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	Top artificial intelligence system is as smart as a 4-year-old Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago wanted to know how smart a top artificial intelligence system actually is. So they gave it an IQ test. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Backup and Recovery Changes This IDC Whitepaper provides an overview of the forces driving change within today's IT organizations and data centers and discusses how backup and recovery can enable or hinder broader IT infrastructure and business transformation. Learn more. In this Issue Surface smartwatch in prototype with modified Windows 8, reports say It's not a Terminator, but scientists create liquid metal with 3D printer NASA's Mars rover Curiosity takes third short trip in long journey Robotic snake ssslithers through nuclear plant Spacecraft the size of a loaf of bread may study deep space 3D modeling software helps design one-of-a-kind guitars Surface smartwatch in prototype with modified Windows 8, reports say Microsoft is reportedly moving ahead quickly with development of a smartwatch, having reached the prototype stage of a 1.5-in. device running on a modified Windows 8 housed in a translucent aluminum case. Read More It's not a Terminator, but scientists create liquid metal with 3D printer It may not quite be a character out of The Terminator, but university scientists have developed a way to use 3D printing to create structures made of liquid metal. Read More NASA's Mars rover Curiosity takes third short trip in long journey NASA's Mars rover Curiosity made its third short trip this week as part of a long trek that could take as much as a year. Read More Robotic snake ssslithers through nuclear plant A snake has been moving through the pipes and systems of a nuclear power plant near Vienna, Austria. Read More Spacecraft the size of a loaf of bread may study deep space Engineers at the University of Michigan are looking to use spacecraft the size of a loaf of bread to study interplanetary space faster and cheaper. Read More 3D modeling software helps design one-of-a-kind guitars The design team at Redpoint Studios uses Autodesk's Fusion 360 to design custom wood guitars. Read More
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