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NIST evaluates face recognition software’s accuracy for flight boarding
The particular application of face recognition in the NIST study — matching images of travelers to previously obtained photos of those travelers — is currently…
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Credit: Looking Glass Holographic display maker Looking Glass has announced that it has developed two versions of its second-generation holographic display. On its website, the…
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The 1989 AIDS Trojan (PC Cyborg) ransom demand. Credit: Joseph L. Popp, AIDS Information Trojan author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Australian organizations are a…
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PhD student, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. Credit: Sandra Nayeri/Chalmers University of Technology Imagine sitting out in the sun,…
View More New Electronic Paper Displays Brilliant Colors With Minimum Energy ConsumptionMicroscopy Technique Makes High-Resolution Images of Deeper Tissue, More Quickly
This image shows a temporal focusing microscopy (TFM) image, left, and DEEP-TFM image, right, of a kidney imaged through a scattering medium. Shown in blue,…
View More Microscopy Technique Makes High-Resolution Images of Deeper Tissue, More QuicklyBiofuel Cell: Wearable Device Turns the Touch of a Finger Into a Source of Power
Device can be worn on a fingertip and generates small amounts of electricity when a person’s finger sweats or presses on it. Credit: UC San…
View More Biofuel Cell: Wearable Device Turns the Touch of a Finger Into a Source of PowerIncreased Cell Phone Data Use Is Negatively Affecting Wi-Fi Performance
Wi-Fi utilizes a spectrum that is “unlicensed,” which can be utilized by any device or network that follows FCC transmission rules. In recent years, cellular…
View More Increased Cell Phone Data Use Is Negatively Affecting Wi-Fi PerformanceHarnessing the Dark Side: Optical Singularities Could Be Used for a Wide Range of Applications
Cross-section of the designed heart-shaped phase singularity sheet. The extended dark region in the center image is a cross-section of the singularity sheet. The phase…
View More Harnessing the Dark Side: Optical Singularities Could Be Used for a Wide Range of ApplicationsFortnite working with LeBron James on new gear. Here’s when you can get it
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fans of Fortnite can dress like a king starting Wednesday. The popular video game is teaming up with NBA star LeBron…
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