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Computer Simulation of Blood Vessel Growth
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Computer Simulation of Blood Vessel Growth

University of Utah bioengineers have developed a computer simulation of blood vessel growth that represents a step toward better understanding of cancer metastasis...

Seeing Things: A New Transparent Display System Could Provide Heads-up Data
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Seeing Things: A New Transparent Display System Could Provide Heads-up Data

Transparent displays have a variety of potential applications—such as the ability to see navigation or dashboard information while looking through the windshield...

Nasa Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals For Evaluation
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Nasa Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals For Evaluation

NASA has received 58 proposals for science and exploration technology instruments to fly aboard the agency's next Mars rover in 2020, twice the usual number submitted...

Data Science Specialization Offered via Nine Moocs
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Data Science Specialization Offered via Nine Moocs

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will offer a structured and comprehensive Data Science Specialization through a series of nine Massive Open...

Staying Cool by Getting Hot in the Nanoelectric Universe
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Staying Cool by Getting Hot in the Nanoelectric Universe

Research hints that nanodevices in microcircuits can protect themselves from heat generation, which could boost computing power without large-scale changes to electronics...

Ann Cavoukian
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Ann Cavoukian

Ann Cavoukian is the information and privacy commissioner in Ontario, Canada, and a longtime advocate of default online confidentiality.

'have You Ever Been on a Boat?' and 15 Other Weird Interview Questions from Tech Firms
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'have You Ever Been on a Boat?' and 15 Other Weird Interview Questions from Tech Firms

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16 Stupid Tech Job Interview Questions: Show Your Snark
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16 Stupid Tech Job Interview Questions: Show Your Snark

Glassdoor characterizes these actual job interview questions as "oddball." We give these questions the answers they deserve.

Black Engineer of the Year Honoree Inspires Youth to Excel in STEM
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Black Engineer of the Year Honoree Inspires Youth to Excel in STEM

There's more to receiving a Black Engineer of the Year award than being a winner. It's about being a role model, says Aaron Brundage of Sandia National Laboratories...

Marvin Minsky Honored For Lifetime Achievements in Artificial Intelligence
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Marvin Minsky Honored For Lifetime Achievements in Artificial Intelligence

MIT Media Lab professor emeritus Marvin Minsky, 86, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award...

Meet the Man Google Hired to Make AI a Reality
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Meet the Man Google Hired to Make AI a Reality

Geoffrey Hinton was in high school when a friend convinced him that the brain worked like a hologram.

Samsung Aims to Recruit Best of South Korea's Military
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Samsung Aims to Recruit Best of South Korea's Military

When Israel founded the Talpiot program to give the Israel Defense Forces a technological edge, it spawned new classes of tech-savvy warriors who went on to build...

When Google Closes the Nest Deal, Privacy Issues For the Internet of Things Will Hit the Big Time
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When Google Closes the Nest Deal, Privacy Issues For the Internet of Things Will Hit the Big Time

Google rocked the smart home market Monday with its intention to purchase connected home thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 billion, which will force a much-needed...

Hot It Job Skills in 2014: Mobile, Web Development, and Big Data
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Hot It Job Skills in 2014: Mobile, Web Development, and Big Data

Information technology hiring managers this year want employees with expertise in Web development, mobile development, and large-scale data analysis. Java and...

MIT Debuts Online Big Data Course For Tech Pros
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MIT Debuts Online Big Data Course For Tech Pros

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will offer an online big data course for technology professionals as part of its new lineup of Online X professional...

Narcissism and Leadership: Does It Work to Be a Jerk?
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Narcissism and Leadership: Does It Work to Be a Jerk?

A new study looks to conclusively answer the question of whether narcissists make good leaders.

The Search For the Lost Cray Supercomputer Os
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The Search For the Lost Cray Supercomputer Os

In 1976, famed computer architect Seymour Cray released one of the most successful supercomputers ever made: the Cray-1, a stylish 5.5-ton C-shaped tower that was...

Human Arm Sensors Make Robot Smarter
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Human Arm Sensors Make Robot Smarter

Using arm sensors that can "read" a person's muscle movements, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have created a control system that makes robots more...

Is the $1,000 Genome For Real?
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Is the $1,000 Genome For Real?


Are Your Meetings a Waste of Time?
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Are Your Meetings a Waste of Time?

Meetings get knocked by everyone from employees to senior executives as being among the biggest waste of work hours. CEO and author Berny Dohrmann says executives...
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