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Mars Express Flyover of the Red Planet
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Mars Express Flyover of the Red Planet

From the highest volcano to the deepest canyon, from impact craters to ancient river beds and lava flows, this showcase of images from ESA's Mars Express takes...

Will the Next Nate Silver Please Stand ­p?
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Will the Next Nate Silver Please Stand ­p?

Ever since Nate Silver made a splash with his freakishly accurate election predictions, all sorts of companies have been looking for their own rock-star data scientists...

Engineers Develop Real-Time, 3-D Teleconferencing Technology
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Engineers Develop Real-Time, 3-D Teleconferencing Technology

Iowa State engineers have developed 3-D teleconferencing technology that's live, real-time, and streaming at 30 frames per second. They say the technology could...

University of Waterloo: Silicon Valley's Canadian Feeder School
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University of Waterloo: Silicon Valley's Canadian Feeder School

Recent engineering graduate Mike McCauley is living the dream.

Behind the Scenes at Google's Quantum AI Lab
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Behind the Scenes at Google's Quantum AI Lab

Google's Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab in May installed the 512-qubit D-Wave Two computer from D-Wave Systems, under the direction of NASA, to explore quantum...

I Am Woman, Watch Me Hack
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I Am Woman, Watch Me Hack

The ranks of women in computer science are low and dwindling, and many industry observers blame the field's gender disparity on a public image problem.

The Clever Circuit That Doubles Bandwidth
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The Clever Circuit That Doubles Bandwidth

A startup spun out of Stanford says it has solved an age-old problem in radio communications with a new circuit and algorithm that allow data to be sent and received...

Web Giants Threaten End to Cookie Tracking
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Web Giants Threaten End to Cookie Tracking

The end could be near for cookies, the tiny pieces of code that marketers deploy on Web browsers to track people's online movements, serve targeted advertising,...

Moocs Data Offers Promise of Perfect Teaching
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Moocs Data Offers Promise of Perfect Teaching

When students learn online, every mouse click is tracked.

Scientists Solve Sight-Without-Light Mystery
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Scientists Solve Sight-Without-Light Mystery

With the help of computerized eye trackers, a new cognitive science study finds that at least 50 percent of people can see the movement of their own hand even...

Japan: A Haven For Humanoid Robots
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Japan: A Haven For Humanoid Robots

Noriko Arai is not the first woman to spotlight the hazard that boys and their toys can present, and she won't be the last.

Making Robots More Like ­S
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Making Robots More Like ­S

On a recent morning Natanel Dukan walked into the Paris offices of the French robot maker Aldebaran and noticed one of the company's humanoid NAO robots sitting...

Best Microscope Photos of the Year Bring Tiny, Amazing Worlds to Light
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Best Microscope Photos of the Year Bring Tiny, Amazing Worlds to Light


Two-Hit Wonder
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Two-Hit Wonder

Jack Dorsey, the tech entrepreneur, takes the No. 1 bus to work, and he likes to catch the 7:06.

'mundane' Classes Put Thousands Off Computer Science
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'mundane' Classes Put Thousands Off Computer Science

Reading University is launching what is believed to be the United Kingdom's first free online university programming course, as the school's vice-chancellor Sir...

The Exciting $3 Trillion Promise of Open Data
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The Exciting $3 Trillion Promise of Open Data

The world is awash in data that's in the public domain but mostly goes to waste.

Powering Better Online Document Viewing
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Powering Better Online Document Viewing

Startup Crocodoc is developing technology that converts documents into HTML for easy viewing and embedding.

Spinoffs Highlight Importance of Federally Funded University Research
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Spinoffs Highlight Importance of Federally Funded University Research

A new report by a coalition of the leading U.S. research universities illustrates the many returns on investment of federally funded scientific research: the...

Craig Venter: Why I Put My Name in Synthetic Genomes
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Craig Venter: Why I Put My Name in Synthetic Genomes

How has the definition of life changed during your lifetime?

Lavabit Founder Says He Fought Feds to Protect the Constitution
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Lavabit Founder Says He Fought Feds to Protect the Constitution

Like a story straight out of the universe of Franz Kafka, Lavabit founder Ladar Levison found himself before a judge in Washington, representing himself against...
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