university of california
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Top Climate Scientist Quits U.S. Government Lab After Denier Invited to Speak
Ben Santer, one of the U.S.’s leading climate scientists, said he is cutting ties with a prestigious government-funded laboratory over its plans to invite a scientist who has spread climate denial to speak in a seminar.
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This $800 Shoelace-Tying Robot Was Built On A Shoestring Budget
With a budget of just $US600 ($819) — a mere pittance compared to what robots such as ATLAS cost to develop — students from the University of California’s Davis’ College of Engineering created a machine that’s capable of tying a shoe all by itself.
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3D Fingerprint Scans May Be The Ultimate Security Tool
Compared to a password that’s either too simple to be effective, or too hard to remember, a fingerprint is a great security tool. But they’re not infallible, in fact, they can be easily replicated with just a photo. So researchers are taking fingerprint security one step further and scanning them in three dimensions.
