July 24, 2014

Weekly Computing Newsletter

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Display Technology Makes Reading Glasses Unnecessary

Researchers are developing technology that can adjust an image on a display so you can see it clearly without corrective lenses.

 
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A Science Fictional Universe Created by Algorithms

A new computer game, No Man’s Sky, demonstrates a new way to build computer games filled with diverse flora and fauna.

 

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Big Question

Can Mobile Technologies and Big Data Improve Health?

Medical data is a hot spot for venture investing and product innovation. The payoff could be better care.

 
 

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Japanese Researchers Demonstrate “Force Illusions”

Researchers have made haptic interfaces that create the sensation of being pushed or pulled by an invisible force.

 
 

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Design of Surface-to-Air Missile Systems Makes Accidents Far from Improbable

It’s not certain whether Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down because of mistaken identity, but it is plausible.

 
 

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Interview with Robotics Inventor Cynthia Breazeal

The inventor of a home helper robot called Jibo discusses the importance of social machines.

 
 

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The Next Big Thing in Computer Memory

Researchers have discovered a new way to make chips that could pack terabytes into smartphones.

 
 

Business Reports

Harvard’s Isaac Kohane Digging through Data to Improve Health

A Q&A with one of the leading inventors of tools for medical data analytics.

 
 

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IBM Watson’s Plan to End Human Doctors’ Monopoly on Medical Know-How

Big Blue thinks its Jeopardy! champion Watson can make money by offering health-care providers new expertise without hiring new staff.

 
 

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Data’s Payoff Is Unknown

Hospitals are spending billions collecting and analyzing medical data. The one data point no one is tracking: the payoff.

 
 

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Seven Stories You Shouldn’t Miss (Week Ending July 19, 2014)

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

 
 

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Best Tech Stories from Around the Web (Week Ending July 19, 2014)

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

 
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