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Facial-recognition technology proves its mettle
In a study that evaluated some of the latest in automatic facial recognition technology, researchers were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement video, an experiment that demonstrated the value of such technology.
ScienceDaily: Matter & Energy News, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:33 GMT

Perfect skin: More touchy-feely robots
Robots could become a lot more 'sensitive' thanks to new artificial skins and sensor technologies. Leading to better robotic platforms that could one day be used in industry, hospitals and even at home.
ScienceDaily: Matter & Energy News, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:33 GMT

Research effort deep underground could sort out cosmic-scale mysteries
Scientists have begun delivery of germanium-76 detectors to an underground laboratory in South Dakota in a team research effort that might explain the puzzling imbalance between matter and antimatter generated by the Big Bang.
ScienceDaily: Matter & Energy News, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:33 GMT

Stories from Around the Web (Week Ending May 24, 2013)

A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.

Inside Google’s Secret Lab
A bit light on detail and insight, but they got more out of Google than anyone else has.
—Tom Simonite, IT editor



New on MIT Technology Review, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:33 GMT

Seven Must-Read Stories (Week Ending May 24, 2013)

Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.



New on MIT Technology Review, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:33 GMT

Marketing to the Big Data Inside Us

In your DNA are clues to your health, your ancestry, and maybe even your purchasing preferences.

Companies market to you according to your shopping habits, your age, your salary, and your social-media activities. In the future, they may be able to advertise to you on the basis of your DNA.



New on MIT Technology Review, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:33 GMT

Teens’ Coded Language is Latest Challenge for Facebook's Ad Algorithms

Most teenagers deliberately hide what they are really talking about on Facebook - a practice that could make it harder to pitch ads at them.

 



New on MIT Technology Review, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:33 GMT

Driving and hands-free talking lead to spike in errors: UAlberta study
(University of Alberta) University of Alberta pilot study shows driving while talking on a hands-free cellular device leads to more driving errors than driving alone.
EurekAlert! - Technology, Engineering and Computer Science, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:34 GMT

Facial-recognition technology proves its mettle
(Michigan State University) In a study that evaluated some of the latest in automatic facial recognition technology, researchers at Michigan State University were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement video, an experiment that demonstrated the value of such technology.
EurekAlert! - Technology, Engineering and Computer Science, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:34 GMT

Please do try this at home
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) After studying noise in one French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans to determine whether or not noise levels exceeded municipal ordinances, Annette Hurley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Audiology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and Eric Arriaga, a third-year LSUHSC doctor of audiology student, recommend that people use today's technology to protect their own hearing health.
EurekAlert! - Technology, Engineering and Computer Science, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:34 GMT

Researchers pave the way for stronger, greener concrete by adding biofuel by-products
Kansas State University civil engineers are developing the right mix to reduce concrete’s carbon footprint and make it stronger. Their innovative ingredient: biofuel by-products. “The idea is to use bioethanol production by-products to produce a material to use in concrete as a partial replacement of cement,” said Feraidon Ataie, doctoral student in civil engineering, Kabul, [...]
iCivilEngineer, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:34 GMT

American Society of Civil Engineers honors scholar of water issues
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded Mohammad Karamouz, the director of the environmental engineering program at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), its 2013 Service to the Profession Award. The prize acknowledges his work with ASCE’s Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), his innovative research, textbooks, editorial contributions to the ASCE journal [...]
iCivilEngineer, Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:34 GMT

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