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New Computer Interface Goes Beyond Just Touch
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New Computer Interface Goes Beyond Just Touch

Microsoft researchers have developed Manual Deskterity, a computer interface that combines touch input with the precision of a pen. 

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The Smarter Electric Grid of the Future

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's George Arnold recently detailed his vision for what a smart electric grid would look like in 2020. 

New Force Behind Agency of Wonder
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New Force Behind Agency of Wonder

Under the helm of director Regina Dugan, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's roster of concerns includes cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing,...

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Steganography Discovery Could Help Data Thieves, But Also Improve Radar, Sonograms

The technology for instruments used to see through fog also could be used for optical steganography, according to a team of researchers at Princeton University. ...

Innovation, by Order of the Kremlin
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Innovation, by Order of the Kremlin

The Russian government is using Silicon Valley as a template for a new scientific city in order to cultivate a U.S.-like spirit of entrepreneurship through the...

Online E-Expo Features More Than 100 ­niversity Robotics Labs
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Online E-Expo Features More Than 100 ­niversity Robotics Labs

EXPO21xx's online exhibition for the robotics industry features projects from more than 100 university robotics labs from around the world. 

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'mind-Reading' Brain-Scan Software Showcased in Ny

Intel is developing software that uses brain scans to determine what items people are thinking about. The software analyzes magnetic resonance imaging scans to...

Random
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Random

Researchers have devised and demonstrated the first random-number generator in which the numbers are certified random by the laws of quantum mechanics.

Technology in the Classroom: China's Challenges
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Technology in the Classroom: China's Challenges

Even as China's technology infrastructure advances, computer teachers in Shanghai readily acknowledge the shortcomings of tech education in their classrooms.

Entertainment Needs Drive Innovative Mobile Phone Uses in India
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Entertainment Needs Drive Innovative Mobile Phone Uses in India

A new study on how people in India use mobile computing devices suggests that entertainment may be viewed as a necessity, not merely a desire, by the media-consuming...

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Computer-Driven High Speed Trading Improves Market Liquidity

Responding to concerns about an increasingly electronic stock exchange, Terrence Hendershott studied algorithmic trading and found that computer-driven trading...

Math Goes to the Movies
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Math Goes to the Movies

The use of mathematics in cinematic special effects is described in the article "Crashing Waves, Awesome Explosions, Turbulent Smoke, and Beyond," which will appear...

Touch Floors Could Be Next Step in Computer Interfaces
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Touch Floors Could Be Next Step in Computer Interfaces

Imagine entering your living room and sliding your foot purposefully over a particular stretch of floor. Your hi-fi system springs to life, pumping out the sounds...

Why Machines Do Not Understand Human Speech
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Why Machines Do Not Understand Human Speech

From the moment people are born, they learn to make associations and to understand words depending on the context of a sentence. This learning continues throughout...

Keeping Medical Data Private
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Keeping Medical Data Private

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have created an algorithm designed to protect the privacy of patients while maintaining researchers' ability to analyze vast...

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­ncle Sam Wants You (to Fight Hackers)

A shortfall of cybersecurity professionals is on the horizon, with Boeing's Alan Greenberg warning that the U.S. public and private sectors will collectively need...

Google Trying Anew for a 3-D Web
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Google Trying Anew for a 3-D Web

Google is breathing new life into its effort to bring hardware-accelerated three-dimensional graphics to the Internet. 

Rfid Pilot Study Examines Improvement of Inventory Accuracy at Jcpenney
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Rfid Pilot Study Examines Improvement of Inventory Accuracy at Jcpenney

New findings out of the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas confirm that radio-frequency identification tags on individual retail items can significantly...

Augmented Reality Brings Movie Magic to City Visits
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Augmented Reality Brings Movie Magic to City Visits

Many people's first encounter with a foreign country is in the cinema. Using a combination of location-based services and augmented reality,  European researchers...

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Sas Seeks to Improve Data Mining of Social Media

No one doubts that social media--all the stuff on Facebook, Twitter and other online forums--provides a rich lode of user sentiment that companies ought to be able...
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