How do you know you're not living in a computer simulation?
Consider this: right now, you are not where you think you are. In fact, you happen to be the subject of a science experiment being conducted by an evil genius.
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Barcode turns 50 but its days might be numbered
The patch of irregular vertical lines that revolutionized checking out at the supermarket and facilitated the globalization of retail is turning 50.
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Artificial intelligence pioneers win tech's 'Nobel Prize'
Computers have become so smart during the past 20 years that people don't think twice about chatting with digital assistants like Alexa and Siri or seeing their friends automatically tagged in Facebook pictures.
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An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago. It's a glimpse of future tech
Tourists at the Acropolis this holiday season can witness the resolution of one of the world's most heated debates on cultural heritage.
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Best of Last Year—The top Tech Xplore articles of 2018
It was a great year for technological innovation as a team at MIT announced that they had flown the first-ever plane with no moving parts. Instead of turbines, propellers or even fans, the new plane was powered by an "ionic ...
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Making sure digital technology works for the public good
The Internet of Things (IoT) is completely enmeshed in our daily lives, a network of connected laptops, phones, cars, fitness trackers—even smart toasters and refrigerators—that are increasingly able to make decisions ...
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50 years after England's World Cup win, scientists solve trophy mystery
Scientists from The University of Manchester have used state-of-the-art science to solve a mystery surrounding the Jules Rimet trophy, the football World Cup won by England in 1966.
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Robert W. Gore, the inventor of Gore-Tex fabric, dead at 83
Robert W. Gore, whose invention of what created the breathable-yet-waterproof fabric known as Gore-Tex revolutionized outdoor wear and helped spawn uses in numerous other fields, has died. He was 83.
Sep 20, 2020
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Using math to study paintings to learn more about the evolution of art history
A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in Korea and one in Estonia has found a way to use math to study paintings to learn more about the evolution of art history in the western world. In their paper ...
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Why people get sick in virtual reality
"Cybersickness" might sound right out of a sci-fi novel, but it's an illness impacting people across industries today. UNSW Sydney researchers are trying to understand what causes this sickness—and how to prevent it.
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