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New EU Project Enhances Security for Electronic Assistants

But the variety of applications also means increased security risks for users. To protect confidential data and thus to continue to safeguard privacy, the…

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Computer Scientists Break Terabyte Sort Barrier in 2010 Challenge

During this 2010 “Sort Benchmark” competition – the “World Cup of data sorting” – the computer scientists from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering…

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Data Sorting Record Broken: 1TB Sorted in 60 Seconds

During this 2010 “Sort Benchmark” competition – the “World Cup of data sorting” – the computer scientists from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering…

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UCLA Engineers Develop New Method to Secure Location Data

A research group led by computer scientists at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has proved that cryptography — the practice and…

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Data Mining Made Faster: Innovations from University Research

To many big companies, you aren't just a customer, but are described by multiple “dimensions” of information within a computer database. Now, a University of…

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Online Images Can Carry Location Data, Leave Users Vulnerable to “Cybercasing”

In an ICSI technical report published May 2, Gerald Friedland and Robin Sommer reported that they were able to identify where images posted online were…

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New 3-D Gesture System Enhances Noncontact Interaction

However, scientists at Fraunhofer FIT has developed the next generation noncontact gesture and finger recognition system. The novel system detects hand and…

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Hebrew U. scientists demonstrate novel memory and logic device

Scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded in showing how it is possible to greatly expand the memory capacity of future computers…

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Talking Touchscreens and Patients

Multimedia talking touchscreens, housed in computer kiosks at clinics and hospitals, are helping researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of…

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Explore RFID Innovations: Smart Gizmos Transforming Identification

RFID stands for “Radio Frequency Identification” and is about identifying something remotely with the help of wireless technology. A product is provided with a…

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TGen’s G-SQZ: Cutting Costs and Space for Genomic Data

A new computer data compression technique called Genomic SQueeZ (G-SQZ), developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), will allow genetic…

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Shaping Future Innovation: Insights from Laboranova

There is a task or a problem, and many competences are required to find the solution. Ideas are needed – from your own company, from the cooperation partners,…

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Discover Activity Sensing Through Software Sensors at Leicester

A computer science researcher at the University of Leicester has investigated a technique which senses the activity of the user with the help of computer…

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Electronic Health Records: Navigating New Liability Risks

Electronic health record systems likely will soon become a fixture in medical settings. Advocates claim they will reduce health care costs and improve medical…

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Marines Adopting Autonomous Vehicles from Virginia Tech Students

Fourteen nations, 34 ships, five submarines, more than 100 aircraft, and 20,000 personnel will participate in the biennial RIMPAC exercise June 23 through Aug….

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Hasso Plattner Institute Launches Global Computer Research Lab

The opening ceremony for the research lab was integrated into the 5th international symposium on “Future Trends in Service-Oriented Computing”, held by the HPI…

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