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Graphene Displays Clear Prospects For Flexible Electronics
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Graphene Displays Clear Prospects For Flexible Electronics

New research shows that graphene and related 2-D materials could be used to create the first generation of light-emitting electronic devices that are thin, flexible...

I'll Be Back: The Return of Artificial Intelligence
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I'll Be Back: The Return of Artificial Intelligence

The artificial-intelligence industry, a field that conjures up images of humanoid robots and self-aware computer systems, is making a comeback at Silicon Valley...

China's Internet Population Hits 649 Million, 86 Percent on Phones
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China's Internet Population Hits 649 Million, 86 Percent on Phones

China had 649 million Internet users by the end of 2014, with 557 million of those using handsets to go online, said a government report on Tuesday, as the world's...

Critics Pounce on China's Top Science Prize
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Critics Pounce on China's Top Science Prize

Controversy has erupted over China's highest science prize for 2014. Critics are blasting the winning project, on network computing, as not innovative and undeserving...

Associated Press Looks to Expand Its Automated Stories Program Following Successful Launch
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Associated Press Looks to Expand Its Automated Stories Program Following Successful Launch

In the last three months of 2014, the Associated Press published 3,000 articles on the earning reports of U.S. companies. Previously it could publish only 300.

The Quest For Efficiency in Thermoelectric Nanowires
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The Quest For Efficiency in Thermoelectric Nanowires

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories say better materials and manufacturing techniques for thermoelectric nanowires could allow carmakers to harvest power...

Google Sweetens the Bug Bounty
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Google Sweetens the Bug Bounty

Google's security team has a problem.

High-Def Radar Images Released of Near-Earth Asteroid
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High-Def Radar Images Released of Near-Earth Asteroid

A team of astronomers using the NSF's Green Bank Telescope and NASA's Deep Space Network radar transmitter has released the most detailed radar images yet of asteroid...

How, and Why, Apple Overtook Microsoft
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How, and Why, Apple Overtook Microsoft

When Microsoft stock was at a record high in 1999, and its market capitalization was nearly $620 billion, the notion that Apple Computer would ever be bigger—let...

Qubits With Staying Power
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Qubits With Staying Power

Researchers have unveiled a new design that in experiments extended the superposition time of a promising type of qubit a hundredfold, which could lead toward practical...

The '90s Startup That Terrified Microsoft and Got Americans to Go Online
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The '90s Startup That Terrified Microsoft and Got Americans to Go Online

Nineteen ninety-five was the inaugural year of the 21st century, a clear starting point for contemporary life.

Privacy Challenges
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Privacy Challenges

Just four pieces of information are enough to identify 90 percent of the people in a data set recording three months of credit-card transactions by 1.1 million...

Charles H. Townes, Who Paved Way For the Laser in Daily Life, Dies at 99
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Charles H. Townes, Who Paved Way For the Laser in Daily Life, Dies at 99

Charles H. Townes, a visionary physicist whose research led to the development of the laser, making it possible to play CDs, scan prices at the supermarket, measure...

One in Five Online Scholarly Articles Affected By 'reference Rot'
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One in Five Online Scholarly Articles Affected By 'reference Rot'

Vanishing web pages make revisiting original references more difficult and undermine the long-term integrity of online scholarly records.

Alipay Leads a Digital Finance Revolution in China
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Alipay Leads a Digital Finance Revolution in China

Not many years ago, Jane Yang, a 26-year-old civil servant in Beijing, paid her landlord in three-month installments with a stack of 100-yuan notes.

Satellites Can Improve Regional Air Quality Forecasting
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Satellites Can Improve Regional Air Quality Forecasting

Satellites planned for launch during the next several years may play a role in forecasting air-quality worldwide. University of Iowa researchers say satellites...

Virtual Dissection Method Could Reinvigorate Zoology
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Virtual Dissection Method Could Reinvigorate Zoology

Last summer, researchers demonstrated that non-invasive imaging combined with a staining technique enables the fast comparison and study of earthworm species and...

Citizen Scientists Lead Astronomers to Mystery Objects in Space
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Citizen Scientists Lead Astronomers to Mystery Objects in Space

Sometimes it takes a village to find new and unusual objects in space.

The App Economy Is Now 'bigger Than Hollywood'
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The App Economy Is Now 'bigger Than Hollywood'

What is the major cultural force in America right now? It might just be apps and the web.

Study Identifies Common Elements of STEM Schools
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Study Identifies Common Elements of STEM Schools

STEM schools vary in many ways, but they share eight major common elements, according to a study of 23 U.S.-based STEM schools conducted by the University of Chicago's...
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