MakerBot Industries, a leading 3-D printer manufacturer, has purged user-generated files for printing parts for a firearm from its database, but it can't stop other sites from mirroring the files.
MakerBot Industries, a leading 3-D printer manufacturer, has purged user-generated files for printing parts for a firearm from its database, but it can't stop other sites from mirroring the files.
In just a few weeks, a patient with a number of medical problems can have their entire genome sequenced. Doctors can then sift through the data to see which genes are altered and how they might intervene.
In just a few weeks, a patient with a number of medical problems can have their entire genome sequenced. Doctors can then sift through the data to see which genes are altered and how they might intervene.
In just a few weeks, a patient with a number of medical problems can have their entire genome sequenced. Doctors can then sift through the data to see which genes are altered and how they might intervene.
NTT DoCoMo has demonstrated a cellular phone which is capable of transmitting data at incredibly high speeds. For example, one could download an entire DVD in about a minute. How cool is that!
Data collected from Massive Health's iPhone app, "Eatery," shows that most people around the world start their day with a healthy breakfast, but eat progressively worse food throughout the day.
Up to 75 per cent of the energy used by free versions of apps is spent serving up ads or tracking and uploading user data: running just one app could drain your cellphone battery in around 90 minutes.
Students' and employees' personal data were exposed and, in some cases, posted online when a library services firm inadvertently left information in its database visible for five days.
The Large Hadron Collider roared to life this year, churning out mountains of data as subatomic particles collided together at near the speed of light.
An inventory of stolen artwork seized by the Nazi's during World War II will be placed on an international database so the narratives of the lost items can be pieced together.
An inventory of stolen artwork seized by the Nazi's during World War II will be placed on an international database so the narratives of the lost items can be pieced together.
The Heywood brothers built an ingenious website where people share and track data on their illnesses -- the collective data providing enormous power to comfort and predict.
The Heywood brothers built an ingenious website where people share and track data on their illnesses -- the collective data providing enormous power to comfort and predict.
Supermarket loyalty cards, which store valuable data on customer shopping habits, are being used to sleuth out the source of outbreaks of E. coli and Salmonella.
Supermarket loyalty cards, which store valuable data on customer shopping habits, are being used to sleuth out the source of outbreaks of E. coli and Salmonella.