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Are Your Future Passwords Hidden In the Jiggling of Your Eyeballs?

Are Your Future Passwords Hidden In the Jiggling of Your Eyeballs? | Science News | Scoop.it

Eye scanners have always been one of the security devices people think of when they think "high-tech" and "high security." But they're not perfect yet, some can be fooled with contacts or even pictures, but new pushes into detecting your personal eye jiggle could change that.

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[VIDEO] Images of the Afterlife

A detailed look at how Field Museum scientists scanned a mummy and reconstructed her skull, and how an artist in Paris brought her face to life.
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Brain scans can predict weight gain and sexual activity, research shows

Brain scans can predict weight gain and sexual activity, research shows | Science News | Scoop.it
At a time when obesity has become epidemic in American society, scientists have found that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans may be able to predict weight gain.

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Imaging study shows how humor activates kids' brain regions

Imaging study shows how humor activates kids' brain regions | Science News | Scoop.it
For the first time, researchers have scanned the brains of children watching funny videos to examine which of their brain regions are active as their sense of humor develops.
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Egyptian ibis mummies CT-scanned | A Blog About History - History News

Egyptian ibis mummies CT-scanned | A Blog About History - History News | Science News | Scoop.it
Researchers in Canada have CT-scanned two mummified ibises from Egypt.
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NYPD Developing Van-Mounted Body Scanners To Detect Concealed Weapons On The Street: Gothamist

NYPD Developing Van-Mounted Body Scanners To Detect Concealed Weapons On The Street: Gothamist | Science News | Scoop.it
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Scanning a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy

Scanning a 3,000-Year-Old Mummy | Science News | Scoop.it

Long Now Board Member David Eagleman recently had a very unusual visitor at his lab. At three thousand years of age, this is by far the oldest person Eagleman has ever put through a scanner.

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A Fingerprint Scanner That Can Capture Prints From 20 Feet Away

A Fingerprint Scanner That Can Capture Prints From 20 Feet Away | Science News | Scoop.it
Opening doors with the wave of a hand...
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[VIDEO] Handheld 3D Scanner Lets You Digitize Objects And Rooms In Minutes

Introducing our revolutionary system that makes 3D capture fast and easy. Check out www.matterport.com and tell us what you would scan!
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Brain Scanner Being Used To Give Stephen Hawking A New Voice | Singularity Hub

Brain Scanner Being Used To Give Stephen Hawking A New Voice | Singularity Hub | Science News | Scoop.it

World renowned scientist Stephen Hawking has given so much to the world of physics. Now he’s doing what he can for biology – and perhaps he will benefit from the experience himself in a big way. Hawking is testing the iBrain, a user-friendly brain scanner that can be worn all the time. At the very least the tests will help to improve the iBrain, but if things go exceedingly well, the device could help Hawking to speak.

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Ariel Garten: Know thyself, with a brain scanner

Imagine playing a video game controlled by your mind. Now imagine that game also teaches you about your own patterns of stress, relaxation and focus.
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OrcaM is new kid on block for 3-D data capture

OrcaM is new kid on block for 3-D data capture | Science News | Scoop.it
(PhysOrg.com) -- Call it automated photograph station, seven-camera system, 3-D model showcase, or digital reconstruction too. OrcaM is being described as all these things.
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It’s time to start 3D scanning the world

It’s time to start 3D scanning the world | Science News | Scoop.it
Imagine if a robot could promptly recognize any object in a home or office or factory.

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Smartphone Brain Scanner [VIDEO]

Smartphone Brain Scanner [VIDEO] | Science News | Scoop.it

We demonstrate a fully functional smartphone brain scanner consisting of a low-cost 14-channel EEG headset with a wireless connection to a smartphone (Nokia N900), enabling minimally invasive EEG monitoring in naturalistic settings. The smartphone provides a touch-based interface with real-time brain state decoding and 3D reconstruction.

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