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Machine-learning and neurology for face recognition
A new computational model of the human brain’s face-recognition mechanism that seems to capture aspects of human…
Hacking a credit card in six seconds
It can take as little as six seconds to work out the card number, expiry date and security code of any Visa credit…
X-A10: The camera for the selfie-taker
The X-A10, an X-series camera, has been announced by Fujifilm and hits the lowest price point yet for the…
Pluto’s ocean points towards novel life forms
Pluto is thought to possess a subsurface ocean, which is not so much a sign of water as it is a tremendous clue…
The smallest ever asteroid is also the brightest
Observations of the smallest asteroid ever characterized in detail, has been obtained by astronomers. At 2m (6ft.)…
Highly efficient solar cells inspired by plants
To make a key discovery that could help make solar cells more efficient, a University of California, Riverside…
The inventor of science fiction, and VR goggles?
Science fiction as we know it would not exist without Hugo Gernsback. He coined the term 'science fiction' as the…
Observatory sensitivity increased and ready for more discoveries
After making several improvements to the system, scientists restarted the twin detectors of LIGO, the Laser…
Pluto’s ‘icy heart’ weighs heavily on the small planet
Ever since its discovery by the NASA New Horizons team in 2015, Pluto's 'icy heart', a bright, two-lobed feature on…
Earth’s ‘technosphere’ weighs 30 trillion tons
An international team led by University of Leicester geologists has made the first estimate of the sheer size of…