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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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