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Tingly Projections Make Beamed Gadgets Come Alive
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Tingly Projections Make Beamed Gadgets Come Alive

Researchers have developed a system that can beam the outline of computer keyboards or cellphones onto any surface, including the hand.

AI Gets Involved With the Law
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AI Gets Involved With the Law

The application of artificial intelligence to the law aims to let automated systems handle arguments in which the logic is not clear. 

Face-Reading System Watches You Watching Ads
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Face-Reading System Watches You Watching Ads

Researchers have developed a system assess how muscles in the face move in response to watching a video. 

Kepler Telescope's Planet-Hunting Days Crunch to a Close
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Kepler Telescope's Planet-Hunting Days Crunch to a Close

"Kepler was my North, my South, my East and West, my working week, no weekend rest, my noon, my midnight, my talks, my song; I thought Kepler would last forever...

App Helps Blind Photographers Take the Perfect Snap
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App Helps Blind Photographers Take the Perfect Snap

Researchers are developing a smartphone application that helps visually impaired users take pictures. 

Kinect Plus Projector Makes Anything a Remote Control
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Kinect Plus Projector Makes Anything a Remote Control

WorldKit is a system under development that combines cameras, projectors, and computers to allow everyday surfaces to host controllers for electronic devices. 

E-Tattoo Monitors Brainwaves and Baby Bump
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E-Tattoo Monitors Brainwaves and Baby Bump

A transparent patch containing electronic circuits as thin as a human hair  could be used to monitor rudimentary brain activity. 

Wireless Smart Meter Measures How Much Power You Use
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Wireless Smart Meter Measures How Much Power You Use

An inexpensive wireless device  can monitor the power consumption of home appliances. 

Virtual Reality Creates Infinite Maze in a Single Room
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Virtual Reality Creates Infinite Maze in a Single Room

A new virtual reality system enables users to step into a labyrinth and wander an endless maze of rooms and corridors, but without actually leaving their living...

Software Uses Linkedin Network to Guide Your Career
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Software Uses Linkedin Network to Guide Your Career

New software provides career guidance based on the profiles of LinkedIn users. 

Bet You're a Liam--Software Puts Names to Faces
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Bet You're a Liam--Software Puts Names to Faces

Researchers are investigating whether it is possible to take an educated guess at someone's name with just one look at their face. 

Digital Shrinks Find Depressed Faces and Body Language
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Digital Shrinks Find Depressed Faces and Body Language

Automated systems that analyze gestures and facial expressions could make the challenging task of diagnosing depression somewhat easier. 

Curiosity's Discoveries Hint at Life's Cradle on Mars
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Curiosity's Discoveries Hint at Life's Cradle on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover has found what it was looking for in its very first taste of Martian rock—much to everyone's surprise.

Google Glass App Identifies You By Your Fashion Sense
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Google Glass App Identifies You By Your Fashion Sense

A new human-recognition system designed for the Google Glass platform can recognize people by the clothes they wear. 

The Father of All Men Is 340,000 Years Old
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The Father of All Men Is 340,000 Years Old

Albert Perry carried a secret in his DNA: a Y chromosome so distinctive that it reveals new information about the origin of our species.

Predict an Oscar Winner By Crunching the Numbers
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Predict an Oscar Winner By Crunching the Numbers

Several organizations are using predictive algorithms to try to identify who will take home an Oscar from the upcoming Academy Awards. 

Bandwidth-Sharing App Brings Connectivity to All
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Bandwidth-Sharing App Brings Connectivity to All

Eyal Toledano of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed AirMobs, an app that would allow smartphone owners to share their mobile Internet connections...

Ford's Open-Source Kit Brings Era of Smart Car Apps
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Ford's Open-Source Kit Brings Era of Smart Car Apps

Ford Motor Co. recently released OpenXC, an open source hardware and software toolkit that will allow the hacker community to experiment with the computer systems...

Kinect Sensor Poised to Leap Into Everyday Life
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Kinect Sensor Poised to Leap Into Everyday Life

When Microsoft's Kinect gaming sensor first exploded onto the gaming scene in 2010, it wasn't long before people started getting excited about what it might make...

Mapping Malware's Genome to Fight Future Attacks
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Mapping Malware's Genome to Fight Future Attacks

Every year a computer worm emerges to stalk the Internet, each one seemingly bigger and badder than the last (see diagram).
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