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Apple Is Getting More Bang For Its R&d Buck
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Apple Is Getting More Bang For Its R&d Buck

Silicon Valley is aglow from so-called moonshots.

Scientists Refrigerate Water . . . With Lasers!
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Scientists Refrigerate Water . . . With Lasers!

University of Washington researchers found a way to make a laser refrigerate water and other liquids under real-world conditions.  

Computational Thinking Will Help Students Become Better Scientists
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Computational Thinking Will Help Students Become Better Scientists

A team of researchers has received $1.25 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to introduce computational approaches to help students learn chemistry...

Southampton to Lead ­.k. Manufacturing Hub
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Southampton to Lead ­.k. Manufacturing Hub

The University of Southampton is to lead one of two £10 million (US$15.1 million) research centers that aim to transform the U.K.'s manufacturing industries through...

Despite Its Status as a Chip Powerhouse, Taiwan Neglects Supercomputing
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Despite Its Status as a Chip Powerhouse, Taiwan Neglects Supercomputing

A quick glance at the new ranking of top supercomputers gives a surprising showing by one of the world’s technological powerhouses.

Supercomputer Simulations Enhance ­nderstanding of Protein Motion and Function
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Supercomputer Simulations Enhance ­nderstanding of Protein Motion and Function

Supercomputing simulations at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could change how researchers understand the internal motions of proteins that play functional, structural...

Can Coding Make the Classroom Better?
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Can Coding Make the Classroom Better?

Diagrams of simple machines—a pulley, an inclined plane, a lever—appeared on the massive whiteboard of a school STEAM lab (science, technology, engineering, and...

Two Dozen Disney It Workers Prepare to Sue Over Foreign Replacements
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Two Dozen Disney It Workers Prepare to Sue Over Foreign Replacements

At least 23 former Disney IT workers have filed complaints with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over the loss of their jobs to foreign...

Are Two Programmers Really Better Than One?
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Are Two Programmers Really Better Than One?

Texas Tech professor Miguel Aguirre-Urreta and his team investigated the advantages and perceptions of pair programming from the programmer's standpoint.

'go' Is the Game Machines Can't Beat. Google's Artificial Intelligence Whiz Hints That His Will.
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'go' Is the Game Machines Can't Beat. Google's Artificial Intelligence Whiz Hints That His Will.

When the world’s smartest researchers train computers to become smarter, they like to use games.

Powering Science
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Powering Science

The MIT High Performance Research Computing Facility powers MIT research behind the scenes.

Strange Quantum Phenomenon Achieved at Room Temperature in Semiconductor Wafers
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Strange Quantum Phenomenon Achieved at Room Temperature in Semiconductor Wafers

Researchers have demonstrated that macroscopic entanglement can be generated at room temperature and in a small magnetic field.

$13.5M Moore Grant to Develop Working 'Accelerator on a Chip' Prototype
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$13.5M Moore Grant to Develop Working 'Accelerator on a Chip' Prototype

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $13.5 million to Stanford University for an international effort to build a working particle accelerator the size...

Is 'work-Life Balance' in Tech a Myth?
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Is 'work-Life Balance' in Tech a Myth?

Are tech pros really willing to live on energy drinks, and sleep on office couches, in order to get the job done? For many, the answer is "no."

Rampant Software Errors May ­ndermine Scientific Results
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Rampant Software Errors May ­ndermine Scientific Results

The opportunities for both subtle and profound errors in software and data management are boundless, yet they remain surprisingly underappreciated. It is therefore...

It Takes A Network
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It Takes A Network

MIT's Rising Stars workshop helps female electrical engineering and computer science graduate students and postdocs build a professional network with a focus on...

Julia Gets $600K
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Julia Gets $600K

Julia, a dynamic language for technical computing, has been given $600,000 by the Moore Foundation to help move the core open-source language and libraries into...

Managing the Data Deluge For National Security Analysts
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Managing the Data Deluge For National Security Analysts

Sandia Labs researchers are developing solutions to help analyze huge amounts of data in real-time, including presenting sensor images in searchable form.

Computers Uncover Mechanism That Stabilizes Plasma Within Tokamaks
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Computers Uncover Mechanism That Stabilizes Plasma Within Tokamaks

A team of physicists has discovered a mechanism that prevents the electrical current flowing through fusion plasma from repeatedly peaking and crashing.

Crowdsourcing Competition Examines How Cancers Originate And Evolve
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Crowdsourcing Competition Examines How Cancers Originate And Evolve

An international consortium has created a public challenge to optimize the discovery of genetically distinct groups of cells within cancers that could respond differently...
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