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The Inside Story on Wearable Electronics

Researchers want to wire the human body with sensors that could harvest reams of data—and transform health care

Artificial Intelligence Called In to Tackle LHC Data Deluge

Algorithms could aid discovery at the Large Hadron Collider, but raise transparency concerns

What the Tech Companies Want You to Buy--beyond Phones

Apple, Google and others are creating whole ecosystems of products. Here is a full rundown

Navigate the Jungle of Tech Ecosystems

How Apple, Google and Microsoft are racing to control your digital life—from phone to home-automation system

Little Fusion, Deep Learning and Other World Changing Ideas [Video]

Video talks (and one audio interview) with the scientists behind four transformative innovations

Anonymous's Cyber War with ISIS Could Compromise Terrorism Intelligence

Efforts to take down the terrorist organization's Web sites and expose its supporters could interfere with carefully planned law enforcement operations

Algorithms Read Your Intentions by Tracking Your Eyes

Software that translates eye movement into commands to control devices could be a boon for motion-impaired people

Human Traffickers Caught on Hidden Internet

A new set of search tools called Memex, developed by DARPA, peers into the “deep Web” to reveal illegal activity

NSA Efforts to Evade Encryption Technology Damaged U.S. Cryptography Standard

The spy agency pushed the federal technology standard-bearer NIST to include a flawed, little used algorithm in a 2006 cryptography standard

Why the FBI Wants "Special Access" to Your Smartphone

And why security experts warn that this is a terrible idea

Meet PlankZooka, the Deep-Sea Plankton Vacuum

The new sampler sucks up the tiny creatures without tearing them apart

Unsupervised, Mobile and Wireless Brain–Computer Interfaces on the Horizon

Researchers are working to engineer practical devices that patients can use in their homes

Teaching Machines to Learn on Their Own

Stephen Hoover, CEO of Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center, talks with Scientific American tech editor Larry Greenemeier about the revolution underway in machine learning, in which the machine eventually programs itself
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The Phonograph Goes to War, 1915

"Breathing Battery" Advance Holds Promise for Long-Range Electric Cars

New materials make prototype lithium–air batteries more durable

Why Businesses Embrace Machine Learning [Excerpt]

The best algorithms determine who wins and loses in a digital economy that thrives on steering the consumer toward an opportune click

Real-Life "Tractor Beam" Can Levitate Objects Using Sound Waves

The device relies on a precisely timed sequence of sound waves that create a region of low pressure that traps tiny objects, which can then be manipulated solely by sound waves

A Quick Guide to the Senate's Newly Passed Cybersecurity Bill

The basics of the controversial Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)...

Political and Industry Leaders Make a Case for Basic Research

At the “Innovation: An American Imperative” symposium October 20 on Capitol Hill, industry leaders and members of Congress talked about shoring up federal support for basic research and development  ...

Jazz-Playing Robots Will Explore Human–Computer Relations

MUSICA is part of a new DARPA program to explore new ways that people can interact with computers and robots