We know GPS gadgets can tell where you are. But researchers at Microsoft are developing ways for them to know what you are doing too — even down to which mode of transport you use to get to work.
We know GPS gadgets can tell where you are. But researchers at Microsoft are developing ways for them to know what you are doing too — even down to which mode of transport you use to get to work.
The big-money investments in social networking sites like Facebook are based on the notion that it will be possible to spin users’ networks of friends into gold. But as a Google co-founder admitted today, no one has yet perfected it.
In a step towards gaining the God-like ability to call down lightning bolts on a whim, researchers used an ultra-high-power laser to trigger electrical activity in storm clouds over New Mexico, US.
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Our skin may contain millions of tiny “antennas” in the form of microscopic sweat ducts, say researchers in Israel. In experiments, they found evidence that signals produced by bouncing electromagnetic waves off the tiny tubes might reveal a person’s physical and emotional state from a distance.
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Using a camera to detect blood moving under the fingernail, a new system can make almost any object touch sensitive.