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Exploring Universal Intelligence: Key Factors and Insights

This is just one of the many determining factors of the universal intelligence test. “The others are that it can be applied to any subject – whether biological…

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Supercomputers Increase Research Competitiveness

Consistent investment in high-performance computing leads to greater research competitiveness for U.S. academic institutions, a new study shows. Relying on…

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The Present and Future of 3D

The Beginning of the 3D Era and the Boom Phenomenon2010 has been called the beginning of the 3D era, a year in which the term 3D frequently appeared in the…

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Computer Proves Andrews and Robbins Conjecture After 38 Years

A conjecture presented in 1985 – the Andrews and Robbins conjecture – has recently been proved for the first time. It is thus clear that the structure which…

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Virginia Tech and InterDigital Boost Wireless Speed and Access

“The U.S. government has noted that broadband wireless access technologies are a key foundation for economic growth, job creation, global competitiveness, and…

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Portable Sensor Detects Asthma Attacks Before They Happen

The sensor measures amounts as small as one ppb (part per billion), making it as sensitive as larger devices that are far more expensive and not portable. One…

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Evaluate Your Appliances with EnergyRater iPad App

Called “energyRater” the new app can answer questions such as whether it would pay off to replace an Energy Efficiency Class B tumble dryer with a blueTherm…

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Transforming 2-D Photos Into 3-D Faces for Forensic Security

Xin Guan and Hanqi Zhuang of Florida Atlantic University on Boca Raton explain how Biometrics, the technology of performing personal identification or…

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Digital Safety Net: Sensors Enhance Senior Home Care

They are using sensors attached to the body to measure important parameters including movement and blood oxygen levels. The data is then passed on to a medical…

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Smart Alarms for Bulwarks: Enhancing Stability Monitoring

The researchers expect that with the help of sensors it will be possible to monitor the stability of the protective walls, with measurements accurate to within…

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USM develops software application for testing soil strength and gradient

The application, known as ‘Slopen’, can help developers and contractors in their work, especially before putting up a new construction in a particular area. A…

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Mobile Telephony Without Base Stations: A Game-Changer in Connectivity

A dissertation at Linköping University in Sweden presents a program that runs on telephones and can deliver messages even when the infrastructure for…

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Mobile App Puts Natural World at Fingers

The EarthObserver App, for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, displays natural features and forces on land, undersea and in the air. Created at Columbia…

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IPv6 Guide Provides Path to Secure Deployment of Next-Generation Internet Protocol

Guidelines for the Secure Deployment of IPv6 (NIST Special Publication 800-119), describes the features of IPv6 and the possible related security impacts,…

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New Time Widget Puts Accurate Clocks on Web Pages

Web “widgets” are small application programs designed to be run inside Web pages. The NIST time widget, created by engineer Andrew Novick, can be used on any…

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Boosting Numerical Simulations with Multi-GPU Computing

Because of their leading research in numerical simulation using parallel computing practices, the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing…

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