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Disney Research Transforms Movie-Quality Animations For Interactive Viewing
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Disney Research Transforms Movie-Quality Animations For Interactive Viewing

Disney researchers say they have developed a process that transforms high-resolution animated content into a novel video format to enable immersive viewing.

The State of the Car Computer: Forget Horsepower, We Want Megahertz!
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The State of the Car Computer: Forget Horsepower, We Want Megahertz!

If I asked you "how many computing devices do you own?" your mind will probably first jump to your PCs and laptops at home, and then to your smartphones and tablets...

Going Retro With Rube
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Going Retro With Rube

Old-time machine contest fosters STEM creativity.

How Nasa Visualizes Stunning Worlds Without Really Seeing Them
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How Nasa Visualizes Stunning Worlds Without Really Seeing Them

Everyone likes a good space photo.

Kids, Parents Alike Worried About Privacy With Internet-Connected Toys
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Kids, Parents Alike Worried About Privacy With Internet-Connected Toys

A new study points to anxieties about the potential for Wi-Fi-enabled Internet-connected toys to infringe on children's privacy.

Computer Scientists Have Created the Most Accurate Digital Model of a Human Face
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Computer Scientists Have Created the Most Accurate Digital Model of a Human Face

Imperial College London researchers have automated the generation of three-dimensional morphable models used to represent human faces.

Disney Projection System Shines Makeup on Actors During Live Performances
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Disney Projection System Shines Makeup on Actors During Live Performances

The Makeup Lamps system tracks an actor's movements and expressions during live stage performances so the actor's face can be painted with light.

A Trick That Hides Censored Websites Inside Cat Videos
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A Trick That Hides Censored Websites Inside Cat Videos

Slitheen is a new system that uses decoy routing to conceal banned websites inside of innocuous cat videos.

French Election Is Facebook's Fake News Litmus Test
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French Election Is Facebook's Fake News Litmus Test

In the run-up to the first round of the French presidential election, the country's social media was awash in press reports of dubious origin.

Spyware That Can Identify What Films You Are Watching
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Spyware That Can Identify What Films You Are Watching

New neural network-based detection algorithms can determine what movies people who use streaming services are viewing.

When Artificial Intelligence Evaluates Chess Champions
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When Artificial Intelligence Evaluates Chess Champions

Jean-Marc Alliot at the Computer Science Research Institute of Toulouse in France has developed a system that directly ranks chess players based on the quality...

New Method Enables More Realistic Hair Simulation
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New Method Enables More Realistic Hair Simulation

Disney researchers say they have developed a new method that makes it possible to realistically simulate hair by observing real hair in motion.

Can Facebook Fix Its Own Worst Bug?
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Can Facebook Fix Its Own Worst Bug?

In early January, I went to see Mark Zuckerberg at MPK20, a concrete-and-steel building on the campus of Facebook's headquarters, which sits across a desolate highway...

Combating Cancer With Data
From Communications of the ACM

Combating Cancer With Data

Supercomputers will sift massive amounts of data in search of therapies that work.

Making Chips Smarter
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Making Chips Smarter

Advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning are motivating researchers to design and build new chips to support different computing models.

Bionics in Competition
From Communications of the ACM

Bionics in Competition

Developers of innovative assistive devices compete as a means of networking with each other.

How Youtube's Shifting Algorithms Hurt Independent Media
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How Youtube's Shifting Algorithms Hurt Independent Media

At the age of 21, David Pakman started a little Massachusetts community radio talk program.

Don't Worry, Driverless Cars Are Learning From Grand Theft Auto
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Don't Worry, Driverless Cars Are Learning From Grand Theft Auto

In the race to the autonomous revolution, developers have realized there aren't enough hours in a day to clock the real-world miles needed to teach cars how to...

A Chip Revolution Will Bring Better Vr Sooner Than You Think
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A Chip Revolution Will Bring Better Vr Sooner Than You Think

David Kosslyn and Ian Thompson are the founders of a virtual reality company called Angle Technologies.

We Know What You're Watching (even If It's Encrypted)
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We Know What You're Watching (even If It's Encrypted)

I stand firm in the opinion that it's my basic, human right to binge-watch six hours of trashy detective shows on a Friday night with a silent phone in my lap and...
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