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Will iTunes Match Let Apple See Your Pirated Music?
Some pundits worry that the new service could even remove pirated tracks.
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Why CPUs Aren't Getting Any Faster
Making computers faster means relying on the central processing unit (CPU) less than ever before.
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Startup Taps Quantum Encryption for Cybersecurity
GridCom Technologies says quantum cryptography can work to make the electricity grid control systems secure.
Apple Sells Philips’ Color-Shifting Wireless Lights
Philips’ Hue wireless LED light bulbs can be controlled via a smart phone or tablet.
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New Measure of Human Brain Processing Speed
A new way to analyze human reaction times shows that the brain processes data no faster than 60 bits per second.
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How Terahertz Waves Tear Apart DNA
A new model of the way the THz waves interact with DNA explains how the damage is done and why evidence has been so hard to gather
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Bacteria-killing Viruses Could Make Medical Implants Safer
Researchers attach “viral hitmen” to surfaces to demonstrate a possible antibacterial defense for catheters and other medical devices.
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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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Two Ways to Fix the Typing-on-Touch-Screens Problem
One solution to the typing-on-a-screen problem asks us to change our behavior; the other changes its behavior to fit us.
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Molecular "Wankel Engine" Driven By Photons
Chemists say exotic clusters of boron atoms should behave like rotary Wankel engines when bathed in circularly polarised light
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