A Water-Droplet Based Computer That Can Manipulate Physical Matter
Manu Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford, and his students have developed a synchronous computer that operates using the unique physics of moving water droplets.
June 10, 2015 at 09:29AM
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Stepson of Stuxnet stalked Kaspersky for months, tapped Iran nuke talks
Not long after blowing the lid off a National Security Agency-backed hacking group that operated in secret for 14 years, researchers at Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab returned home from February’s annual security conference in Cancun, Mexico to an even more startling discovery.
June 10, 2015 at 09:29AM
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Why Apple Abandoned the World’s Most Beloved Typeface
After two rocky years as Apple’s typographical identity, Helvetica Neue is being replaced by a bespoke font, San Francisco, as the default font on both OS X El Capitan and iOS 9 this fall.
June 10, 2015 at 08:35AM
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Virtual Reality Tricked Stroke Victims Into Using Their Weak Limbs
In virtual reality, an arm impaired by a stroke can seem strong again. And, according to new research, that illusion could be the key to give patients the confidence they need to practice using their weakened limbs in real life.
June 10, 2015 at 03:00AM
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Regular Old Sewing Thread Can Be Woven Into Strong Artificial Muscles
Finding materials that can continuously expand and contract without stretching out and weakening over time has been very difficult. But Disney may have moved one step closer using store-bought materials.
June 10, 2015 at 02:00AM
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Tech used for stroke victims now helping soldiers shoot straight
Exoskeleton arm helps take the shakes out of aiming handguns.
June 10, 2015 at 12:57AM
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Cybercrime Can Give Attackers 1,425% Return On Investment
A study on 574 data breaches across 15 countries, in 2014, reveals just how lucrative cybercrime can be.
June 9, 2015 at 08:58PM
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How hip hop can teach you to code
The artist may change, but the template remains the same.
June 9, 2015 at 08:58PM
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The Cuban Internet Crisis
Ninety miles to our south, young people’s dreams are dashed because they have no digital access.
June 9, 2015 at 07:32PM
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I just used Apple Music. It’s fine, and that should scare Spotify
It’s not significantly better or worse than Spotify — or Tidal, or Rdio, or Google Play Music, for that matter. But that’s the advantage of controlling the platform for Apple: it really doesn’t need to be significantly better.
June 9, 2015 at 06:39PM
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