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Storage System for 'Big Data' Speeds Access to Information
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Storage System for 'Big Data' Speeds Access to Information

Researchers have developed a storage system for big-data analytics that can dramatically speed up the time it takes to access information.

N.s.a. Choice Is Navy Expert on Cyberwar
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N.s.a. Choice Is Navy Expert on Cyberwar

In nominating Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers as the new director of the National Security Agency on Thursday, President Obama chose a recognized expert in the new...

24 Prototype Fund Winners Focus on Human-Centered Design
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24 Prototype Fund Winners Focus on Human-Centered Design

The Knight Foundation is supporting 24 early-stage media projects through its Prototype Fund, which provides small projects with grants of $35,000.

Is Google Cornering the Market on Deep Learning?
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Is Google Cornering the Market on Deep Learning?

How much are a dozen deep-learning researchers worth?

More on Deepmind: AI Startup to Work Directly With Google’s Search Team
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More on Deepmind: AI Startup to Work Directly With Google’s Search Team

Google has been buying a lot of crazy stuff lately.

Urthecast's Eye on the Space Station Can Finally See
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Urthecast's Eye on the Space Station Can Finally See

Scott Larson just survived a particularly stressful month during which the equipment he sent to the International Space Station sat in limbo.

The State of Computer Science Education in California's High Schools
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The State of Computer Science Education in California's High Schools

A couple weeks ago The College Board released data about the students who took the AP Computer Science test in 2013.

When the Job Search Becomes a Blame Game
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When the Job Search Becomes a Blame Game

An MIT professor's new book explores how white-collar job hunters in the United States blame themselves unnecessarily — and suffer as a result — when they cannot...

Students in ­nusual Major Communicate Science Through Art
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Students in ­nusual Major Communicate Science Through Art

The biological and pre-medical illustration major at Iowa State University educates students in the divergent fields of natural science and art to produce drawings...

A 96-Antenna System Tests the Next Generation of Wireless
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A 96-Antenna System Tests the Next Generation of Wireless

Even as the world's carriers build out the latest wireless infrastructure, known as 4G LTE, a new apparatus bristling with 96 antennas taking shape at a Rice University...

A Holodeck Videogame Designed to Train Soldiers
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A Holodeck Videogame Designed to Train Soldiers

If the Army is going to keep up with military readiness pressures while also seeing a reduction in troop size and stagnant budgets, then it’s going to need more...

The Race to Buy the Human Brains Behind Deep Learning Machines
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The Race to Buy the Human Brains Behind Deep Learning Machines

Any aspiring science fiction writer looking for a good protagonist could do worse than ripping off the Wikipedia page for Demis Hassabis.

The Quest for Better Superconducting Materials
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The Quest for Better Superconducting Materials

By gaining a better understanding of how and why chemical dopants alter the behavior of a parent material, scientists believe they can design superconductors that...

How the 'matthew Effect' Helps Some Scientific Papers Gain Popularity
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How the 'matthew Effect' Helps Some Scientific Papers Gain Popularity

Do scientific papers written by well-known scholars get more attention than they otherwise would receive because of their authors' high profiles? A new study...

Nus and Fuji Xerox Collaborate on Ict Research Projects
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Nus and Fuji Xerox Collaborate on Ict Research Projects

National University of Singapore and Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. will collaborate on research projects involving digital documents and media delivery over wireless networks...

Video Games: New Way to Prepare Students for Community Service
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Video Games: New Way to Prepare Students for Community Service

Tufts University is developing and testing an interactive video game created in collaboration with the Engagement Game Lab at Emerson College to see if it can...

A Little Less Tech Luster in Cambridge
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A Little Less Tech Luster in Cambridge

On the streets of East London, signs of the city's blossoming tech scene are hard to miss.

How a Database of the World's Knowledge Shapes Google's Future
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How a Database of the World's Knowledge Shapes Google's Future

For all its success, Google's famous Page Rank algorithm has never understood a word of the billions of Web pages it has directed people to over the years.

The Inside Story of Tor, the Best Internet Anonymity Tool the Government Ever Built
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The Inside Story of Tor, the Best Internet Anonymity Tool the Government Ever Built

Last year, Edward Snowden turned over to the Guardian, a British newspaper, some 58,000 classified U.S. government documents.

One Day an Elevator Might Ask—are You Getting On?
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One Day an Elevator Might Ask—are You Getting On?

Microsoft researchers have enabled elevators in a company building to detect the likelihood that a person walking by will want to board it.
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