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Each time you upload a photo or video to a social media platform, its facial recognition systems learn a little more about you. These algorithms ingest data about who you are, your location and people you know — and they’re constantly improving. As concerns over privacy and data security on social networks grow, U of T

Airplane landings can be less than graceful. The aircraft slowly maneuvers into an approach pattern, begins a long descent, and then slams on the brakes as soon as it touches down, which barely seems to barely bring it to a rest a mile later. Birds, however, can switch from barreling forward at full speed to

“The mechanism that PPMOs use to kill bacteria is revolutionary” Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions today announced the successful use of a new type of antibacterial agent called a PPMO, which appears to function as well or better than an antibiotic, but may be more precise and also solve problems with antibiotic

The team has devised a system to train rats to recognize and respond to the explosives Since the invention of land mines some seven centuries ago, activists, researchers and government officials have tried to root out the indiscriminant and deadly weapons with everything from metal detectors and robots to dogs, bees and rats. The methods

Inspired by the Microsoft Kinect, the camera can be used in more environments and produces better images When Microsoft released the Kinect for Xbox in November 2010, it transformed the video game industry. The most inexpensive 3-D camera to date, the Kinect bypassed the need for joysticks and controllers by sensing the user’s gestures, leading

“We believe this is the first working system of its kind anywhere in the world,” Given that it typically gets hottest outside when the sunlight is most direct, it would make sense to have air conditioners that were powered by the thermal energy from solar rays. Unfortunately, collecting enough of that energy in a cost-effective

As the race to build a 3D printed house heats up on earth, so does it on the Moon. Russia has already announced plans to have a moonbase built by 2037, meanwhile European Space Agency and Foster + Partners proposed 3D printed buildings from lunar soil, and now Architecture Et Cetera (A-ETC) has released a proposal for a

Amazon, the world’s largest online merchant, has an ambitious and far-reaching new agenda: it wants to rewrite tax policy for the Internet era. Amazon said this week that it would push a voter initiative in California that could eliminate sales tax for virtual sellers with only a modest physical presence in the state. Its move

Researchers at Chalmers in Sweden have shown that a surface emitting laser — a cheaper and more energy-efficient type of laser for fiber optics than conventional lasers — can deliver error-free data at a record speed of 40 Gbit/s. The break-through could lead to faster Internet traffic, computers and mobile phones. Today’s commercial lasers can