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Online Translation Breaks Language Barriers
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Online Translation Breaks Language Barriers

Free online translation services are improving thanks to better data and more sophisticated algorithms.  Google Translate currently has more than 200 million users...

Warning, Speedsters: You Can't Fool Quantum Radar
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Warning, Speedsters: You Can't Fool Quantum Radar

Is it a bird, a plane, or a speeding car?

Debunker of Doomsday: Nasa Scientist Tries to Talk Some Sense Into the World
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Debunker of Doomsday: Nasa Scientist Tries to Talk Some Sense Into the World

Swirling with lunacy and paranoia, the theories warn of mayhem and cataclysm.

A More Human Artificial Brain
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A More Human Artificial Brain

There are times when I wonder why so many scientists are spending so much time trying to recreate something as fickle and full of fogginess as the human brain.

Robotic Gadgets For Household Chores
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Robotic Gadgets For Household Chores

Joseph Schlesinger, an engineer living near Boston, thinks robotic toys are too expensive, the result of extravagant designs, expensive components and a poor understanding...

Touchpad Steering Wheel Keeps Eyes on the Road
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Touchpad Steering Wheel Keeps Eyes on the Road

Intel researchers have developed a touch-sensitive steering wheel that enables drivers to call up information that is displayed on the windshield.

Real 'Touch' Screens and Tasteful Computers: IBM Predicts the Future
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Real 'Touch' Screens and Tasteful Computers: IBM Predicts the Future

What if a computer could let us "feel" the texture of a fabric before we buy clothes online? Or gives us a whiff—or even a taste—of a meal we're thinking of preparing...

Looking at the Battle of Gettysburg Through Robert E. Lee's Eyes
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Looking at the Battle of Gettysburg Through Robert E. Lee's Eyes

Anne Kelly Knowles loves places where history happened.

North Korea: On the Net in World's Most Secretive Nation
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North Korea: On the Net in World's Most Secretive Nation

There's a curious quirk on every official North Korean Website: a piece of programming that must be included in each page's code.

Selling Flak Jackets in the Cyberwars
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Selling Flak Jackets in the Cyberwars

When the Israeli army and Hamas trade virtual blows in cyberspace, or when hacker groups like Anonymous rise from the digital ether, or when WikiLeaks dumps a trove...

Got Food Allergies? Now You Can Test Your Meal on the Spot Using a Cell Phone
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Got Food Allergies? Now You Can Test Your Meal on the Spot Using a Cell Phone

UCLA researchers have developed iTube, a lightweight device that attaches to a cell phone to detect allergens in food samples. iTube uses the cell phone's built...

Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm Gets Closer Than Ever to Human Limb
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Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm Gets Closer Than Ever to Human Limb

Researchers in the United States have developed a robotic arm controlled directly by thought with a level of agility closer than ever to a normal human limb.

Hacking the Human Brain: The Next Domain of Warfare
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Hacking the Human Brain: The Next Domain of Warfare

It's been fashionable in military circles to talk about cyberspace as a "fifth domain" for warfare, along with land, space, air, and sea.

China Looks to Lead the Internet of Things
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China Looks to Lead the Internet of Things

When architect James Law looks in the mirror each morning his reflection is not all that greets him—he can also see the weather report, email messages, and his...

25-Gpu Cluster Cracks Every Standard Windows Password in <6 Hours
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25-Gpu Cluster Cracks Every Standard Windows Password in <6 Hours

A password-cracking expert has unveiled a computer cluster that can cycle through as many as 350 billion guesses per second.

Why Google Maps Is Better Than Apple Maps
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Why Google Maps Is Better Than Apple Maps

There's a simple answer: people.

Research Seeks to Refine Data Transmission for Medical Diagnoses
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Research Seeks to Refine Data Transmission for Medical Diagnoses

University of Texas at Dallas professor Xiaohu Guo is researching the theoretical foundations of a type of spectral transformations for 3-D models and is developing...

Is the Pixel About to Die?
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Is the Pixel About to Die?

University of Bath researchers say they have developed a vector-based video codec that could lead to the death of the pixel within five years.

They Know What You're Shopping For
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They Know What You're Shopping For

Georgia resident Andy Morar is in the market for a BMW.

'biology Is a Manufacturing Capability'
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'biology Is a Manufacturing Capability'

Soon we'll be able to engineer living things with mechanical precision, says Tom Knight, father of synthetic biology.
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