September 2019 – Page 41 – PossibleThreat Articles

When it comes to robots, reliability may matter more than reasoning

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Engineering, Memory, Neural Interfaces, Perception, Robotics, Robotics Research, Vehicles

What does it take for a human to trust a robot? That is what researchers are uncovering in a new study into how humans and robots work together. Research into human-agent teaming, or HAT, has examined how the transparency of agents — such as robots, unmanned vehicles or software agents — influences human trust, task performance, workload and perceptions of the agent.

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Flaws in leading security lie detection training tool

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Biometric, Detectors, encryption, Engineering, Hacking, Information Technology, Mobile Computing, Weapons Technology

The Micro-Expressions Training Tool, inspired the hit TV show Lie to Me, is being used to train airport personnel to spot people who pose potential security risks.

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Probes shed new light on Alzheimer's cause

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Research, Dementia, Diseases and Conditions, Disorders and Syndromes, Healthy Aging, Intelligence, Pharmaceuticals

Researchers have found a way to track the formation of soluble amyloid beta peptide aggregates in lab samples. The aggregates are implicated in the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

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Cracking the ethylene code

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Energy and Resources, Energy Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Petroleum, Physics

Separating pure ethylene from ethane is a difficult and costly process, but one that new research is poised to streamline. The technique would avoid liquefaction and distillation by designing a material that only binds ethylene molecules, thus separating them from ethane.

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'Valley states' in this 2D material could potentially be used for quantum computing

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Computers and Internet, Information Technology, Physics, Quantum Computers, Quantum Computing, Quantum Physics, Spintronics, Spintronics Research

New research on 2-dimensional tungsten disulfide (WS2) could open the door to advances in quantum computing. Scientists report that they can manipulate the electronic properties of this super-thin material in ways that could be useful for encoding quantum data.

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Google Tightens Its Voice Assistant Rules Amid Privacy Backlash

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 07:01:00 +0000

Following Apple, Amazon, and others, Google will put in new safeguards against accidental voice assistant collection and transcription.

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Edward Snowden in His Own Words: Why I Became a Whistle-Blower

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Backchannel, Security

Credit to Author: Edward Snowden| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Book excerpt: As a systems administrator, the young man who would expose vast, secret US surveillance saw freedom being encroached and decided he had to act.

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