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Seven Technologies to Disrupt the Next Decade
Among the technologies expected to appear in the next decade is augmented reality effected by eyewear and cameras that can add an informational overlay to the wearer's...
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Researchers Hope to Build a Brain
The Human Brain Project, led by Ecole Polytechnique Federale's Henry Markram, aims to build a complete computer model of the human brain, which the researchers...
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Siemens Scada Hacking Talk Pulled Over Security Concerns
A planned presentation on security vulnerabilities in Siemens industrial control systems was pulled Wednesday over worries that the information in the talk was...
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Iphone App Uses Crowd Sourcing to Help the Blind
Researchers from several universities have collaborated on a crowdsourcing project to develop VizWiz, a system that enables a blind user to take photos of an object...
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Eric Schmidt: Anti-Piracy Laws Would Be Disaster For Free Speech
Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, warned on Wednesday that government plans to block access to illicit filesharing websites could set a "disastrous precedent"...
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Free-Floating Planets May Be More Common Than Stars
Astronomers, including a NASA-funded team member, have discovered a new class of Jupiter-sized planets floating alone in the dark of space, away from the light...
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It Employment Passes 4 Million Again, Regains Recession Losses
In November 2008, two months after Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy and Hewlett-Packard announced plans to lay off some 25,000 workers, IT employment reached...
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Successful First Test Drive of "sighted" Wheelchair
Lulea University of Technology researchers have developed an electric wheelchair that can detect the surrounding environment and transmit the information to a visually...
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Obama Administration Outlines International Strategy For Cyberspace
President Obama has released an international strategy for cyberspace security that focuses on developing rules for responsible state behavior with the goal of...
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Netflix Biggest Driver of U.s. Internet Traffic, Puts Spotlight on Broadband Pricing
Netflix streaming videos drove nearly 30% of all North American broadband Internet traffic during peak hours, with consumers continuing their voracious appetite...
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Sec Is Pressed on Firms' Disclosures of Cyberattacks
A group of U.S. lawmakers wants the Securities and Exchange Commission to push companies to disclose when they have fallen victim to cyberattacks.
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System Enables Hands-Free Control of Electric Wheelchairs
People suffering from severe disabilities would be able to use a new recognition system to control an electric-powered wheelchair developed by a team at Essex University...
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How Computers Got US Into Space
When you look back at the past 50 years of human spaceflight, don't forget the computer scientists who helped make it possible.
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Foldable Display Shows No Crease After 100,000 Folding Cycles
Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology researchers have developed a prototype seamless display that folds in half without a noticeable crease in the middle.
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Pressure Mounts on Western Washington University to Preserve Computer Science Department
The Washington Technology Industry Association and the Technology Alliance—two of the largest technology member organizations in the state—have joined the fight...
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Ralph Langner on Stuxnet, Copycat Threats
A year ago, Ralph Langner was plugging away in relative obscurity, doing security consulting work for the industrial control system industry in his Hamburg headquarters...
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How Bin Laden Emailed Without Being Detected By U.s.
Using intermediaries and inexpensive computer disks, Osama bin Laden managed to send emails while in hiding, without leaving a digital fingerprint for U.S. eavesdroppers...
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Quantum Calculations Can Make Atomic Clocks of the Future Far More Accurate
New calculations of how atoms swell when they’re warmed up can help make the next generation of atomic clocks 10 times more precise.
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The Man Who Invented the Microprocessor
Ted Hoff saved his own life, sort of. Deep inside this 73-year-old lies a microprocessor—a tiny computer that controls his pacemaker and, in turn, his heart.
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