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New E-Reader Display Aims at Video and ColorA glimpse into the future of e-readers.
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Eye Movements Could Be Next PC PasswordA subtle new way of checking people's IDs
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Logging In with Your HeartbeatPhones and tablets could check IDs with a touch of two fingers.
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Computer IDs Culprits with Tattoo Recognitionhe program could help law enforcement identify suspects in photos in which their faces are unclear.
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World's Thinnest Transistor is Two-Thirds CompleteA new material combines a conductor and an insulator in a sheet one atom thick.
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Nanotech's Ill Effects on Small Sea Creatures Stir ConcernA new study is a first step toward understanding how a new, high-tech chemical may affect the environment.
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How Baby-Driven Robots Could Help Disabled ChildrenThe latest in research about robots for babies who can't even crawl yet.
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Startups Take A/B Testing Beyond Silicon ValleyA programming- and statistics-heavy tool for maximizing profits is ready to gain ground among smaller and less techie companies.
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Ancient Tech Helped People Survive Global WarmingYet without behavioral changes, technology wasn't enough, argues one archaeologist.
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How Oscar Pistorius RunsHere's a look at the mechanics of running with Olympian Oscar Pistorius' carbon fiber 'blades.'
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How 3D Printing Could Become CommonplaceMaking it easy to design sophisticated, sturdy 3D shapes.
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Hair-Raising Chair Enhances Scary MoviesThe chair is meant to enhance people's surprise, fear and other emotions while they play games or watch movies.
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Robotics Reveals the Secret to Olympic WeightliftingA robotics researcher explains the physics of super-heavy weightlifting.
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How Gesture Control Could Transform Video GamesExperts offer a glimpse of the future of finger-pointing and arm-flapping for controlling devices.
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Rules Lacking for Geoengineering Projects for Global WarmingA look at the political realities of starting a major, Earth-altering project.
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Why India Just Suffered the World's Biggest BlackoutIndia is chronically short on power, but not because there's not enough money to bring electricity to all Indians.
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How 'Fast Pool' Tech Helps Olympic SwimmersHere's a look at how the swimming pool in the London Aquatics Center was engineered for speed.
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How Man-Made Jellyfish Could Help Heart PatientsBuilding a jellyfish is a step toward building an artificial heart, its creator says.
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Future Eye Scanners Must Combat Aging EyesEven the windows to your soul don't stay the same over time, with consequences for futuristic security systems.
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Should Pluto's 5th Moon Make It a Planet?Dwarf planets can have moons, too.
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Robot Dinosaurs Printed in 3-D Using Fossil TemplatesNew tools for an old science.
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Who Deserves a Higgs Boson Nobel? One Scientist, or ManyIs it possible to award just a few Nobel Prizes for discoveries like the Higgs boson?
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Cotton T-Shirt May One Day Charge Your CellphoneA new, inexpensive, environmentally friendly treatment turns cotton into a capacitor.
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3D-Printed Sugar Technique Makes Artificial Blood VesselsThe vessels are an important step toward artificial kidneys and livers.
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