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  Telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell's voice recovered from 'unplayable' record

  By Carl Franzen on April 25, 2013 01:13 pm + 53 comments

  Alexander Graham Bell, the man widely credited with inventing the telephone as we know it (though Continue reading…

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  Affordable brainwave sensors could make typed passwords obsolete

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 8, 2013 10:57 am + 30 comments

  There's little doubt that the traditional password is in danger of being replaced — much has been Continue reading…

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  Berkeley researchers map out how our brains categorize the things we see

  By Bryan Bishop on December 21, 2012 10:41 pm + 8 comments

  Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have created a map showing how and where the Continue reading…

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  Scientists restore light sensitivity in blind mice using simple chemical injection

  By Vlad Savov on July 26, 2012 07:06 am + 9 comments

  Eyesight restoration has deservedly been the subject of much research over the years, but the latest Continue reading…

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  Researcher proposes 'synthetic seabed' to turn waves into energy from the ocean floor

  By Bryan Bishop on June 24, 2012 07:33 am + 22 comments

  Turning the surface movement of ocean waves into an energy source isn't a new concept, but a Continue reading…

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  Smartphone-equipped floating robots transmit water data in real-time

  By Andrew Webster on May 10, 2012 03:36 pm + 11 comments

  Earlier this week researchers from the University of California, Berkeley took to the Sacramento Continue reading…

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  UC Berkeley investigating whether 'ridiculously automated dorm' violates housing regulations

  By Sam Byford on May 3, 2012 01:07 am + 35 comments

  Dorm life isn't for everyone, but UC Berkeley student Derek Low decided to make it as comfortable as Continue reading…

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  Most Americans don't plan to use mobile payment systems, says survey

  By Andrew Webster on April 30, 2012 12:01 pm + 81 comments

  New mobile payment solutions are launching left and right, but if a study from the University of Continue reading…

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  Fewer traffic deaths occurred following California's ban on hand-held cell use

  By Jamie Keene on March 30, 2012 12:51 pm + 37 comments

  The total number of fatalities from auto accidents in California has fallen by 22 percent since the Continue reading…