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Digital Music E-Reader Could Replace Sheet Music
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Digital Music E-Reader Could Replace Sheet Music

Digital software and hardware being developed in conjunction with the University of Adelaide could lead to a music e-reader that replaces sheet music.

Students Explore Cyber Issues at Sandia Summer Institute
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Students Explore Cyber Issues at Sandia Summer Institute

Top graduate students pursuing careers in cybersecurity worked alongside Sandia and other prominent cybersecurity experts in a weeklong summer institute sponsored...

Researchers Hope to Transform Software Engineering Training
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Researchers Hope to Transform Software Engineering Training

San Francisco State University researchers hope to improve the effectiveness of software engineering teams by learning what causes them to fail.

Program to Improve STEM Access For Blind, Visually-Impaired Students
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Program to Improve STEM Access For Blind, Visually-Impaired Students

Arizona State University kicks off a pilot program called 3D-Imagine that uses three-dimensional materials to enhance independent learning by blind or visually-impaired...

Lifelike, Cost-Effective Robotic Sandia Hand Can Disable Ieds
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Lifelike, Cost-Effective Robotic Sandia Hand Can Disable Ieds

Sandia National Laboratories has developed a cost-effective robotic hand that can be used in disarming improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level
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In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level

On the subway, in doctor's waiting rooms and during college lectures, millions of Japanese can be found glued to their smartphones. But they're not texting or making...

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Gild Promises True Meritocracy in Hiring, but Is that a Good Thing?

Even if it's just a myth, Silicon Valley loves to cling to the belief that it is a meritocracy.

Backseat Leader: Managing Change When You're Not Running the Show
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Backseat Leader: Managing Change When You're Not Running the Show

Being an advocate for change has great career potential. But how can you spark positive change within your organization if you're not "officially" running the show...

Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p
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Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p

In January, Sameer Bhalotra left his position as President Obama's senior director for cybersecurity without discussing his next move.

Turning Gamers Into Citizen Scientists
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Turning Gamers Into Citizen Scientists

Everyday gamers are making notable contributions to science and medicine. One online video game that makes the connection is EteRNA, which has become a digital...

Seven Things A Headhunter Won't Tell You
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Seven Things A Headhunter Won't Tell You

At some point you may find yourself working with a headhunter, so it's helpful to understand how they operate and how their thinking can influence your job search...

Artificial Intelligence Allows Automated Worm Sorting
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Artificial Intelligence Allows Automated Worm Sorting

Scientists have demonstrated an automated system that uses artificial intelligence and cutting-edge image processing to rapidly examine large numbers of individual...

Pioneering Mooc Course Focuses On Job Creation
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Pioneering Mooc Course Focuses On Job Creation

The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business will offer the school's first massive open online course (MOOC) in January 2013, called "Grow to Greatness...

From Heroes to Humans: The Totally Regular People Who Landed a Robot on Mars
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From Heroes to Humans: The Totally Regular People Who Landed a Robot on Mars

Last week, a group of the scientists and engineers orchestrating NASA's Curiosity mission got together to do an "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit.

At This Camp, Kids Learn to Question Authority (and Hack It)
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At This Camp, Kids Learn to Question Authority (and Hack It)

Some kids go to band camp; others go to swim camp. But for the children of the world's digital rabble-rousers, there is hacking camp. It's called DefCon Kids.

As K-12 Classrooms Go High-Tech, Colleges Get More Virtual
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As K-12 Classrooms Go High-Tech, Colleges Get More Virtual

Across America, the latest technologies are being stuffed into backpacks, propped up in classrooms, and enabling learning across vast distances.

Forget Linkedin: Companies Turn to Github to Find Tech Talent
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Forget Linkedin: Companies Turn to Github to Find Tech Talent

LinkedIn is so 2011. In the red-hot market for skilled software engineers, companies looking to make great hires are discovering that relying on traditional services...

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Computer Science Becomes Stanford's Most Popular Major

For the first time in Stanford's history, computer science has become the most popular undergraduate major—a milestone for a school conceived on a farm but now...

For Popular Khan Academy, a Critical Voice Amid the Adulation
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For Popular Khan Academy, a Critical Voice Amid the Adulation

In the past year, education-reform icon Sal Khan has been lauded by Bill Gates as the "teacher to the world" and has been listed among Time magazine's 100 most...

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World-Class Cryptos Wanted: Researchers Seek Help Decoding "Encrypted Warhead"

Researchers have renewed their call for help in cracking an "encrypted warhead" they believe was unleashed by a powerful nation-state and may be poised to search...
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