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With Horses and Ipads, Autistic Children Learn to Communicate
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With Horses and Ipads, Autistic Children Learn to Communicate

Equine therapy coupled with iPads has helped children with autism make significant breakthroughs in communication.

Detecting Program-Tampering in the Cloud
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Detecting Program-Tampering in the Cloud

A new version of 'zero-knowledge proofs' allows cloud customers to verify the proper execution of their software with a single packet of data.

Artificial-Intelligence Research Revives Its Old Ambitions
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Artificial-Intelligence Research Revives Its Old Ambitions

The birth of artificial-intelligence research as an autonomous discipline is generally thought to have been the monthlong Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial...

The New Era of Toy Robotics
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The New Era of Toy Robotics

In olden times, the most an ambitious young tinkerer could hope for in a toy was to be able to stick one funny-shaped piece onto another. Kids built airplanes with...

Fed Says Tech Demand Outstripping Supply in Boston, San Francisco
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Fed Says Tech Demand Outstripping Supply in Boston, San Francisco

The U.S. Federal Reserve's recently released Beige Book states that demand for certain types of technology skills is outpacing supply in some markets, particularly...

MOOC Spells New Skills for Job Seekers, Can Fill Gaps
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MOOC Spells New Skills for Job Seekers, Can Fill Gaps

Companies struggling to fill high-tech jobs are considering expanding their applicant pool by tapping people trained in massive open online courses (MOOCs).

Should Students ­se a Laptop in Class?
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Should Students ­se a Laptop in Class?

There's a widely shared image on the Internet of a teacher's note that says: "Dear students, I know when you're texting in class. Seriously, no one just looks down...

Nsa Surveillance Makes For Strange Bedfellows
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Nsa Surveillance Makes For Strange Bedfellows

The controversy over U.S. government surveillance has produced a king-size collection of strange bedfellows. Beneath the covers one finds both amusing ironies and...

A Peek ­nder the Hood at the Brains of Self-Driving Cars
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A Peek ­nder the Hood at the Brains of Self-Driving Cars

What car maker today doesn't seem to have an autonomous car bumbling around its test lot?

Terramechanics Research Aims to Keep Mars Rovers Rolling
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Terramechanics Research Aims to Keep Mars Rovers Rolling

In May 2009, the Mars rover Spirit cracked through a crusty layer of Martian topsoil, sinking into softer underlying sand.

Masculine Open Online Courses
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Masculine Open Online Courses

Men appear to outnumber women by a significant margin as teachers of massive open online courses (MOOCs), although the gap might be closing.

The Big Data Employment Boom
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The Big Data Employment Boom

Big data has been favorably cast as "the new oil" and held up as the economic counterweight to America's sinking manufacturing sector.

Wireless Network Detects Falls by the Elderly
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Wireless Network Detects Falls by the Elderly

University of Utah electrical engineers have developed a network of wireless sensors that can detect a person falling. This technology could be linked to a service...

Touch Goes Digital
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Touch Goes Digital

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego report a breakthrough in touch technology that could pave the way for digital systems to record, store,...

How Power Poses Can Help Your Career
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How Power Poses Can Help Your Career

The key to future career success might have less to do with technical skills, and more with the ability to strike a "power pose." Researchers have found that a...

Engineers Make Golden Breakthrough to Improve Electronic Devices
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Engineers Make Golden Breakthrough to Improve Electronic Devices

In work that may greatly improve future electronics, a Kansas State University research team has studied a new three-atom-thick material and found that manipulating...

Mystery of the Missing Women in Science
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Mystery of the Missing Women in Science

Although test scores prove that girls have science and math aptitude equal to that of boys, many girls choose not to pursue these fields.

Bigshot Camera Aims High
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Bigshot Camera Aims High

Columbia University Computer Science Professor Shree Nayar has launched Bigshot, a kit that features a build-it-yourself digital camera designed to serve as both...

10 Hottest It Jobs: Developers, Developers, Developers
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10 Hottest It Jobs: Developers, Developers, Developers

Software developers — particularly mobile developers in particular — are among the most sought-after hires within the IT world, according to a new survey from...

Gaming Improves Multitasking Skills
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Gaming Improves Multitasking Skills

Sixty-five-year-old Ann Linsey was starting to worry about how easily she got distracted from whatever she was doing.
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