The academic at the center of the Facebook data-misuse scandal apologized for his actions, but said he thought he did nothing wrong at the time.
Internet
Apr 23, 2018
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Researchers from Skoltech and MIPT have developed a device for upgrading mass spectrometers used to analyze the chemical makeup of unknown substances. The new device analyzes one substance from four different perspectives. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 10, 2018
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Developed and patented in 2012 and 2014 in the Laboratoire d'Analyse et d'Architecture des Systèmes (LAAS-CNRS) and implemented industrially by Picometrics-Technologies, BIABooster technology characterizes DNA with new precision ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 28, 2018
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Data is only as good as humans' ability to analyze and make use of it.
Nanomaterials
Mar 26, 2018
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Revelations about Cambridge Analytica have laid bare the seeming lack of control that we have over our own data. Suddenly, with all the talk of "psychographics" and voter manipulation, the power of data analytics has become ...
Internet
Mar 23, 2018
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The scandal that has erupted around Cambridge Analytica's alleged harvesting of 50m Facebook profiles assembled from data provided by a UK-based academic and his company is a worrying development for legitimate researchers.
Internet
Mar 21, 2018
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Farmers are the latest beneficiaries in a world of data analytics. Over the past few years, precision agriculture has been helping farmers make smarter decisions and producing a bigger yield. But most of the studies to date ...
Environment
Mar 13, 2018
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Keeping an eye on your health is extra important if you're 54 million kilometres from a hospital.
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2018
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Big data has given scientists – and companies – a treasure trove of new information for analysing, understanding and predicting human behaviour, but it's also thrown up a raft of questions about privacy and ownership.
Other
Mar 12, 2018
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The field for NCAA Tournament will be announced March 11, and basketball fans want to know which teams will be a part of March Madness. Researchers at the University of Illinois may have discovered the secret to forecasting ...
Mathematics
Mar 5, 2018
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