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Nano Optical Antennas Could Have a Big Impact
A lab at Harvard is developing materials with potentially revolutionary optical characteristics.
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More Reasons to Clean Up Tweets
Stock plunge another reminder of social media’s power – and the need for fact-checking
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Your Body Does Not Want to Be an Interface
Have you heard that Google Glass will let you snap photos by winking? Why that’s still going to feel weird.
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First Enzyme-Based Memory Created in the Lab
Some clever biochemistry has led to the world’s first enzyme-based memory capable of learning, say biochemists
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Apple’s R&D Spending Rises, But It’s Still Small Change
Apple plans to keep inventing new product categories without much of a boost from its cash reserves.
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Google Joins PayPal-Backed Effort to Kill the Password
The search giant has signed up to a consortium that wants hardware to have a role in authenticating people.
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BeagleBone Black: A Maker’s Dream?
If Arduino is too underpowered and Raspberry Pi doesn’t have enough hardware inputs for you, BeagleBone’s $45 microcontroller board will let you have your cake and eat it too.
Fertilizer You Can’t Make Bombs Out Of
A cheap way to alter ammonium nitrate fertilizer renders it unusable in IEDs.
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“12 Hours of Separation” Connect Individuals on Social Networks
Social networks can be used to track random individuals in just 12 hours provided the right incentives are on offer, say computer scientists.
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Is This “Kickstarter for People” a Good Idea?
Does Upstart turn investing into a popularity contest?
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