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How the Brain Filters out Distracting Thoughts to Focus on a Single Bit of Information
Researchers in Norway have
discovered a mechanism that
the brain uses to filter out
distracting thoughts to
focus on a single bit of
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Active Hearing Process in Mosquitoes
A mathematical model has
explained some of the
remarkable features of
mosquito hearing. In
particular, the male can
hear the faintest beats of
the female's wings and yet
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Cat Brain-Based Computer: Scientists Perform Cat-Scale Cortical Simulations and Map the Human Brain
IBM has announced
significant progress toward
creating a computer system
that simulates and emulates
the brain's abilities for
... > full story
Counterfeit Euros Are Detected With an Optical Mouse
The sensor of some optical
mice can be used to easily
and cheaply detect
counterfeit euros, according
to a study published by
researchers in Spain. Almost
... > full story
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Building the Smart Home Wirelessly
November 19, 2009 — Like the paperless office, the smart home has been a long time coming, but a new article suggests that radio tags coupled with mobile communications devices could soon provide seamless multimedia ... > full story -
'Fingerprinting' RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology
November 19, 2009 — Engineering researchers have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique physical attributes of ... > full story -
P2P Comes to the Aid of Audiovisual Search
November 19, 2009 — Current methods of searching audiovisual content can be a hit-and-miss affair. Manually tagging online media content is time consuming, and costly. But new ‘query by example’ methods, ... > full story -
Technique Finds Gene Regulatory Sites Without Knowledge of Regulators
November 19, 2009 — A new statistical technique allows scientists to scan a genome for specific gene-regulatory regions without requiring prior knowledge of the relevant transcription factors. The technique has been ... > full story -
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Glimpsing a Greener Future: Computer Model Foresees Effects of Alternative Transportation Fuels
November 17, 2009 — It's the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor. Look into Shane Stephens-Romero's crystal ball -- a computer ... > full story -
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Tennessee's Kraken Named World's Third Fastest Computer, ORNL's Jaguar Is No. 1
November 17, 2009 — East Tennessee is now home to two of the world's three fastest computers, according to new rankings. The Top 500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers places University of Tennessee ... > full story -
Small Optical Force Can Budge Nanoscale Objects
November 17, 2009 — With a bit of leverage, researchers have used a very tiny beam of light with as little as 1 milliwatt of power to move a silicon structure up to 12 nanometers. That's enough to completely switch the ... > full story -
Listen, Watch, Read: Computers Search for Meaning
November 16, 2009 — Researchers have created the first integrated semantic search platform that integrates text, video and audio. The system can 'watch' films, 'listen' to audio and 'read' text to find relevant ... > full story -
Twittering the Student Experience
November 16, 2009 — An experiment into the use of social media has shown that Twitter, an online blogging service, can act as an exceptional communication tool within ... > full story -
Improving Security With Face Recognition Technology
November 15, 2009 — A number of US states now use facial recognition technology when issuing drivers licenses. Similar methods are also used to grant access to buildings and to verify the identities of international ... > full story
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