How a bare foot strikes the ground as one walks reveals your identity almost as well as a fingerprint, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Sep 7, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic cards with security features are ubiquitous these days, having a wide variety of uses such as credit cards, employee cards, licenses, and so on. Many have holographic images, but they are relatively ...
A number of U.S. states now use facial recognition technology when issuing drivers licenses. Similar methods are also used to grant access to buildings and to verify the identities of international travelers. Historically, ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 10, 2009
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It's a frequent scene in television crime dramas: Clever police technicians zoom in on a security camera video to read a license plate or capture the face of a hold-up artist. But in real life, enhancing this low-quality ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 30, 2009
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The increasing frequency of extreme weather events and global population growth present challenges to food security, emphasizing the need for resilient and high-yielding crops. Central to this challenge is understanding Root ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 20, 2023
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When geoinformatics engineering researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory wanted to better understand changes in land areas and points of interest (POIs) around the world, they turned to the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2023
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Airport security is getting an upgrade. Soon, instead of stepping into cylindrical body scanners and staying perfectly still with hands overhead, travelers will be able to pass through an open-sided scanner that works much ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 20, 2018
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Everyone has experienced passing through security screening in airports. Not only is the process slow and intrusive, but you may also wonder whether it is reliable or just a waste of time.
Engineering
Feb 15, 2016
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An automated thermal detection system that can discern wild elephants from background and other animals in infrared images could save lives in parts of the world where the animals roam free and often enter villages and other ...
Ecology
Jul 10, 2015
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Researchers have developed an image sensor for infrared color night-vision imaging in collaboration with Sharp Corporation (Sharp; Division Deputy General Manager & Unit General Manager, Sensing Device Unit, Electronic Components ...
Engineering
Feb 24, 2015
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