity features several statistical programming languages.
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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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Newest Nasa Mars Orbiter Demonstrates Relay Prowess
The newest node in NASA's Mars telecommunications network—a radio aboard the MAVEN orbiter custom-designed for data links with robots on the surface of Mars—handled...
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Can an Algorithm Tell US Who Influenced an Artist?
Rutgers University researchers are training a computer to analyze thousands of paintings to understand which artists influenced others.
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A Super-Simple Way to nderstand the Net Neutrality Debate
It's one of the most important policy disputes that will determine the future of the Internet, and now President Obama has formally weighed in in favor of so-called ...
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For Rosetta Mission's Scientists, the Thrill Is in the Comet Chase
Claudia Alexander has spent the last 15 years of her life waiting for this moment: landing a spacecraft the size of a washing machine on the surface of a speeding...
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Next For Darpa: 'autocomplete' For Programmers
Rice University researchers have launched an $11-million initiative to create a tool that will both autocomplete and autocorrect code for programmers.
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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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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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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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Giving Robots a (better Than) Human Touch
A new robot can grasp an unattached USB cable and insert it into a USB port.
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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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Fmri Data Reveals the Number of Parallel Processes Running in the Brain
The human brain is often described as a massively parallel computing machine. That raises an interesting question: just how parallel is it?
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A Better Way to Slice the Pie
Splitting a check, an inheritance or credit for an idea are activities of daily life that are filled with potential pitfalls.
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Mozilla Woos Programmers With Plans for a Webdev Browser
On Monday, the Mozilla Foundation will launch a version of its Firefox browser that will enable developers to build Web pages and applications.
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In Sync: Researchers Discover Way to Coordinate Different Types of Robots
A new way to allow different types of robots to coordinate with each other could lead to improvements in areas like search and rescue after a disaster.
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The New Thing in Google Flu Trends Is Traditional Data
Google is overhauling its Flu Trends service to harness more traditional medical data, which has long been used to track and predict the flu season.
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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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