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Sandia Gives Local Entrepreneurs a Lift
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Sandia Gives Local Entrepreneurs a Lift

Bill Watts knows a thing or two about data-center computers. One is that they're dangerous to move.

Amy Robinson, Creative Director
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Amy Robinson, Creative Director

Amy Robinson pulls no punches.

One Day, You'll Google the Physical World With a Scanner Like This
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One Day, You'll Google the Physical World With a Scanner Like This

There are few technologies as comprehensive as Google.

Robots Explore Morphological Computation
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Robots Explore Morphological Computation

John Rieffel of Union College is using tensegrity robots to explore morphological computation, where a mechanism acts as a mind.

It's Judgment Day For Killer Robots at the ­nited Nations
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It's Judgment Day For Killer Robots at the ­nited Nations

Has the age of the Robocop and Terminator arrived?

Cheap Gadget Lets You Steer a Wheelchair with Your Eyes
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Cheap Gadget Lets You Steer a Wheelchair with Your Eyes

Put some "crap" technology with some smart software and you get one life-changing solution.

Student-Built Robots Compete on the Slopes
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Student-Built Robots Compete on the Slopes

Mechanical engineering students in an MIT robotics class produced a wide array of robots to compete on a simulated ski slope in a prestigious annual competition...

Catalyst Supercomputer Available for Collaborative Research
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Catalyst Supercomputer Available for Collaborative Research

Catalyst, a first-of-a-kind supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is available to industry collaborators to test big data technologies, architectures...

Initiative Addresses Tech Gap Among Scientists
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Initiative Addresses Tech Gap Among Scientists

A new National Institutes of Health initiative has awarded $1.6 million over three years to five institutions in an effort to increase the use of information...

Your Digital Trail Follows You to the Border
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Your Digital Trail Follows You to the Border

Information, money and jobs flow easily around the world, yet it’s getting tougher for travelers to cross some borders.

Braille E-Books: Why Can't You Buy a Budget E-Reader?
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Braille E-Books: Why Can't You Buy a Budget E-Reader?

A budget-priced Braille e-reader seems like an obvious, uncontroversial idea that should be relatively easy to pull off.

Teaching Robots Right from Wrong
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Teaching Robots Right from Wrong

Researchers from Tufts, Brown, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are teaming up with the U.S. Navy to explore technology that would pave the way for developing...

As Tech Firms Crank Out Apps For Children, Demand For Junior Consultants Rises
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As Tech Firms Crank Out Apps For Children, Demand For Junior Consultants Rises

Owen Radtke, like many of his peers in the San Francisco Bay Area, is in hot demand as a product-design consultant for technology startups.

Scientific Computing's Future: Can Any Coding Language Top a 1950s Behemoth?
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Scientific Computing's Future: Can Any Coding Language Top a 1950s Behemoth?

Take a tour through the research laboratories at any university physics department or national lab, and much of what you will see defines "cutting edge."

Nsa's Encrypted Tweet: We're Hiring Code Breakers
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Nsa's Encrypted Tweet: We're Hiring Code Breakers

What better way to recruit potential code breakers than to advertise in cipher?

The Wizard of Minecraft
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The Wizard of Minecraft

It's a wet monday morning in Stockholm, and the door to Markus Persson's office is closed.

Nanoengineers Develop Basis for Electronics That Stretch at the Molecular Level
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Nanoengineers Develop Basis for Electronics That Stretch at the Molecular Level

Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego are asking what might be possible if semiconductor materials were flexible and stretchable without sacrificing...

Archaeologists Use Drone Images to Uncover Ancient Village
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Archaeologists Use Drone Images to Uncover Ancient Village

A team of researchers has successfully used drones to unearth a 1,000-year-old village in northwestern New Mexico, revealing never-seen-before structures and...

i, Solo
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i, Solo

A new computer system allows musicians to perform as the soloist with a full philharmonic orchestra from the comfort of their own living rooms.

Tool ­ncovers Bot-Controlled Twitter Accounts
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Tool ­ncovers Bot-Controlled Twitter Accounts

Aiming to counter misinformation campaigns, researchers at Indiana University have developed a tool that helps determine whether a Twitter account is operated...
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