Music could send Wi-fi passwords to your phone
There's a new way to store and send data through music right to your phone via music. The data is imperceptible—listen for yourself.
July 9, 2019 • ~5 min
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Metabolomes: A new way to store data in little space
DNA isn't the only molecule to show promise for data storage. A new study is proof-of-concept for using artificial metabolomes.
July 5, 2019 • ~6 min
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To stop wasting fertilizer, find dud spots in corn fields
Almost all fields have certain areas with consistently low or high yields. Big data can help farmers avoid wasting fertilizer on them.
April 19, 2019 • ~6 min
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How multiparty computing makes it safe to share data
Splitting up data and sending it to multiple computers can make data sharing and analysis a lot more secure.
March 21, 2019 • ~2 min
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To gauge a neighborhood, combine tons of reviews
New research shows how to combine lots of online posts to create more holistic neighborhood reviews
March 19, 2019 • ~4 min
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With ‘dirty data,’ predictive policing can make bias worse
"Dirty data" can corrupt predictive policing systems and exacerbate discrimination against minority suspects, researchers say.
March 8, 2019 • ~3 min
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1 million Spotify users offer clues to world’s emotions
Data from Spotify users in 51 countries offer researchers a new way to evaluate how people are feeling—and how they use music to manage their emotions.
Jan. 30, 2019 • ~5 min
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Data overload hinders mission to ID bacterial threats
Though more data is usually a good thing for researchers, too much data may make identifying certain kinds of bacteria more difficult.
Nov. 13, 2018 • ~6 min
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