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Japan warns solar flares could harm GPS, satellites, power lines
A Japanese government institute has warned that satellite transmissions, GPS readings, and power lines could be affected over the next two weeks if a recent spate of solar flares continues.
By Jay Alabaster | 16 May, 2013 10:01
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Kinect sensor modified for wheelchair gaming
By modifying a Microsoft Kinect sensor, a research project at the Computer Human Interaction (CHI) conference demonstrated how gamers in a wheelchair could interact with motion games.
By Nick Barber | 06 May, 2013 15:13
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NASA smartphone satellites beam clear images of Earth
The trio of Android smartphones NASA blasted into orbit recently have ended their journey by burning up in the atmosphere, but not before snapping shots of Earth -- and the pictures don't look too bad.
By Michael Cooney | 05 May, 2013 06:11
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Solar-powered plane takes off on flight across US
A one-of-a-kind aircraft powered solely by solar energy took to the skies above Silicon Valley early Friday morning on the first leg of a planned trip across the U.S.
By Martyn Williams | 03 May, 2013 15:37
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Electricity zaps gamers' muscles for force feedback
A research project on show at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris uses a small electrical current to give the sensation of force feedback while gaming.
By Nick Barber | 01 May, 2013 07:46
Features about popular science
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Worst security snafus of 2012
The first half of 2012 was pretty bad - from the embarrassing hack of a conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard to a plethora of data breaches - and the second half wasn't much better, with events including Symantec's antivirus update mess and periodic attacks from hactivists at Anonymous.
By Ellen Messmer | 10 December, 2012 17:57
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Can the US military fight a war with Twitter?
Students at a U.S. military graduate school in California are mining social media with new methods that may change the way the armed forces collect intelligence overseas.
By Kerry Davis | 09 November, 2012 02:11
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NASA research finds way into IT, consumer products
Aware of a history of heart disease in his family, then-50-year-old Gary F. Thompson saw his doctor for a checkup before he ran a Los Angeles marathon in the mid-1990s.
By Sharon Gaudin | 18 November, 2008 09:02
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The computer, once a tool for scientists, is becoming a collaborator
Computer science -- it's not just about hardware and software anymore.
By Gary Anthes | 28 October, 2008 08:09
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