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SMU CSI Camps: Speech Recognition
Background Speech is produced using the lungs, vocal tract, and mouth. The amount of air from the lungs affects the loudness or volume. The vibration of the vocal cords determine…
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SMU CSI Camps: Iris Recognition
Background Just as there is much detail in a person's fingerprints, there is similarly much detail in a person's iris. The iris is the colored part of the eye. The detail come…
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SMU CSI Camps: Face Recognition
Background One of the oldest forms of identification is photo ID. What is it about the face that makes it easy to recognize? Like most parts of the body, the face has detail that…
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SMU CSI Camps: Fingerprint Matching
Background Fingerprints are the oldest biometric, and one of the most useful biometrics for forensics. In the 1800s, people began to classify and compare fingerprints. Police sta…
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Flame Testing
Learn how different elements create different colored flames! Checkout these awesome colors!
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How to Time Travel
Learn about the relationship between wormholes and time travel in this video from National Geographic.
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NASA Researcher Finds Hidden Portals in Earths Magnetosphere
Did you know that there are magnetic pathways that go straight from the Earth to the sun? In this article, you can learn all about it!
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Emma Whitehead, T-cell immunotherapy treatment: Doctors use HIV AIDS virus to save girl with cancer
Eight year old Emma is playing and frolicking around like a normal child now. Two years ago this was not possible because of her acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A new experimental treat…
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VolcanoBot
Do you know exactly what the inside of a volcano looks like? NASA has created the VolcanoBot2 to dive inside a volcano in Hawaii in March! Learn more about this new robot and how they…
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Unboil an Egg
Do you think it's possible to unboil a boiled egg? Scientists have discovered a way to unboil eggs and bring them back to their original state! This new discovery can help scientists …
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New Cause of Cancer Discovered!
Scientists have now discovered that the true cause of cancer is not the environment, poor lifestyle, or genetics. The real cause of cancer is due to random chance. Learn more about wh…
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New "Human" Fossil Discovered
A fossil found in Taiwan was identified to the first-known prehistoric human in Taiwan, and it represents a completely different human species! Learn more about the fossil and where i…
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Space Elevator
Rockets and spacecraft are not the only ways to get to space! Scientists have been contemplating the idea of an elevator! They asked attendees of a conference to come up with some ide…
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New Peanut Allergy Treatment
Are you allergic to peanuts? Scientists are developing a new probiotic to help cure you of your allergy, so in the future, you may not have the allergy anymore! Learn more about this …
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Robot Hotel
Scientists in Japan have created robots to work as the staff in a new Japanese hotel! These robots will look and act like a human being, and they will function as waiters, cleaning st…
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Personal Robot
Do you ever wish you had a personal robot assistant? Now, this might become possible! A robotics company in New York has created a prototype for a personal robot! Learn more about how…
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Virtual Reality Destroys Real Brain
Everyone loved the new Samsung virtual reality helmits, but they didn't realize how much these could hurt your brain. These virtual reality helmits have a ton of side effects and hurt…
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Life Underground
Did you know that there could be life underneath the earth's surface? Scientists have discovered bacteria living 12 miles below the ground. Learn more about what this means, and how i…
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Baby Chicks can Count
Did you think humans were the only creatures that could count? Scientists found baby chicks that knew how to count, as well! Watch this video and learn about how they were able to do …
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Robot Dog
Google and a team of roboticists joined together to create a robot dog! Learn more about how they did this, and watch a video showing the dog in action!
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