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What Termites Can Teach s
New termite colonies are founded on windless evenings, at dusk, after the rain. Most termites have neither eyes nor wings, but every mature colony has a caste of...
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Researchers Create Smartphone System to Test for Lead in Water
University of Houston researchers have developed a smartphone-based system that can detect dangerous levels of lead in tap water.
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Tim Berners-Lee Launched His Vision for an Alternative Web, and His Timing was Impeccable
Tim Berners-Lee has developed an open-source project to give Internet users more control over their data by allowing them to decide which apps may access it.
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Attack on Commonly sed Voting Machine Could Tip an Election, Researchers Find
A malicious hacker could alter the outcome of a U.S. presidential election by taking advantage of numerous flaws in one model of vote-tabulating machine used in...
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Inside Facebook's Massive Center Storing Your Personal Information
In a vast, dark room, the lights glow a steady green, blue, yellow. I'm not inside the Matrix, but it's not far off.
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Hidden Kingdoms of the Ancient Maya Revealed in a 3-D Laser Map
Hidden pyramids and massive fortresses in the jungle. Farms and canals scattered across swamplands.
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How to Win Friends: It's Not Which Groups You Join, but How Many
Two researchers at Rice University have determined the cultivation of online friendships is mainly influenced by how many groups and organizations a person joins...
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Stupid AI: How Humans Can Stop Machines From Falling for Visual Tricks
Research from Johns Hopkins University suggests new ways to prevent artificial intelligence from being visually deceived.
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The Crisis of Election Security
As the midterms approach, America's electronic voting systems are more vulnerable than ever. Why isn't anyone trying to fix them?
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Voting Machine sed in Half of .S. Is Vulnerable to Attack, Report Finds
Election machines used in more than half of U.S. states contain a decade-old flaw that makes them vulnerable to a cyberattack.
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China's Leaders Are Softening Their Stance on AI
China might be at loggerheads with the United States over trade, but it is calling for a friendlier approach to the development of artificial intelligence.
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60 Years of DARPA's Favorite Toys
This year, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) turned 60. To celebrate, DARPA held a conference in Washington, D.C. One of the highlights...
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Mobile Websites Can Tap Into Your Phone's Sensors Without Asking
When apps want to access data from your smartphone's motion or light sensors, they often make that capability clear.
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How Software Enabled the Thai Cave Rescue
Software-defined radios allowed the rescuers to communicate, when simple radio technology could not.
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Smartphone, M.D.
Researchers have developed an application and laboratory kit that enable smartphones to identify bacteria from patients within 60 minutes.
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Is a New Russian Meddling Tactic Hiding in Plain Sight?
To an untrained eye, USAReally might look like any other fledgling news organization vying for attention in a crowded media landscape.
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NASA Is Taking a New Look at Searching for Life Beyond Earth
Since the beginning of civilization, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the universe.
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How Apple Makes the AI Chip Powering the iPhone's Fancy Tricks
A few years ago—the company won't say exactly when—some engineers at Apple began to think the iPhone's camera could be made smarter using newly powerful machine...
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