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Student ­ses Gaming Technology for Environmental and Scientific Research
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Student ­ses Gaming Technology for Environmental and Scientific Research

A Ph.D. student at The University of Manchester has developed a new method and software for using graphic processing units (GPUs) for complex scientific and engineering...

In Age of Amazon, You Could Invest in Tech--or in Warehouses
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In Age of Amazon, You Could Invest in Tech--or in Warehouses

Forget your fancy office towers. The future lies in warehouses.

Grad Student Leads Group on Algorithms and AI for Social Good
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Grad Student Leads Group on Algorithms and AI for Social Good

Founded in 2016, the Mechanism Design for Social Good research group identifies research topics for which algorithmic, mechanism design, and AI techniques have...

Evidence Shows How Digital Technologies Help Illuminate the Humanities
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Evidence Shows How Digital Technologies Help Illuminate the Humanities

Yale University's "Beyond Boundaries" symposium featured recent work of undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty and staff members that incorporated...

Volunteer Program Brings Computer Science to Schools
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Volunteer Program Brings Computer Science to Schools

Project manager Eric Hatch volunteers for a program that brings IT and software industry professionals into high school classrooms to teach computer science skills...

Is It Time for Quantum Computing Startups? Maybe
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Is It Time for Quantum Computing Startups? Maybe

IBM is betting on quantum computing, but it can't win without the help of startups. And how long it will take for the bet to pay off is anybody's guess.

It Built an Empire of GIFs, Buzzy News and Jokes. China Isn't Amused.
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It Built an Empire of GIFs, Buzzy News and Jokes. China Isn't Amused.

A Chinese start-up that appears to have mastered the art of keeping people glued to their smartphones also has a knack for something else: drawing the ire of China's...

The Era of Fake Video Begins
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The Era of Fake Video Begins

In a dank corner of the internet, it is possible to find actresses from Game of Thrones or Harry Potter engaged in all manner of sex acts. Or at least to the world...

Tiny Injectable Sensor Could Provide ­nobtrusive, Long-Term Alcohol Monitoring
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Tiny Injectable Sensor Could Provide ­nobtrusive, Long-Term Alcohol Monitoring

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a miniature, ultra-low power injectable biosensor that could be used for continuous, long-term...

Learning Computer Programming, With No Teachers and No Tuition
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Learning Computer Programming, With No Teachers and No Tuition

Two-year-old Holberton School, which uses anonymous admissions tests and charges no tuition, is looking expand access to high-paying computer engineering jobs in...

Doctorates Awarded by ­.S. Institutions in 2016 Near All-Time High
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Doctorates Awarded by ­.S. Institutions in 2016 Near All-Time High

U.S. institutions awarded 54,904 research doctorate degrees in 2016, according to the Survey of Earned Doctorates, a U.S.-sponsored annual census of research degree...

Amazon Spent Close to $23B on R&D in 2017, Outpacing Fellow Tech Giants
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Amazon Spent Close to $23B on R&D in 2017, Outpacing Fellow Tech Giants

Technology companies took the top five spots in U.S. R&D spending in 2017, led by Amazon with $22.6 billion in spending.

China Now Has the Most Valuable AI Startup in the World
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China Now Has the Most Valuable AI Startup in the World

SenseTime Group Ltd. has raised $600 million from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and other investors at a valuation of more than $3 billion, becoming the world's most...

Hackathon Optimizes Code for Many-Core Processors
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Hackathon Optimizes Code for Many-Core Processors

Brookhaven Lab hosted a hackathon for research and computational scientists, code developers, and computing hardware experts to optimize scientific application...

When Robots Milk Cows, Farm Families Taste Freedom
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When Robots Milk Cows, Farm Families Taste Freedom

Robots have arrived at Bill and Carol Shuler's farm near Baroda, Mich., and life has taken a turn for the better.

Tom Lehrer at 90: A Life of Scientific Satire
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Tom Lehrer at 90: A Life of Scientific Satire

In 1959, the mathematician and satirist Tom Lehrer—who turns 90 this month—performed what he characteristically called a "completely pointless" scientific song...

New Brain Maps With ­nmatched Detail May Change Neuroscience
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New Brain Maps With ­nmatched Detail May Change Neuroscience

Sitting at the desk in his lower campus office at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the neuroscientist Tony Zador turned his computer monitor toward me to show off...

Why Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchanges Need More Coders
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Why Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchanges Need More Coders

There are 32 registered cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Japan with over 100 more waiting to be accepted. Do these exchanges have the workforce required to...

Massive Study Finds Lectures Still Dominate STEM Ed
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Massive Study Finds Lectures Still Dominate STEM Ed

Fifty-five percent of STEM classroom interactions consist mostly of conventional lecturing, a teaching style prior research has identified as among the least effective...

Russia Files Lawsuit to Block Telegram Messaging App
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Russia Files Lawsuit to Block Telegram Messaging App

Russia's state communications watchdog said on Friday it had filed a lawsuit to limit access to the Telegram messaging app after the company refused to give Russian...
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