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The Search For the Lost Cray Supercomputer Os
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The Search For the Lost Cray Supercomputer Os

In 1976, famed computer architect Seymour Cray released one of the most successful supercomputers ever made: the Cray-1, a stylish 5.5-ton C-shaped tower that was...

Human Arm Sensors Make Robot Smarter
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Human Arm Sensors Make Robot Smarter

Using arm sensors that can "read" a person's muscle movements, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have created a control system that makes robots more...

Is the $1,000 Genome For Real?
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Is the $1,000 Genome For Real?


Are Your Meetings a Waste of Time?
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Are Your Meetings a Waste of Time?

Meetings get knocked by everyone from employees to senior executives as being among the biggest waste of work hours. CEO and author Berny Dohrmann says executives...

Comet Craft Ready to Wake
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Comet Craft Ready to Wake

Space scientists are used to moments of high tension.

Power (of Electronics) to the People
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Power (of Electronics) to the People

MIT Media Lab alumna and entrepreneur Ayah Bdeir SM '06 wants to help all people worldwide, tech savvy or not, understand and build creatively with electronics.

Department of Energy Awards Contract to Detect Cyber Attacks on Utilities
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Department of Energy Awards Contract to Detect Cyber Attacks on Utilities

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Georgia Tech $1.7 million to help detect cyber attacks on the nation's utility companies.

Calling All Girls: Coding Is Cool!
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Calling All Girls: Coding Is Cool!

A partnership of universities and industry support groups this month is launching GirlTECH San Diego, a non-profit collaborative community program aimed at encouraging...

What Secrets Your Phone Is Sharing About You
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What Secrets Your Phone Is Sharing About You

Fan Zhang, the owner of Happy Child, a trendy Asian restaurant in downtown Toronto, knows that 170 of his customers went clubbing in November.

IT Pros Get Training on Their Own Dime
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IT Pros Get Training on Their Own Dime

IT spending may be on the rise, but training budgets are not. That's left many IT professionals shouldering more of their own training costs as they seek to keep...

Predicting Crime with Big Data, Affordably
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Predicting Crime with Big Data, Affordably

Researchers at Rutgers' School of Criminal Justice have developed a software app that helps public safety and law enforcement agencies strategically allocate crime...

Why Google Bought Nest: A Theory
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Why Google Bought Nest: A Theory

Google is acquiring Nest, makers of a smart thermostat, for a reported $3.2 billion.

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me a Job
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me a Job

It's no coincidence that Sanjeev Agrawal, the co-founder and chief executive of Collegefeed, compares finding a job with dating.

Amazon's Current Employees Raise the Bar For New Hires
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Amazon's Current Employees Raise the Bar For New Hires

In fulfilling online orders, Amazon.com Inc. is all about expediency. The fewer people involved the better.

Disordered Materials Hold Promise for Better Batteries
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Disordered Materials Hold Promise for Better Batteries

MIT and Brookhaven researchers find that, contrary to conventional wisdom, cathodes made of disordered lithium compounds can perform better than perfectly ordered...

Innovative Technology Spawns Commercial Robotic Gripper
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Innovative Technology Spawns Commercial Robotic Gripper

The robot gripper invented by researchers at the University of Chicago and Cornell University is now available commercially.

No Wyoming Students Took the Ap Computer Science Exam Last Year
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No Wyoming Students Took the Ap Computer Science Exam Last Year

In 2013, no female students took the AP computer science examin three states (Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming).

Wheeled Wonder
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Wheeled Wonder

Pay a visit to Manuela Veloso in the Gates and Hillman centers at Carnegie Mellon University and you may be in for a big surprise.

The Bitcoin-Mining Arms Race Heats Up
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The Bitcoin-Mining Arms Race Heats Up

Joel Flickinger's two-bedroom home in the hills above Oakland, Calif., hums with custom-built computing gear.

Lifelogging: What It's Like to Record Your Whole Life
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Lifelogging: What It's Like to Record Your Whole Life

Gordon Bell, one of the first people to chronicle his existence digitally, explains how it has changed his life and the potential pitfalls.
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