
Facial-Recognition Technology Proves Its Mettle
In a study that evaluated
some of the latest in
automatic facial recognition
technology, researchers were
able to quickly identify one
of the Boston Marathon
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Motion Quotient: IQ Predicted by Ability to Filter Visual Motion
A brief visual task can
predict IQ, according to a
new study. This surprisingly
simple exercise measures the
brain’s unconscious
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Eyes on the Prey: Researchers Analyse the Hunting Behaviour of Fish Larvae in Virtual Reality
Moving objects attract
greater attention -- a fact
exploited by video screens
in public spaces and
animated advertising banners
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NASA's IRIS Mission Readies for a New Challenge
NASA is getting ready to
launch a new mission, a
mission to observe a largely
unexplored region of the
solar atmosphere that powers
its dynamic million-degree
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Students Perform Well Regardless of Reading Print or Digital Books
May 24, 2013 Students did equally well on a test whether reading from a digital book or a printed one, new research ... > full story -
Human-Like Opponents Lead to More Aggression in Video Game Players
May 20, 2013 Video games that pit players against human-looking characters may be more likely to provoke violent thoughts and words than games where monstrous creatures are the enemy, according to a new ... > full story -
Moth-Inspired Nanostructures Take the Color out of Thin Films
May 16, 2013 Inspired by the structure of moth eyes, researchers have developed nanostructures that limit reflection at the interfaces where two thin films meet, suppressing the "thin-film interference" ... > full story -
Common Myths About Digital Piracy Busted
May 14, 2013 The results of a large-scale, analysis of BitTorrent file-sharing of computer games, focusing on using open methodologies, bust some of the common myths about digital ... > full story -
Openly Gay: Does It Affect Performance Appraisal?
May 13, 2013 Although knowing an actor is gay significantly affected ratings of his masculinity, there was no significant effect on ratings of his acting performance, researchers ... > full story -
Data Storage: Synchronized at the 'Write Time'
May 13, 2013 Numerical simulations show how to avoid imperfections in the next generation of high-density data ... > full story -
After the Breakup in a Digital World: Purging Facebook of Painful Memories
May 9, 2013 The era is long gone when a romantic breakup meant ripped-up photos and burned love letters. Today, digital photos and emails can be quickly deleted but the proliferation of social media has made ... > full story -
Benefit Vs. Risk of Facial Recognition Technology
May 8, 2013 Law enforcement agencies are using facial recognition software as a crime-fighting tool. Now businesses are looking to use the technology to reach customers. But a professor questions whether ... > full story -
Enhanced Motion Perception in Autism May Point to an Underlying Cause of the Disorder
May 8, 2013 Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to a fundamental cause of the developmental disorder, ... > full story -
Hit a 90 Mph Baseball? Scientists Pinpoint How We See It Coming
May 8, 2013 How does San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval swat a 95 mph fastball, or tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her sister Serena's 120 mph serves? For the first ... > full story
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