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Car Hackers Could Drive You Off the Road (or They Might Settle for Money)
Automotive cybersecurity is a cat-and-mouse game, with the good guys and bad guys constantly chasing each other.
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Quantum Version of the Ancient Game of Go Could Be Ultimate AI Test
Researchers have created a more complex version of the ancient Chinese board game Go using quantum entanglement.
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Picking Locks with Audio Technology
How eavesdropping smartphones could give thieves a copy of your front door key.
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Quantum Computing Breakthrough as Scientists Find Possible Solution to Technology's Biggest Hurdle
Research by scientists in Australia and Canada has led to a possible solution to controlling "noise" in quantum computers, errors introduced by manipulation of...
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Finding Common Ground
Self-driving vehicles start to understand pedestrians, cyclists.
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3D Images From Ultrasounds Allow Blind Parents to Feel Their Infant's Face
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore can provide blind parents with three-dimensional models of their baby's face so they can "see" them before they are born,
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U.K. Court Says Face Recognition Violates Human Rights
The U.K. Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that British police's use of facial recognition technology violates human rights and data protection laws.
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Quantum Machines Learn 'Quantum Data'
Scientists at Russia's Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology have demonstrated that quantum-enhanced machine learning can be applied to quantum data, surmounting...
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'Giant Atoms' Enable Quantum Processing, Communication in One
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have unveiled a quantum computing architecture that performs low-error computations while rapidly sharing quantum...
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Some Hospitals Tracking Covid-19 by Adding Sensors to Employees' Badges
About 50 hospitals use sensor technology to monitor whether staff are washing their hands when they enter and exit patient rooms, and to keep tabs on expensive...
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Deep Learning Moves Cancer Vaccines Toward Reality
Researchers have designed a deep learning method to help develop personalized cancer vaccines by better understanding the biological mechanisms of interaction between...
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Scientists Design Thread-Based Wearable Sweat Sensors to Monitor Health
Researchers at Tufts University have developed a flexible electronic sensing patch that can analyze a person's sweat for multiple health markers while being worn...
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Australia Will Use Robot Boats to Find Asylum Seekers at Sea
Australia is deploying unmanned robot boats to patrol its waters and monitor weather and wildlife, as well as identifying boats potentially transporting asylum...
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How a Historian Stuffed Hagia Sophia's Sound Into a Studio
Researchers at Stanford University were able to capture the acoustics of the Hagia Sophia, prior to the Byzantine cathedral in Istanbul being rededicated as a Muslim...
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Automated Line Calls Replace Human Judges at U.S. Open
With the coronavirus pandemic highlighting the need for safety, the upcoming U.S. Open tennis tournament will replace human line judges on 15 of 17 match courts...
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China Celebrates Completion of Rival Satellite Navigation System
China has completed its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), with the 55th and final geostationary satellite in the constellation launched June 23. BDS-3...
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Instant Videos: Just Add Text
Artificial intelligence software can create a video montage from a few typed words.
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IBM Partners with Japanese Business, Academia in Quantum Computing
IBM has launched a research partnership with Japanese industry and academia to expedite quantum computing innovations.
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NASA Launched Its New Perseverance Rover to Mars
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Thursday launched its new Mars rover, Perseverance.
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Engineers Built “Giant Atoms” That Enhance Quantum Computers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers hope their giant atoms lead to a simpler, enhanced form of quantum computers.
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