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Mystery of the Missing Women in Science
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Mystery of the Missing Women in Science

Although test scores prove that girls have science and math aptitude equal to that of boys, many girls choose not to pursue these fields.

Bigshot Camera Aims High
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Bigshot Camera Aims High

Columbia University Computer Science Professor Shree Nayar has launched Bigshot, a kit that features a build-it-yourself digital camera designed to serve as both...

10 Hottest It Jobs: Developers, Developers, Developers
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10 Hottest It Jobs: Developers, Developers, Developers

Software developers — particularly mobile developers in particular — are among the most sought-after hires within the IT world, according to a new survey from...

Gaming Improves Multitasking Skills
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Gaming Improves Multitasking Skills

Sixty-five-year-old Ann Linsey was starting to worry about how easily she got distracted from whatever she was doing.

Jonathon Fletcher: Forgotten Father of the Search Engine
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Jonathon Fletcher: Forgotten Father of the Search Engine

As Google celebrates its 15th birthday, the Web giant has become a byword for information retrieval.

IT Monitoring Effective in Deterring Fraud
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IT Monitoring Effective in Deterring Fraud

For many firms, losing significant revenue and profit to employee theft has been a cost of doing business. But a new study finds that information technology monitoring...

Nasa Is Turning Science Fiction Into Fact
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Nasa Is Turning Science Fiction Into Fact

As a new moon orbiter gets set to launch, Pete Worden, director of NASA Ames, says forget the 20th—this is the real space century.

Why It Has to Change How It Recruits Talent
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Why It Has to Change How It Recruits Talent

For any IT executive, not just C-level executives, it's important to foster a diverse workforce where everyone can reach his or her full potential. This means creating...

Who Will Prosper in the New World
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Who Will Prosper in the New World

Self-driving vehicles threaten to send truck drivers to the unemployment office.

The STEM Crisis Is a Myth
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The STEM Crisis Is a Myth

You must have seen the warning a thousand times: Too few young people study scientific or technical subjects, businesses can't find enough workers in those fields...

It's a Myth That Entrepreneurs Drive New Technology
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It's a Myth That Entrepreneurs Drive New Technology

Images of tech entrepreneurs such as Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs are continually thrown at us by politicians, economists, and the media.

Drug Agents ­se Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing N.s.a.'s
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Drug Agents ­se Vast Phone Trove, Eclipsing N.s.a.'s

For at least six years, law enforcement officials working on a counternarcotics program have had routine access, using subpoenas, to an enormous AT&T database that...

Twitter Fights Transport Problems
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Twitter Fights Transport Problems

Researchers from Israel, Britain, and Italy are suggesting a new method to collect information on transportation problems following mass events, like football...

IT Gender Salary Gap Not as Dramatic as You Think
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IT Gender Salary Gap Not as Dramatic as You Think

The wage disparity between men and women in the technology industry might not be as significant as previously thought, according to a new Payscale report.

The Insane and Exciting Future of the Bionic Body
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The Insane and Exciting Future of the Bionic Body

Bertolt Meyer pulls off his left forearm and gives it to me.

For Better Li-ion Batteries, Scientists Watch One at Work
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For Better Li-ion Batteries, Scientists Watch One at Work

Using X-rays, a group of researchers has studied the nanoscale workings of a lithium-ion battery, learning new information about the chemical reactions and structural...

Go Ahead, Mess With Texas Instruments
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Go Ahead, Mess With Texas Instruments

Last year, while cleaning out the basement of my childhood home, I discovered a plastic storage bin marked "Calcusoft." Inside were piles of notebooks filled with...

­.S.-­.K. Collaboration Aims to Boost Economic Competitiveness Through HPC
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­.S.-­.K. Collaboration Aims to Boost Economic Competitiveness Through HPC

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Science and Technology Facilities Council in the U.K. will collaborate to expand industry's use of supercomputing...

Vending Machines Get Smart to Accommodate the Cashless
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Vending Machines Get Smart to Accommodate the Cashless

More than 40 percent of U.S. adults say they can go a week without paying for something with cash, according to a survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports last year...

The Proof in the Quantum Pudding
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The Proof in the Quantum Pudding

In early May, news reports gushed that a quantum computation device had for the first time outperformed classical computers, solving certain problems thousands...
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