Autonomous vehicles are already navigating the verdant hills of Pittsburgh and cruising the pitched avenues of San Francisco. They may soon be tested by the chaos of downtown Manhattan, where pedestrians, taxis, buses and ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 17, 2017
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Facebook has bought TBH, a teen-focused app that lets people give anonymous compliments to each other through polls and messages.
Internet
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Google said Tuesday it would offer stronger online security for "high risk" users who may be frequent targets of online attacks.
Security
Oct 17, 2017
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Dutch officials toasted on Tuesday the opening of what is being called the world's first 3D-printed concrete bridge, which is primarily meant to be used by cyclists.
Engineering
Oct 17, 2017
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When Deborah Beck was preparing her book, Speech Presentation in Homeric Epic, her publisher suggested she make the database she had started in 2008—a searchable catalogue of features from every speech in the Homeric poems—available ...
Software
Oct 17, 2017
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A security-token necklace, ear buds or eyeglasses developed at the University of Michigan could eliminate vulnerabilities in voice authentication—the practice of logging in to a device or service with your voice alone.
Security
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Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed that Tropical Storm Lan was getting stronger as it moved through the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2017
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For three decades, astronomers thought that only Saturn's moon Janus confined the planet's A ring - the largest and farthest of the visible rings. But after poring over NASA's Cassini mission data, Cornell astronomers now ...
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2017
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If a robot is sent to disable a roadside bomb—or delicately handle an egg while cooking you an omelet—it needs to be able to sense when objects are slipping out of its grasp.
Engineering
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Climate change is putting many tropical high altitude beetles at risk of extinction, warn an international team of scientists.
Ecology
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