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Breaking the language barrier: NIST tests language translation devices for US troops
At dusk, a car stops at a checkpoint in Afghanistan. It is a tense moment for all. Because an interpreter is not available, U.S. Marines use hand gestures to ask the driver to step out of the ...
23 hours ago from PhysOrg
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How to Make an ATM Spit Out Money
A computer security researcher demonstrates attacks on cash machines. Yesterday, during a flashy presentation at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, a computer security expert showed ...
Thu 29 Jul 10 from MIT Technology Review
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Surprising nucleon behavior
Data from DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory on neutron interactions with isotopes of platinum contradict a basic assumption underpinning random matrix theory, nuclear physics models and quantum ...
Fri 30 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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Unraveling the Matrix
A new way of analyzing grids of numbers known as matrices could improve signal-processing applications and data-compression schemes.
Thu 29 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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Data sorting world record falls: Computer scientists break terabyte sort barrier in 60 seconds
Computer scientists from the University of California, San Diego broke "the terabyte barrier" - and a world record - when they sorted more than one terabyte of data in just 60 seconds. During ...
Tue 27 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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Deloitte becomes Common Security Framework Assessor
New York-based consulting firm Deloitte has been designated a Common Security Framework (CSF) Assessor by the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST).
Fri 30 Jul 10 from Healthcare IT News
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Building a creativity collective: Using the crowd to solve societal problems
Recently funded by the National Science Foundation, Jeffrey V. Nickerson, and Yasuaki Sakamoto of Stevens Institute of Technology are conducting research on how well design can be accomplished ...
Thu 29 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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Internet 'Key Holders' Are Insurance Against Cyber Attack
In a move that seems inspired by "The Lord of the Rings," seven "keys" have been handed out to a trusted circle of people who might get called upon to "save" the Internet in the aftermath of ...
Thu 29 Jul 10 from Livescience
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Engineers devise new method for securing location-sensitive 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 study of hiding information -- ...
Mon 26 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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New research: What does your avatar say about you?
Old or young, beautiful or sinister - the choices are endless when designing an avatar or a virtual alter ego. In the end, do people choose one that is really different from themselves? Usually ...
Mon 26 Jul 10 from PhysOrg
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