July 31, 2014

Weekly Computing Newsletter

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Startup Hopes to Enable 3-D Scanning and Videos

Mantis Vision is developing 3-D scanning technology that could end up in lots of tablets.

 
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An Easy Way to Quadruple a Display’s Resolution

Stacking components from two LCD panels more than doubles the pixel density of a video display.

 

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Experts Say Autonomous Cars Are Unlikely to Master Urban Driving Anytime Soon

It may be decades before autonomous vehicles can reliably handle the real world, experts say.

 
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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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A Power-Harvesting Sensor Chip Will Debut Next Year

A prototype sensor saves power by using transistors that never fully turn “on.”

 
 

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New Research Shows Household Electronics Are Using Less Energy

New research shows a decline in the electricity used by all the electronic devices in U.S. homes.

 
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How to Make Any Smartphone or Tablet Screen out of Scratch-Proof Sapphire

Apple may soon start selling scratch-proof iPhones with sapphire screens. Here’s how to bring sapphire to almost all portable electronics.

 
 

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Google’s Moon Shot Sounds Pretty Ordinary

Google X’s project to study human health is no Apollo 11.

 
 

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Advances in Artificial Intelligence Will Let Software Extract Personal Data from Our Online Photos

Advances in machine vision will let employers, governments, and advertisers spot you in photos and know exactly what you’re doing in them.

 
 

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Seven Stories You Shouldn’t Miss (Week Ending July 26, 2014)

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

 
 

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Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending July 26, 2014)

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

 
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