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Creep Factor: Targeted Ads May Undermine Marketers' Intent
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Creep Factor: Targeted Ads May Undermine Marketers' Intent

A recent study suggests online advertisements that target users based on their web browsing habits and other personal information have a negative impact on the...

Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software's ­neasy Glare
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Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software's ­neasy Glare

Before Betsy Chao, a senior here at Rutgers University, could take midterm exams in her online courses this semester, her instructors sent emails directing students...

Jay Edelson, the Class-Action Lawyer Who May Be Tech's Least Friended Man
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Jay Edelson, the Class-Action Lawyer Who May Be Tech's Least Friended Man

When technology executives imagine the boogeyman, they see a baby-face guy in wire-rim glasses. His name is Jay Edelson.

Carbon Nanotube Computing?
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Carbon Nanotube Computing?

A group of researchers is exploring the use of single-walled carbon nanotube composites for use in unconventional computing based on the concept of evolvable hardware...

New It Roles Produce a Slew of New Job Titles
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New It Roles Produce a Slew of New Job Titles

CIOs are creating new IT roles and titles as they focus on extending technology into areas of their businesses ranging from customer experience to business analytics...

Future Electronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes
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Future Electronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes

A research team has found a way to purify arrays of single-walled carbon nanotubes, possibly providing a step toward post-silicon circuits and devices.

Planes Without Pilots
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Planes Without Pilots

Mounting evidence that the co-pilot crashed a Germanwings plane into a French mountain has prompted a global debate about how to better screen crewmembers for mental...

Stanford Calls Aluminum-Ion Battery an Alternative to Conventional Batteries
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Stanford Calls Aluminum-Ion Battery an Alternative to Conventional Batteries

Stanford University researchers have invented a fast-charging, long-lasting, and inexpensive aluminum-ion battery that offers a safe alternative to many commercial...

Here's Google's Secret to Hiring the Best People
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Here's Google's Secret to Hiring the Best People

"You never get a second chance to make a first impression" was the tagline for a Head & Shoulders shampoo ad campaign in the 1980s. It unfortunately encapsulates...

Autonomous Robots Race in MIT Tunnels
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Autonomous Robots Race in MIT Tunnels

Fully autonomous 1:10-scale model cars navigating through MIT's underground tunnels in a robot race this past January, with the winning team's vehicle running at...

Iphone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch
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Iphone Killer: The Secret History of the Apple Watch

In early 2013, Kevin Lynch accepted a job offer from Apple. Funny thing about the offer: It didn’t say what he would be doing.

The Hackathon Fast Track, From Campus to Silicon Valley
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The Hackathon Fast Track, From Campus to Silicon Valley

Shariq Hashme squints at his laptop screen as he scrolls through hundreds of lines of computer code.

Exoskeleton Improves Efficiency of Human Walking
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Exoskeleton Improves Efficiency of Human Walking

An unpowered exoskeleton developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and North Carolina State helps individuals walk using less energy.

Tech Titans' Latest Project: Defy Death
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Tech Titans' Latest Project: Defy Death

Seated at the head of a table for 12 with a view of the city's soaring skyline, Peter Thiel was deep in conversation with his guests, eclectic scientists whose...

Science Has a 'publication Pollution' Problem, Expert Says
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Science Has a 'publication Pollution' Problem, Expert Says

The scientific community is facing a 'pollution problem' in academic publishing, one that poses a serious threat to the "trustworthiness, utility, and value of...

Why Shades of Asperger's Syndrome Are the Secret to Building a Great Tech Company
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Why Shades of Asperger's Syndrome Are the Secret to Building a Great Tech Company

The individuals who have founded some of the most success tech companies are decidedly weird.

Devices with Feeling: New Tech Creates Buttons and Shapes in Mid-Air
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Devices with Feeling: New Tech Creates Buttons and Shapes in Mid-Air

UltraHaptics is a young company with a big dream: changing the way we interact with electronic devices.

Google Patented Building Robots with Personalities
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Google Patented Building Robots with Personalities

Whether or not we are headed toward a robot revolution, Google wants us to get comfortable with the next generation of robots.

One-Third of College STEM Majors Switch Fields By Graduation
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One-Third of College STEM Majors Switch Fields By Graduation

A new study examines the scope and potential reasons why high-achieving students leave STEM majors.

Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Could Start a Road Revolution
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Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Could Start a Road Revolution

A computational framework for connected vehicle technologies developed by the Urban Dynamics Institute and Oak Ridge National Laboratory could be the beginning...
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