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Intel Announces The Xeon 5100 Microprocessor For Servers

Computers can’t keep shrinking, but they’ll keep getting better. Here’s how

Does the predicted end of Moore's Law mean the end of better computers? Not necessarily, as these 7 reasons argue.
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Bigelow Aerospace has plans to launch and sell its own space stations

Las Vegas-based Bigelow Aerospace has announced the creation of a new spinoff company that will manage, operate and sell its own space stations.
GravityB 3D printed dog Coppy

Like 21st century taxidermy, 3D printing lets you freeze Fido forever

A Canadian startup is using 3D scanning and 3D printing tech for a somewhat unique business: creating miniature replica models of people's beloved pet dogs.
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Google helped create an energy-harvesting walkway that’s on show in Berlin

Google helped create this smart energy-harvesting walkway and light show for Berlin's 2017 Festival of Lights.
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Forget ‘WWE 2K18’! ‘Fire Pro Wrestling World’ is the wrasslin’ game you need

Before you rush out to spend your hard-earned dollars on WWE 2K18, consider investing in the excellent Fire Pro Wrestling World. Here's why.
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Remember GeoCities? 9 tech titans that fell from grace

Not every tech company can be a winner. Here's nine failed tech companies that were once titans of their respective industries
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Tires with smart sensors will tell you when they need a service

New smart tires are capable of measuring tread depth and temperature using special sensors, and then alerting drivers of any damage suffered.
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Cognitive hearing aid uses AI and brain waves to enhance voices

Columbia University's “cognitive hearing aid” uses brain waves and AI to figure out the voice a user wants to listen to and dials in on it.
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Gene therapy reverses muscular dystrophy symptoms in dogs

Researchers have demonstrated how gene therapy can reverse the symptoms of muscular dystrophy in dogs. Next up? Treating kids as well.
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Jurassic Park lied. Artificial intelligence just proved that T. Rex couldn’t run

Scientists at University of Manchester have used machine learning to work out exactly how fast a T. Rex could actually run.
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Amazing new prosthetic hand can 'see' objects, autonomously decide how best to grab them

Researchers in the U.K. have developed a bionic hand, which uses a camera and artificial intelligence to work out what it's reaching for.
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Ostrich-inspired running robot doesn't need smart sensors to balance

Florida’s Institute for Human and Machine Cognition has built a self-balancing robot that can sprint on a treadmill at an impressive 12 mph.
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Harvard’s robotic exosuit uses science-fiction smarts to put a spring in your step

Think a robot exoskeleton has to be a bulky piece of kit? Investigators at Harvard Biodesign Lab will make you think again.
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Optune noninvasive wearable device battles aggressive brain tumors

The Optune is a wearable device that uses electrodes to send an AC electric field through the brain to attack tumor cells.
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Big tech from little companies: Here's the best Kickstarter campaigns from 2016

When you look back on 2016 in the years to come, what will be the overriding memory you have? Great Kickstarter projects, of course.
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Magic Candy Factory lets you 3D print any shape as gummy confections

With retail stores all over the world, the Katjes Magic Candy Factory offers sweet-toothed customers the chance to 3D print any shape in gummy candy form.
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MIT’s Nightmare Machine uses AI to make ordinary photos skin crawling

MIT researchers' “Nightmare Machine” uses cutting-edge deep learning technology to conjure up images designed to scare the bejesus out of us.
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A professor in China is using facial recognition to gauge student interest

A computer science professor in China is using facial and expression recognition technology to gauge the interest levels of students in his classes.
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Smart solution for cleaning up oil spills was inspired by nature

Researchers in Germany have created a new material capable of capable of mopping up large quantities of oil, while remaining water-resistant.
Codex Silenda

Every page of this book is a complex mechanical puzzle you must solve

An immensely intricate wooden puzzle book, Codex Silenda is packed with unique mechanical puzzles.
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When doctors can’t reach sick people in Madagascar, they send this medicine-carrying drone

Researchers at Stony Brook University are using drones to help deliver cutting-edge medical technology to the most isolated communities in Madagascar.
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Like a floating Transformer, this yacht changes shape at the push of a button

Evo 43 is a yacht that, with the slightest tap of an accompanying smartphone app, will change its shape to increase the deck area by a whopping 40 percent.
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How BMW’s self-driving car tech will give American swimmers a leg up in Rio

BMW is lending its automotive computer vision expertise to helping Team USA develop cutting-edge technology for improving their swimming.
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Look out, mall cops: This 300-pound security robot might be your replacement

The K5 security robot has taken a new job as a mall cop at Stanford Shopping Center.
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Meet Scubo: the ridiculously agile robotic sub that’s helping scientists explore the ocean

Scubo is an Arduino-powered robot sub mounted with six webcams, eight thrusters, and far, far more.
Everything you need to know about Neuralink

Brain stimulation treatment could be an alternative to antidepressants

Clinicians in Harley Street, the United Kingdom’s most famous medical district, have become the world’s first to offer a new treatment for depression which ditches antidepressants in favor of brain stimulation. Here's how it works -- and why it could turn out to be so exciting.

7 Spectacular sci-fi movies that will prepare you for the rise of the metaverse

If you want a fun way to visualize the tech, virtual worlds, or ethical conundrums that the metaverse might bring about, check out these seven movies
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Meet the game-changing pitching robot that can perfectly mimic any human throw

Trajekt's high-tech pitching machine can mimic the exact speed, spin, and trajectory of any human pitch. It's a literal game-changer for professional baseball
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How Hawk-Eye cameras are making football fairer and faster than ever

With a phalanx of specialized cameras, Hawk-Eye Innovations can provide better replay footage, more accurate calls, and fewer game stoppages.
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What is an artificial neural network? Here’s everything you need to know

Curious about this strange new breed of AI called an artificial neural network? We've got all the info you need right here.
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30 years after its debut, it’s still a miracle that Mortal Kombat ever existed

Mortal Kombat is one of the biggest and most commercially successful fighting game franchises of all time -- but it was almost a dud in 1992
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Why AI will never rule the world

Despite fears that AI will one day take over the world, some experts contend that our existing AI systems are incapable of surpassing human intelligence
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Her hyper-realistic computer models protect Earth from killer asteroids

Sabina Raducan's computer models are the first step toward building a full-fledged planetary defense system that protects Earth from killer asteroid impacts.
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I pitched my ridiculous startup idea to a robot VC

To test the AI behind PitchExpert, I pitched an idea for a totally ridiculous water delivery startup -- and the feedback I got was jaw-droppingly good