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Researchers Develop Acoustic-Based Data Transfer System For Phones
Microsoft researchers have a system that offers near-field communications-like capabilities without requiring dedicated wireless hardware. The system uses sound...
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Researchers se Augmented Reality to Coach Train Drivers
Central University of Queensland researchers are improving train driving simulations with augmented reality in order to facilitate drivers' skills development....
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NASA Calls on Researchers to Build Smarter Space Robot
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced a new challenge focused on building a smart robot.
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Nasa Working on Tech to Take Humans to Mars – and Bring Them Back
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is working on the technologies needed to take astronauts to Mars and back.
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Watson and the Future of Cognitive Computing
Many applications being explored on the Watson supercomputer involve processing huge volumes of data rapidly to enable cognitive systems to engage with people in...
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Researchers Build Jumping, Flipping, Hand-Standing Robot
The X-Rhex Lite robot can do a handstand, jump over gaps, and climb over rocks, all movements that could be used in hazardous situations.
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Self-Driving Cars Could Create 1Gbyte of Data a Second
Self-driving cars will come with a wide range of sensors, creating machine-to-machine data at the rate of 1Gbyte per second, according to BigData-Startups.com founder...
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Software Employment Rises 45% in 10 Years, as Angst in Engineering Grows
IT employment has gone up and down over the past decade, but the only tech occupation that appears to have recovered to full employment is software developer, according...
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Linux Foundation Sees Broadening Role For Developers
The Linux Foundation is expanding its training options to help Linux developers.
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Cerf Sees a Problem: Today's Digital Data Could Be Gone Tomorrow
Google chief Internet evangelist and ACM president Vint Cerf worries that much of the data generated since the Internet's beginning will be lost over time.
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When Cars Talk, This Is What They'll Tell Each Other
Researchers are giving Internet Protocol addresses to all vehicles, allowing them to be instantly identifiable to nearby cars on the same network.
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Next-Gen SB SuperSpeed to Eliminate Power Cords
Upgrades to the Thunderbolt and USB SuperSpeed specifications will double data transfer speeds and boost power transfer in both directions 10-fold.
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Harvard Global Grid Computing Project Will Help Create Printable Solar Cells
Harvard University's Clean Energy Project soon will release a list of organic compounds that could be used to make inexpensive, printable photovoltaic cells.
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Scientists Demonstrate Key Component of Quantum Machine
Researchers have demonstrated a quantum bit based on the nucleus of a single atom in silicon, which could lead to mass production of quantum computers.
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nsw Researchers Push Open Source, Android For Archeology
The Federated Archeological Information Management System Project aims to develop new archeological tools compatible with Android-based mobile devices.
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Cloud's Real Ecological Timebomb: Wireless, Not Data Centers
A new report warns that the growing use of cellular and Wi-Fi networks to access cloud services is more of an ecological threat than the energy consumption of cloud...
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New Hybrid Memory Cube Spec to Boost Dram Bandwidth By 15x
The Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium has announced the final specifications for 3D dynamic random-access memory.
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Google Australia Funds Universities to Spur Computer Science
Google Australia is providing funding to 12 universities to develop workshops to help high school teachers promote computer science in their curricula.
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Csiro Telepresence Robots Connect Students With National Museum
Australia's National Museum has launched a trial that enables schoolchildren to remotely navigate its galleries via robots that contain telepresence technology. ...
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