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Wind, Warm Water Revved p Melting Antarctic Glaciers
A NASA study has located the Antarctic glaciers that accelerated the fastest between 2008 and 2014 and finds that the most likely cause of their speedup is an observed...
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Researchers nite in Quest For 'standard Model' of the Brain
Leading neuroscientists are joining forces to study the brain—in much the same way that physicists team up in mega-projects to hunt for new particles.
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Chips Off the Old block: Computers Are Taking Design Cues from Human Brains
We expect a lot from our computers these days. They should talk to us, recognize everything from faces to flowers, and maybe soon do the driving.
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Conservatives, Liberals nite Against Silicon Valley
The days of unqualified praise from Washington are over for the country's biggest tech companies, whose size and power are increasingly drawing attacks from both...
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Congressional Redistricting Less Contentious When Resolved sing Computer Algorithm
Researchers at the University of Illinois have proposed a computer algorithm that could ease congressional districting and make the process fairer for constituents...
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Back to Saturn? Five Missions Proposed to Follow Cassini
For 13 years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft sent back captivating observations of Saturn, and its rings and moons, solving some mysteries but raising plenty of new...
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Wanna Stop Distracted Driving? Make Cars That Watch Their Humans
Everyone knows that distracted driving is a problem, but it tends to fall in the "other people/not me" category of personal risk assessment among drivers.
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Robot Made from a Dna Strand Could Deliver Cargo in Your Blood
You won't read about a smaller robot than this one any time soon. It consists of just a single strand of DNA, and moves by taking tiny 6-nanometre steps—around...
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Brain-Machine Interface Isn't Sci-Fi Anymore
Thomas Reardon puts a terrycloth stretch band with microchips and electrodes woven into the fabric—a steampunk version of jewelry—on each of his forearms. ...
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Treating Cancer, Stopping Violence . . . How AI Protects US
For some, the spread of artificial intelligence and robotics poses a threat to our privacy, our jobs – even our safety, as more and more tasks are handed over to...
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Computational Tool Recognizes Filamentary Sections of Neurons and Blood Vessels
Researchers in Singapore have developed a computational tool for faster and more reliable screening and diagnosis of vascular and neurological conditions.
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Cassini Crashes Into Saturn but Could Still Deliver Big Discoveries
At 4:55 a.m. California time on 15 September, hundreds of scientists watched their life's work go up in flames.
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U.s. Moves to Ban Kaspersky Software in Federal Agencies Amid Concerns of Russian Espionage
The U.S. government on Wednesday moved to ban the use of a Russian brand of security software by federal agencies amid concerns the company has ties to state-sponsored...
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Improving Web Security Without Sacrificing Performance
Researchers have developed a programming tool enabling high-performance cryptographic code to be verifiably correct and secure.
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China Building World's Biggest Quantum Research Facility
China plans to building the world's largest quantum research facility, according to researchers and authorities involved in the initiative.
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Cassini Spacecraft Makes Its Final Approach to Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is on final approach to Saturn, following confirmation by mission navigators that it is on course to dive into the planet's atmosphere...
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Global Fingerprints of Sea-Level Rise Revealed By Satellites
As an ice sheet melts, it leaves a unique signature behind. Complex geological processes distribute the meltwater in a distinct pattern, or 'fingerprint', thatthese...
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How Apple Is Bringing US Into the Age of Facial Recognition Whether We're Ready or Not
A whiff of dystopian creepiness has long wafted in the air whenever facial recognition has come up. Books, movies and television shows have portrayed the technology...
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Why Google's AI Can Write Beautiful Songs but Still Can't Tell a Joke
Creating noodling piano tunes and endless configurations of cat drawings with AI may not sound like an obvious project for Google, but it makes a lot of sense to...
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