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Voyager Map Details Neptune's Strange Moon Triton
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Voyager Map Details Neptune's Strange Moon Triton

NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft gave humanity its first close-up look at Neptune and its moon Triton in the summer of 1989.

Is Emailing Your Brainwaves the Future of Communication?
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Is Emailing Your Brainwaves the Future of Communication?

Here's something you probably didn't expect in your inbox: Researchers have now developed a way to email brainwaves.

Tor Project's Struggle to Keep the Dark Net in the Shadows
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Tor Project's Struggle to Keep the Dark Net in the Shadows

The BBC has interviewed Andrew Lewman, executive director of the Tor Project.

Anatomy of an Air Strike: Three Intelligence Streams Working in Concert
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Anatomy of an Air Strike: Three Intelligence Streams Working in Concert

In a fast-moving war with an elusive foe like the Islamic State militants, information is as important as guns, jet fighters and bombs.

Listening In: The Navy Is Tracking Ocean Sounds Collected By Scientists
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Listening In: The Navy Is Tracking Ocean Sounds Collected By Scientists

In a retired shore station for transpacific communications cables on the western coast of Vancouver Island sits a military computer in a padlocked cage.

The Emerging Pitfalls of Nowcasting With Big Data
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The Emerging Pitfalls of Nowcasting With Big Data

Search query data is very powerful but must be treated with some care and caution, says Google chief economist Hal Varian, speaking at a European Bank workshop. ...

New Era in Safety When Cars Talk to One Another
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New Era in Safety When Cars Talk to One Another

A driver moves along in traffic, the forward view blocked by a truck or a bend in the road. Suddenly, up ahead, someone slams on the brake. Tires screech.

Neanderthals: Bone Technique Redrafts Prehistory
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Neanderthals: Bone Technique Redrafts Prehistory

Neanderthals and humans lived together in Europe for thousands of years, concludes a timeline based on radiocarbon dates from 40 key sites across Europe.

Cryptography Expert Says, 'pgp Encryption Is Fundamentally Broken, Time For Pgp to Die'
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Cryptography Expert Says, 'pgp Encryption Is Fundamentally Broken, Time For Pgp to Die'

A Senior cryptography expert has claimed multiple issues with PGP email encryption—an open source end-to-end encryption to secure email.

Slow Internet Connection? The Web Might Have a Bigger Problem
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Slow Internet Connection? The Web Might Have a Bigger Problem

Slow Internet connection frustrated users on Tuesday, but the slowdown wasn't caused by cable problems or data center issues.

As Seen By Rosetta: Comet Surface Variations
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As Seen By Rosetta: Comet Surface Variations

A new image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on the comet's nucleus.

The Engineer of the Original Apple Mouse Talks About His Remarkable Career
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The Engineer of the Original Apple Mouse Talks About His Remarkable Career

Jim Yurchenco was responsible for squeezing the guts inside the impossibly slim Palm V.

Wireless Sensors and Flying Robots: A Way to Monitor Deteriorating Bridges
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Wireless Sensors and Flying Robots: A Way to Monitor Deteriorating Bridges

Researchers are developing wireless sensors and flying robots that could help authorities monitor the conditions of bridges in real time. 

Computer Eyesight Gets a Lot More Accurate
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Computer Eyesight Gets a Lot More Accurate

For the second time in its four-year history, the Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge saw dramatic improvements in the quality of machine-vision technology...

New Algorithm Gives Credit Where Credit Is Due
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New Algorithm Gives Credit Where Credit Is Due

A new algorithm could help determine how to properly allocate credit for science papers that have multiple authors.

Computer Science Professor Awarded Grant to Study Cooperative Behavior
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Computer Science Professor Awarded Grant to Study Cooperative Behavior

A University of New Mexico computer science professor has received a six-year, $450,000-grant to study how cooperative behavior emerges in complex systems. 

Technology Simplifies Big Data For the Human Brain
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Technology Simplifies Big Data For the Human Brain

A project involving 16 partners in nine European countries hopes to present large datasets in a way that is easier for the brain to understand. 

Rutgers Researchers Show That How Fast You Drive Might Reveal Exactly Where You Are Going
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Rutgers Researchers Show That How Fast You Drive Might Reveal Exactly Where You Are Going

Researchers say monitoring motorists' driving habits may disclose where motorists are driving, even in the absence of GPS or other location-sensing technology. 

Visual Control of Big Data
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Visual Control of Big Data

DBWipes is a new data visualization tool that enables users to highlight abnormalities and possible patterns in a graphical display. 

Do quantum computers threaten global encryption systems?
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Do quantum computers threaten global encryption systems?

The modern world is a house of cards built upon encryption.
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