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The Seventy-Billion-Mile Telescope
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The Seventy-Billion-Mile Telescope

When I was a teen-ager, I spent many nights gazing through a telescope at an amateur observatory in Cranford, New Jersey. Saturn, to the naked eye, is a shining...

Siri's Creators Demonstrate an Assistant That Takes the Initiative
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Siri's Creators Demonstrate an Assistant That Takes the Initiative

In a small, dark, room off a long hallway within a sprawling complex of buildings in Silicon Valley, an array of massive flat-panel displays and video cameras track ...

Google Ventures Stresses Science of Deal, Not Art of the Deal
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Google Ventures Stresses Science of Deal, Not Art of the Deal

Here is how the venture capital game used to be played around here: A friend calls a friend who knows a guy.

The Watchers
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The Watchers

Looking down from 500 miles above Earth's surface, you could watch the FedEx Custom Critical Delivery truck move across the country along 3,140 miles of highway...

Nist Seeks Private-Sector Input at Cybersecurity Framework Workshop
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Nist Seeks Private-Sector Input at Cybersecurity Framework Workshop

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has opened registration for its 3rd Cybersecurity Framework Workshop, to be held July 10-12, 2013, in San Diego...

Robotic Fish Is Ready For Action
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Robotic Fish Is Ready For Action

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore's Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering has developed a robotic fish that mimics the...

The Future of Libraries: Short on Books, Long on Tech
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The Future of Libraries: Short on Books, Long on Tech

This isn't your childhood librar

Obama, the 'big Data' President
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Obama, the 'big Data' President

The Obama administration, which strongly believes in the power of data to drive government decision-making, has initiated several big data projects.

Mathematicians Think Like Machines For Perfect Proofs
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Mathematicians Think Like Machines For Perfect Proofs


Spark: Open Source Superstar Rewrites Future of Big Data
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Spark: Open Source Superstar Rewrites Future of Big Data

Ram Sriharsha works in the engine room powering one of Silicon Valley's most influential companies. He’s an engineer at Yahoo.

N.s.a. Leak Puts Focus on System Administrators
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N.s.a. Leak Puts Focus on System Administrators

Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked details about American surveillance, personifies a debate at the heart of technology...

Changing the Way Businesses Defend Against Cyber Attacks
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Changing the Way Businesses Defend Against Cyber Attacks

Hackers have attacked various corporations, but still most organizations do not prioritize cybersecurity as a strategic competency. That philosophy must change,...

Beyond Silicon: Transistors Without Semiconductors
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Beyond Silicon: Transistors Without Semiconductors

A new nanoscale transistor made by Michigan Technological University scientists could represent the next frontier in electronics.

­nderwater Drones Are Multiplying Fast
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­nderwater Drones Are Multiplying Fast

The next army of unmanned drones are scurrying beneath the ocean's surface.

Medicine That Monitors You
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Medicine That Monitors You

They look like normal pills, oblong and a little smaller than a daily vitamin.

The Quantum Company
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The Quantum Company

"I've been doing combative stuff since I was born," says Geordie Rose, leaning back in a chair in his small, windowless office in Burnaby, Canada, as he describes...

The Most Amazing Map You'll See Today (no Matter What Day It Is)
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The Most Amazing Map You'll See Today (no Matter What Day It Is)

There are many way to celebrate your 70th birthday.

Drone Technology Used For Pilotless Fighter Aircraft
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Drone Technology Used For Pilotless Fighter Aircraft

Under a huge semi-opaque dome and with heavy security in attendance, visitors to the Paris Air Show peer at a strange looking shape.

Something Old, Something New
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Something Old, Something New

Andrew McLaughlin is, like, California-enthusiastic. Like, we're-totally-going-to-do-this-guys enthusiastic.

Massive Particle Storage Ring Begins 3,200-Mile Trek
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Massive Particle Storage Ring Begins 3,200-Mile Trek

A 50-foot-wide, circular electromagnet began a 3,200-mile trek this weekend from Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island to the U.S. Department of Energy's...
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