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Random Numbers: Hard Times Ahead for Hackers
Researchers at the University of Geneva have developed a new random-number generator based on the principles of quantum physics.
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Robot Design for Dummies
A interactive design tool enables novices and experts to build customized legged or wheeled robots using three-dimensionally-printed components and commercially...
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How Hacked Computer Code Allegedly Helped a Biker Gang Steal 150 Jeeps
A Tijuana-based biker club have been charged with stealing 150 Jeep Wranglers using stolen computer code and key designs, the U.S. Justice Department announced....
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20 Years after Deep Blue: How AI Has Advanced Since Conquering Chess
Twenty years ago IBM's Deep Blue computer stunned the world by becoming the first machine to beat a reigning world chess champion in a six-game match.
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Mummy DNA Unravels Ancient Egyptians' Ancestry
The tombs of ancient Egypt have yielded golden collars and ivory bracelets, but another treasure—human DNA—has proved elusive.
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Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Teport: All the Slides, Plus Analysis
The most anticipated slide deck of the year is here.
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How a Gene Editing Tool Went From Labs to a Middle-School Classroom
On a Saturday afternoon, 10 students gather at Genspace, a community lab in Brooklyn, to learn how to edit genes.
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Got a Face-Recognition Algorithm? Uncle Sam Wants to Review It
The nation's top-level intelligence office, the Director of National Intelligence, wants to find "the most accurate unconstrained face recognition algorithm."
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Soft Robotic Structures Fold Themselves Up in Hot Water
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new approach for making compliant, controllable robotic structures.
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UCF Research Could Bring 'Drastically' Higher Resolution to Your Phone and TV
Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a color-changing surface that is tunable via electric voltage.
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Mind-Controlled Device Helps Stroke Patients Retrain Brains to Move Paralyzed Hands
Researchers have developed a hand-worn device connected to a brain-computer interface to help stroke patients retrain their brains to recover hand movements.
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UW Engineers Borrow From Electronics to Build Largest Circuits to Date in Living Eukaryotic Cells
University of Washington researchers have demonstrated a new method for digital information processing in living cells.
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The Soft Side of Quantum Computing
Future quantum computers will need software tailored to their specific ways of operating.
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A New Spin on Electronics
Researchers at the University of Utah found perovskites permit easily controllable electron spin and have a sufficiently long spin lifetime to transport information...
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Software Simplified
In 2015, geneticist Guy Reeves was trying to configure a free software system called Galaxy to get his bioinformatics projects off the ground.
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Cassini Finds Saturn Moon May Have Tipped Over
Saturn's icy, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus may have tipped over in the distant past, according to recent research from NASA's Cassini mission.
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How a Supreme Court Ruling on Printer Cartridges Changes What It Means to Buy Almost Anything
Last week, the Supreme Court dealt a major blow to corporations that try to use patent law as a weapon against other firms, saying that companies can only be sued...
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Shedding Light on How Humans Walk…With Robots
Researchers have discovered that humans whose lower limbs are fastened to a typical clinical robot only modify their gait if the forces the robot applies threaten...
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Faster, More Nimble Drones on the Horizon
Researchers have developed an algorithm to tune a Dynamic Vision Sensor camera to detect only specific changes in brightness that matter for a particular system...
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